Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team (GIT 6)
The Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team improves the leadership and management of the Chesapeake Bay Program and helps partners and stakeholders become environmental leaders in their communities.
Meetings
Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management (GIT 6) Meeting - November 2025
Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management (GIT 6) Meeting - July 2025
Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management (GIT 6) Meeting - June 2025
GIT 6 Meeting: Beyond 2025 Phase II
About
The Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team (GIT 6) continually improves the leadership and management of the Chesapeake Bay Program and assists watershed partners and stakeholders in building their capacity to become environmental leaders in their community.
Projects
2024 Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management GIT Workplan
CompleteThis workplan guided the Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team (GIT 6) through 2024.
Meeting Facilitation Support
CompleteThese materials provide guidance for the design and facilitation of effective meetings.
Beyond 2025: Structure, Governance, and Process Issues
In ProgressThe Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team (GIT 6) has been tasked with coordinating an informal process and developing a draft scope of work to simplify and streamline the partnership's structure and governance processes.
Strategy Review System (SRS) and Support Materials
In ProgressThis process helps the Chesapeake Bay Program consistently apply adaptive management to its work toward the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
Publications
Chesapeake Bay Program Governance Document
Publication date:This document describes the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership's organizational function and governance in advancing the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
View document [PDF, 1.0 MB] Chesapeake Bay Program Governance Document
CBP Organizational Chart
Publication date:This organizational chart describes how the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership is organized into committees, goal implementation teams, workgroups and action teams.
Beyond 2025 Resource Binder
Publication date:Document containing links to several resources used to the guide Beyond 2025 efforts, including the 2014 Watershed Agreement, Chesapeake Bay Program Governance and Management Framework, Executive Council directives and more.
Our Watershed Agreement Goals & Outcomes
Stewardship Goal
Our Workgroups & Action Teams
Our Members
- Lucinda Power (Chair)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) power.lucinda@epa.gov - James Martin (Chair)
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation james.e.martin@dcr.virginia.gov - Katie Ayers (Coordinator)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ayers.katie@epa.gov - Erin Sonnenburg (Staffer)
Chesapeake Research Consortium Sonnenburg.Erin@epa.gov - Arianna Johns
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Arianna.johns@deq.virginia.gov - Ashley Hullinger
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ahullinger@pa.gov - Breck Sullivan
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) bsullivan@chesapeakebay.net - Caitlin Bolton
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments cbolton@mwcog.org - Cassandra Davis
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation cassandra.davis@dec.ny.gov - Catherine Krikstan
Maryland Department of Natural Resources ckrikstan@umces.edu - Doug Austin
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) austin.douglas@epa.gov - Doug Bell
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) bell.douglas@epa.gov - Dr. Elliott Campbell
Maryland Department of Natural Resources elliott.campbell@maryland.gov - Eric Hughes
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hughes.eric@epa.gov - Gina Hunt
Maryland Department of Natural Resources gina.hunt@maryland.gov - Jeremy Hanson
Chesapeake Research Consortium hansonj@chesapeake.org - Jessica Blackburn
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay jblackburn@allianceforthebay.org - Katie Brownson
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Katherine.Brownson@usda.gov - KC Filippino
Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (VA) kfilippino@hrpdcva.gov - Keith Bollt
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Bollt.Keith@epa.gov - Ken Hyer
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) kenhyer@usgs.gov - Kevin Du Bois
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) kevin.r.dubois.civ@us.navy.mil - Kirk Havens
Virginia Institute of Marine Science kirk@vims.edu - Kristin Saunders
Maryland Department of Natural Resources kristin.saunders@maryland.gov - Laura Cattell Noll
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay lnoll@allianceforthebay.org - Les Knapp
Maryland Department of the Environment lknapp@mdcounties.org - Marel King
Chesapeake Bay Commission mking@chesbay.us - Maura Christian
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Maura.Christian@deq.virginia.gov - Meg Cole
Chesapeake Research Consortium colem@chesapeake.org - Melissa Ann Ehrenreich
Indigenous Conservation Council of the Chesapeake Bay mae@indigenous-chesapeake.org - Natahnee Miller
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection natamiller@pa.gov - Natalie Snider
Maryland Department of Natural Resources natalie.snider@maryland.gov - Rachel Felver
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay rfelver@chesapeakebay.net - Rick Mittler
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay rmittler@allianceforthebay.org - Sarah Brzezinski
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brzezinski.Sarah@epa.gov - Suzanne Trevena
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) trevena.suzanne@epa.gov