Science & Technical Advisory Committee: 2008-2009 Membership

For a current STAC membership list as a PDF flyer, please click here.

Contacts for the STAC:

Danielle Kreeger (staff), Science Coordinator; 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

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 appointed by the Estuary Implementation Committee (EIC) from the broader STAC membership (see Section V.D). 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, 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.

Chairperson: This position is appointed by the Partnership, subject to approval by the EIC, and based on a slate of nominees and chairperson votes provided by existing members of the STAC. The term length for chair of the STAC is one year. The current chair of the STAC is:

Daniel Soeder
United States Geological Survey; 5522 Research park Drive; Baltimore, MD 21228
Phone: (443) 498-5513; E-mail: DSoeder@usgs.gov

Science Advisor: This is a standing position filled by the Partnership’s science lead, who is currently:

Danielle Kreeger, Ph.D
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary; One Riverwalk Plaza; 110 South Poplar Street; Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 645-4990, ext. 104; E-mail: DKreeger@DelawareEstuary.org

Standing Representatives

1. Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Amy Jacobs
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; Division of Water Resources, Watershed Assessment
Phone: (302) 739-4590; E-mail: Amy.Jacobs@state.de.us
Expertise: wetland monitoring and restoration
Represents: DNREC, Delaware, 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

Larry Miller
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Mid-Atlantic Fishery Resources Office; P.O. Box 67000; 1601 Elmerton Avenue ; Harrisburg, PA 17110-9299
Phone: (717) 705-7838; E-mail: Larry_M_Miller@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)

David E. Russell , Ph.D
Environmental Science Center; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III; 701 Mapes Road; Ft. Meade, MD 20755-5350
Phone: (410) 305-2656; E-mail: Russell.Dave@epa.gov
Expertise: estuarine/marine benthic ecology, monitoring
Represents: U.S. 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

Gary Buchanan, Ph.D
Division of Science, Research and Technology; New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; P.O. Box 409; 401 East State Street, 1st floor; Trenton, NJ 08625-0409
Phone: (609) 633-8457; E-mail: Gary.Buchanan@dep.state.nj.us
Expertise: contaminants, aquatic toxicology/biology
Represents: NJDEP, New Jersey, 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 C. Everett
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

Bob Chant, Ph.D
Rutgers University; 71 Dudley Road; New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-932-6555 x544; Email: chant@marine.rutgers.edu
Expertise:physical oceanography and estuarine dynamics
Represents: academia

Jack Gallagher, Ph.D (alternate = Denise Seliskar, Ph.D)
University of Delaware; College of Marine and Earth Studies; 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 Marine and Earth Studies; 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 Marine and Earth Studies; 700 Pilottown Road; Lewes, DE 19958
Phone: (302) 645-4259; E-mail: JSharp@udel.edu
Expertise: biogeochemistry, pelagic processes, monitoring
Represents: academia

Daniel Soeder
United States Geological Survey; 5522 Research park Drive; Baltimore, MD 21228
Phone: (443) 498-5513; E-mail: DSoeder@usgs.gov
Expertise: wetlands, coastal processes
Represents: USGS, federal agency

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