Council Members
Council Chair (2022 – 2024)
Lisa Engler
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Council Coordinator
Joan LeBlanc
jleblanc@gulfofmaine.org
Jurisdictional Representatives
Nova Scotia
Deputy Minister Geoff MacLellan
Nova Scotia Department of Intergovernmental Affairs
New Brunswick
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
Maine
W. Donald Hudson, Chewonki Foundation
wdonhudson@gmail.com
Kathleen Leyden, Maine Department of Marine Resources
Kathleen.Leyden@maine.gov
New Hampshire
Jim Chase, Seacoast Science Center
j.chase@sscnh.org
Jake Kritzer, Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal and Ocean Observing Systems
jake@neracoos.org
Rene Pelletier (obo Commissioner Robert Scott), New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Rene.Pelletier@des.nh.gov
Massachusetts
Priscilla Brooks, Conservation Law Foundation
pbrooks@clf.org
John Duff, University of Massachusetts, Boston
john.duff@umb.edu
Lisa Engler, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
Lisa.Engler@mass.gov
Federal Agencies
Jon Hare, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration
Jon.Hare@noaa.gov
Wendy Williams, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
wendy.williams@dfo-mpa.gc.ca
Regina Lyons, U.S. Environment Protection Agency
lyons.regina@epa.gov
Geoff Mercer, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Geoff.Mercer@canada.ca
Todd Chaudhry, U.S. Department of the Interior
tchaudhry@usgs.gov
First Nations / Tribal
Sharri Venno, Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
envplanner@maliseets.com
Senior Science Advisors
Judith Pederson, MIT Sea Grant
jpederso@mit.edu
Robert Stephenson, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Robert.Stephenson@dfo-mpo.gc.ca