Management Committee
roles & responsibilities
The Management Committee (MC) is PREP's principal governing body. Its primary function is to develop and implement the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for the Piscataqua Region estuaries and coastal watershed.
The Management Committee has 28 standing seats and meets quarterly with subcommittees meeting more frequently.
Next Meeting Date: June 11
Location: TBD
Meeting Materials (links below open in new tabs)
Management Committee as of December 2023
- Katie Ambrose, City of Rochester
- Jon Balanoff, Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance (CHAIR)
- Erik Beck, US Environmental Protection Agency
- Dea Brickner-Wood, Great Bay Resource Protection Partnership
- *Erik Chapman, NH Sea Grant/UNH
- Jim Chase, Seacoast Science Center
- *Steve Couture, NH Department of Environmental Services Coastal Program (VICE CHAIR)
- Jennifer Czysz, Strafford Regional Planning Commission
- Rayann Dionne, Seabrook-Hampton Estuaries Alliance (SHEA)
- *Diane Foster, School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering, UNH
- Brianna Group, The Nature Conservancy (NH Chapter)
- *Alaina Chorman, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Russ Hilliard, Swell Oyster Company
- Don Keirstead, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
- Jessa Kellogg, Town of Kittery
- Peter Kinner, Great Bay Stewards
- *Regina Lyons, US Environmental Protection Agency
- Chris Meaney, US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Kristen Murphy, Town of Exeter
- Brianna O'Brien, Town of Hampton
- Melissa Paly, Great Bay Piscataqua Waterkeeper
- *Cheri Patterson, NH Fish and Game Department
- *Cory Riley, Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
- Todd Selig, Town of Durham
- Carl Spang, Lamprey River Watershed Association
- John Storer, City of Dover
- Kate Swails, NOAA Office of Coastal Management
*indicates a standing seat on the Management Committee