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

The Enhancing Partnership, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team works to improve the leadership and management of the Bay Program and to assist partners and stakeholders in becoming environmental leaders in their communities.

Upcoming Meetings

September 7, 2022
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management GIT Quarterly Meeting - Fall 2022

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Scope and Purpose

Continually improve the leadership and management of the CBP and assist watershed partners and stakeholders in building their capacity to become environmental leaders in their community.

Projects and Resources

SRS Biennial Meeting

The Chesapeake Bay Program Partnership convenes every 2 years to conduct a high level system review.  The outputs from the meeting are intended to continuously improve the SRS documentation. The documentation below is a record of decisions and actions designed to continuously improve the SRS. 

  • 2021 Biennial Meeting Agenda (287.13 KB)
  • 2021 Biennial Meeting Actions and Decisions (193.05 KB)

Chesapeake Bay Program Organization Chart

This chart describes how our unique partnership is organized into committees, goal implementation teams, workgroups and action teams.

  • Organization chart 4-7-22 (290.52 KB)

GIT 6 Workplan

This workplan that will guide GIT 6 activities and work. This work plan will be revised biannually and revisited quarterly. 

  • 2020 GIT 6 Draft Workplan (243.77 KB)

Strategy Review System (SRS)

The Chesapeake Bay Program’s Strategy Review System (SRS) helps the partnership consistently apply adaptive management to its work toward achieving the outcomes of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. ChesapeakeDecisions is the tool that promotes transparency and guides the Goal Implementation Teams and Management Board members through the Strategy Review System.

  • 2021-2023 SRS Schedule v2 (789.8 KB)
  • 2021-2023 Biennial SRS Schedule and Legend 4.12.22 (583.03 KB)

SRS Meeting Support Materials

The following materials provide support for the development of agendas and meeting facilitation that lead to effectively guiding GITs and workgroups through the SRS process.

  • Pre-QPM Sample Agenda (245.7 KB)
  • Pre-QPM Sample Agenda (58.48 KB)
  • Post-QPM Sample Agenda (261.58 KB)
  • Post-QPM Sample Agenda (60.65 KB)
  • Logic and Action Plan Facilitation Questions (294.24 KB)

General Facilitation Support

The following materials and recorded trainings provide support for designing and facilitating effective meetings. Links to recordings of trainings held at Coordinator-Staffer Meetings can be found in the item titled "Facilitation Training Directory 2020-2021."

  • June 2021 Difficult Conversations Training (1.97 MB)
  • February 2021 Facilitation Training (981.41 KB)
  • January 2021 Designing Effective Meetings Training (1.37 MB)
  • November 2020 SRS Training (1.11 MB)
  • May 2020 Facilitation Training Slides (1.65 MB)
  • April 2020 Facilitation Techniques (219.85 KB)
  • April 2020 Facilitation Tips (134.55 KB)
  • Facilitation Training Directory 2020-2021 (33.74 KB)
  • February 2022 Consensus Training (887.23 KB)
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Publications

  • October 13, 2021

    Chesapeake Bay Program Governance Document

    This document describes the organizational function and governance for the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership in advancing Bay protection and restoration through the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement signed in 2014.

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  • Watershed Agreement

    • Stewardship Goal

      • Local Leadership
  • Workgroups and Action Teams

    • Budget and Finance Workgroup

    • Local Leadership Workgroup

    • SRS Planning Team

  • Members

    • Dave Goshorn (Chair), Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Avenue
      C-4
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: david.goshorn@maryland.gov
      • Phone: (410) 260-8110
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    • Carin Bisland (Vice Chair), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


      Branch Chief, Partnerships and Accountability Branch

      Address:
      410 Severn Avenue
      Suite 112
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: bisland.carin@epa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5732
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    • Greg Allen (Coordinator), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


      Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team Coordinator

      Address:
      1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: allen.greg@epa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5746
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    • Caroline Johnson (Staffer), Chesapeake Research Consortium


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

      Address:
      1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: johnson.caroline@epa.gov
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    • Katheryn Barnhart, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


      Indicators Coordinator

      Address:
      1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: barnhart.katheryn@epa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-9856
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    • Greg Barranco, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


      Government Affairs, Partnerships Team Lead

      Address:
      1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
      Suite 112
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: barranco.greg@epa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5778
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    • Jessica Blackburn, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Citizens' Advisory Committee

      Address:
      P.O. Box 1981
      Richmond Virginia 23218

      • Email: jblackburn@allianceforthebay.org
      • Phone: (804) 775-0951
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    • Dr. Elliott Campbell, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

      Address:
      580 Taylor Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: elliott.campbell@maryland.gov
      • Phone: (410) 260-8073
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    • Laura Cattell Noll, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay

      Address:
      501 Sixth Street
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: lnoll@allianceforthebay.org
      • Phone: (443) 949-0575
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    • Cassandra Davis, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

      Address:
      625 Broadway
      Albany New York 12233

      • Email: cassandra.davis@dec.ny.gov
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    • Rachel Felver, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay


      Director of Communications

      Address:
      1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: rfelver@chesapeakebay.net
      • Phone: (410) 267-5740
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    • Annabelle Harvey, Chesapeake Research Consortium, Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (non voting)


      STAC Liason

      Address:
      645 Contees Wharf Road
      Edgewater Maryland 21037

      • Email: harveya@chesapeake.org
      • Phone: (410) 798-1283
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    • Kirk Havens, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: kirk@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7386
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    • Carl Hershner, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

      Address:
      PO Box 1346
      Gloucester Point Virginia 23062

      • Email: carl@vims.edu
      • Phone: (804) 684-7387
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    • Mark Hoffman, Chesapeake Bay Commission

      Address:
      60 West Street
      Suite 406
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: mhoffman@chesbay.us
      • Phone: (410) 263-3420
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    • Ann Jennings, Virginia Office of Natural Resources

      Address:
      Patrick Henry Building
      1111 East Broad Street
      Richmond Virginia 23219

      • Email: Ann.Jennings@governor.virginia.gov
      • Phone: (804) 786-0044
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    • Rachelle Knight, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

      Address:
      1314 Harwood Street SE
      Building 212
      Washington Navy Yard District of Columbia 20374

      • Email: rachelle.knight@navy.mil
      • Phone: (202) 685-3084
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    • John Maleri, District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE)

      Address:
      1200 First Street NE
      Washington, DC District of Columbia 20002

      • Email: john.maleri@dc.gov
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    • Jennifer Pauer, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

      Address:
      601 57th St. SE
      Charleston West Virginia 25304

      • Email: Jennifer.Pauer@wv.gov
      • Phone: (304) 926-0499
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    • Matthew Pennington, State of West Virginia

      Address:
      410 Severn Avenue
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: mpennington@region9wv.com
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    • Kristin Saunders, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES)


      Cross Program Coordinator

      Address:
      1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: ksaunders@umces.edu
      • Phone: (410) 267-5711
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    • Jennifer Starr, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay


      Program Manager, Local Government Programs/LGAC

      Address:
      501 6th St
      Annapolis Maryland 21403

      • Email: jstarr@allianceforthebay.org
      • Phone: (443) 949-0575
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    • Doreen Vetter, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency


      ChesapeakeStat Project Manager

      Address:
      1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
      Annapolis Maryland 21401

      • Email: vetter.doreen@epa.gov
      • Phone: (410) 267-5780
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    • Jill Whitcomb, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

      Address:
      400 Market Street
      Harrisburg Pennsylvania 17101

      • Email: jiwhitcomb@pa.gov
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    • Stephen Williams, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

      Address:
      89 Kings Highway
      Dover Delaware 19901

      • Email: stephen.williams@state.de.us
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