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Pete LaFlamme Director Office: Waterbury 802.338.4887 pete.laflamme@state.vt.us
Ashley Carver Administrative Technician Office: Waterbury 802.338.4846 ashley.carver@state.vt.us	Division administrative support , administrative support for Wetlands Section, Stormwater Construction Program.
Ecosystem Restoration Program
Kari Dolan Program Manager Office: Waterbury 802.338.4847 kari.dolan@state.vt.us
Richmond Hopkins Office: Waterbury 802. rick.hopkins@state.vt.us
James Pease Office: Waterbury 802.338.4884 jim.pease@state.vt.us
Heather Bullett Office: Waterbury 802.338.4807 heather.bullett@state.vt.us
Michaela Stickney Office: Waterbury 802.338.4806 michaela.stickney@state.vt.us	Liaison between VTANR and the international Lake Champlain Basin Program of Vermont, New York and Quebec. Liaison between VTDEC and the Better Back Roads program, an implementation-based water quality program.
Lakes & Ponds Management/Protection Section
Susan Warren Section Chief Office: Waterbury 802.338.4808 susan.warren@state.vt.us	Supervision of programs related to lake and pond management, monitoring, and protection.
Ann Bove Environmental Scientist Office: Waterbury 802.338.4822 ann.bove@state.vt.us	Aquatic invasive species management (plant lead), aquatic nuisance species grant program, and aquatic plant monitoring and identification.
Susan Brittin Environmental Scientist Office: Waterbury 802.338.4814 susan.brittin@state.vt.us	Aquatic Nuisance Control Permit Program.
Steven Hanna Environmental Engineer Office: Waterbury 802.338.4813 steven.hanna@state.vt.us	Shoreland Encroachment Program, and lake and pond water level monitoring.
Tim Hunt Environmental Technician Office: Waterbury 802.338.4820 tim.hunt@state.vt.us	Water chestnut management.
Leslie Matthews Environmental Scientist Office: Waterbury 802.338.4819 leslie.matthews@state.vt.us	Aquatic invasive species management (animal lead), aquatic invasive species spread prevention and aquatic invasive species early detection.
Kellie Merrell Environmental Scientist Office: Waterbury 802.338.4804 kellie.merrell@state.vt.us	Lake water quality assessments, spring phosphorus sampling, and littoral habitat assessments.
Amy Picotte Environmental Scientist Office: Waterbury 802.338.4816 amy.picotte@state.vt.us	Vermont Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program, Vermont Project WET (Water Education for Teachers), Out of the Blue (Watershed Management Division newsletter), and shoreland management.
Angela Shambaugh Aquatic Biologist Office: Waterbury 802.338.4821 angela.shambaugh@state.vt.us	Lake Champlain water quality monitoring, zebra mussel monitoring algae and cyanobacteria on Lake Champlain and selected inland waters.
Eric Smeltzer Environmental Scientist Office: Waterbury 802.338.4840 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 802.654.8958 pete.stangel@state.vt.us	Lake Champlain water quality monitoring, and zebra mussel monitoring on Lake Champlain and selected inland waters.
Monitoring, Assessment and Planning
Neil Kamman Program Manager Office: Waterbury 802.338.4803 neil.kamman@state.vt.us	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, and Water Quality Standards.
Karen Bates Watershed Coordinator Office: Essex 802.879.2339 karen.bates@state.vt.us	Watershed planning and watershed restoration projects in the Winooski 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, the Deerfield River and the Lower Connecticut River.
Tim Clear Water Quality TMDL Coordinator Office: Waterbury 802.338.4802 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.
Steven Fiske Aquatic Biologist Office: Waterbury 802.249.5675 steve.fiske@state.vt.us	Biological assessments of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities and development of biocriteria.
Cathy Kashanski Environmental Analyst Office: Waterbury 802.338.4843 cathy.kashanski@state.vt.us	Water quality and aquatic habitat assessments, and water quality protection technical assistance to municipalities.
James Kellogg Aquatic Biologist Office: Waterbury 802.249.9370 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 802.734.6498 rich.langdon@state.vt.us	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.
Richard Levey Aquatic Biologist Office: Waterbury 802.249.4691 rick.levey@state.vt.us	Biological assessments of stream and lake communities, and amphibian malformation investigations.
Heather Pembrook Environmental Technician Office: Waterbury 802.249.9924 heather.pembrook@state.vt.us	Acid precipitation monitoring network, and research on the effects of acid precipitation on waterbodies.
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 White 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 watershed. Expertise areas include Water Quality Standards and Classification and statewide water management planning.
Rivers Program
Michael Kline Program Manager Office: Waterbury 802.338.4891 mike.kline@state.vt.us	Supervision and coordination of the Rivers Programs, including the River Corridor and Floodplain Management; Flow Protection and River Management sections.
Gretchen Alexander River Scientist Office: Essex 802.879.5650 gretchen.alexander@state.vt.us	Technical assistance for geomorphic assessment, corridor planning, corridor easement acquisition, fluvial erosion hazards and restoration projects in central Vermont. On the web @ http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/waterq/rivers.htm
Christopher Brunelle River Management Engineer Office: Essex 802.879.5631 chris.brunelle@state.vt.us	River management and natural river channel design technical assistance and stream alteration permits in northwestern Vermont
Barry Cahoon, P.E. River Management Engineer Office: St. Johnsbury 802.751.0129 barry.cahoon@state.vt.us	River management and natural river channel design technical assistance and stream alteration permits in northeastern Vermont
Rob Evans River Corridor & Floodplain Manager Office: Waterbury 802.338.4857 rob.evans@state.vt.us	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 Floodplain Insurance Program (NFIP).
Brian T. Fitzgerald Streamflow Protection Coordinator Office: Winooski 802.338.4852 brian.fitzgerald@state.vt.us	Coordination and supervision of the Flow Protection Section including programs related to dam removal, hydroelectric power and artificial regulation of stream flows and lake and reservoir levels.
Shayne Jaquith Streamflow Protection Scientist Office: Waterbury 802.734.6470 shayne.jaquith@state.vt.us	Project review and complaince monitoring of hydroelectric projects and water withdrawals
Todd Menees, P.E. River Management Engineer Office: Rutland 802.786.5921 todd.menees@state.vt.us	River management and natural river channel design technical assistance and stream alteration permits in southern Vermont.
Rebecca Pfeiffer NFIP Community Asst. Coordinator Office: Waterbury 802.338.4858 rebecca.pfeiffer@state.vt.us	Technical assistance for Vermont communities reviewing floodplain encroachment in compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in Vermont.
Staci Pomeroy River Scientist Office: Essex 802.872.7542 staci.pomeroy@state.vt.us	Technical assistance for geomorphic assessment, corridor planning, corridor easement acquisition, fluvial erosion hazards and restoration projects in northern Vermont.
Shannon Pytlik River Scientist Office: Rutland 802.786.2501 shannon.pytlik@state.vt.us	Technical assistance for geomorphic assessment, corridor planning, corridor easement acquisition, fluvial erosion hazards and restoration projects in southern Vermont.
Patrick Ross, P.E. River Management Engineer Office: Barre 802.476.2679 patrick.ross@state.vt.us	River management and natural river channel design technical assistance and stream alteration permits in central Vermont
Ned Swanberg Flood Hazard Mapping Coordinator Office: Waterbury 802.338.4872 ned.swanberg@state.vt.us	Technical assistance for Vermont communities in coordination with flood hazard map updates and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Stormwater Section
Padraic Monks Program Manager Office: Waterbury 802.338.4834 padraic.monks@state.vt.us	Supervision of stormwater management program.
Tom Benoit Environmental Analyst Office: Waterbury 802.338.4827 thomas.benoit@state.vt.us	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 Franklin, Orleans, Essex, and Calendonia counties.
Kevin Burke Environmental Analyst Office: Waterbury 802.338.4839 kevin.burke@state.vt.us	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 Chittenden County.
Jennifer Callahan Environmental Analyst Office: Waterbury 802.338.4892 jennifer.callahan@state.vt.us	Stormwater-Impaired Watersheds Permit Development
Jenna Calvi Green Infrastructure Coordinator Office: Waterbury 802.338.4889 jenna.calvi@state.vt.us	Green Infrastructure Coordination (including Low Impact Development) throughout Vermont
Vicki Hill Environmental Technician Office: Waterbury 802.338.4841 vicki.hill@state.vt.us	Administrative support for the Stormwater Section.
Christina Hutchinson Environmental Analyst Office: Waterbury 802.338.4881 christina.hutchinson@state.vt.us	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 Lamoille, Washington, Orange, and the Northern portion of Windsor counties.
Michelle Lavigne Environmental Technician Office: Waterbury 802.479.8660 michelle.lavigne@state.vt.us	Administrative support for the Stormwater Section.
Ryan McCall Environmental Analyst Office: Waterbury 802.338.4876 ryan.mccall@state.vt.us	Technical review of permit applications, technical design assistance and jurisdictional determinations for State (operational) stormwater permits, construction stormwater permits and multi-sector general permits
Matthew Probasco Environmental Analyst Office: Waterbury 802.338.4882 matthew.probasco@state.vt.us	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 Addison, Bennington, Rutland, Windham and the Southern portion of Windsor counties.
Emily Schelley Environmental Analyst Office: Waterbury 802.338.4898 emily.schelley@state.vt.us	Stormwater-Impaired Watersheds Permit Development
Christy Witters Environmental Analyst Office: Waterbury 802.338.4842 christy.witters@state.vt.us	Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permits and Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) Program Coordinator, Manager of Administrative Services, and Coordinator of Technical Standards development.
Wastewater Section
Virginia Little Section Chief ginny.little@state.vt.us 802.338.4849	Administrative and Compliance
Randy Bean Environmental Analyst randy.bean@state.vt.us 802.338.4809	Discharging Treatment Facilities Section: Direct Discharge Permits
Carol Carpenter Environmental Analyst carol.carpenter@state.vt.us 802.338.4832	Discharging Treatment Facilities Section: Direct Discharge Permits
Mari Cato Environmental Technician mari.cato@state.vt.us 802.338.4844	Administrative and Compliance
Liz Dickson Environmental Analyst liz.dickson@state.vt.us 802.338.4805	Discharging Treatment Facilities Section: Operations and Management
Jeff Fehrs Environmental Engineer jeff.fehrs@state.vt.us 802.338.4811	Discharging Treatment Facilities Section: Operations and Management
David DiDomenico Environmental Analyst david.didomenico@state.vt.us 802.338.4836	Discharging Treatment Facilities Section: Operations and Management
Andy Fish Lab Evaluation & Training Specialist O&M andy.fish@state.vt.us 802.338.4838	Discharging Treatment Facilities Section: Operations and Management
Carole Fowler Environmental Technician carole.fowler@state.vt.us 802.338.4854	Administrative and Compliance
Ernie Kelley Section Chief ernie.kelley@state.vt.us 802.338.4833	Residuals Management
Allison Lowry Environmental Analyst allison.lowry@state.vt.us 802.654.8956	Residuals Management
Wetlands Section
Alan Quackenbush Section Chief, State Wetlands Coordinator Office: Waterbury 802.241.338.4879 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 Addison and part of Rutland County and Chittenden County.
Shannon Morrison District Wetlands Ecologist Office: Waterbury 802.338.4823 shannon.morrison@state.vt.us	Wetland evaluation and protection in Washington, Lamoille, Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans counties.
Rebecca Chalmers District Wetlands Ecologist Office: Springfield 802.885.8851 rebecca.chalmers@state.vt.us	Wetland evaluation and protection in Orange, Windsor, Windham Bennington counties, and part of Rutland County.
Julie Foley District Wetlands Ecologist Office: Essex 802.879.2396 julie.foley@state.vt.us	Wetland evaluation and protection in Franklin and Grand Isle counties, and part of Chittenden County.

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