The RCOA Team
A team of experts in GIS and conservation science from state agencies, non-profit organizations, and universities are at the helm of the RCOA project, which is facilitated by staff from the North Atlantic LCC.
Participants provide ongoing contributions to the project working remotely on sub teams focused on the project’s four key components: Core Areas, Species and Habitats, Restoration, and Connectivity. The partners gather periodically to share information and make decisions as a group.
Flow-charting the course: Partners pose in front of a wall of flow charts during a July 2015 RCOA workshop held at the US Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region Office in Hadley, Mass.
RCOA Team Members and Contributors
| Name | Affiliation | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Anderson | The Nature Conservancy | Director of Conservation Science |
| Gwen Brewer | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Science Program Manager |
| Jonathan Brooks | Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game | Wildlife Ecologist |
| Chris Burkett | Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries | Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator |
| Katie Callahan | New Hampshire Fish and Game Department | GIS Manager |
| Melissa Clark | The Nature Conservancy | Spatial Ecologist |
| Andrew Cutko | Maine Natural Areas Program | Ecologist/Forester |
| Stéphanie Cuénoud | North Atlantic LCC | Science Delivery Assistant |
| Renee Farnsworth | North Atlantic LCC | GIS Analyst |
| Steve Fuller | North Atlantic LCC | Science Delivery Coordinator |
| Michale Glennon | Wildlife Conservation Society Adirondacks Program | Science Coordinator |
| Brian Hall | Harvard Forest | GIS Analyst |
| Carl Herzog | New York Deparment of Environmental Conservation | Wildlife Biologist |
| Michael Marchand | New Hampshire Fish and Game Department | Biologist |
| Andrew Milliken | North Atlantic LCC | Coordinator |
| Kate Moran | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection | Wildlife Biologist |
| Arlene Olivero | The Nature Conservancy | Aquatic Ecologist |
| BJ Richardson | US Fish and Wildlife Service | Northeast Regional GIS Manager |
| Chad Rittenhouse | University of Connecticut Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Center | Assistant Research Professor |
| Dan Rosenblatt | New York Deparment of Environmental Conservation | Wildlife Biologist |
| Kevin Ruddock | The Nature Conservancy | GIS Analyst |
| Scott Schwenk | North Atlantic LCC | Science Coordinator |
| Mike Slattery | US Fish and Wildlife Service | Chesapeake Bay Coordinator |
| Chris Tracey | Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program | Conservation Coordinator |
| Pat Woerner | New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife | GIS Specialist |
| Erin White | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation | Zoologist |
| David Courtmanch | The Nature Conservancy | Freshwater Science and Policy Specialist |
| Greg Garmen | Virginia Commonwealth University Rice Rivers Center | Director |
| Rich Langdon | Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation | Aquatic Biologist |
| Jim Thompson | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Fish Passage Coordinator |
| Mary Walsh | Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program | Aquatic Ecologist |
| Merry Gallagher | Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife | Fisheries Research Biologist |
| Will Duncan | US Fish and Wildlife Service | Fisheries Branch Chief |
| Rebecca Longenecker | US Fish and Wildlife Service | Wildlife Biologist |
| Rich Kirn | Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife | Fisheries Program Manager |
| David Halliwell | Maine Department of Environmental Protection | Lake Assessment Program |
| Kevin McGarigal | University of Massachusetts, Amherst | Professor of Landscape Ecology |
| Brad Compton | University of Massachusetts, Amherst | Research Associate |
| Jeff Allenby | The Chesapeake Conservancy | Director of Conservation Technology |
| Colin Stief | The Chesapeake Conservancy | Senior Applications Designer |
| Elizabeth Crisfield | Terwilliger Consulting | Consultant |
| Karen Terwilliger | Terwilliger Consulting | Consultant |
| Steve Fiske | Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation | Aquatic Biologist |
| Eric Sorenson | Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife | Community Ecologist |
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