MembersMembers of the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force
The Task Force includes both federal and state agencies. Federal agencies include those with responsibilities over activities in the Mississippi River and its basin, the Louisiana coastline, and the Gulf of Mexico. Mississippi River or major tributary states also have representation on the Task Force.
The role of the Task Force is to provide executive level direction and support for coordinating the actions of participating organizations working on nutrient management within the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed. The Task Force has designated members of a Coordinating Committee, and solicits information from interested stakeholders.
The role of the Coordinating Committee is to facilitate communications and coordination of all Teams and Committees, and make recommendations to the Task Force for their action. The group is responsible for ensuring that all actions complement each other and that communication flows effectively to all committees and teams.
Federal Agency Members of the Task Force
- Peter Silva, Task Force Chair, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Lori Caramanian, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Jane Lubchenco, U.S. Department of Commerce (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
- Ann Mills, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
- Kitty Smith, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Research, Education and Extension
- Michael J. Walsh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
State Agency Members of the Task Force
- Jerry Cain, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
- Paul Eger, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Garrett Graves, Louisiana Governor's Office of Coastal Activities
- Thomas Jennings, Illinois Department of Agriculture
- Sean Logan, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Larry Maxwell, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
- Bill Northey, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
- Russell Rasmussen, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Michael D. Wells, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- J. Randy Young, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
Federal Agency Members of the Coordinating Committee
- Darrell Brown, Coordinating Committee Chair, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Dr. Robert Magnien, U.S. Department of Commerce (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
- Michael Sullivan, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
- David Vigh, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Michael Woodside, U.S. Department of the Interior (U.S. Geological Survey)
State Agency Members of the Coordinating Committee
- Wayne Anderson, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Ken Brazil, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
- Doug Daigle, Lower Mississippi River Sub-basin Committee
- Bryan Hopkins, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
- Richard Ingram, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
- John Kessler, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Dean Lemke, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
- John McClurkan, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
- Dennis McKenna, Illinois Department of Agriculture
- Dugan Sabins, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
- Susan Sylvester, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- Peter Tennant, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission