Peconic Estuary Program

Program Director

Alison Branco, Suffolk County Department of Health Services

Coordinators

Federal: Rick Balla, United States Environmental Protection Agency

State: Julie Nace, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

County: Kim Shaw, Suffolk County Department of Health Services

Technical Outreach: Emily A. Fogarty, Suffolk County Department of Health Services

Public Outreach: Jennifer Skillbred, Group for the East End

Marine Conservation Planner: Wayne Grothe, The Nature Conservancy

Policy Committee

Kevin Bricke, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chair
Local Government Committee Representative (vacant)
Steve Levy, Suffolk County Executive
Peter A. Scully, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Management Committee

Seth Ausubel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chair
Greg Capobianco, NYS Department of State *
Dawn McReynolds, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Ed Kilgus, Association of Marine Industries *
Darrel J. Kost, New York State Department of Transportation
Kevin McDonald, The Nature Conservancy, on behalf of the Citizens Advisory Committee *
Bill O'Beirne, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration*
David Stillwell, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Fred Thiele, New York State Assemblyman, on behalf of the New York State Legislature
Local Government Committee Representative (vacant)

* Voting Members