Council Members

Council Co-Chairs (2024 – 2026)
Rene Pelletier, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Todd Chaudhry, U.S. Department of the Interior

Council Coordinator
Joan LeBlanc
jleblanc@gulfofmaine.org

Jurisdictional Representatives

W. Donald Hudson, Chewonki Foundation
wdonhudson@gmail.com

Kathleen Leyden, Maine Department of Marine Resources
Kathleen.Leyden@maine.gov

Alison Brizius, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
alison.brizius@mass.gov

Priscilla Brooks, Conservation Law Foundation
pbrooks@clf.org

John Duff, University of Massachusetts, Boston
john.duff@umb.edu

Christie Ward (obo Minister Gary Crossman)
New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government
christie.ward@gnb.ca

Kim Hughes
Environmental Volunteer
kimth32016@gmail.com

Rene Pelletier (obo Commissioner Robert Scott), New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Rene.Pelletier@des.nh.gov

Jim Chase, Seacoast Science Center
j.chase@sscnh.org

Jake Kritzer, Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal and Ocean Observing Systems
jake@neracoos.org

Executive Deputy Minister Tracey Taweel
Nova Scotia Department of Intergovernmental Affairs

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Luke Gaulton, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
luke.gaulton@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration

Todd Chaudhry, U.S. Department of the Interior
tchaudhry@usgs.gov

Regina Lyons, U.S. Environment Protection Agency
lyons.regina@epa.gov

Sharri Venno, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
envplanner@maliseets.com

Canada Science Advisor
Vacant

US Science Advisor
Janet Duffy-Anderson, Gulf of Maine Research Institute
jduffy-anderson@gmri.org