Stakeholders' Advisory Committee
The Stakeholders' Advisory Committee represents residents and stakeholders to the Chesapeake Bay Program.
Meetings
Stakeholders' Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting - September 2026
Stakeholders' Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting - December 2026
Stakeholders' Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting - May 2026
Stakeholders' Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting - February 2026
Stakeholders' Advisory Committee Quarterly Meeting - December 2025
About
The Stakeholders' Advisory Committee works to advise the leadership of the Chesapeake Bay Program by representing the residents and stakeholders of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, advocating for transparency and accountability, engagement and education, and evaluation of restoration work.
The Stakeholders' Advisory Committee is charged with responsibility for representing residents and stakeholders of the Chesapeake Bay watershed in the restoration effort and advising the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership on all aspects of Chesapeake Bay restoration. In this role, they have been strong, vocal advocates for increased transparency and accountability, community engagement and education, and independent evaluation of the restoration work of the partnership. The membership is broad-based with representatives from agricultural and homebuilding industries, business, conservation, environmental foundations, and law and civic groups. Since 1984, this group has provided a non-governmental perspective on the Bay cleanup effort and on how Chesapeake Bay Program policies and programs affect those who live and work in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
The Stakeholders' Advisory Committee is coordinated by staff at the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, which has coordinated the committee since its inception in 1984.
Projects
Annual Recommendations from SAC to the Chesapeake Executive Council
CompleteThese year-end reports were delivered annually from 2021 to 2025.
PSC Response to Stakeholders' Advisory Committee Recommendation
CompleteResponses from the Principals' Staff Committee to the annual recommendations submitted by the Stakeholders' Advisory Committee.
Publications
Stakeholders' Advisory Committee Bylaws
Publication date:These bylaws describe the membership, meetings, procedures, principles and other aspects of how the Stakeholders' Advisory Committee functions.
View document [PDF, 299.0 KB] Stakeholders' Advisory Committee Bylaws
Stakeholders' Advisory Committee Briefing
Publication date:This one-page backgrounder explains the Stakeholders' Advisory Committee's purpose, operations, priorities and more.
View document [PDF, 134.9 KB] Stakeholders' Advisory Committee Briefing
Stakeholders' Advisory Committee Member Position Description
Publication date:This document outlines the position description, roles, and expectations for members of the Stakeholders’ Advisory Committee.
View document [PDF, 184.0 KB] Stakeholders' Advisory Committee Member Position Description
Our Members
- Abel Olivo (Chair)
Defensores De La Cuenca sac-ec@chesbay.ac - Sara Ramotnik (Vice Chair)
Choose Clean Water Coalition RamotnikS@nwf.org - Jessica Blackburn (Coordinator)
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay jblackburn@allianceforthebay.org - Alex LoCurto (Staffer)
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay alocurto@allianceforthebay.org - John Dawes
Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds rjohndawes2@huntingdonfarm.com - Andrew Der
Andrew T. Der & Associates, LLC AndrewTDer@comcast.net - Matt Ehrhart
Stroud Water Research Center mehrhart@stroudcenter.org - Bill Fink
Country View Family Farms wfink@cvff.com - Verna Harrison
Verna Harrison Associates, LLC VHARRISON@VERNAHARRISON.COM - Bobby Hughes
Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation rhughes@epcamr.org - Douglas Faulkner
Leatherstocking LLC faulkner@leatherstockingllc.com - Ann Jurczyk
Chesapeake Bay Foundation ajurczyk@cbf.org - Hamid Karimi
hkarimi723@gmail.com - Julie Lawson
lawson.julie@gmail.com - Joseph Maroon
Virginia Environmental Endowment jmaroon@vee.org - Olivia Martin
olivia@devereuxconsulting.com - Patrick McDonnell
PennFuture mcdonnell@pennfuture.org - Bill Noftsinger
Alpha Omega Wealth Management bill@aowealth.com - Vaughn Perry
Skyland Workforce Center vaughnperry28@gmail.com - Alisonya Poole
alisonya.poole@gmail.com - BeKura Shabazz
First Alliance Consulting LLC firstallianceconsutling@gmail.com - Mary Sketch
Virginia Soil Health Coalition msketch2@vt.edu - Charlie Stek
Environmental Stewardship Strategies charliestek@gmail.com