The Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration
Project/Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership is a cooperative effort
among U.S. Corps of Engineers (Corps) and local sponsors that include
state and other federal government organizations, tribes, industries,
and environmental organizations. The Washington Department of Fish
and Wildlife represents the local sponsors of the project.
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 |
|
Bridget Moran, Deputy Supervisor
Department of Natural Resources
Bridget.Moran@dnr.wa.gov
(360) 902-1034 |
Ken Berg, Manager
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ken_Berg@fws.gov
(360) 753-9440 |
Rick Parkin, Associate Director
US Environmental Protection Agency
parkin.richard@epa.gov
(206) 553-8574 |
Ginny Broadhurst, Director
Northwest Straits Commission
broadhurst@nwstraits.org
(360) 428-1085 |
Dr. Rod Quinn, Associate Laboratory Director
US Department of Energy
Rod.Quinn@pnl.gov
(509) 375-2250 |
| Dr. Tracy K. Collier
NOAA – NW Fisheries Science Center
Tracy.K.Collier@noaa.gov
(206) 860-3312 |
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 |
| |
| 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 |
|
Steve McLellan, Policy Director/Legislative Liasion
Recreation and Conservation Office
SteveM2@rco.wa.gov
(360) 902-3021 |
| Bill Dewey
Taylor Shellfish Company
billd@taylorshellfish.com
(360) 426-6178 |
Doug Osterman, King County
Representing Lead Entities
Doug.osterman@kingcounty.gov
(206) 296-8069 |
| Dick Ecker, Manager
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
rm.ecker@pnl.gov
(360) 683-4151 |
Michael Rylko, Community Liaison
US Environmental Protection Agency
Rylko.Michael@epa.gov
(206) 553-4014 |
| Caroline Gibson, Marine Program Manager
Northwest Straits Commission
Gibson@nwstraits.org
(360) 428-1057 |
Jennifer Steger, Regional Coordinator
NOAA Fisheries – Restoration Center
Jennifer.Steger@NOAA.gov
(206) 526-4363 |
George A. Hart NRNW N40BA, Biologist
Navy Region Northwest
george.hart1@navy.mil
(360) 315-5103 |
Chris Townsend, Special Assistant to Executive Director
Puget Sound Partnership
Chris.Townsend@psp.wa.gov
(360) 628-2427 |
| Debby Hyde, Pierce County
Representing Local Governments
dhyde@co.pierce.wa.us
(253) 798-7110 |
Lisa Veneroso, IRM Policy Lead
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Lisa.Veneroso@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2836 |
Eric Johnson, Assistant Director
Washington Public Ports Association
ericj@washingtonports.org
(360) 943-0760 |
Terry Wright
Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
twright@nwifc.org
(360) 528-4336 |
Doug Myers, Director of Science
People for Puget Sound
dmyers@pugetsound.org
(360) 754-9177 |
|
| |
| Alternates:
 |
| Diane Cooper
Taylor Shellfish Company
DianeC@taylorshellfish.com
(360) 426-6178 |
|
Paul R. Cereghino
c/o Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Paul.Cereghino@dfw.wa.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 |
Rachel Lipsky, Graduate Student
University of Washington
rlipsky@uw.edu |
|
Curtis Tanner
Discipline: Nearshore Restoration
US Fish and Wildlife Services
curtis_tanner@fws.gov
(360) 902-2815 |
| |
Implementation Team Leads:
 |
Jeff Dillon
US Army Corps of Engineers
Jeffrey.F.Dillon@nws02.usace.army.mil |
|
|
| |
Implementation Team Members:
 |
Kelli Baxter
US Army Corps of Engineers
Kelly.Baxter-Osborne@usace.army.mil |
|
Betsy Lyons
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Betsy.Lyons@dfw.wa.gov |
Christopher Behrens
US Army Corps of Engineers
Christopher.Behrens@usace.army.mil |
|
Jenna Norman
WDFW Project Database Manager
Jenna.Norman@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2658 |
Jennifer Burke
University of Washington
burkejen@u.washington.edu
(206) 780-1778 |
|
Ginger Phalen
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Ginger_Phalen@fws.gov |
Scott Campbell
US Army Corps of Engineers
scott.w.Campbell@usace.army.mil (206) 764-6560 |
|
Mike Ramsey, Grant Manager
Recreation and Conservation Office
MikeR@rco.wa.gov
(360) 902-2969 |
Randy Carman
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Randy.Carman@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2415 |
|
Morgan Schneidler, Salmon Rec. Watershed Coord.
Puget Sound Partnership
Morgan.Schneidler@psp.wa.gov
(360) 464-2013 |
Paul R. Cereghino
Acting Estuary and Salmon Restoration Mgr.
Paul.Cereghino@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2603 |
|
Curtis Tanner
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Curtis.Tanner@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2815 |
Chemine Jackels
US Army Corps of Engineers
chemine.r.jackels@usace.army.mil
(206) 764-3646 |
|
|
| |
| Nearshore Project Support
Staff:
 |
Jennifer Burke
University of Washington
burkejen@u.washington.edu
(206) 780-1778 |
|
Jenna Norman
WDFW Project Database Manager
Jenna.Norman@dfw.wa.gov
(360) 902-2658 |
Margen Carlson, Nearshore Policy Analyst
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, Nearshore Accountant
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, Nearshore Policy Analyst
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 43145, Olympia, Washington 98504-3145
(360) 902-2222 |