long island sound partnership Core Program Staff

The core work of the long island sound partnership is conducted by staff from EPA (Region 1 and Region 2), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), NEIWPCC, and the New York and Connecticut Sea Grant Programs. The non-EPA staff are funded through the long island sound partnership with funds authorized by the Federal Clean Water Act, with the exception of the lisp New York Program Coordinator, who is funded directly by NYSDEC.

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CT DEEP
Connecticut Sea Grant
EPA
New York Sea Grant
NYSDEC
NEIWPCC

EPA

Name, Title, Email, Phone	Responsibilities/Activities
Ashley Desrosiers
EPA Upper Watershed Coordinator Desrosiers.Ashley@epa.gov	Project Officer: MA State, Community Impact Fund
Melispa Duvall
EPA Research and Modeling Lead Duvall.Melispa@epa.gov	Research, modeling, and data analysis; Project Officer: Sea Grant research
Nicole Hammond
EPA Contracts and Federal Communications Coordinator Hammond.Nicole@epa.gov	Informed and Engaged Public Work Group; Contracts and Interagency Agreement Coordinator: US Geological Survey
Leah O’Neill
Deputy, EPA Long Island Sound Office ONeill.Leah@epa.gov	Overall budget, grants and program support, nitrogen strategy
Evelyn Spencer
EPA Monitoring and Reporting Coordinator Spencer.Evelyn@epa.gov	LISP Tracking and Reporting Tool; Project Officer: CT State, University of Connecticut
Cayla Sullivan
EPA Habitat and Reporting Coordinator Sullivan.Cayla@epa.gov	Habitat and Seagrass Lead; Marine Debris; Indicators Review Team; LISP Tracking and Reporting Tool; Project Officer: University of Connecticut
Nicole Tachiki
EPA Strategic Planning Tachiki.Nicole@epa.gov	Congressional Reporting; Sustainable and Resilient Communities; Project officer: CT & NY Sea Grant Programs, Interagency Agreements
Bessie Wright
EPA Community and Tribal Coordinator Wright.Bessie@epa.gov	Tribal liaison; Project Officer: Long Island Sound Futures Fund

CT DEEP

Name, Title, Email, Phone	Responsibilities/Activities
Emma Coffey
Emma.Coffey@ct.gov
Timothy Hunter
Environmental Analyst Timothy.Hunter@ct.gov	Coordinates overall Long Island Sound Partnership programs for CT DEEP
DeAva Lambert

Kathleen Knight
Environmental Analyst Kathleen.Knight@ct.gov	Water quality modeling lead
Matt Lyman
Environmental Analyst Matthew.Lyman@ct.gov	Conducts the Long Island Sound Water Quality Monitoring Program
Katie O'Brien-Clayton
Environmental Analyst Katie.Obrien-Clayton@ct.gov	Conducts the Long Island Sound Water Quality Monitoring Program
Harry Yamalis
Environmental Analyst Harry.Yamalis@ct.gov	Coordinates habitat restoration plans and projects in CT
Kelly Streich
Environmental Analyst Kelly.Streich@ct.gov	TMDL and technical support lead

Connecticut Sea Grant

Name, Title, Email, Phone	Responsibilities/Activities
Deborah Abibou
Sustainable and Resilient Communities Extension Professional deb.abibou@uconn.edu	Coordinates and implements sustainable and resilient community activities in CT
Erica Casper
Outreach Support Coordinator erica.casper@uconn.edu	Develops and coordinates communications, outreach, and engagement programs in CT
Margaret Cozens
Connecticut Outreach Coordinator margaret.cozens@uconn.edu	Develops and coordinates communications, outreach, and engagement programs in CT
Sarah Schechter
Sustainable and Resilient Communities Extension Professional sarah.schechter@uconn.edu	Coordinates and implements sustainable and resilient community activities in CT

New York Sea Grant

Name, Title, Email, Phone	Responsibilities/Activities
Lillit Genovesi
Western Long Island Sound Outreach Coordinator lg543@cornell.edu	Develops and coordinates communications, outreach, and engagement programs in NYC and Westchester County
Ben Goldberg

Elizabeth Hornstein
Sustainable and Resilient Communities Extension Professional eeh78@cornell.edu	Coordinates and implements sustainable and resilient community activities in Suffolk County
Jimena Perez-Viscasillas
New York Outreach Coordinator jbp255@cornell.edu	Develops and coordinates communications, outreach, and engagement programs in Nassau and Suffolk Counties
Sara Powell
Sustainable and Resilient Communities Extension Professional slp285@cornell.edu	Coordinates and implements sustainable and resilient community activities in Westchester County
Sarah Schaefer-Brown
Sustainable and Resilient Communities Extension Professional scs292@cornell.edu	Coordinates and implements sustainable and resilient community activities in Nassau County

NYSDEC

Name, Title, Email, Phone	Responsibilities/Activities
Sara Cernadas
NY Habitat Restoration and Stewardship Coordinator* sara.cernadas@dec.ny.gov	Coordinates habitat restoration and stewardship plans/projects in NY
Samarra Scantlebury
Long Island Sound Partnership New York Coordinator** Samarra.Scantlebury@dec.ny.gov	Coordinates overall Long Island Sound Partnership program in NY
Mark Shuster
Real Property Coordinator* mark.shuster@dec.ny.gov	Coordinates acquisition of land in the Long Island Sound
Kimarie V. Yap
Bioextraction Coordinator* kimarie.yap@dec.ny.gov	Coordinates Bioextraction Initiative activities

*NEIWPCC staff co-located with NYSDEC/ **Funded directly by NYSDEC

NEIWPCC

Name, Title, Email, Phone	Responsibilities/Activities
James Ammerman
Science Coordinator jammerman@longislandsoundstudy.net	Coordinates LIS Partnership science and research program
Robert Burg
Communications Coordinator rburg@longislandsoundstudy.net	Coordinates the LIS Partnership communications program, ecosystem targets and indicators
Alex DuMont
Environmental Analyst adumont@neiwpcc.org	Overall LIS Partnership coordination and support