Partners

The Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project 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

 

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:
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US Army Corps of Engineers

 

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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

Implementation Team Members:
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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:
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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