Chesapeake Executive Council - All Meetings

On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the Chesapeake Executive Council will hold its annual meeting and press conference. As the final meeting before the landmark year of 2025, the Council will set the path for the next phase of Chesapeake Bay restoration. This includes the signing of a directive that will create the first new advisory committee for the partnership since the late 1980s.

The Chesapeake Executive Council was established by the Chesapeake Bay Agreement of 1983 to set goals and provide guidance for the regional federal-state Chesapeake Bay Program partnership.

Attendees

• The Honorable Wes Moore, Governor, State of Maryland (Chair)
• The Honorable Josh Shapiro, Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• The Honorable Glenn Youngkin, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia
• The Honorable David Bulova, Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission
• The Honorable Jane Nishida, Acting Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Shawn Garvin, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, State of Delaware
• Richard Jackson, Director, Department of Energy and Environment, District of Columbia
• Scott Mandirola, Deputy Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection, State of West Virginia
• Carol Lamb-Lafay, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Water Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, State of New York

The meeting will take place physically in the Governor's Hall of the Governor Calvert House. Please note that there is no on-site parking at the Governor Calvert House. Several parking garages are available within close walking distance.

You may also join virtually by registering at https://us02web.zoom.us/webina...

The virtual meeting room will open at 11:00 a.m. EST. Attendees are encouraged to be in their seats by 11:10 a.m.

The 2023 Chesapeake Executive Council meeting will be held at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, October 19, 2023. The public and media are welcome to join in person or via web conference.

Details

• 1:00--2:00 p.m. ET: Public Meeting and Press Conference
• To join the meeting virtually, please register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webina...

Attendees

• The Honorable Janet McCabe, Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (Acting Executive Council Chair)
• The Honorable Wes Moore, Governor, State of Maryland
• The Honorable Muriel Bowser, Mayor, District of Columbia
• The Honorable Scott Martin, Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission
• The Honorable Shawn Garvin, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, State of Delaware
• The Honorable Jim Tierney, Deputy Commissioner for Water Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation, State of New York
• The Honorable Travis Voyles, Secretary, Department of Natural and Historic Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia
• The Honorable Scott Mandirola, Deputy Cabinet Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection, State of West Virginia
• The Honorable Josh Shapiro, Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (invited)

• View agenda [PDF, 96.6 KB] Chesapeake Executive Council Public Meeting

The 2022 Chesapeake Executive Council meeting will be held at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. The public and media are welcome to join in person or via web conference. Please leave time to go through security if you plan to join in person.

Details

• 1:00--2:00 p.m. ET: Public Meeting and Press Conference
• To join the meeting virtually, please register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webina...

Attendees

• The Honorable Michael Regan, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency (Executive Council Chair)
• The Honorable Larry Hogan, Governor, State of Maryland
• The Honorable Glenn Youngkin, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia
• The Honorable Sarah Elfreth, Chair, Chesapeake Bay Commission
• The Honorable Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• The Honorable Shawn Garvin, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, State of Delaware
• The Honorable Basil Seggos, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, State of New York
• The Honorable Tommy Wells, Director, Department of Energy and Environment, District of Columbia

• View agenda [PDF, 101.3 KB] Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting

• View agenda [PDF, 101.3 KB] Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting

• View agenda [PDF, 83.7 KB] Executive Council Meeting - 2020