Management Committee

Purpose

The Management Committee is comprised of representatives of the Long Island Sound Partnership Management Conference, established by Congress in 1985 to develop a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for restoring and protecting Long Island Sound. Management Committee members help develop the annual work plan for the Long Island Sound Partnership and oversee the implementation of CCMP goals and objectives.

Meetings

See Events & Meetings web page for announcements of upcoming committee meetings for MC, STAC, CAC, and HRSWG.

Management Committee Members

  • Leah O’Neill, US Environmental Protection Agency Long Island Sound Office, Chair
  • Cassie Bauer, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Marine Resources
  • Christoper Bellucci, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
  • Todd Chaudhry, Ph.D, US Geological Survey
  • Sylvain De Guise, PhD, Connecticut Sea Grant
  • Holly Drinkuth, The Nature Conservancy in Connecticut, CT Citizens Advisory Committee Co-chair
  • Whitney Fenwick, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
  • Marco Finocchiaro EPA Region 2
  • James Hagy,  PhD, EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
  • John Harris, The Mohegan Tribe
  • Jonathan Hoffman, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
  • Kamazima Lwiza, PhD, Stony Brook University/Science and Technical Advisory Committee, NY Co-chair
  • Regina Lyons, EPA, New England Region
  • Audrey Mayer, US Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Thomas Morgart,  US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service Connecticut District
  • Evelyn Powers, Interstate Environmental Commission
  • Todd Randall, US Army Corps of Engineers
  • Rebecca Shuford, PhD, New York Sea Grant
  • Karen Stainbrook, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Water
  • Jennifer Street, New York State Department of State Department of Coastal Resources
  • Susan Sullivan, NEIWPCC
  • Brian Thompson, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
  • Craig Tobias, Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • Penny Vlahos, PhD, University of Connecticut/Science and Technical Advisory Committee Co-chair
  • Gary Wikfors, PhD, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA Milford Laboratory

Meeting Summaries
Meeting Summary Archive
Management and Governance Framework

Governance Structure and Management Framework for the Long Island Sound Partnership (Updated January 2026)

 

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