Virginia CZM Program Coastal Policy Team (CPT)
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.
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 Policy Team Meeting Summaries:
December 1, 2011 (PDF)
February 15, 2011 (PDF)
September 23, 2010 (PDF)
February 17, 2010 (PDF)
September 30, 2009 (PDF)
Laura McKay | Rick Weeks |
John Kuriawa |
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) - Lead Agency
Appointee | Alternate |
|---|---|
Ellie Irons | |
Ellen Gilinsky Director, Division of Water Quality (804) 698-4375 | Cindy Johnson Chesapeake Bay Program (804) 698-4385 |
| David Davis Virginia Water Protection Program (804) 698-4105 David.Davis@deq.virginia.gov | |
| Dan Salkovitz Environmental Specialist, Office of Air Data Analysis (804) 698-4404 Daniel.Salkovitz@deq.virginia.gov | |
Sharon Baxter | |
Ann Regn Manager, Office of Environmental Education (804) 698-4442 |
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS)
Appointee | Alternate |
|---|---|
To Be Announced |
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
Appointee | Alternate |
|---|---|
Jack Frye | Rick Hill |
Danette Poole | Janit Llewellyn Environmental Program Planner (804) 786.0887 |
| Joan Salvati Director, Division of Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance (804) 225-3444 joan.salvati@dcr.virginia.gov | David M. Sacks |
Thomas Smith |
Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF)
Appointee | Alternate |
|---|---|
Ron Jenkins Assistant State Forester (434) 220-9022 |
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF)
Appointee | Alternate |
|---|---|
David Whitehurst | Ray Fernald |
Becky Gwynn | Glen Askins |
Virginia Department of Health (VDH)
Appointee | Alternate |
|---|---|
| Robert Croonenberghs Director, Division of Shellfish Sanitation (804) 786-7937 Bob.Croonenberghs@vdh.virginia.gov | |
| Robert Hicks Director, Environmental Programs (804) 786-1750 Robert.Hicks@vdh.virginia.gov |
Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR)
Appointee | Alternate |
|---|---|
| Joanna Wilson Archaeologist, Office of Review and Compliance (804) 367-2323 extension 146 Joanna.Wilson@dhr.virginia.gov |
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME)
Appointee | Alternate |
|---|---|
Kenneth Jurman Policy Planning Specialist (804) 692-3222 | David Spears Regulatory Coordinator (434) 951-6350 |
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
Appointee | Alternate |
|---|---|
| Ricky Woody Architect Engineering Manager Environmental Quality Division (804) 786-4304 Ricky.Woody@vdot.virginia.gov | Tracey Harmon Environmental Quality Division (804) 371-6834 |
Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VDEP)
Appointee | Alternate |
|---|---|
Robert McClintock, Jr. |
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Appointee | Alternate |
|---|---|
Lyle Varnell | Pam Mason Center for Coastal Resource Management (804) 684-7387 mason@vims.edu |
William Reay | Sandra Erdle |
Troy Hartley Director Virginia Sea Grant (804) 684-7248 thartley@vims.edu | Susan Parks |
Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC)
Appointee | Alternate |
|---|---|
Tony Watkinson | Chip Neikirk Deputy Chief, Habitat Management (757) 247-2200 |
Jack Travelstead | Rob O'Reilly |
Jim Wesson |
Virginia Planning District Commission Representatives
Appointee | Alternate |
|---|---|
| Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission (ANPDC) | |
Elaine Meil Director of Planning (757) 787-2936 x 100 | Curtis Smith Regional Planner (757) 787-2936 x 114 |
Crater Planning District Commission (Crater PDC) | |
Dennis Morris Executive Director (804) 861-1666 x231 | |
George Washington Regional Commission (GWRC) | |
Robert Wilson Executive Director (540) 373-2890 | Kevin Byrnes Director of Regional Planning (540) 373-2890 ext.18 |
Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC) | |
John Carlock Director of Physical Planning (757) 420-8300 | |
Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission (MPPDC) | |
Lewie Lawrence | To Be Announced |
Northern Neck Planning District Commission (NNPDC) | |
Stuart McKenzie Environmental Planner 804/333-1900 | Jerry Davis Executive Director (804) 333-1900 |
Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVPDC) | |
To Be Announced | Laura Grape Senior Environmental Planner, Coastal Program Manager (703) 642-4625 |
Richmond Regional Planning District Commission (RRPDC) | |
Sarah Stewart Associate Planner (804) 367-6001 | Barbara Jacocks Principal Planner Principal Planner (804) 323-2033 bjacocks@richmondregional.org |
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