Department of Environmental Conservation

Pete LaFlamme - Director

 

Mary Borg - Deputy Director

 

Elizabeth Schilling - Attorney

 

Hannah Smith - Attorney

 

Amber van Zuilen - Operations Manager

Management of the Business and Operational Support Services Program. Responsible for support of division operations, budget, and business processes.

David Addeo - Environmental Technician

Technological assistance for the Division’s website redesign and migration efforts and for other administrative and technical projects.

Kelly Bixby - Environmental Analyst

Technology/Information Systems support for Division business processes.

Ashley Carver - Environmental Technician

Permit and application administrative review and assistance for the Stormwater Permitting Program.

Mari Cato - Environmental Technician

Compliance tracking and data management for the Wastewater Program

Jill Draper - Environmental Technician

Permit and application administrative review for the Wastewater Program.

Carole Fowler - Environmental Analyst

Permit and application administrative review for the Wastewater Program.

Deb Hemstead - Environmental Technician

Administrative and technical support for the Watershed Management Division.

Michelle Lavigne - Environmental Technician

Financial account management for the Stormwater Program.

Megan McIntyre - Environmental Technician

Compliance tracking and data management for the Stormwater Permitting Program.

Matthew Probasco - Environmental Analyst

Permitting Unit Supervisor and Section 401 Water Quality Certification Program Coordinator.

Jasmine White - Environmental Technician

Permit and application administrative review and support for the Lakes & Ponds and Rivers Programs.

Laura Woods - Environmental Technician

Permit and application administrative review and support for the Wetlands Program.

Kari Dolan - Program Manager

Management of the Clean Water Initiative Program.

Hank (David) Ainley - Environmental Analyst

Springfield Office
Conducts inventories, mapping and assessment of municipal stormwater and municipal wastewater collection infrastructure. Maintains mapping and geo-location equipment. Enters data into and manages an ArcMap stormwater infrastructure geodatabase; queries, programs and troubleshoots ANR ERP GIS problems. Assists with illicit discharge detection efforts.

Emily Bird - Environmental Analyst

Serves as the State of Vermont Nonpoint Source Program Coordinator, coordinating nonpoint source management activities statewide; overseeing the Clean Water Initiative Program’s tracking and reporting functions; and coordinating with other State agency staff and partners in tracking clean water progress.

Allison Compagna - Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Project Coordinator

Responsible for coordination and progress tracking of RCPP projects and technical assistance for the Agricultural Program under the Clean Water Initiative.

Lauren Jenness - Environmental Analyst

Provides technical assistance, grant and contract management, and coordination of Clean Water Initiative Program-funded projects. Assists in tracking and reporting on the State’s clean water restoration progress.

David Pasco - Grants Management Specialist

Administration of Clean Water Initiative Grants and Contracts.

James Pease - Environmental Scientist

Development of Municipal Stormwater Management Programs, Research, and Stormwater Offset Permit Coordination.

Rachel Ross - Communications and Outreach ECO AmeriCorps Member

Assists and enhances the Clean Water Initiative Program communications and outreach efforts.

Marli Rupe - CWIP Asst. Program Manager and Agricultural Water Quality Specialist

Responsible for assisting with development and implementation of projects, programs and funding within the Clean Water Initiative Program. Responsible for agricultural water quality issues, technical assistance and agriculture program coordination.

Bethany Sargent - Lake Champlain Outreach Coordinator

Coordinates outreach and communications for the Clean Water Initiative Program with a focus on the Lake Champlain TMDL Implementation Plan; supports coordination with the Lake Champlain Basin Program, including staffing the Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain and overseeing Lake Champlain Basin Program funded projects.

Becky Tharp - Green Infrastructure and Lake Champlain Sea Grant

Responsible for managing the Green Infrastructure Collaborative.

Perry Thomas - Program Manager

Supervision and coordination of the Lakes and Ponds Management and Protection Program, Vermont Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)

Ann Bove - Environmental Scientist

Aquatic invasive species management, aquatic nuisance species grant program, and aquatic plant monitoring and identification.

Misha Cetner - Environmental Analyst

Statewide Permit Analyst, providing technical assistance for the Lake Encroachment and Shoreland Permit Program. Administers the Aquatic Nuisance Control Permit Program.

Laura Dlugolecki - Environmental Analyst

Regional Permit Analyst for Addison, Bennington, Rutland, Windham, Windsor counties, providing technical assistance for the Lake Encroachment and Shoreland Permit Program.

Leslie Matthews - Environmental Scientist

Monitoring both trends and condition of inland lakes for compliance with the Clean Water Act and Vermont Water Quality Standards. Inland Lake water quality assessments, spring phosphorus sampling, and special studies like littoral habitat assessment.

Kellie Merrell - Environmental Scientist

Monitoring both trends and condition of inland lakes for compliance with the Clean Water Act and Vermont Water Quality Standards. Inland Lake water quality assessments, spring phosphorus sampling, and special studies like littoral habitat assessment.

Lindsay Miller- Environmental Analyst

Regional Permit Analyst for Caledonia, Essex, Orange and Orleans counties, providing technical assistance for the Lake Encroachment and Shoreland Permit Program.

Mark Mitchell - Environmental Scientist

Lake Assessment Coordinator and Lay Monitoring Program Coordinator.

Josh Mulhollem - Environmental Scientist

Aquatic invasive species management, aquatic invasive animal species expert, inland lake aquatic invasive species monitoring, statewide spread prevention efforts, and oversight of the Vermont Public Access Greeter Program.

Amy Picotte - Environmental Scientist

Shoreland management, technical assistance and outreach (Lake Wise), and Out of the Blue (Watershed Management Division newsletter).

Angela Shambaugh - Aquatic Biologist

Lake Champlain water quality monitoring; zebra mussel, algae, and cyanobacteria monitoring on Lake Champlain and selected inland waters.

Peter Stangel - Aquatic Biologist

Lake Champlain water quality monitoring, and zebra mussel monitoring on Lake Champlain and selected inland waters.

Michaela Stickney - Environmental Analyst

Regional Permit Analyst for Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, and Washington counties, providing technical assistance for the Lake Encroachment and Shoreland Permit Program. Administers the Aquatic Nuisance Control Permit Program.

Neil Kamman - Program Manager

Management of the Monitoring, Assessment and Planning Program. Expertise areas include monitoring program design, statewide and local water quality assessment, mercury contamination in aquatic systems, lake biocriteria development and lake water quality assessments, the Surface Water Management Strategy and Tactical Planning, and Water Quality Standards.

Karen Bates - Watershed Coordinator

Essex Office
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Winooski River Basin and the northern Lake Champlain watershed.

Marie Levesque Caduto - Watershed Coordinator

Springfield Office (802-289-0603)
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the West, Williams and Saxtons Rivers, the Ottauquechee and Black Rivers, the Deerfield River and the Lower Connecticut River.

Tim Clear - Water Quality TMDL Coordinator

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development including: pollutant loading studies, TMDL documents, work plans for contracted TMDL related activities, and contract oversight, technical support.

Ben Copans - Watershed Coordinator

St. Johnsbury Office (802-751-2610)
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Passumpsic River Watershed, the Upper Connecticut River Watershed and the Lake Memphremagog Watershed.

Jim Deshler - Environmental Technician

Collection of macroinvertebrates and fish, processing biological samples and managing databases.

Steven Fiske - Aquatic Biologist

Biological assessments of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities and development of biocriteria.

Blaine Hastings - Division Hydrologist

Hydrological analysis to support pollution loading studies, reservoir operation, and regulatory compliance.

Phillip Jones - Environmental Monitor

Focused on the statistical and geospatial analysis of data relating to surface water quality, hydrology , aquatic ecology and watershed management.

Cathy Kashanski - Environmental Analyst

Water quality and aquatic habitat assessments for rivers and streams statewide, and water quality protection technical assistance to municipalities.

James Kellogg - Aquatic Biologist

Biological assessments of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities and research on the effects of acid precipitation on waterbodies.

Richard Langdon - Aquatic Biologist

Supervision of Biomonitoring and Aquatic Studies programs and Vermont's biological criteria program. Expertise areas include biological assessments of fish communities, State Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program, state fish distribution database.

Rick Levey - Environmental Scientist

Technical review of surface water, sediment chemistry and biological data to make regulatory and non-regulatory decisions and determine compliance with Vermont Water Quality Standards. Conduct on-site assessments for contaminant spills and releases and special water quality and biological studies. Vermont Pesticide Advisory Council DEC Representative.

Aaron Moore - National Aquatic Resource Survey Coordinator

State of VT Coordinator for USEPA’s National Aquatic Resource Survey Initiative. Biological assessments and biological criteria development.

Danielle Owczarski - Watershed Coordinator

Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Lamoille River Watershed, the White River Watershed, and the Stevens, Wells, Waits, Ompompanoosuc Watershed.

Heather Pembrook - Environmental Technician

Acid precipitation monitoring network, and research on the effects of acid precipitation on waterbodies.

Tim Pricer - Data Manager

Manages the Water Quality and Biomonitoring data archives for Watershed Management Division.

Ethan Swift - Watershed Coordinator

Rutland Office (802-786-2503)
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Poultney Mettowee watershed, Otter Creek watershed, and Battenkill-Hoosic-Walloomsac watershed. Expertise areas include Water Quality Standards and Classification and statewide water management planning.

Michael Kline - Program Manager

Supervision and coordination of the Rivers Programs, including the River Corridor and Floodplain Management, Flow Protection and River Management sections.

Gretchen Alexander - River Scientist

Essex Office
Technical assistance for geomorphic assessment, corridor planning, corridor easement acquisition, fluvial erosion hazards and restoration projects in central Vermont.

Jaron Borg - River Management Engineer

River management and natural river channel design technical assistance and stream alteration permits in central and western Vermont.

John Broker-Campbell, CFM - Floodplain Manager

Rutland Office
Technical assistance, education, and outreach to ensure compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and state regulatory requirements in southeastern Vermont communities.

Christopher Brunelle - River Management Engineer

Essex Office
River management and natural river channel design technical assistance and stream alteration permits in northwestern Vermont.

Josh Carvajal, PE, CFM - River Management Engineer

Rutland Office
River management and natural river channel design technical assistance and stream alteration permits in southwestern Vermont.

Jeff Crocker - Streamflow Protection Coordinator

Coordination and supervision of the Streamflow Protection Section including programs related to dam removal, hydroelectric power and artificial regulation of stream flows and lake and reservoir levels.

Eric Davis - River Ecologist

Analyses of the ecological impacts of projects and activities that affect streamflow and water level regulation, including large development projects, hydroelectric projects, water withdrawals and dams.

Rob Evans, CFM - River Corridor and Floodplain Manager

Coordination and supervision of the River Corridor and Floodplain Management Section including geomorphic assessment, mapping, and river corridor protection initiatives, the Fluvial Erosion Hazard Program, and the FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Scott Jensen, PE - River Management Engineer

Rutland Office
River management and natural river channel design technical assistance and stream alteration permits in southeastern Vermont.

Heather Kennedy - Rivers Program Mapping Specialist

Provides floodplain and river corridor mapping, analysis, and database support to the Rivers Program.

Todd Menees, PE - River Management Engineer

River Restoration Engineer River management and natural river channel design technical assistance and statewide flood-response assistance. Review dam removals, engineering assistance to Stream Flow Protection section, and coordinate training programs for public assistance and outreach with VTrans.

Sacha Pealer, CFM - Floodplain Manager

Technical assistance, education, and outreach to ensure compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and state regulatory requirements in northeastern Vermont communities.

Rebecca Pfeiffer, CFM - Floodplain Manager, Assistant NFIP Coordinator

Essex Office
Technical assistance, education, and outreach to ensure compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and state regulatory requirements in northwestern Vermont communities.

Staci Pomeroy - River Scientist

Essex Office (802-872-7542)
Technical assistance for geomorphic assessment, corridor planning, corridor easement acquisition, fluvial erosion hazards and restoration projects in northwestern Vermont.

Shannon Pytlik - River Scientist

Rutland Office
Technical assistance for geomorphic assessment, corridor planning, corridor easement acquisition, fluvial erosion hazards and restoration projects in southern Vermont.

Patrick Ross, PE - River Management Engineer

River management and natural river channel design, technical assistance, and stream alteration permits in northeast Vermont.

Ned Swanberg, CFM - Floodplain Manager

Technical assistance, education, and outreach to ensure compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and state regulatory requirements in central Vermont communities. Coordination and support of flood resilience planning.

Brayton West - Floodplain Manager

Rutland Office
Technical assistance, education, and outreach to ensure compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and state regulatory requirements in southwesternl Vermont communities. Coordination and support of flood resilience planning.

Padraic Monks - Program Manager

Supervision of stormwater management program.

Jamie Bates - Environmental Analyst

Technical review of permit applications, technical design assistance and jurisdictional determinations for State (operational) stormwater permits, construction stormwater permits and multi-sector general permits.

Tom Benoit - Environmental Analyst

Technical review of permit applications, technical design assistance and jurisdictional determinations for State (operational) stormwater permits, construction stormwater permits and multi-sector general permits in Grand Isle, Franklin, Orleans, Essex, and Caledonia counties.

Kevin Burke - Environmental Analyst

Coordination of State (operational) and construction stormwater permitting.

Helen Carr - Environmental Analyst

Development and implementation of tracking initiative for stormwater permits including MS4, Municipal Roads and Designated Sites. Technical analysis to aid in development of forthcoming permits.

Matt Destino - Environmental Analyst

Technical review of permit applications, technical design assistance and jurisdictional determinations for State (operational) stormwater permits, construction stormwater permits and multi-sector general permits.

Andrew Ferguson - Environmental Analyst

Technical review of permit applications, technical design assistance and jurisdictional determinations for State (operational) stormwater permits, construction stormwater permits and multi-sector general permits.

Chris Gianfagna - Environmental Analyst

Technical review of permit applications, technical design assistance and jurisdictional determinations for State (operational) stormwater permits, construction stormwater permits and multi-sector general permits in Orange County.

Terry Purcell - Environmental Analyst

Technical review of permit applications, technical design assistance and jurisdictional determinations for State (operational) stormwater permits, construction stormwater permits and multi-sector general permits.

Jim Ryan - Environmental Analyst

Technical support to municipalities on municipal road stormwater best management practices; Coordinates and develops the Municipal Roads General Permit.

Emily Schelley - Environmental Analyst

Stormwater-Impaired Watersheds Permit Development.

Chris Tomberg - Environmental Analyst

Springfield Office
Technical review of permit applications, technical design assistance and jurisdictional determinations for State (operational) stormwater permits, construction stormwater permits and multi-sector general permits for Windham and Windsor Counties.

Winn Wilson - Environmental Analyst

Technical review of permit applications, technical design assistance and jurisdictional determinations for State (operational) stormwater permits, construction stormwater permits and multi-sector general permits for Addison, Bennington, and Rutland counties.

Christy Witters

Coordinator of the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit, Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP), Transportation Separate Storm Sewer System Permit (TS4), and TMDL implementation.

Jessica Bulova - Section Supervisor

Supervision of the Wastewater program.

Liz Dickson - Environmental Analyst

Facility Assignments: Addison, Essex & Chittenden County
Responsible for WWTF, Industrial, Direct Discharge & Pretreatment Facility Permitting, Inspections & O&M

David DiDomenico - Environmental Analyst

Facility Assignments: Bennington, Chittenden & Rutland County
Responsible for WWTF, Industrial, Direct Discharge & Pretreatment Facility Permitting, Inspections & O&M

Nick Giannetti – Environmental Analyst

Facility Assignments: Washington & Windham County
Responsible for WWTF, Industrial, Direct Discharge & Pretreatment Facility Permitting, Inspections & O&M

Allison Lowry - Environmental Analyst

Facility Assignments: Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange & Orleans County
Responsible for WWTF, Industrial, Direct Discharge & Pretreatment Facility Permitting, Inspections & O&M

Eamon Twohig - Environmental Analyst

Facility Assignments: Caledonia & Franklin County
Responsible for WWTF, Industrial, Direct Discharge & Pretreatment Facility Permitting, Inspections & O&M
Lake Champlain TMDL Issues

Amy Polaczyk - Environmental Analyst

Facility Assignments: Rutland & Windsor County
Responsible for WWTF, Industrial, Direct Discharge & Pretreatment Facility Permitting, Inspections & O&M

Laura Lapierre - Program Manager

Supervision and coordination of the Wetlands Program.

Rebecca Chalmers - District Wetlands Ecologist

Springfield Office
Wetland evaluation and protection in Bennington, Windham, and Windsor counties.

Zapata Courage - District Wetlands Ecologist

Rutland Office
Wetland evaluation and protection in Addison and Rutland counties.

Julie Follensbee - District Wetlands Ecologist

Springfield Office
Wetland evaluation and protection in Caledonia and Orange counties.

Brock Freyer - Wetlands Ecologist

Wetland evaluation and protection in Franklin and Grand Isle counties and the towns of Colchester, Milton, and Westford.

Tina Heath - District Wetlands Ecologist

Essex Office
Wetland evaluation and protection in Chittenden county.

Charlie Hohn -  Wetlands Scientist

Wetlands Bioassesment Program

Shannon Morrison - District Wetlands Ecologist

Wetland evaluation and protection in Essex, Lamoille, Orleans, and Washington counties.