Panel Members

STEERING COMMITTEE

CHAIR
Matt Phillips, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

VICE-CHAIR
Monica McGarrity, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

SECRETARY
Jim Page, Georgia Department of Natural Resource

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Peter Kingsley-Smith, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

OTHER STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Charlie Robertson, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
James Ballard, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Wesley Daniel, USGS

MEMBERSHIP

FEDERAL
Vacant, National Park Service
Dana Wusinich-Mendez, NOAA
Wesley Daniel, USGS
Barak Shemai, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 2
James Ballard, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Jon Lane, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Don MacLean, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Zanethia Barnett, USDA Forest Service

STATE
Polly Hajovsky, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Monica McGarrity, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Rob Bourgeois, Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries
Mike Pursley, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Vacant, Mississippi Department Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
Jessica Marchant, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Peter Kingsley-Smith, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Julie Holling, South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
Sarah Funck, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Matt Phillips, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Jim Page, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Rob Emens, NCDEQ Division of Water Resources
Nilda M. Jiménez, PR Department of Natural and Environmental Resources
Dr. Ruber Rodríguez-Barreras, University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón

ENVIRONMENTAL/USER GROUP
Lad Akins, Frost Science

REGIONAL COMPACT
Charlie Robertson, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission

LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Vacant

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
Vacant

UNIVERSITY/RESEARCH
Michael R. Kendrick, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Robert F. McMahon, University of Texas at Arlington

INTERNATIONAL
Vacant

TRIBAL
Marcel Bozas, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida

SEA GRANT
Michael Sipos, Florida Sea Grant, University of Florida IFAS Extension Collier County Florida
Rick O’Connor, Florida Sea Grant, University of Florida IFAS Extension Collier County Florida

NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAMS
Tim Ellis, Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership

AT-LARGE
Charles (Chuck) Jacoby, The Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and Innovation
Pam Fuller, Retired (USGS)

OTHERS

Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species