Pennsylvania Watershed Implementation Plan - Archive
Phase 3 Watershed Implementation Planning Steering Committee and Workgroups
Steering Committee
- Chair: Patrick McDonnell, Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
- Russell Redding, Secretary, Department of Agriculture
- Cindy Dunn, Secretary, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Representative Garth Everett, Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission
- Karl Brown, Executive Secretary, State Conservation Commission
- Drew Dehoff, Executive Director, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
- Carlton Haywood, Executive Director, Interstate Commission of the Potomac River Basin
- Brion Johnson, Executive Director, Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority
- Nicki Kasi and Kristen Wolf, DEP Chesapeake Bay Office (Staff to the Committee)
- Co-Chairs of Workgroups
Agriculture Workgroup
Co-Chairs:
- John Bell, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
- Doug Goodlander, Pennsylvania Department of Protection
- Greg Hostetter, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
- Matt Royer, Penn State University and Pennsylvania in the Balance Steering Committee
Members:
- Karl Brown, State Conservation Commission
- Bill Chain, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Andrew Flinchbaugh, York County, Crops, Produce/Nursery and Swine
- David Graybill, Juniata County, Small Dairy Operation, Poultry
- James Harbach, Clinton County, Large Dairy Operation
- Jeff Hill, Lancaster County Conservation District
- James Junkin, Franklin County, Turkeys and Swine, Crops
- Jennifer Reed-Harry, Penn Ag Industries
- Jennifer Schuler, Bell and Evans
- Chris Sigmund, TeamAg
- James Van Blarcom, Bradford County, Dairy and Swine
Coordinator: Jill Whitcomb, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Communications and Engagement Workgroup
Co-Chairs:
- Katie Hetherington-Cunfer, Director, DEP Office of External Affairs
- Marcus Kohl, Regional Director, Northcentral Regional Office
- Jayne Sebright, Executive Director, Center for Dairy Excellence
Members:
- Kevin Sunday, Director of Government Affairs, Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry
- Penny McCoy, ED Rural Water Association
- Elizabeth Hinkel, President, Pennsylvania Corn Growers Assoc
- Carly Dean, Project Manager, Chesapeake Conservancy
- Mary Gattis, Local Government Advisory Committee Coordinator, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
- Jenna Mitchell, Pennsylvania State Director, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
- Dan Zimmerman, Warwick Township Manager
- Kelly Donaldson, Communications Lead, PA Sea Grant
- William Zeiders, Director of Digital Media and Marketing, PA Farm Bureau
Coordinators: Kristen Wolf, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Forestry Workgroup
Co-Chairs:
- Katie Ombalski, Woods and Waters Consulting
- Matt Keefer, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Members:
- Molly Cheatum, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Ryan Davis, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
- William Elmendorf, Penn State University Extension
- Matthew Ehrhart or Lamonte Garber, Stroud Water Research Center
- Andrew Louza, Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
- Roger Rohrer, R Farm, Strasburg, PA
- Alan Sam, State College Borough
- Lori Yeich, Department of Conservation of Natural Resources
- Jacqui Bonomo, PennFutures
Coordinator: Teddi Stark, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Funding Workgroup
Co-Chairs:
- Representative Garth Everett
- Brion Johnson, Pennvest
- Marel King, Chesapeake Bay Commission
Members:
- Jeff Clukey, House Appropriations Committee
- John Dawes, Bay Funders Network Representative
- Brian Eckert, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
- John Guyer, Senate Appropriations Committee
- Peter Hughes, Red Barn
- Billy Joraskie, Senate Appropriations Committee
- Charlotte Katzenmoyer, Lancaster City Department of Public Works
- Ritchie LaFaver, House Appropriations Committee
- Bob Lamb, PennVest Financial Advisor
- Megan Lehman, DEP Williamsport Office
- Jenn Cotting, Environmental Finance Center
- Sarah Nicholas, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Natalie Sabadish, Governor’s Budget Office
- Joe Sweeney, Water Science Institute
- Naomi Soon Young, Center for Regional Analysis
Coordinator: Jill Whitcomb, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Local Area Goals, Priority Areas, and Practices Workgroup
Co-Chairs:
- Lisa Schaeffer, County Commissioners Association
- Davitt Woodwell, Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Members:
- Harry Campbell, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Carol Collier, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Nate Dewing, Bradford County Conservation District
- Matt Ehrhart, Stroud Water Research Center
- Bill Fink, Country View Family Farms
- Adrienne Gemberling, Chesapeake Conservancy, Susquehanna University Natural Sciences Center
- Kara Kalupson, MS4 Coordinator, Rettew
- Pam Shellenberger, York County Planning Commission
- John Thomas, Hampden Township Board of Commissioners
- Chris Thompson, Lancaster County Conservation District
Coordinator: Kristen Wolf, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Stormwater Workgroup
Co-Chairs:
- Felicia Dell, York County Planning Commission
- Sean Furjanic, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Members:
- Paul Bruder, Attorney, Rhoads and Sinon
- Mike Jeffers, Kinsley Properties, Developer and Consultant
- Teddie Kreitz, Municipal Consultant, Keller Engineers
- Jeremy Miller, MS4 Governmental Representative-Large, Hampden Township
- Seth Noll, MS4 Governmental Representative-Small, Yoe Borough
- Liz Ottinger, EPA Region 3
- Renee Reber, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Daryl St Clair, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Brian Seipp, Center for Watershed Protection
Coordinator: Lee Murphy, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Wastewater Workgroup
Co-Chairs:
- John Brosious, Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association
- Jay Patel, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Members:
- Bernard R. Biga, Director of Operations, Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority
- Brian Book, Director of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Rettew
- John Brossman, Manager/Engineer, Lower Allen Township Authority
- Ed Ellinger, Director of Water & Wastewater Service Group, Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc.
- Shannon Gority, Chief Executive Officer, Capital Region Water
- Steve Hann, Principal, Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin
- Mike Kyle, Executive Director, Lancaster Area Sewer Authority
- Cory Miller, Executive Director, University Area Joint Authority
- Wayne Schutz, Executive Director, Derry Township Municipal Authority
- Wendy Walter, Director of Compliance, Safety, and Security, Williamsport Sanitary Authority
- R. Timothy Weston, Partner, K&L Gates
Coordinator: Brian Schlauderaff, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Phase 3 WIP Steering Committee: Meeting Minutes and Handouts