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 - June 2025
Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management (GIT 6) Meeting - July 2025
Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management (GIT 6) Meeting - August 2025
GIT 6 Meeting: Beyond 2025 Phase II
GIT6 At Large Meeting - March 24 2025
Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management (GIT 6) Meeting - December 2024
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 GIT 6 Workplan
CompleteThis workplan guided the Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team (GIT 6) through 2024.
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.
Meeting Facilitation Support
CompleteThese materials provide guidance for the design and facilitation of effective meetings.
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.
Our Watershed Agreement Goals & Outcomes
Stewardship Goal
Our Workgroups & Action Teams
Our Members
- Lucinda Power (Chair)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 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 ayers.katie@epa.gov - Erin Sonnenburg (Staffer)
Chesapeake Research Consortium Sonnenburg.Erin@epa.gov - Stephen Williams
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control stephen.williams@delaware.gov - Julia Wakeling
District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) julia.wakeling@dc.gov - Natalie Snider
Maryland Department of Natural Resources natalie.snider@maryland.gov - Cassandra Davis
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation cassandra.davis@dec.ny.gov - Jill Whitcomb
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection jiwhitcomb@pa.gov - Kristen Wolf
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection kwolf@pa.gov - Sarah Brzezinski
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brzezinski.Sarah@epa.gov - Keith Bollt
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3 Bollt.Keith@epa.gov - Jessica Blackburn
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay jblackburn@allianceforthebay.org - Laura Cattell Noll
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay lnoll@allianceforthebay.org - Kayli Ottomanelli
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay kottomanelli@allianceforthebay.org - Kevin Du Bois
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) kevin.r.dubois.civ@us.navy.mil - Khesha Reed
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Reed.Khesha@epa.gov - Dr. Elliott Campbell
Maryland Department of Natural Resources elliott.campbell@maryland.gov - Kirk Havens
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) kirk@vims.edu - Les Knapp
Maryland Department of the Environment lknapp@mdcounties.org - Maura Christian
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Maura.Christian@deq.virginia.gov - Amy Handen
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency handen.amy@epa.gov - Rachel Felver
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay rfelver@chesapeakebay.net - Kristin Saunders
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ksaunders@umces.edu - Meg Cole
Chesapeake Research Consortium colem@chesapeake.org - Caitlin Bolton
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments cbolton@mwcog.org