Executive Committee Co-Chairs:

Colonel Tony Wright, District Engineer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Seattle District
(206) 764-3690

Phil Anderson, Director
Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
(360) 902-2720

Committee Members:

Josh Baldi, Special Assistant to the Director
Department of Ecology
Josh.Baldi@ecy.wa.gov

Rick Parkin, Associate Director
US Environmental Protection Agency
parkin.richard@epa.gov
(206) 553-8574

Ken Berg, Manager
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ken_Berg@fws.gov
(360) 753-9440

Dr. Rod Quinn, Associate Laboratory Director
US Department of Energy
Rod.Quinn@pnl.gov
(509) 375-2250

Ginny Broadhurst, Director
Northwest Straits Commission
broadhurst@nwstraits.org
(360) 428-1085

CAPT Jorge Rios, Civil Engineer Corps
US Navy, PE Commanding Officer, NAV FAC NW
jorge.p.rios@navy.mil
(360) 396-0043

Kaleen Cottingham, Director
Recreation and Conservation Office
Kaleen.Cottingham@rco.wa.gov
(360) 902-3000

William Ruckelshaus, Chair
Puget Sound Partnership- Leadership Council
bill@madrona.com
(206) 674-3008

David Dicks, Executive Director
Puget Sound Partnership
david.dicks@psp.wa.gov
(360) 725-5454

Steve Tharinger, Chair
Salmon Recovery Funding Board
stharinger@co.clallam.wa.us
(360) 417-2233

Dr. Leslie Dierauf, Northwest Area Regional Executive
US Geological Survey
ldierauf@usgs.gov
(206) 220-4600

Mona Thomason, Branch Chief
Seattle District Corps of Engineers
mona.j.thomason@usace.army.mil
(206) 764-3600

Kathy Fletcher, Executive Director
People for Puget Sound
kfletcher@pugetsound.org
(206) 382-7007

Terry Williams, Commissioner
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
terrywilliams@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov
(360) 651-4480

Bridget Moran, Deputy Supervisor
Department of Natural Resources
Bridget.Moran@dnr.wa.gov
(360) 902-1034

Steering Committee Co-Chairs:

Bernie Hargrave, C.E.
US Army Corps of Engineers
Bernard.L.Hargrave.Jr@nws02.usace.army.mil
(206) 764-6839

Curtis Tanner
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Curtis.Tanner@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2815

Committee Members:

Bob Carey, Director for Strategic Partnerships
The Nature Conservancy
bcarey@tnc.org
(360) 419.9825

Doug Myers, Director of Science
People for Puget Sound
dmyers@pugetsound.org
(360) 754-9177

Bill Dewey
Taylor Shellfish Company
billd@taylorshellfish.com
(360) 426-6178

Steve McLellan, Policy Director/Legislative Liaison
Recreation and Conservation Office
SteveM2@rco.wa.gov
(360) 902-3021

Dick Ecker, Manager
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
rm.ecker@pnl.gov
(360) 683-4151

Doug Osterman, King County
Representing Lead Entities
Doug.osterman@kingcounty.gov
(206) 296-8069

Caroline Gibson, Marine Program Manager
Northwest Straits Commission
Gibson@nwstraits.org
(360) 428-1057

Michael Rylko, Community Liaison
US Environmental Protection Agency
Rylko.Michael@epa.gov
(206) 553-4014

George A. Hart NRNW N40BA, Biologist
Navy Region Northwest
george.hart1@navy.mil (360) 315-5103

Jennifer Steger, Regional Coordinator
NOAA Fisheries – Restoration Center
Jennifer.Steger@NOAA.gov
(206) 526-4363

Debby Hyde, Pierce County
Representing Local Governments
dhyde@co.pierce.wa.us
(253) 798-7110

Chris Townsend, Special Assistant to Executive Director
Puget Sound Partnership
Chris.Townsend@psp.wa.gov
(360) 628-2427

Eric Johnson, Assistant Director
Washington Public Ports Association
ericj@washingtonports.org
(360) 943-0760

Lisa Veneroso, Habitat Program Assistant Director
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Lisa.Veneroso@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2836

Brian Lynn, Coastal/Shorelands Section Manager
Washington State Department of Ecology
Brian.Lynn@ecy.wa.gov
(360) 407-6224

Terry Wright
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
twright@nwifc.org
(360) 528-4336

Alternates:

Diane Cooper
Taylor Shellfish Company
DianeC@taylorshellfish.com
(360) 426-6178

Paul R. Cereghino
NOAA Restoration Center
Paul.R.Cereghino@NOAA.gov
(360) 902-2603

Nearshore Science Team Lead:

Charles “Si” Simenstad, Lead
Disciplines: Intertidal Ecology & Habitats
UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences simenstd@u.washington.edu
(206) 543-7185

Science Team Members:

Megan Dethier
Disciplines: Zoology, Marine Ecology
University of Washington
mdethier@u.washington.edu
(360) 378-2165

Miles Logsdon
Disciplines: Spatial Modeling, Data Management
UW School of Oceanography
mlog@u.washington.edu
(206) 543-5334

Kurt Fresh
Disciplines: Biology
NOAA Fisheries - NW Fisheries Science Center
kurt.fresh@noaa.gov
(260) 860-6793

Tom Mumford
Disciplines: Marine Plants, Ecology
Washington Department of Natural Resources
tom.mumford@wadnr.gov
(360) 902-1079

Guy Gelfenbaum
Disciplines: Oceanography, coastal geology
US Geological Survey
Coastal and Marine Geology Program
ggelfenbaum@usgs.gov
(650) 329-5483

Jan A. Newton, Ph.D.
Disciplines: Nutrient Dynamics
University of Washington
newton@apl.washington.edu
(206) 543-9152

Nancy Gleason
Corps liaison to Nearshore Science Team
US Army Corps of Engineers Nancy.C.Gleason@usace.army.mil

Hugh Shipman
Disciplines: Shoreline Geology, Marine Sediment Dynamics
Department of Ecology
hshi461@ecy.wa.gov
(425) 649-7095

Tom Leschine
Disciplines: Social Science
Director of Marine Affairs
University of Washington
tml@u.Washington.edu
(206) 543-0117

Randy Shuman
Discipline: Sediment Geochemistry
King County Dept. of Natural Resources
randy.shuman@kingcounty.gov
(206) 296-8243

Ilon Logan, Graduate Student
University of Washington
ilogan@u.washington.edu

Curtis Tanner
Discipline: Nearshore Restoration
US Fish and Wildlife Services
Curtis.Tanner@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2815

Implementation Team Leads:

Vacant
US Army Corps of Engineers

Vacant
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Implementation Team Members:

Kelli Baxter
US Army Corps of Engineers
Kelly.Baxter-Osborne@usace.army.mil

Chemine Jackels
US Army Corps of Engineers
chemine.r.jackels@usace.army.mil
(206) 764-3646

Christopher Behrens
US Army Corps of Engineers
Christopher.Behrens@usace.army.mil

Betsy Lyons
Estuary and Salmon Restoration Manager
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Betsy.Lyons@dfw.wa.gov

Bethany Craig
University of Washington
becraig@u.washington.edu
(415) 819-0829

Jenna Norman
WDFW Project Database Manager
Jenna.Norman@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2658

Scott Campbell
US Army Corps of Engineers
scott.w.Campbell@usace.army.mil (206) 764-6560

Ginger Phalen
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Ginger_Phalen@fws.gov

Bob Carey
The Nature Conservancy
bcarey@tnc.org
(360) 419-9825

Mike Ramsey, Grant Manager
Recreation and Conservation Office
MikeR@rco.wa.gov
(360) 902-2969

Margen Carlson
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Margen.Carlson@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 90-2229

Morgan Schneidler,
Puget Sound Partnership
Morgan.Schneidler@psp.wa.gov
(360) 464-2013

Randy Carman
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Randy.Carman@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2415

Curtis Tanner
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Curtis.Tanner@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2815

Paul R. Cereghino
NOAA Restoration Center
Paul.R.Cereghino@NOAA.gov
(360) 902-2603

Nearshore Project Support Staff:

Bethany Craig
University of Washington
becraig@u.washington.edu
(415) 819-0829

Jenna Norman
WDFW Project Database Manager
Jenna.Norman@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2658

Margen Carlson, Puget Sound Policy
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Margen.Carlson@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2229

Jaïr Reitsma, Project Manager
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Jair.Reitsma@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2811

Toni Lick, Budget Analyst
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Toni.Lick@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2227

Deb Rick, Administrative Assistant
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Deb.Rick@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2811

Stakeholder Involvement Team:

Margen Carlson, Puget Sound Policy
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Margen.Carlson@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2229

Jaïr Reitsma, Project Manager
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Jair.Reitsma@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2811

Andrea Takash, Public Affairs Specialist
US Army Corps of Engineers
Andrea.M.Takash@usace.army.mil
(206) 764-3464

Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
P.O. Box 43143, Olympia, Washington 98504-3143
(360) 902-2222