Beyond 2025 Steering Committee
Upcoming Meetings
No upcoming meetings.
Scope and Purpose
The Beyond 2025 Steering Committee advises the development of recommendations to meet the Chesapeake Executive Council charge to the Principals' Staff Committee on charting a course beyond 2025.
Projects and Resources
Beyond 2025 Draft Report
The Beyond 2025 Draft Report is open for public comment from July 1–August 30, 2024. A subset of the Beyond 2025 Steering Committee will review the feedback received and revise the recommendations as appropriate. The revised draft will then be presented to the Management Board and Principals’ Staff Committee to inform their own recommendations to the Executive Council at their meeting in December 2024. Comments will be accepted via email to comments@chesapeakebay.net. Please watch The Bay Beyond 2025 webinar for more information regarding this effort.
Stakeholder and Public Engagement
Steering Committee co-chairs have proposed a strategy to enable broader stakeholder participation and public engagement in the Beyond 2025 activities. The proposal was informed by feedback received during one-on-one member meetings and from the NGO community, and released to the Management Board on August 7. The proposal is awaiting additional feedback before it is amended and presented for Management Board approval.
Beyond 2025 Program Evaluation
In 2024, the Eastern Research Group (ERG) performed a program evaluation as part of the Chesapeake Bay Program's Beyond 2025 effort. This evaluation was used by the partnership to produce recommendations included in the draft Beyond 2025 Report.
Beyond 2025 Small Group Findings, Considerations, and Supplementary Material
Revised Small Group Materials
- Recommendation 1 Vision Adaptation Beyond 2025 Climate Small Group 04 23 24 [PDF, 143.5 KB]
- Recommendation 2 Community Resilience Beyond 2025 Climate Small Group 4 23 24 [PDF, 99.7 KB]
- Recommendation 3 Mitigation Beyond 2025 Climate Small Group 4 23 2024 [PDF, 124.0 KB]
- Recommendation 4 Ecosystem Resiliency Beyond 2025 Climate Small Group Final 04 23 24 [PDF, 100.4 KB]
- Recommendation 5 Agriculture Food Systems Beyond 2025 Climate Small Group 4 23 24 [PDF, 123.0 KB]
- People Recs Apr25 Final [PDF, 576.5 KB]
- HW Rec 4 One Pager 4 25 24 [PDF, 141.1 KB]
- B25 Pulse Check Comments 03 29 SWH [XLSX, 52.7 KB]
- Beyond 2025 SWHT Recommendations all [PDF, 223.0 KB]
Publications
Beyond 2025 Draft Report
Published on July 1, 2024At its 2022 annual meeting, the Chesapeake Executive Council charged its Principals' Staff Committee to review progress toward achieving the 10 goals and 31 outcomes of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and make recommendations for the future of the partnership. The Chesapeake Bay Program partnership formed a Steering Committee to review, discuss and determine recommendations for Management Board and Principals’ Staff Committee consideration. These recommendations are included in the draft Beyond 2025 Report, which is open for public comment.
View detailsBeyond 2025 Public Comment FAQ
Published on July 1, 2024This document answers Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Beyond 2025 Report and its public comment period.
View detailsRelated Links
Executive Council Charge to the Principals' Staff Committee: Charting a Course to 2025 and Beyond
This directive charges the Principals' Staff Committee in recommending a path forward that prioritizes and outlines the next steps for meeting the goals and outcomes of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement leading up to and beyond 2025.
Science Needs Database
This database documents the Chesapeake Bay Program's short- and long-term science needs. Needs are identified through a Strategic Science and Research Framework, integrated into the Strategy Review System process to advance efforts to achieve outcomes.
Members
Anna Killius (Chair), Chesapeake Bay Commission
60 West Street, Unit 406
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: AKillius@chesbay.us
Phone: 410-263-3420
Martha Shimkin (Chair), Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3
1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
Annapolis, Maryland 21403
Email: Shimkin.Martha@epa.gov
Phone: (410) 267-9850
Katie Brownson, Watershed Specialist, U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
Jana Davis, Chesapeake Bay Trust
60 West Street, Suite 405
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: jdavis@cbtrust.org
Phone: (410) 974-2941
Kevin DuBois, U.S. Department of the Navy
1510 Gilbert Street
Bldg N26, Room 3300
Norfolk, Virginia 23511
Email: kevin.dubois@navy.mil
Phone: (757) 341-0424
KC Filippino, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
Ken Hyer, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Bill Jenkins, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3
Sarah Lane, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
580 Taylor Ave
E2
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: sarah.lane@maryland.gov
Phone: (410) 260-8788
Genevieve LaRouche, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
177 Admiral Cochrane Drive
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: Genevieve_LaRouche@fws.gov
Phone: (410) 573-4573
Julie Lawson, Stakeholders' Advisory Committee
6548 Eastern Avenue NE
District of Columbia, District of Columbia 20012
Email: lawson.julie@gmail.com
Phone: (202) 347-0412
Jeff Lerner, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Dave Montali, Tetra Tech
601 57th St SE
Charleston, West Virginia 25304
Email: dave.montali@tetratech.com
Phone: (304) 414-0054 x104
Wendy O'Sullivan, National Park Service (NPS)
1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: wendy_o'sullivan@nps.gov
Phone: (202) 374-9051
Don Phillips, Town of Laurel (DE)
Kristin Reilly, Choose Clean Water Coalition
Larry Sanford, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Kevin Schabow, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
200 Harry S Truman Pkwy
Suite 460
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: Kevin.Schabow@noaa.gov
Phone: (443) 223-3230
Shannon Sprague, Education Workgroup Coordinator, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: shannon.sprague@NOAA.GOV
Phone: (410) 267-5664
Peter Tango, Monitoring Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
1750 Forest Drive Suite 130
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: ptango@chesapeakebay.net
Phone: (410) 267-9875
Leon Tillman, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
339 Busch's Frontage Road, Suite 301
Annapolis, Maryland 21409
Email: leon.tillman@usda.gov
Phone: (443) 875-7169
Lauren Townley, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Bruce Vogt, Ecosystem Science Manager, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
200 Harry S. Truman Parkway Suite 460
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Email: Bruce.Vogt@noaa.gov
Phone: (410) 267-5655
Travis Voyles, Virginia Office of Natural Resources
Patrick Henry Building 1111 E. Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Email: travis.Voyles@governor.virginia.gov