Local Leadership Workgroup
Upcoming Meetings
Local Leadership Workgroup Meeting - Spring 2023
Thursday, March 23, 2023 from 10:00am - Friday, March 24, 2023 from 12:00pmScope and Purpose
The Local Leadership Workgroup was established in 2014 after the signing of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. This workgroup exists to accomplish the local leadership outcome outlined in the Agreement. For more information, visit the local leadership management strategy page.
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Projects and Resources
A Local Government Guide to the Chesapeake Bay
A Local Government Guide to the Chesapeake Bay is a seven-module series created to support decision-making by local officials. Local leaders make decisions that set the course for their community and local government actions determine the health and vitality of their jurisdiction, as well as that of local waterways and the Chesapeake Bay. Local officials can achieve mutually beneficial outcomes by prioritizing local economic development, infrastructure resiliency, public health, and education, while also protecting your environment.
Project Materials
Below are links to pdf versions of these materials. For access to editable versions of these files, please email lgac@allianceforthebay.org.
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- Module Overview (pdf - 2.195 MB)
- Fact Sheet: Module Overview (pdf - 5.27 MB)
- Module 1: How Your Watershed Works (pdf - 131.035 MB)
- Fact Sheet: How Your Watershed Works (pdf - 2.634 MB)
- Module 2: Foundations of Clean Water (pdf - 63.234 MB)
- Fact Sheet: Foundations of Clean Water (pdf - 1.974 MB)
- Module 3: Clean Water for the Economy (pdf - 66.986 MB)
- Fact Sheet: Clean Water for the Economy (pdf - 1.802 MB)
- Module 4: Capitalizing on the Benefits of Trees (pdf - 101.895 MB)
- Fact Sheet: Capitalizing on the Benefits of Trees (pdf - 2.013 MB)
- Module 5: Preserving Local Character and Landscapes (pdf - 134.321 MB)
- Fact Sheet: Preserving Local Character and Landscapes (pdf - 2.161 MB)
- Module 6: Protecting Your Infrastructure Through Stormwater Resilience (pdf - 136.534 MB)
- Fact Sheet: Protecting Your Infrastructure Through Stormwater Resilience (pdf - 1.867 MB)
- Module 7: Building the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow (pdf - 40.276 MB)
- Fact Sheet: Building the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow (pdf - 1.925 MB)
Watershed Currents Newsletter: Resources for Local Governments
Watershed Currents is a bi-monthly curated newsletter that highlights local case studies and provides inspirational and informative resources for local governments and interested parties within the Chesapeake Bay watershed region. Each newsletter will be themed-focused and organized by local priorities impacting local government communities today. Please see below for past editions of the Newsletter:
January 2023: Environmental Health
November 2022: Behavior Change
Publications
Local Leadership Pre QPM Logic and Action Plan 2021
Local Leadership Pre-QPM Logic and Action Plan 2021
View detailsLocal Leadership Quarterly Progress Presentation 2021
Local Leadership Quarterly Progress Presentation 2021
View detailsMembers
Heidi Bonnaffon (Chair), Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
777 North Capitol Street NE
Suite 300
Washington, Districtofcolumbia 20002
Email: hbonnaffon@mwcog.org
Michelle Edwards (Vice Chair), Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission
Laura Cattell Noll (Coordinator), Local Leadership Workgroup Coordinator, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
501 Sixth Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21403
Email: lnoll@allianceforthebay.org
Phone: (443) 949-0575
Caroline Johnson (Staffer), Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team (GIT 6) Staffer, Chesapeake Research Consortium
Martha Narvaez, University of Delaware
Jake Kline, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Phillip Stafford, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Kathy Stecker, Maryland Department of the Environment
Les Knapp, Maryland Association of Counties
Megan Diehl, West Virginia Region 9 Planning and Development Council
Megan Lehman, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Julia Wakeling, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)
Jim Sullivan, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Lauren Townley, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Janet Thigpen, Southern Tier Central Regional Planning and Development Board (NY)
Mark Hoffman, Chesapeake Bay Commission
60 West Street
Suite 406
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: mhoffman@chesbay.us
Phone: (410) 263-3420
Edward Knittel, Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs (PSAB)
Dominic Butchko, Maryland Association of Counties
Nancy Nunn, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology
Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, Inc. P.O. Box 169 124 Wye Narrows Drive
Queenstown, Maryland 21658
Email: nnunn@umd.edu
James Hutzler, Virginia Association of Counties (VA)
Wendy Walsh, Upper Susquehanna Coalition
Mitchell Smiley, Virginia Municipal League
James Wheeler, Environment Officer, Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PA)
Leslie Rhoads, Pennsylvania Municipal League
David Wood, Chesapeake Stormwater Network
Justin Fiore, Maryland Municipal League (MML)
Marcia Scott, Delaware League of Local Governments
Andy Fellows, Environmental Finance Center - UMD
Don Phillips, Former Councilmember, Town of Laurel (DE)
Jennifer Starr, Coordinator, Local Government Advisory Committee, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
501 6th St
Annapolis, Maryland 21403
Email: jstarr@allianceforthebay.org
Phone: (443) 949-0575
Shannon Moore, Frederick County (MD)
Pam Shellenberger, York County (VA)
Jen Cotting, Environmental Finance Center - UMD
Liz Feinberg, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Tree Layton Zuzzio, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
Kate Fritz, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive
Upper marlboro, Maryland 20772
Email: Katharine.Fritz@ppd.mncppc.org
Phone: (301) 952-5402