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 (EPA) mcdonnell.lee@epa.gov
Lucinda Power (Coordinator)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) power.lucinda@epa.gov
Erin Sonnenburg (Staffer)
Chesapeake Research Consortium Sonnenburg.Erin@epa.gov
Abel Olivo
Defensores De La Cuenca abel@defensoresdelacuenca.org
Amy Guise
Amy.m.guise@usace.army.mil
Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) VanBlarcomLackey.Amy@epa.gov
Anna Killius
Chesapeake Bay Commission AKillius@chesbay.us
Bill Fink
wfink@cvff.com
Carrie Selberg Robinson
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) carrie.selberg@noaa.gov
Carus Peet
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) carus.peet@hq.dhs.gov
Chris Brosch
Delaware Department of Agriculture chris.brosch@state.de.us
Chris Penney
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Christopher.penney@usace.army.mil
Cindy Dunn
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources cindydunn@pa.gov
Col. Brian Halberg
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Brian.P.Hallberg@usace.army.mil
Scott Settle
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection dallas.s.settle@wv.gov
Genevieve LaRouche
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Genevieve_LaRouche@fws.gov
Gregory Patterson
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control gregory.patterson@delaware.gov
Jessica Shirley
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Jesshirley@pa.gov
Jonathan Meade
National Park Service (NPS) jonathan_meade@nps.gov
Kasey Taylor
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) kasey.taylor@usda.gov
Ken Hyer
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) kenhyer@usgs.gov
Kent Leonhardt
West Virginia Department of Agriculture kleonhardt@wvda.us
Kevin Atticks
Maryland Department of Agriculture kevin.atticks@maryland.gov
Kevin Schabow
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Kevin.Schabow@noaa.gov
Larry Sanford
Maryland Department of Natural Resources lsanford@umces.edu
Marty Qually
Adams County (PA) mqually@adamscountypa.gov
Matthew Lohr
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Matthew.lohr@governor.virginia.gov
Michael Tupper
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mtupper@usgs.gov
Paul Wiedefeld
Maryland Department of Transportation secretary@mdot.state.md.us
Phillip Winslow
U.S. Department of the Navy (DON) phillip.s.winslow.civ@us.navy.mil
Rebecca Flora
Maryland Department of Planning Rebecca.Flora@maryland.gov
Richard Jackson
District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment richard.jackson2@dc.gov
Russell Redding
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture rredding@pa.gov
Sean Mahar
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation sean.mahar@dec.ny.gov
Serena McIlwain
Maryland Department of the Environment serena.mcilwain@maryland.gov
Stefanie Taillon
Virginia Office of the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources Stefanie.Taillon@governor.virginia.gov
Stephen Zettlemoyer
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stephen.zettlemoyer@hq.dhs.gov
Wendy O'Sullivan
National Park Service (NPS) wendy_o'sullivan@nps.gov