Pete
LaFlamme
Director
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3765
pete.laflamme@state.vt.us |
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Administrative Services
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Stephanie Lanphear
Environmental Technician
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3776
stephanie.lanphear@state.vt.us |
General administrative and technical support to Division Director, Administrative Services supervisor an
technical and administrative support for the Stormwater
Section |
Ashley Carver
Secretary B
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3770
ashley.carver@state.vt.us |
Division administrative support. |
Danielle Dukette
Administrative Assistant
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3790
danielle.dukette@state.vt.us |
General Division administrative support, administrative support for the Aquatic Nuisance permits, grants and Mineral Prospecting permits. Fleet vehicle management for the division. |
Biomonitoring &
Aquatic Studies Section
|
Doug Burnham
Section Chief
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3784
doug.burnham@state.vt.us |
Supervision of programs related to biological water quality assessments,
monitoring activities, and related research. |
Steven Fiske
Aquatic Biologist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.1378
steve.fiske@state.vt.us |
Biological assessments of aquatic
macroinvertebrate communities and development of biocriteria. |
James Kellogg
Aquatic Biologist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.1366
jim.kellogg@state.vt.us |
Biological assessments of aquatic
macroinvertebrate communities and research on the effects of acid
precipitation on waterbodies. |
Richard Langdon
Aquatic Biologist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.1379
rich.langdon@state.vt.us |
Biological assessments of fish communities,
State Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program, state fish distribution
database, and development of biocriteria. |
Richard Levey
Aquatic Biologist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.1368
rick.levey@state.vt.us |
Biological assessments of stream and lake communities, and amphibian
malformation investigations. |
Heather Pembrook
Environmental Technician
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.1369
heather.pembrook@state.vt.us |
Acid precipitation monitoring
network, and research on the effects of acid precipitation on waterbodies. |
Lakes & Ponds Management/Protection
Section
|
Virginia Garrison
Section Chief
Office: Waterbury 802.241.3788
ginny.garrison@state.vt.us |
Supervision of programs related to lake and pond management, monitoring,
and protection. |
Ann Bove
Environmental Scientist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3782
ann.bove@state.vt.us |
Aquatic invasive species management (plant lead), aquatic nuisance
species grant program, and aquatic plant monitoring and identification.
|
Steven Hanna
Environmental Engineer
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3791
steven.hanna@state.vt.us |
Shoreland Encroachment
Program, and lake and pond water level monitoring. |
Tim Hunt
Environmental Technician
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3756
tim.hunt@state.vt.us |
Water chestnut
management. |
Susan Jary
Environmental Scientist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3786
susan.jary@state.vt.us |
Aquatic Nuisance Control Permit
Program. |
Neil Kamman
Environmental Scientist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3795
neil.kamman@state.vt.us |
Lake water quality information requests, research on mercury
contamination in aquatic systems, lake biocriteria development,
lake water quality assessments,
and lakes and ponds inventory database management. |
Leslie Matthews
Environmental Scientist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3798
leslie.matthews@state.vt.us |
Aquatic invasive species management (animal lead) and aquatic invasive
species spread prevention.
|
Kellie Merrell
Environmental Scientist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.4242
kellie.merrell@state.vt.us |
Lake water quality assessments
and spring phosphorus sampling. |
Amy Picotte
Environmental Scientist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3789
amy.picotte@state.vt.us |
Vermont Volunteer Lake Monitoring
Program, Vermont Project
WET (Water Education for Teachers), and Out
of the Blue (Water Quality Division newsletter). |
Angela Shambaugh
Aquatic Biologist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3413
angela.shambaugh@state.vt.us |
Lake Champlain water quality
monitoring, and zebra
mussel monitoring on Lake Champlain and selected inland waters. |
Eric Smeltzer
State Limnologist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3792
eric.smeltzer@state.vt.us |
Scientific studies, monitoring, and policy analysis to support regulatory
and management programs on Lake Champlain and other Vermont lakes. |
Peter Stangel
Aquatic Biologist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3797
pete.stangel@state.vt.us |
Lake Champlain water quality
monitoring, and zebra
mussel monitoring on Lake Champlain and selected inland waters. |
Susan Warren
Aquatic Biologist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3794
susan.warren@state.vt.us |
Lake watershed management
(shoreland buffers, land use management and pollution prevention),
lake and watershed surveys,
aquatic plant surveys and identification, and native and rare species
aquatic herbarium. |
Planning Section
|
Richmond Hopkins
Acting Section Chief
Office: Waterbury 802.241.3769
rick.hopkins@state.vt.us |
Supervision of programs related to watershed
planning, nonpoint source management and grants, Total
Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), and water quality assessments. |
Karen Bates
Watershed Coordinator
Office:
Essex 802.879.2339
karen.bates@state.vt.us |
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the White
River basin and the northern
Lake Champlain watershed. |
Marie Levesque Caduto
Watershed Coordinator
Office:
Springfield 802.885.8958
marie.caduto@state.vt.us |
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the West, Williams
and Saxtons Rivers, the
Ottauquechee and Black Rivers, and the Lower Connecticut River. |
Tim Clear
Water Quality TMDL Coordinator
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3787
tim.clear@state.vt.us |
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
Office:
St. Johnsbury 802.751.2610
ben.copans@state.vt.us |
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Ompompanoosuc,
Stevens, Waits and Wells watershed and the Lake Memphremagog watershed. |
Joshua Gorman
Watershed Coordinator
Office:
Bennington 802.447.6501
Fax: 802.447.6502
(324 Main Street - Room 203)
joshua.gorman@state.vt.us |
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Battenkill, Walloomsac, Hoosic River
drainages and in the Deerfield River basin. |
Barry Gruessner
Watershed Coordinator
Office:
Northwest Reg. Com. 802.527.6210
ext. 35
barry.gruessner@state.vt.us |
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Missisquoi
Basin. |
Cathy Kashanski
Environmental Analyst
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3775
cathy.kashanski@state.vt.us |
Water quality and aquatic habitat assessments, and water quality
protection technical assistance to municipalities. |
Ryan McCall
Watershed Coordinator
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.1006
ryan.mccall@state.vt.us |
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Winooski
River Basin. |
Jim Ryan
Watershed Coordinator
Office:
Barre 802.476.0132
jim.ryan@state.vt.us |
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Lamoille
River watershed and Winooski River watershed. |
Ethan Swift
Watershed Coordinator
Office:
Rutland. 802.786.2503
ethan.swift@state.vt.us |
Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Poultney
Mettowee watershed and Otter
Creek wastershed. |
River Management
Section
|
Barry Cahoon, P.E.
River Management Engineer
Office:
St. Johnsbury 802.751.0129
barry.cahoon@state.vt.us |
Supervision of
programs related to river corridor protection, management, and restoration,
including policy and program development, research, education, and
training |
Gretchen Alexander
River Resource Scientist
Office: Waterbury 802.241.3757
gretchen.alexander@state.vt.us |
Technical assistance for geomorphic assessments and river projects in central Vermont |
Heather Bullett
Environmental Analyst
Office: Waterbury 802.241.3593
heather.bullett@state.vt.us |
Grant and contract coordinator |
Christopher
Brunelle
Stream Alteration Engineer
Office: Essex 802.879.5631
chris.brunelle@state.vt.us |
Natural river channel design technical
assistance and stream alteration
permits in northwestern and central Vermont |
Kari Dolan
River Scientist
Office: Waterbury 802.241.1262
kari.dolan@state.vt.us |
Coordination of the Fluvial Erosion Hazard Program including assessment,
mapping, and river corridor protection initiatives |
Rob Evans
Floodplain Management Coordinator
Office: Waterbury 802.241.1554
rob.evans@state.vt.us |
Coordination and supervision of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) National Floodplain Insurance Program (NFIP), Community
Assistance Program, and Map Modernization Program activities in Vermont |
Shayne Jaquith
River Restoration Scientist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.4456
shayne.jaquith@state.vt.us |
Technical assistance for river protection and restoration projects |
Michael Kline
Fluvial Geomorphologist
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3774
mike.kline@state.vt.us |
Coordination and supervision of programs related to river corridor
protection and restoration, including stream geomorphic assessments,
research, education, and training |
Frederick G. Nicholson
Stream Alteration Engineer
Office:
Rutland 802.786.5906
frederick.nicholson@state.vt.us |
Natural river channel design technical assistance and stream
alteration permits in southern Vermont |
Rebecca Pfeiffer
Environmental Analyst
Office: Waterbury 802.241.4597
rebecca.pfeiffer@state.vt.us |
Technical assistance for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in Vermont |
Staci Pomeroy
River Resource Scientist
Office:
Saint Albans 802.527.5731
staci.pomeroy@state.vt.us |
Technical assistance for geomorphic
assessments and river projects in northern Vermont |
Shannon Pytlik
River Resource Scientist
Office:
Rutland 802.786.2501
shannon.pytlik@state.vt.us |
Technical assistance for geomorphic
assessments and river projects in southern Vermont |
Patrick Ross
Stream Alteration Engineer
Office: Barre
802.476.2679
patrick.ross@state.vt.us |
Natural river channel design technical assistance and stream
alteration permits in northeastern and central Vermont |
Ned Swanberg
Map Modernization Coordinator
Office: Waterbury
802.241.4596
ned.swanberg@state.vt.us |
Technical assistance for the Map Moderinization Program. |
Stormwater Section
|
Padraic Monks
Section Chief
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.1453
padraic.monks@state.vt.us |
Supervision of stormwater management program. |
Matt Bruhns
Environmental Analyst
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3781
matt.bruhns@state.vt.us |
Technical review of permit applications, technical design assistance and juridictional determinations for state State (operational) stormwater permits and construction stormwater permits in Franklin and Lamoille counties. |
Kevin Burke
Environmental Analyst
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.1418
kevin.burke@state.vt.us |
Technical review of permit applications, technical design assistance
and juridictional determinations for state State
(operational) stormwater permits and construction stormwater
permits
in Caledonia, Essex, Orleans and Washington counties. |
Jennifer Callahan
Environmental Analyst
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3780
jennifer.callahan@state.vt.us |
Stormwater-Impaired Watersheds
Permit Development |
Matt DeWolfe
Water Quality Engineer
Office: Essex 802.879.5659
matt.dewolfe@state.vt.us |
Technical review of permit applications, technical design assistance
and juridictional determinations for state State
(operational) stormwater permits and construction
stormwater permits in Southern Chittenden county (Bolton, Buels
Gore, Burlington, Charlotte, Hinesburg, Richmond, Shelburne, St.
George and Williston). |
Vicki Hill
Environmental Technician
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.1452
vicki.hill@state.vt.us |
Administrative support for the Stormwater
Section. |
Christina Hutchinson
Environmental Analyst
Office: Waterbury 802.241.1511
christina.hutchinson@state.vt.us
|
Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) |
Michelle Lavigne
Environmental Technician
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3763
michelle.lavigne@state.vt.us |
Administrative support for the Stormwater
Section. |
Heather Mack
Administrative Assistant
Office: Waterbury 802.241.3779
heather.mack@state.vt.us |
Administrative support for the Stormwater Section. |
Dan Mason
Environmental Analyst
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.3679
dan.mason@state.vt.us |
Technical review of permit applications, technical design assistance
and juridictional determinations for state State
(operational) stormwater permits and construction
stormwater permits in Orange, Windham and Windsor counties. |
Matthew Probasco
Environmental Analyst
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.4581
matthew.probasco@state.vt.us |
Technical review of permit applications, technical design assistance
and juridictional determinations for state State
(operational) stormwater permits and construction
stormwater permits in Addison, Bennington and Rutland counties. |
James Pease
Environmental Analyst
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.2683
jim.pease@state.vt.us |
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer
System (MS4) Permits and Stormwater-Impaired
Watersheds. |
Emily Schelley
Environmental Analyst
Office:
Waterbury 802.241.4570
emily.schelley@state.vt.us |
Stormwater-Impaired Watersheds Permit Development |
Christy Witters
Environmental Analyst
Office: Waterbury 802.241.4582
christy.witters@state.vt.us |
Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) |
Wetlands Section
|
Alan Quackenbush
Section Chief, State Wetlands Coordinator
Office:Waterbury 802.241.3761
alan.quackenbush@state.vt.us |
Supervisor of Wetlands Section staff; coordinator of wetland related
programs and projects; principal contact for all VTrans projects
and
farm projects involving wetlands. Wetland evaluation and protection in Essex County |
Mic Metz
District Wetlands Ecologist
Office:
Rutland 802.786.5921
mic.metz@state.vt.us |
Wetland evaluation and protection in Addison Rutland, and Bennington counties. |
Rebecca Chalmers
District Wetlands Ecologist
Office: Barre 802.476-2678
rebecca.chalmers@state.vt.us |
Wetland evaluation and protection in Orange, Windsor and Windham counties. |
Shannon Morrison
District Wetlands Ecologist
Office:Waterbury 802.241.3762
shannon.morrison@state.vt.us |
Wetland evaluation and protection in Orleans, Washington, Lamoille and Caledonia counties. |
Amy Wakefield Norris
District Wetlands Ecologist
Office:
Essex 802.879.2396
amy.norris@state.vt.us |
Wetland evaluation and protection in Grand Isle, and Franklin counties. |
Julie Foley
District Wetlands Ecologist
Office:
Essex 802.879.5650
julie.foley@state.vt.us |
Wetland evaluation and protection in Chittenden County. |
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