About the Council: Working Group

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The Working Group oversees Committee activities

The Council's Working Group includes one representative for each state, provincial, and federal Council member, as well as Canadian and U.S. co-chairs from each of the Council's Committees. The Working Group meets quarterly, and its functions include:

Developing annual work programs and budgets for Council activities
Overseeing Committee operations and approving work plans
Conducting strategic planning
Preparing policy options for the Council's consideration

Chairs:	Ted Diers (See below for full contact information)
Coordinator:	Michele L. Tremblay
Members:	Ms Tracey Barbrick Senior Policy Advisor NS Environment 5151 Terminal Rd PO Box 697 Halifax, NS B3J 2T8 CANADA 902.424.7337 Mr Bill Burtis Communications Manager Clean Air - Cool Planet 100 Market Street â¢ Suite 204 Portsmouth, NH 03801 US 603.422.6464 Robert Capozi Planner Department of Environment Marysville Place P. O. Box 6000 Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1 Canada 506.444.5382 Mr. John Catena Restoration Coordinator NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, F/HC3 55 Great Republic Drive Gloucester, MA 01930-2298 USA 978.281.9251 Mr. Paul Currier Watershed Bureau Administrator NH Department of Environmental Services PO Box 95 Concord, NH 03302-0095 US 603.271.3289 Mr Ted Diers Coastal Program Manager NH Department of Environmental Services 50 International Dr • Suite 200 Portsmouth, NH 03801 US 603.559.0027 Ms Jennifer Ruth Hackett Oceans Data Manager Department of Fisheries & Oceans Canada Oceans & Coastal Management Division Oceans, Habitat & Species at Risk Branch PO Box 1006, 5th Floor Polaris Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2 Canada 902.426.1491 Mr. Tim Hall Regional Manager, Oceans and Coastal Management Department of Fisheries and Oceans One Challenger Dr PO Box 1006 Dartmouth, NS B2Y4A2 Canada 902.426.4116 E. Anita Hamilton Stewardship & Partnering Team Lead, Habitat Assessment Biologist Fisheries and Oceans Canada PO Box 1006 Dartmouth, NS B2Y 4A2 Canada 902.426.1642 Dr Alan R Hanson Head, Landscape Conservation Canadian Wildlife Service - Environment Canada 17 Waterfowl Lane Sackville, NB E4L 4N1 Canada 506.364.5061 Mr Russell Henry Senior Policy Advisor NB Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Aquaculture PO Box 6000 Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1 Canada 506.453.2253 Ms. Elizabeth (Liz) Hertz ME Coastal Program ME State Planning Office 187 State St 38 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0038 USA 207.287.8935 Mr. Larry Hildebrand Manager Sustainable Communities & Ecosystems Division Corporate Affairs Branch, Environment Canada - Atlantic Region Queen Square, 16th Floor 45 Alderney Drive Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2N6 Canada 902.426.2131 Mr. Justin Huston Coastal Zone Coordinator NS Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture 1741 Brunswick St â¢ 3rd Fl PO Box 2223 Halifax, NS B3J 3X8 Canada 902.424.2996 Ms Julia Knisel Coastal Hazards Planner MA Office of Coastal Zone Management 251 Causeway Street Suite 800 Boston, MA 02114-2136 USA 617.626.1191 Mr. Gary Stephen Lines climate change meteorologist Environment Canada 16th floor, Queen Square 45 Alderney Drive Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2N6 Canada 902.426.5739 Ms Betsy Nicholson NOAA Regional Coastal Program Specialist NOAA c/o University of New Hampshire 35 Colovos Rd Gregg hall # 148 Durham, NH 03824 USA 603.862.1205 Ms Kathryn Parlee Environment Canada 45 Alderney Drive Dartmouth, NS B2Y2N6 Canada Ms. Ann Rodney Ocean and Coastal Protection Unit Oceans and Coastal Protection Unit, EPA One Congress St ï¿½ Suite 1100 COP Boston, MA 02114-2023 USA 617.918.1538 Ms. Catherine J. Rogers Ecologist US Army Corps of Engineers 696 Virginia Rd Concord, MA 01742-2751 USA 978.318.8231 Ms Susan Russell-Robinson Assoc. Program Coordinator - Coastal & Marine Geology US Geologic Survey 915-B National Center Reston, VA 20192 US 703.648.6682 Dr. Jack P. Schwartz Fisheries Biologist MA Division of Marine Fisheries Annisquam River Marine Fisheries Station 30 Emerson Av Gloucester, MA 01930 USA 978.282.0308 ext 122 Mrs. Jane Spavold Tims Manager, Integrated Planning Section NB Department of Environment PO Box 6000 Fredericton, NB E3B 4H1 Canada 506.457.4846 Ms. Theresa Torrent-Ellis Senior Planner Maine State Planning Office 38 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0038 USA 207.287.2351 Dr Megan Tyrrell Research and Monitoring Coordinator Cape Cod National Seashore 99 Marconi Site Rd Wellfleet, MA 02667 USA 207.841.8129 Ms. Marilyn Webster Science Consultant NS Department of Education, English Program Services 2021 Brunswick St PO Box 578 Halifax, NS B3J 2S9 Canada 902.424.5996 Dr. Peter G. Wells Research Scientist and Principal OceansOne Oceans Won 15 Westgate Ddr Halifax, NS B3P 1T7 Canada 902.477.3674