CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Current Membership
37 Members, 3 Alternates
Maximum Membership
38 Members, 11 Alternates
State Appointments (8 out of 8 filled) The Governors of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia and the Mayor of the District of Columbia each make two appointments (four-year term or until replaced). Each member may designate one alternate to serve in his/her absence. (Executive Board member: EB)
District of Columbia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Member
Alternate
Term End Date
Hamid Karimi DOEE
open
Ongoing
Chanceé Lundy Nspiregreen, LLC
open
Ongoing
Bill Dennison UMCES
open
Ongoing
Craig Beyrouty UMD
open
Ongoing
Denice Wardrop PSU
open
Ongoing
Maria Herrmann PSU
Ray Najjar PSU
Ongoing
Joshua Behr ODU
open
Ongoing
Kirk Havens VIMS
open
Ongoing
Headwater State Appointments (3 out of 3 filled) The Governors of West Virginia, New York, and Delaware may each make one appointment (four-year term or until replaced). Each member may designate one alternate to serve in his/her absence. (Executive Board member: EB) Member
Alternate
West Virginia
Jason Hubbart WVU
Louis McDonald WVU
Ongoing
New York
Weixing Zhu SUNY Binghamton
Katharine Bunting-Howarth NY Sea Grant
Ongoing
Delaware
Christopher Brosch DDA
open
Ongoing
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Term End Date
At-large Appointments (20 out of 21 filled) STAC can elect twenty-one at-large scientists to ‘round out’ the areas of expertise of membership and increase diversity. Term length is four years. At-large appointees can serve no more than two consecutive terms (8 years) unless fulfilling executive service. (Executive Board member(s): EB) Member
Term End Date
1. Brian Benham (EB)* VT
Through Executive Service September 2021
2. Donna Bilkovic (EB)* VIMS
September 2018
3. Kathleen Boomer* TNC
September 2021
4. Charles Bott* HRSD
September 2019
5. Amy Collick UMES
September 2019
6. Zachary Easton VT
March 2019
7. Alix D. Dowling Fink* Longwood University
September 2021
8. Lara Fowler (EB) PSU
September 2018
9. Carl Friedrichs* VIMS
June 2018
10. Carl Hershner* VIMS
September 2019
11. Thomas Ihde (EB)* MSU-PEARL
September 2021
12. Mark Luckenbach* VIMS
June 2018
13. Andrew Miller (EB)* UMBC
Through Executive Service September 2023
14. Stephen Newbold EPA
September 2019
15. David Newburn UMD
September 2018
16. Adel Shirmohammadi (EB)* UMD
September 2021
17. Kurt Stephenson* VT
June 2021
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18. Tess Thompson VT
September 2021
19. Lisa Wainger (EB)* UMCES-CBL
Through Executive Service September 2019
20. Gene Yagow* VT (retired)
September 2019
21. VACANT *Indicates members serving a second term as an At-Large appointee. Federal Agency Scientists (6 out of 6 filled) The Director of the Chesapeake Bay Program appoints six federal scientists to serve on STAC for four-year renewable terms. (Executive Board member: EB) Federal Appointee 1. John Karl (JK) Bohlke USGS
Term End Date September 2020
2. Thomas Johnson EPA-ORD
December 2021
3. Peter Kleinman USDA-ARS
September 2018
4. Martin Lowenfish USDA-NRCS
September 2020
5. Mark Monaco NOAA
December 2019
6. Marc Ribaudo (EB)* USDA-ERS
September 2019
*Indicates members serving a second term as a Federal Appointee. STAC Chairs Elected for a two-year term by the members of STAC from among their membership. Member Brian Benham (Chair, EB) VT
Term End Date September 2019
Andrew Miller (Vice Chair, EB) UMBC
September 2019
STAC Executive Secretary A designee of the organization contracted to support STAC; the appointment is subject to approval by the Director of the Chesapeake Bay Program. Bill Ball (EB) CRC
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