Steering Committee

The North Atlantic LCC Steering Committee has 32 formal members, including 14 agencies from northeast states and the District of Columbia, tribal representatives, 10 federal agencies, Canadian partners, and 8 non-governmental organizations. The steering committee approved a governance document to guide the organization and function of the partnership.

The steering committee agreed to meet in person at least twice a year in conjunction with the Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference each April and the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (NEAFWA) Directors meeting each November. During the year, at least two steering committee conference calls will be scheduled in addition to in-person meetings.

The steering committee elected a chair and vice-chair in 2011. The current chair is Ken Elowe, Assistant Regional Director for Science Applications in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Northeast Region; current Vice Chair is Patricia Riexinger, Director of the Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

The North Atlantic LCC Technical Committee includes a broad partnership of about 50 scientists representing a diversity of taxonomic, ecosystem and jurisdictional perspectives. A number of standing and ad-hoc sub-teams have also been formed, including terrestrial/wetland, aquatic, coastal/marine, and demonstration projects. The technical committee provides science and technical recommendations to the steering committee during an annual science needs assessment process. Learn more about the technical subcommittees.

 

Steering Committee Meetings

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Organization		Member	Title
States/Districts
	Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection	Bill Hyatt	Chief, Bureau of Natural Resources
	Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife	David Saveikis	Director
	District of Columbia Department of the Environment	Keith Anderson*	Chief of Staff, District Department of the Environment
		Bryan King	Associate Director, Fisheries and Wildlife Division
	Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife	Jim  Connolly	Director of Resource Management
	Maryland Department of Natural Resources	Gwen Brewer	Science Program Manager
	Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife	John O’Leary	Wildlife Administrator
	New Hampshire Fish and Game Department	Glenn Normandeau	Director
		Mark Ellingwood*	Chief of Wildlife
	New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife	Dave Chanda	Director
		Larry Herrighty*	Deputy Director
	New York Department of Environmental Conservation	Patricia Riexinger	Director, Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources
	Pennsylvania Game Commission	Matt Hough	Executive Director
	Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission	John Arway*	Executive Director
		Leroy Young*	Director, Bureau of Fisheries
		Diana Day	Conservation Coordinator
	Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management	Cathy Sparks	Assistant Director for Natural Resources
		Bob Ballou*	Acting Chief, Div. of Fish & Wildlife
	Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife	Kim Royar	Director of Operations
		Eric Palmer*	Director of Fisheries
	Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries	David Whitehurst*	Bureau Director, Wildlife Resources
		Becky Gwynn	Assistant Bureau Director, Bureau of Wildlife Resources
Native American Tribes The following recognized tribes were invited to participate individually: Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, Aroostook Band of Micmacs, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Passamaquoddy Tribe - Indian Township Reservation, Passamaquoddy Tribe - Pleasant Point Reservation, Penobscot Indian Nation, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), Shinnecock Indian Nation, Narragansett Indian Tribe The United South and Eastern Tribes Natural Resources Committee nominated Greg Soder (Narragansett Indian Tribe) to serve as an official member on the North Atlantic LCC steering committee to represent those USET-membered Tribes that fall within the LCC's geographic boundary regarding activities within the North Atlantic LCC
	United South and Eastern Tribes	Greg Soder	Assistant Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Narragansett Indian Tribe
		Sharri Venno	Environmental Planner, Houlton Band of the Maliseets
Federal Agencies
	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Wendi Weber	Northeast Regional Director
		Ken Elowe*	Assistant Regional Director, Science Applications
		Rick Bennett*	Regional Scientist
		Mike Slattery*	Chesapeake Bay Coordinator
	U.S. Geological Survey	Dave Russ*	Regional Executive, Northeast Region
		Rachel Muir*	Regional Science Advisor, Northeast Region
		Pete Murdoch	Regional Science Advisor, Northeast Region
	Department of the Interior Northeast Climate Science Center	Mary Ratnaswamy	USGS Director, Northeast Climate Science Center
		Rick Palmer*	University Director, Northeast Climate Science Center
	National Park Service	Mary Foley*	Regional Chief Scientist, Northeast Region
		Amanda Babson	Coastal Landscape Adaptation Cooridinator
		Diane Pavek*	Research and T&E Coordinator, National Capital Region
	Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement	Mike Rasser	Marine Ecologist
	Bureau of Indian Affairs	Vacant
	Bureau of Land Management	Vacant
	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Ellen Mecray	Regional Climate Coordinator
		Darlene Finch*	Coastal Services Center
	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Randy Pomponio*	Director,  Environmental Assessment & Innovation Division
		Bill Jenkins*	Director, Office of Environmental Information and Analysis
		Ralph Abele*	Region I
		Jaqueline LeClair*	Region I Wetlands
		Anne Kuhn	Office of Research and Development National Health & Environmental Effects Laboratory Atlantic Ecology Division
	U.S.  Forest Service	Tom Wagner*	Supervisor, White Mountain National Forest
		Colleen Madrid*	Supervisor, Green Mountain National Forest
		Roger Simmons	Natural Resources Staff Officer White Mountain National Forest
Canadian Partners The four provinces in the North Atlantic LCC are Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.  These provinces are invited to participate in the LCC Steering Committee but have agreed to let the Canadian Wildlife Service represent them initially.
	Environment Canada Canadian Wildlife Service	Gary Donaldson	Director , Atlantic Region
		Karel Allard*	Landscape Conservation Coordinator
	Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies	Dean Smith*	NAWMP Coordinator, Wildlife Liaison
Non-governmental Organizations
	Ducks Unlimited	Sarah Fleming	Great Lakes Atlantic Region
	Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences	Eric Walberg	Climate Director
	National Wildlife Federation	Chris Hilke	Program Manager, Climate Adaptation Program, Northeast Regional Office
		Curtis Fisher*	Regional Executive Director-Northeast Natural Resource Center
		Hector Galbraith*
	The Nature Conservancy	Lise Hanners*	Conservation Director, Eastern Resources Office
		Phillip Huffman*	Conservation Director, Vermont Chapter
		Adam Whelchel*	Conservation Director, Vermont Chapter
		Kim Lutz*	Connecticut River Coordinator
	New England Wildflower Society	Bill Brumback	Conservation Director
	Trust for Public Land	Jad Daley	Director, Climate Conservation Program
	Wildlife Management Institute	Scot Williamson	Vice President
	Wildlife Conservation Society	Zoe Smith	Director, Adirondacks Program
Adjacent LCC's (Ex-Officio members)
	Appalachian LCC	Cal Dubrock	Appalachian LCC Coordinator
	Great Lakes LCC	John Rogner	Great Lakes LCC Coordinator
	South Atlantic LCC	TBD	South Atlantic LCC Coordinator

 *Non-voting members.