Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team (GIT 6)
The Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team improves the leadership and management of the Chesapeake Bay Program and helps partners and stakeholders become environmental leaders in their communities.
Meetings
No upcoming meetings.
Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management (GIT 6) Meeting - December 2025
Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management (GIT 6) Meeting - November 2025
Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management (GIT 6) Meeting - October 2025
About
The Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team (GIT 6) continually improves the leadership and management of the Chesapeake Bay Program and assists watershed partners and stakeholders in building their capacity to become environmental leaders in their community.
Projects
2024 Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management GIT Workplan
CompleteThis workplan guided the Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team (GIT 6) through 2024.
Meeting Facilitation Support
CompleteThese materials provide guidance for the design and facilitation of effective meetings.
Beyond 2025: Structure, Governance, and Process Issues
In ProgressThe Enhance Partnering, Leadership and Management Goal Implementation Team (GIT 6) has been tasked with coordinating an informal process and developing a draft scope of work to simplify and streamline the partnership's structure and governance processes.
Strategy Review System (SRS) and Support Materials
In ProgressThis process helps the Chesapeake Bay Program consistently apply adaptive management to its work toward the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
Publications
Chesapeake Bay Program Governance Document
Publication date:This document describes the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership's organizational function and governance in advancing the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
View document [PDF, 1.0 MB] Chesapeake Bay Program Governance Document
CBP Organizational Chart
Publication date:This organizational chart describes how the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership is organized into committees, goal implementation teams, workgroups and action teams.
Our Watershed Agreement Goals & Outcomes
Stewardship Goal
Our Workgroups & Action Teams
Our Members
- Lucinda Power (Chair)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency power.lucinda@epa.gov - James Martin (Chair)
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation james.e.martin@dcr.virginia.gov - Katie Ayers (Coordinator)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ayers.katie@epa.gov - Erin Sonnenburg (Staffer)
Chesapeake Research Consortium Sonnenburg.Erin@epa.gov - Amy Handen
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency handen.amy@epa.gov - Amy Jacobs
The Nature Conservancy ajacobs@tnc.org - Annabelle Harvey
Chesapeake Research Consortium harveya@chesapeake.org - Arianna Johns
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Arianna.johns@deq.virginia.gov - Ashley Hullinger
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection ahullinger@pa.gov - Bruce Vogt
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Bruce.Vogt@noaa.gov - Caitlin Bolton
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments cbolton@mwcog.org - Cassandra Davis
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation cassandra.davis@dec.ny.gov - Catherine Krikstan
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ckrikstan@umces.edu - Chuck Herrick
Stakeholders' Advisory Committee cherrickdc@gmail.com - Denice Wardrop
Chesapeake Research Consortium CRC-Director@Chesapeake.org - Doug Austin
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3 austin.douglas@epa.gov - Doug Bell
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency bell.douglas@epa.gov - Dr. Elliott Campbell
Maryland Department of Natural Resources elliott.campbell@maryland.gov - Eric Hughes
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hughes.eric@epa.gov - Erin Letavic
HERBERT, ROWLAND & GRUBIC, INC. Chris.Brosch@state.de.us - Gina Hunt
Maryland Department of Natural Resources gina.hunt@maryland.gov - Greg Noe
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) gnoe@usgs.gov - Jeff Lerner
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lerner.jeffrey@epa.gov - Jeremy Hanson
Chesapeake Research Consortium hansonj@chesapeake.org - Jessica Blackburn
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay jblackburn@allianceforthebay.org - Jill Whitcomb
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection jiwhitcomb@pa.gov - John Bovay
Virginia Tech bovay@vt.edu - Julia Wakeling
District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) julia.wakeling@dc.gov - Kathy Boomer
Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research kboomer@foundationfar.org - Katie Brownson
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Katherine.Brownson@usda.gov - KC Filippino
Hampton Roads Planning District Commission kfilippino@hrpdcva.gov - Keith Bollt
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3 Bollt.Keith@epa.gov - Ken Hyer
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) kenhyer@usgs.gov - Kevin Du Bois
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) kevin.r.dubois.civ@us.navy.mil - Kevin McLean
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality kevin.mclean@deq.virginia.gov - Kevin Schabow
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Kevin.Schabow@noaa.gov - Khesha Reed
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Reed.Khesha@epa.gov - Kirk Havens
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) kirk@vims.edu - Kristen Wolf
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection kwolf@pa.gov - Kristin Reilly
Choose Clean Water Coalition reillyk@nwf.org - Kristin Saunders
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science ksaunders@umces.edu - Larry Sanford
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science lsanford@umces.edu - Laura Cattell Noll
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay lnoll@allianceforthebay.org - Les Knapp
Maryland Department of the Environment lknapp@mdcounties.org - Marel King
Chesapeake Bay Commission mking@chesbay.us - Maura Christian
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Maura.Christian@deq.virginia.gov - Meg Cole
Chesapeake Research Consortium colem@chesapeake.org - Melissa Ann Ehrenreich
Indigenous Conservation Council of the Chesapeake Bay mae@indigenous-chesapeake.org - Michael Runge
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mrunge@usgs.gov - Natahnee Miller
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection natamiller@pa.gov - Natalie Snider
Maryland Department of Natural Resources natalie.snider@maryland.gov - Rachel Felver
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay rfelver@chesapeakebay.net - Rick Mittler
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay rmittler@allianceforthebay.org - Sarah Brzezinski
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brzezinski.Sarah@epa.gov - Ms. Stefanie Taillon
Virginia Office of Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources Stefanie.Taillon@governor.virginia.gov - Stephen Williams
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control stephen.williams@delaware.gov - Suzanne Trevena
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 3 trevena.suzanne@epa.gov - Tou Matthews
Chesapeake Research Consortium matthewst@chesapeake.org - Wendy O'Sullivan
National Park Service (NPS) wendy_o'sullivan@nps.gov