Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team (GIT 6)

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

Complete

This workplan guided the Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team (GIT 6) through 2024.

Beyond 2025: Structure, Governance, and Process Issues

In Progress

The 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

Complete

These materials provide guidance for the design and facilitation of effective meetings.

Strategy Review System (SRS) and Support Materials

In Progress

This 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: December 1, 2022

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: November 30, 2023

This organizational chart describes how the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership is organized into committees, goal implementation teams, workgroups and action teams.

View document [PDF, 748.4 KB] CBP Organizational Chart

Our Watershed Agreement Goals & Outcomes

Stewardship Goal

Local Leadership

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