Leadership Council
The Leadership Council for the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership works with the program office and its host agency to support, evaluate, update, advocate and guide the implementation of APNEP's mission.
The Leadership Council was most recently restructured and reauthorized through North Carolina Governor's Executive Order #250 in 2022. The Leadership Council includes representation from various interests in the basin, as well as representatives from APNEP two other management conferences including the Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) and the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC).
Current Membership
| Name | Organization | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Kirk Havens (Chair) | Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, Center for Coastal Resource Management | kirk@vims.edu |
| Dr. Tom Allen (CAC Rep.) | Old Dominion University | tallen@odu.edu |
| Dr. Wilson Laney (STAC Rep.) | North Carolina State University, Dept of Applied Ecology | rallaneys@gmail.com |
| Adrienne Kotula | VA Deputy Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources | adrienne.kotula@governor.virginia.gov |
| Dr. Rua Mordecai (STAC Rep.) | South Atlantic and Southeast Conservation Blueprint | rua_mordecai@fws.gov |
| Jeff Michael | Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources; NC- DNCR, Secretary Designee | jeff.michael@dncr.nc.gov |
| Braxton Davis | Executive Director at NC Coastal Federation | braxtond@nccoast.org |
| Wade Lehmann | Supervisory Biologist at US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | lehmann.wade@epa.gov |
| Eric Walberg | Hampton Roads Planning District Commission | ewalberg@hrpdcva.gov |
| John Nicholson | Chief Deputy Secretary for the NC Department of Environmental Quality | john.nicholson@deq.nc.gov |
| Karen Forget (CAC Rep.) | Lynnhaven River Now | karen@lrnow.org |
| Dr. Susan White | N.C. Sea Grant | snwhite3@ncsu.edu |