LCBP Committee Membership

January 2023

Steering Committee

Richard Balla*, US Environmental Protection Agency Region 2
(Antony Tseng, Designee)
Mel Cote*, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1
Jennifer Curran, US Army Corps of Engineers
Joe Flynn, VT Agency of Transportation
(Craig DiGimmarino, Designee)
Blake Glover, USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service (NY)
Buzz Hoerr*, Chair, Education & Outreach Advisory Committee
Stephen Hunt, Empire State Development
(Brendan Olson, Designee)
Anne Jefferson, Lake Champlain Sea Grant
Neil Kamman*, Chair, Technical Advisory Committee
John Krueger*, Chair, Heritage Area Partnership Advisory Committee
Lindsay Kurrle, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
(Laura Trieschmann, Designee)
Michael Latham, NYS Dept of Agriculture and Markets
(Brian Steinmuller, Designee)
Louise Leblanc, Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pecheries et de l’alimentation
(Gerardo Gollo Gil, Designee)
Pierre Leduc*, President, Quebec Citizens Advisory Committee
Walt Lender*, Chair, New York Citizen’s Advisory Committee
Dan Mackay, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
(Phil Giltner, Designee)
Leslie Morlock, National Park Service
Julie Moore*, VT Agency of Natural Resources
(Pete Laflamme, Designee)
Jean-François Ouellet, Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs
(Steve Garceau, Designee)
Nathalie Provost*, Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs
Gilles Rioux, Mayor, Stanbridge Station
Chris Smith, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Denise Smith*, Chair, VT Citizens Advisory Committee
Susan Sullivan**, NEIWPCC
Anson Tebbetts, VT Agency of Agriculture
(Laura DiPietro, Designee)
Travis Thomason, USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service (VT)
Vacant, Local Government representative for NY
Miro Weinberger, Mayor, Burlington, VT – Local Government representative for VT
(Megan Moir, Designee)
Joeseph Zalewski*, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
*Executive Committee Members
** Non-voting Members

New York Citizens Advisory Committee (NY CAC)

Jackie Bowen, Adirondack Council
Jim Dawson, SUNY Plattsburgh Emeritus
Jane Gregware
Laura Klaiber, Miner Institute
Steve Kramer, Miner Institute
Rick Lauren
Walt Lender, Chair
Tom Metz
Vic Putman
Charlotte Staats, Adirondack Mountain Club
Fred Woodward

Quebec Citizens Advisory Committee (QC CAC)

Jean Asnong, Syndicat de l’UPA de Brome Missisquoi
Andrej Barwicz, Vice-président, Association pour la protection du lac Parker
Monique Bergeron, Pourvoirie Courchesne
Nathalie Fortin, Citoyenne
Louise Herbert, Carrière Omya
Pierre Leduc, Président, Citoyen
Jacques Landry
Francis Mailloux, Conservation baie Missisquoi
Ana Maria Martin, Maire Patton, MRC Memphrémagog
David Largy-Nadeau, MRC Memphrémagog
Gilles Rioux, Maire de Stanbridge-Station, MRC Brome Missisquoi
Caroline Rosetti, MRC Brome Missisquoi
Urbain Swennen, Secrétaire / trésorier, Syndicat de l’UPA de Brome Missisquoi

Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee (VT CAC)

Sen. Chris Bray
Sen. Randy Brock
Rep. Kari Dolan
Rep. Carol Ode
Karina Dailey, Vice-chair, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Wayne Elliott, Engineer
Robert Fischer, Water Facility Operator
Lori Fisher, Lake Champlain Committee
Mark Naud, Attorney/Business Owner
Denise Smith, Chair, Community Health Manager
Hilary Solomon, Poultney-Mettowee NRCD
Eric Clifford, Dairy Farmer

Education & Outreach Advisory Committee (E & 0)

Karen Bates, VT Department of Environmental Conservation, Water Quality Division
Julie Berlinski, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Buzz Hoerr, Chair
Bruce Lawson, WPTZ NBC5, retired
John Little
Betsy Lowe
Kristine Stepenuck, Lake Champlain Sea Grant
Alison Thomas, VT Fish & Wildlife Department
Fenwick (Hap) Wheeler

Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

Jennifer Callahan, VT Agency of Transportation
Ryan Cunningham, NY Department of Agriculture and Markets
Ryan Davies, Clinton County Health Department
Dennis DeWeese, USDA-NRCS
Laura DiPietro, VT Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Bryan Dore*, US Environmental Protection Agency Region 1
Laurie Earley, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Michele Fafette*, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2
Curt Gervich, SUNY Plattsburgh
Peter Isles, VT Department of Environmental Conservation
Neil Kamman, Chair, VT Department of Environmental Conservation, Water Quality Division
Steve Kramer, Miner Institute
Margaret Murphy, VT Fish & Wildlife
Bridget O’Brien, VT Department of Health
Ryan Patch, VT Agency of Agriculture
Oliver Pierson,
Andrew Schroth, UVM
Jamie Shanley, US Geological Survey
Lauren Townley, NY Department of Environmental Conservation
Daniel Tremblay, Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs
Ryan Waldron, NY Department of Environmental Conservation
*ex-officio non-voting

Heritage Area Partnership Advisory Committee (HAPAC)

Simon Bergeron, Art historian and business owner
Lou Bresee, Lake Champlain Bikeways
Isabelle Charlebois, Directrice Générale, Tourisme Haut-Richelieu
Jim Connolly, Adirondack Park Agency (retired)
John Krueger, Chair, City of Plattsburgh Historian (retired)
Jane Lendway, Vermont State Historic Preservation Officer (retired)
Jim Lockridge, Director of Big Heavy World/Vermont Music Library
Suzanne Maye, Manager & Lake Champlain Region Marketing Coordinator
Suzie O’Bomsawin, Directrice générale adjointe/Assistant General Director, Responsable des ressources humaines/HR Manager, Conseil des Abénakis d’Odanak/Abenaki Council of Odanak
Celine Paquette, Founder and Director Samuel de Champlain History Center
Steve Peters, business owner

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