CHESAPEAKE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Chesapeake Bay Program Office, 410 Severn Ave., Annapolis, Maryland
Chesapeake Bay Program Office, 410 Severn Ave., Annapolis, Maryland, December 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Chair: Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland

c/o Chesapeake Bay Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1750 Forest Drive, Suite 130, Annapolis, MD 21401
1-800-YOUR-BAY (968-7229); fax: (410) 267-5777
Web: www.chesapeakebay.net (external website, opens in new tab)

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

CHESAPEAKE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Chair (chosen by Council in Dec., 1-year term): Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania, 2026

Ex officio: Matt Meyer, Governor of Delaware; Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland; Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York; Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania; Abigail Spanberger, Governor of Virginia; Patrick James Morrisey, Governor of West Virginia; Muriel E. Bowser, Mayor, District of Columbia; Sara N. Love, Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission; Lee Zeldin, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Jessica M. Blackburn, Coordinator (804) 775-0951; e-mail: jblackburn@allianceforthebay.org

Charles Herrick, District of Columbia, Chair (chosen by Committee in Nov., 1-year term), 2024

Maryland members appointed by Governor to 4-year terms: Mike Lovegreen; Abel Olivo; Kate Patton; Charles A. Stek. Terms expire 2023.

Maryland at-large members appointed by Board of Directors, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay: Andrew T. Der; Verna E. Harrison; Daphne Pee.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE CHESAPEAKE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
Jennifer Starr, Coordinator (443) 949-0575; e-mail: jstarr@allianceforthebay.org

Daniel Chao, District of Columbia, Chair (chosen by Committee in March, 1-year term), 2024

Maryland members appointed by Governor: John T. Carroll, Jr.; Frank W. Dawson III; Mark T. Dobbins; Sheila M. Finlayson; Joshua A. Hastings; Kelly Porter.

SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meg Cole, Coordinator (718) 683-2023; e-mail: colem@chesapeake.org

Larry Sanford, Ph.D., Maryland, Chair (chosen by Committee in Sept., 2-year term), 2025

Maryland members: Craig Beyrouty, Ph.D.; Kathy Boomer, Ph.D.; Ellen Kohl, Ph.D.; Scott D. Knoche, Ph.D.; Dave Martin, Ph.D.; Andrew J. Miller, Ph.D.; Fernando Moralles-Wilhelm, Ph.D.; Kenny Rose, Ph.D.; Jeremy Testa, Ph.D.; one vacancy.

MANAGEMENT BOARD
Staff: Gregory C. Barranco (410) 267-5778; e-mail: barranco.greg@epa.gov

Chair: Martha K. E. Shimkin, Director, Chesapeake Bay Program Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Maryland members representing State agency: Gina M. Hunt & David M. Goshorn, Ph.D., Dept. of Natural Resources.

Committee chairs:
Charles Herrick, Citizens Advisory Committee
Daniel Chao, Local Government Advisory Committee
Larry Sanford, Ph.D., Scientific & Technical Advisory Committee

PRINCIPALS' STAFF COMMITTEE
Staff: Gregory C. Barranco (410) 267-5778; e-mail: barranco.greg@epa.gov

Chair: vacancy, Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Maryland members: Kevin M. Atticks, Secretary of Agriculture; Serena C. McIlwain, Secretary of the Environment; Joshua E. Kurtz, Secretary of Natural Resources; Rebecca L. Flora, Secretary of Planning; Kathryn B. Thomson, Esq., Secretary of Transportation.

DIRECTOR

Lee McDonnell, Acting Director (215) 814-2196; e-mail: mcdonnell.lee@epa.gov
Khesha Reed, Deputy Director; e-mail: reed.khesha@epa.gov

PARTNERSHIPS & ACCOUNTABILITY BRANCH
Rachel Felver, Communications Director (410) 267-5740
e-mail: rfelver@chesapeakebay.net

SCIENCE, ANALYSIS & IMPLEMENTATION BRANCH
Lee McDonnell, Branch Chief (410) 267-5731
e-mail: mcdonnell.lee@epa.gov

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