Pete
LaFlamme Director
Office:
Waterbury 802.338.4887
pete.laflamme@state.vt.us |
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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
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Kari Dolan
Program Manager
Office: Waterbury 802.338.4847
kari.dolan@state.vt.us |
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Richmond Hopkins
Office: Waterbury 802.
rick.hopkins@state.vt.us |
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James Pease
Office: Waterbury 802.338.4884
jim.pease@state.vt.us |
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Heather Bullett
Office: Waterbury 802.338.4807
heather.bullett@state.vt.us |
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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.
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Lakes & Ponds Management/Protection
Section
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. |
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Wastewater Section
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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
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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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