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Virginia CZM Program Staff

Virginia Coastal Zone Management

Program
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Environmental Enhancement
629 East Main Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Fax: (804) 698-4319

Laura McKay
Virginia CZM Program Manager
(804) 698-4323
Laura.McKay@deq.virginia.gov


Todd Janeski

Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Program Manager
(804) 371-8984
todd.janeski@dcr.virginia.gov

Nick Meade

Coastal GIS Coordinator

(804) 698-4297

Nick.Meade@deq.virginia.gov

Shep Moon
Coastal Planner
(804) 698-4527
Shep.Moon@deq.virginia.gov

 

Kelly Price
Coastal Planner
(804) 698-4260
Kelly.Price@deq.virginia.gov

Jacquie Shapo

NOAA Coastal Services Center Coastal Management Fellow

(804) 698-4270

Jacquie.Shapo@deq.virginia.gov

Virginia Witmer
Outreach Coordinator
(804) 698-4320
Virginia.Witmer@deq.virginia.gov

Grants Coordinator/Outreach Specialist
Currently Vacant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia CZM Program Coastal Policy Team (CPT)

Mission of the Coastal Policy Team

Identify coastal policy issues that cut across agency jurisdictions and develop policy recommendations. For example: habitat restoration, marina technical assistance, aquaculture management, ecotourism development, stormwater management.

Guide the development of measures or indicators to analyze the effectiveness of Virginia's CZM Program and current health and status of our coastal resources and guides the future activities of the Program.

Recommend funding levels to the DEQ Director for coastal zone management projects.

Coastal Zone Management is an extremely complex activity. Virginia's CZM Program includes everything from wetlands laws to public access to sustainable economic development. It's about making resource protection and economic development fit together rather than preclude each other.

Virginia's network of natural resource agencies shares responsibility for implementing Virginia's coastal resources management laws and policies. Facilitating cooperation among these agencies is the Coastal Policy Team (CPT).

The CPT, whose members and alternates represent the Virginia CZM Program's key partners and eight planning district commissions, provides a forum for discussion and resolution of cross-cutting coastal resource management issues.  Members serve on the team at the discretion of their agency or planning district commission director.  

 

 

 

Laura McKay
Chair
Manager, Virginia CZM Program
Department of Environmental Quality
(804) 698-4323
Laura.McKay@deq.virginia.gov

Mike Murphy
Ex Officio
Director, Division of Environmental Enhancement
Department of Environmental Quality
(804) 698-4003
Michael.Murphy@deq.virginia.gov

John Kuriawa
Ex Officio
Program Specialist
NOAA, Office of Coastal Resource Management
(301) 563-7202
John.Kuriawa@noaa.gov

Nikki Rovner
Ex Officio
Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources
(804) 786-0044
Nikki.Rovner@governor.virginia.gov

Department of Environmental Quality

Appointee

Alternate

Ellie Irons
Appointee
Manager, EIR/Federal Consistency Office
804/698-4325
Ellie.Irons@deq.virginia.gov    

 

Ellen Gilinsky

Appointee

Director, Division of Water Quality
(804) 698-4375

Ellen.Gilinsky@deq.virginia.gov

Cindy Johnson
Alternate
Chesapeake Bay Program
(804) 698-4385

Cindy.Johnson@deq.virginia.gov 

  David Davis
Alternate
Virginia Water Protection Program
(804) 698-4105
David.Davis@deq.virginia.gov

Jim Sydnor
Appointee
Director, Division of Air Quality
(804) 698-4424
James.Sydnor@deq.virginia.gov

Dan Salkovitz 
Alternate
Environmental Specialist, Office of Air Data Analysis
(804) 698-4404
Daniel.Salkovitz@deq.virginia.gov 

Sharon Baxter 
Appointee
Manager, Pollution Prevention Program
(804) 698-4344
Sharon.Baxter@deq.virginia.gov

 

Virginia Marine Resources Commission

Appointee

Alternate

Robert Grabb
Appointee  
Chief, Habitat Management  
(757) 247-2250  
Bob.Grabb@mrc.virginia.va.us

Tony Watkinson
Alternate
Deputy Chief, Habitat Management
(757) 247-2255
Tony.Watkinson@mrc.virginia.gov

Jack Travelstead
Appointee  
Chief, Fisheries Management   
(757) 247-2247
Jack.Travelste@mrc.virginia.gov

Rob O'Reilly
Alternate
Deputy Chief, Fisheries Management
(757) 247-2236
Rob.O'reilly@mrc.virginia.gov

Jim Wesson
Appointee   
Chief, Oyster Conservation and Replenishment
(757) 247-2121
Jim.Wesson@mrc.virginia.gov

 

Department of Conservation and Recreation

Appointee

Alternate

Jack Frye 
Appointee   
Director, Soil and Water Division
(804) 786-6523
Jack.Frye@dcr.virginia.gov

Todd Janeski
Alternate
Coordinator, Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Program
(804) 371-8984
Todd.Janeski@dcr.virginia.gov

John Davy
Appointee  
Director, Division of Planning & Recreation   
(804) 786-1119
John.Davy@dcr.state.va.us  
 
Joan Salvati
Appointee  
Division of Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance
(804) 225-3444 
joan.salvati@dcr.virginia.gov  
 

Thomas Smith 
Appointee
Director, Division of Natural Heritage
(804) 786-7951  
Tom.Smith@dcr.virginia.gov  

 

Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Appointee

Alternate

David Whitehurst
Appointee  
Director, Wildlife Diversity Division
(804) 367-0940
David.Whitehurst@dgif.virginia.gov   

 

Department of Health

Appointee

Alternate

Robert Croonenberghs
Appointee
Director, Division of Shellfish Sanitation   
(804) 786-7937
Bob.Croonenberghs@vdh.virginia.gov
 
Robert Hicks
Appointee
Director, Environmental Programs   
(804) 786-1750
Robert.Hicks@vdh.virginia.gov
 

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Appointee

Alternate

Scott P. Johnson
Appointee
Commissioner's Office - Office of Policy, Planning, & Research
(804) 371-8067
Scott.Johnson@vdacs.virginia.gov

 

Department of Forestry

Appointee

Alternate

Ron Jenkins

Appointee
Assistant State Forester

(434) 220-9022

Ron.Jenkins@dof.virginia.gov

 

Department of Historic Resources

Appointee

Alternate

Joanna Wilson
Appointee
Archaeologist, Office of Review and Compliance
(804) 367-2323 extension 146
Joanna.Wilson@dhr.virginia.gov
 

Department of Transportation

Appointee

Alternate

Ricky Woody
Appointee
Architect Engineering Manager
Environmental Quality Division
(804) 786-4304
Ricky.Woody@vdot.virginia.gov

Tracey Harmon

Alternate

Environmental Quality Division

(804) 371-6834

tracey.harmon@vdot.virginia.gov

Virginia Economic Development Partnership

Appointee

Alternate

Robert McClintock, Jr.
Appointee
Research Director
(804) 371-8222
RMcClintock@YesVirginia.org

 

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Appointee

Alternate

William Reay
Appointee   
Manager, Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve System
(804) 684-7119
wreay@vims.edu

 

Lyle Varnell
Appointee    
Assistant Director, Advisory Services
(804) 684-7764
lyle@vims.edu

Pam Mason
Alternate
Center for Coastal Resource Management
(804) 684-7387
mason@vims.edu

Virginia Planning District Commission Representatives

Appointee

Alternate

Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission

Elaine Meil

Director of Planning

(757) 787-2936

emeil@a-npdc.org

Matt Cook

Regional Planner

(757) 787-2936

mcook@a-npdc.org

Carter Planning District Commission

Victor Liu

Principal Planner

(804) 861-1666

vliu@cpd.state.va.us

Mark Bittner

GIS Manager

(804) 861-1666

mbittner@cpd.state.va.us

George Washington Regional Commission

Robert Wilson

Executive Director

(540) 373-2890

wilson@gwregion.org

Kevin Byrnes

Director of Regional Planning

(540) 373-2890 ext.18

byrnes@gwregion.org

Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

John Carlock

Director of Physical Planning

(757) 420-8300

jcarlock@hrpdc.org

Eric Walberg

Principle Physical Planner

(757) 420-8300

ewalberg@hrpdcva.org

Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission

Lewie Lawrence
Director of Regional Planning
(804) 758-2311
llawrence@mppdc.com

Dan Kavanagh

Director

(804) 758-2311

dkavanagh@mppdc.com

Northern Neck Planning District Commission

Stuart McKenzie

Environmental Planner

804/333-1900

smckenzie@nnpdc17.state.va.us

Jerry Davis

Executive Director

(804) 333-1900

jdavis@nnpdc17.state.va.us

Northern Virginia Regional Commission

Doug Pickford

Executive Director

(703) 642-0700

pickford@novaregion.org

Laura Grape

Senior Environmental Planner, Coastal Program Manager

(703) 642-4625

lgrape@novaregion.org

Richmond Regional Planning District Commission

Jackie Stewart
Director of Planning and Information Systems
(804) 367-6001
jstewart@richmondregional.org

Sarah Smith

Associate Planner

(804) 367-6001

ssmith@richmondregional.org