{"id":1630,"date":"2018-11-28T18:01:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-28T18:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gulfofmaine.org\/public\/?page_id=1630"},"modified":"2025-11-04T19:27:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:27:16","slug":"about-the-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gulfofmaine.org\/public\/gulf-of-maine-council-on-the-marine-environment\/about-the-council\/about-the-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Page Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_all_caps=&#8221;off&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; parallax_effect=&#8221;on&#8221; module_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]&nbsp;<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Page content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>Council Co-Chairs (2024 \u2013 2026)<\/b><br \/>Rene Pelletier, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services<br \/>Todd Chaudhry, U.S. Department of the Interior<\/p>\n<p><b>Council Coordinator<\/b><br \/>Joan LeBlanc<br \/><a href=\"mailto:jleblanc@gulfofmaine.org\">jleblanc@gulfofmaine.org<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Jurisdictional Representatives<\/h2>\n<h3>Maine<\/h3>\n<p>W. 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