Principals’ Staff Committee

The Principals' Staff Committee works on behalf of the Chesapeake Executive Council to translate their vision into policy and action. The PSC accepts items for Executive Council consideration and approval, sets agendas for Executive Council meetings, provides briefings to the signatories of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and provides policy and program direction to the Management Board.

Publications

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Action Statement

Publication date: August 18, 2020

This statement marks the Chesapeake Bay Program's acceptance of the report and recommendations in the 2020 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Strategy.

View document [PDF, 284.2 KB] Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Action Statement

Our Workgroups & Action Teams

Our Members

Josh Kurtz (Chair)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources josh.kurtz@maryland.gov
Lee McDonnell (Vice Chair)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mcdonnell.lee@epa.gov
Amy Handen (Coordinator)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency handen.amy@epa.gov
Erin Sonnenburg (Staffer)
Chesapeake Research Consortium Sonnenburg.Erin@epa.gov
Kevin Atticks
Maryland Department of Agriculture kevin.atticks@maryland.gov
Chris Brosch
Delaware Department of Agriculture chris.brosch@state.de.us
Cindy Dunn
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PA DCNR) cindydunn@pa.gov
Rebecca Flora
Maryland Department of Planning Rebecca.Flora@maryland.gov
Robert Gentry
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) robert.gentry@usda.gov
Col. Brian Halberg
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Brian.P.Hallberg@usace.army.mil
Richard Jackson
District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) richard.jackson2@dc.gov
Anna Killius
Chesapeake Bay Commission AKillius@chesbay.us
Kent Leonhardt
West Virginia Department of Agriculture kleonhardt@wvda.us
Cathy Libertz
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Libertz.Catherine@epa.gov
Matthew Lohr
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Matthew.lohr@governor.virginia.gov
Sean Mahar
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation sean.mahar@dec.ny.gov
Scott Mandirola
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Scott.g.mandirola@wv.gov
Serena McIlwain
Maryland Department of the Environment serena.mcilwain@maryland.gov
Jonathan Meade
National Park Service (NPS) jonathan_meade@nps.gov
Abel Olivo
Defensores De La Cuenca abel@defensoresdelacuenca.org
Gregory Patterson
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control gregory.patterson@delaware.gov
Chris Penney
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Christopher.penney@usace.army.mil
Marty Qually
Adams County (PA) mqually@adamscountypa.gov
Russell Redding
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture rredding@pa.gov
Carrie Selberg Robinson
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) carrie.selberg@noaa.gov
Larry Sanford
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science lsanford@umces.edu
Ann Shikany
U.S. Department of Transportation Ann.Shikany@dot.gov
Jessica Shirley
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Jesshirley@pa.gov
Stefanie Taillon
Virginia Office of Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources Stefanie.Taillon@governor.virginia.gov
Kasey Taylor
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) kasey.taylor@usda.gov
Michael Tupper
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mtupper@usgs.gov
Paul Wiedefeld
Maryland Department of Transportation secretary@mdot.state.md.us