Peconic Estuary Program

Program Director

Vito Minei, Suffolk County Department of Health Services

Deputy Program Director

Walter Dawydiak, Suffolk County Department of Health Services

Coordinators

Federal: Rick Balla, United States Environmental Protection Agency

State: Laura Stephenson, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

County: Kimberly Paulsen, Suffolk County Department of Health Services

Technical Outreach: Emily A. Fogarty, Suffolk County Department of Health Services

Land Use Specialist: Kim Shaw, Suffolk County Department of Health Services

Public Outreach: Jennifer Skillbred, Group for the East End

Marine Conservation Planner: Wayne Grothe, The Nature Conservancy

Policy Committee

Kevin Bricke, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chair
Local Government Committee Representative (vacant)
Steve Levy, Suffolk County Executive
Peter A. Scully, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Management Committee

Seth Ausubel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chair
Greg Capobianco, New York State Department of State *
Karen Chytalo, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Carrie Meek-Gallagher, on behalf of the Suffolk County Executive *
Ed Kilgus, Association of Marine Industries *
Darrel J. Kost, New York State Department of Transportation
Kevin McDonald, The Nature Conservancy, on behalf of the Citizens Advisory Committee *
Bill O'Beirne, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration*
David Stillwell, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Fred Thiele, New York State Assemblyman, on behalf of the New York State Legislature
Local Government Committee Representative (vacant)

* Voting Members