Science & Technical Advisory Committee: 2009-2010 Membership
For a current STAC membership list, please click here.
Contacts for the STAC:
Susan Kilham (Current STAC Chair), Professor; Drexel University; Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology; 3201 Chestnut Street; Philadelphia, PA 19104; Phone: 215-895-2628; Email: kilhams@drexel.edu
Danielle Kreeger (STAC Science Advisor), Science Director; Partnership for the Delaware Estuary; One Riverwalk Plaza; 110 S. Poplar Street, Suite 202; Wilmington, DE 19801; Phone, 302-655-4990 x104; Email, DKreeger@DelawareEstuary.org
Jennifer Adkins (ex officio representative), Executive Director; Partnership for the Delaware Estuary; One Riverwalk Plaza; 110 S. Poplar Street, Suite 202; Wilmington, DE 19801; Phone, 302-655-4990 x102; Email, JAdkins@DelawareEstuary.org
Membership List – 2008-2009
Please refer to the STAC Charter for more information on the purpose, roles and functions of the STAC's chairperson, science advisor and other members, and its terms of service for members.
The STAC is led by a chairperson and science advisor. The chair of the STAC is elected each spring from the broader STAC membership. The science advisor of the STAC is the science and technical lead on staff at the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, or if an alternate is needed, a designee selected by the Partnership’s executive director. Both the chairperson and science advisor are voting members.
The balance of the STAC is comprised of standing representatives and elected representatives. Standing representatives are appointed as members from key partners and existing science and technical committees. These consist of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Delaware River Basin Commission, Delaware River Basin Fish and Wildlife Cooperative, the Environmental protection Agency, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Philadelphia Water Department, Monitoring Advisory Committee, and Toxics Advisory Committee. Members of the EIC are responsible for nominating standing representatives. The balance of the STAC's membership is comprised of elected representatives from the science and technical community who are chosen by procedures specified in the STAC Charter.
Total membership is up to 21 people. To select these individuals, the Partnership works with collaborating entities and the EIC to identify a group having a balance of technical expertise (e.g., water quantity, water quality, physical processes, chemical processes, shellfish, fish, vegetation, habitat) and geographical representation. We also work to ensure that diverse sectors are fairly represented, including federal and state agencies and commissions, academia, environmental non-profits, and industry.
Chairperson: This position is elected by the STAC, subject to approval by the Partnership and the EIC. The term length for chair of the STAC is one year, renewable, extending between summer meetings of the STAC. The chair of the STAC for the summer 2009 to summer 2010 period is:
Susan Kilham, Professor; Drexel University; Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology; 3201 Chestnut Street; Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215-895-2628
Email: kilhams@drexel.edu
Science Advisor: This is a standing position filled by the Partnership’s science lead, who is currently:
Danielle Kreeger, Science Director; Partnership for the Delaware Estuary; One Riverwalk Plaza; 110 S. Poplar Street, Suite 202; Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone, 302-655-4990 x104
Email, DKreeger@DelawareEstuary.org
Standing Representatives
1. Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
David Wolanski
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; Division of Water Resources, Watershed Assessment Section; Silver Lake Plaza-Suite 220, 820 Silver Lake Boulevard
Dover, DE 19904-2464
Phone: (302) 739-4590; Email: david.wolanski@state.de.us
Expertise: water quality, monitoring
Represents: DNREC, DE, state/regional agency
2. Delaware River Basin Commission
Thomas Fikslin, Ph.D
Delaware River Basin Commission; 25 State Police Drive; West Trenton, NJ 08628
Phone: (609) 883-9500, ext. 253; E-mail: Thomas.Fikslin@drbc.state.nj.us
Expertise: water quality, monitoring, modeling
Represents: DRBC, MAC, TAC, state/regional agency
3. Delaware River Basin Fish and Wildlife Cooperative
Jerre W. Mohler
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; NE Fishery Center;
PO Box 75; 308 Washington Ave.;
Lamar, PA 16848
Phone: (570) 726-4247 x29
Email: Jerre_Mohler@fws.gov
Expertise: fish passage, hydropower issues
Represents: Delaware River Basin Fish & Wildlife Co-op, federal agency
4. Environmental Protection Agency (one representative from either Region II or III)
Renee Searfoss
Office of Monitoring and Assessment; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III; 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 814-2137
Email: Searfoss.Renee@epamail.epa.gov
Expertise: monitoring, assessment, remediation
Represents: US EPA, federal agency
5. Monitoring Advisory Committee
Thomas Fikslin, Ph.D
Delaware River Basin Commission; 25 State Police Drive; West Trenton, NJ 08628
Phone: (609) 883-9500, ext. 253; E-mail: Thomas.Fikslin@drbc.state.nj.us
Expertise: water quality, monitoring, modeling
Represents: DRBC, MAC, TAC, state/regional agency
6. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Thomas Belton, M.S.
Office of Science; New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; PO Box 409; 401 East State Street, 1st floor; Trenton, NJ 08625-0409
Phone: 609-633-3866
Email: thomas.belton@dep.state.nj.us
Expertise: contaminants, aquatic ecology/biology
Represents: NJDEP, NJ, state/regional agency
7. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
Danielle Kreeger, Ph.D
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary; One Riverwalk Plaza; 110 South Poplar Street; Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (609) 883-9500, ext. 217; E-mail: DKreeger@DelawareEstuary.org
Expertise: wetlands, shellfish, ecosystem services
Represents: academia, non-profit
8. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Alan Everett
David Burke
Phone: (484) 250-5151;
E-mail: aeverett@state.pa.us
Expertise: water pollution, monitoring
Represents: PADEP, Pennsylvania, state/regional agency
9. Philadelphia Water Department
Lance H. Butler
Office of Watersheds; Philadelphia Water Department; Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 685-4947;
E-mail: Lance.Butler@phila.gov
Expertise: aquatic ecology, community ecology, water quality, monitoring
Represents: PWD, City of Philadelphia
10. Toxics Advisory Committee
Thomas Fikslin, Ph.D
Delaware River Basin Commission; 25 State Police Drive; West Trenton, NJ 08628
Phone: (609) 883-9500, ext. 253; E-mail: Thomas.Fikslin@drbc.state.nj.us
Expertise: water quality, monitoring, modeling
Represents: DRBC, MAC, TAC, state/regional agency
Elected Representatives
Allison Allen
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; 2610 Whitehall Neck Road; Smyrna, DE 19977
Phone: 301-713-2890 ext 166; E-mail: Allison.Allen@noaa.gov
Expertise: coastal physical processes, oceanography
Represents: NOAA, federal agency
Gregory Breese
NOAA, National Oceans Service; SSMC4, Station 7234; 1305 East-West Highway ; Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281
Phone: (302) 653-9152;
E-mail: Gregory_Breese@fws.gov
Expertise: wildlife, conservation
Represents: USF&W, federal agency
Jack Gallagher, Ph.D (alternate = Denise Seliskar, Ph.D)
University of Delaware; College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment; 700 Pilottown Road; Lewes, DE 19958
Phone: (302) 645-4262;
E-mail: JackG@Udel.edu
Expertise: wetlands, restoration, plant biology
Represents: academia
Jeffrey A. Gebert
US Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District;
100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 656-6573; E-mail: jeffrey.a.gebert@usace.army.mil
Expertise: coastal processes, dredging/disposal, salinity
Represents: Army Corps of Engineers, federal agency
Robert Hoke, Ph.D.
DuPont, Haskell Laboratory for Health and Environmental Sciences; 1090 Elkton Road, PO Box 50; Newark, DE 19714
Phone: 302-451-4566;
Email: Robert.A.Hoke@USA.dupont.com
Expertise: aquatic toxicology
Represents: industry
Desmond Kahn, Ph.D.
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control;
Division of Fish and Wildlife
89 Kings Highway;
Dover DE 19901
Phone: 302-739-4782, Extension 19;
Email: Desmond.Kahn@state.de.us
Expertise: fisheries, blue crabs, striped bass, weakfish
Represents: DNREC, DE, state/regional agency
Susan Kilham, Ph.D
Drexel University; Department of Bioscience & Biotechnology; 3201 Chestnut Street; Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 895-2628; E-mail: Kilhams@drexel.edu
Expertise: plankton, food webs, nutrients
Represents: academia
John Kraeuter, Ph.D
Rutgers University; Haskin Shellfish Laboratory; 6959 Miller Avenue; Port Norris, NJ 08349
Phone: (856) 785-0074, ext. 4331; E-mail: Kraeuter@hsrl.rutgers.edu
Expertise: shellfish, benthos, aquaculture
Represents: academia
Doug Miller, Ph.D
University of Delaware; College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment; 700 Pilottown Road; Lewes, DE 19958
Phone: (302) 645-4277; E-mail: dmiller@UDel.Edu
Expertise: benthic ecology, invertebrate zoology
Represents: academia
Jonathan Sharp, Ph.D
University of Delaware; College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment; 700 Pilottown Road; Lewes, DE 19958
Phone: (302) 645-4259; E-mail: JSharp@udel.edu
Expertise: biogeochemistry, pelagic processes, monitoring
Represents: academia
Kenneth A. Strait
PSEG, Manager - Biological Programs, Permitting and Environmental Services; P.O. Box 236; M/C N33; Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038
Phone: (856) 878-6929
Email: kenneth.strait@pseg.com
Expertise: wetland ecology, environmental assessments, restoration
Represents: industry
David Velinsky, Ph.D
Academy of Natural Sciences; 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway; Philadelphia, PA 19004
Phone: (215) 299-1147;
E-mail: Velinsky@acnatsci.org
Expertise: contaminants, biogeochemistry
Represents: non-profit, academia
Eric Vowinkel, Ph.D.
U.S. Geological Survey; New Jersey Water Science Center; 810 Bear Tavern Road Suite 206; West Trenton, NJ 08628
Phone: 609-771-3931
Email: vowinkel@usgs.gov
Expertise: water quality monitoring, data management
Represents: federal agency
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