Vermont Watershed Management Division

Management of the Administration and Compliance Program. Responsible for support in division operations, budget, and business process related aspects.

Ashley Carver

Environmental Technician

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6104

ashley.carver@state.vt.us

Administrative support for the Stormwater Construction Program.

Mari Cato
Environmental Technician

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6105
mari.cato@state.vt.us

Administrative and Compliance for the Wastewater Program

Carole Fowler
Environmental Technician

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6106
carole.fowler@state.vt.us

Administrative and Compliance for the Wastewater Program

Vicki Hill
   Environmental Technician
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6107
   vicki.hill@state.vt.us

Administrative support for the Stormwater Program.

Michelle Lavigne
   Environmental Technician
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6108
   michelle.lavigne@state.vt.us

Administrative support for the Stormwater Program.

Megan McIntyre
Administrative Assistant
Office: Montpelier 802.490.6110

megan.mcintyre@state.vt.us

Administrative support for the Lakes & Ponds and Wetlands Programs.

Ecosystem Restoration Program

Kari Dolan
   Program Manager
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6113
   kari.dolan@state.vt.us

Management of the Ecosystem Restoration Program

Richmond Hopkins
   Environmental Analyst
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6115
   rick.hopkins@state.vt.us

Planning & management for nonpoint source pollution control. Responsible for certain water quality and nonpoint source related grant programs such as Section 319, Section 604b and Vermont Watershed Grants.

James Pease
Environmental Scientist
Office: Montpelier 802.490.6116

jim.pease@state.vt.us

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

Heather Bullett
   Grants Management Specialist
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6112
   heather.bullett@state.vt.us

Administration of Ecosystem Restoration Program Grants and Contracts

Justin Kenney
   Green Infrastructure Coordinator
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6118
   justin.kenney@state.vt.us

Development and Coordination of Low Impact Development/Green Infrastructure Initiatives

Michaela Stickney
Lake Champlain Basin Coordinator and
Better Back Roads Coordinator

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6117
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 Program

Susan Warren
   Section Chief
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6134
   susan.warren@state.vt.us

Supervision of programs related to lake and pond management, monitoring, and protection.

Ann Bove
   Environmental Scientist
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6120
   ann.bove@state.vt.us

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

Misha Cetner

Environmental Technician

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6121

misha.cetner@state.vt.us

General aquatic invasive species management.

Steven Hanna
   Environmental Engineer
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6123
   steven.hanna@state.vt.us

Shoreland Encroachment Program, and lake and pond water level monitoring.

Tim Hunt
   Environmental Technician
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6124
   tim.hunt@state.vt.us

Water chestnut management.

Kellie Merrell
   Environmental Scientist
   Office: Montpelier 802.595.3538
   kellie.merrell@state.vt.us

Lake water quality assessments, spring phosphorus sampling, and littoral habitat assessments.

Amy Picotte
   Environmental Scientist
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6128
   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.

Matthew Probasco
   Environmental Analyst
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6133
   matthew.probasco@state.vt.us

Administers the VT Aquatic Nuisance Control Permit Program, the USEPA Pesticide General Permit, and the VT Rapid Response General Permit.

Bethany Sargent
   Environmental Scientist
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6129
   bethany.sargent@state.vt.us

Vermont Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program, aquatic invasive species early detection and

Vermont Invasive Patrollers.

Angela Shambaugh
   Aquatic Biologist
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6130
   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: Montpelier 802.490.6131
   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: Montpelier 802.490.6132
   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 Program

Neil Kamman
   Program Manager
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6137
   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

Cellphone: 802.490.6144
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

Cellphone: 802.490.6142
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: Montpelier 802.490.6135

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

Cellphone: 802.490.6143
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: Montpelier 802.490.6145
   steve.fiske@state.vt.us

Biological assessments of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities and development of biocriteria.

Blaine Hastings
   Division Hydrologist
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6156
   blaine.hastings@state.vt.us

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

Cathy Kashanski
   Environmental Analyst
   Office: Montpelier 802.828.1554
   cathy.kashanski@state.vt.us

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

James Kellogg
   Aquatic Biologist
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6146
   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: Montpelier 802.490.6147
   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: Montpelier 802.490.6148
   rick.levey@state.vt.us

Biological assessments of stream and lake communities, and amphibian malformation investigations.

Leslie Matthews
   Environmental Scientist
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6138
   leslie.matthews@state.vt.us

Management of aquatic chemical and biological data; field support for Watershed Management Division monitoring and assessment programs;microbial source tracking.

Aaron Moore
   National Aquatic Resource Survey      Coordinator
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6139
  aaron.moore@state.vt.us

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

Heather Pembrook
   Environmental Technician
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6149
   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

Cellphone: 802.490.6140
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

Cellphone: 802.490.6141
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: Montpelier 802.490.6155
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 802.490.6150
gretchen.alexander@state.vt.us

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

Jaron Borg

River Management Engineer

Office: Rutland 802.371.8342

jaron.borg@state.vt.us

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

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

Josh Carvajal, CFM
   Floodplain Manager
   Office: Rutland   802.490.6163
   joshua.carvajal@state.vt.us

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

Jeff Crocker
   River Ecologist
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6151
   jeff crocker@state.vt.us

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 & Floodplain Manager
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6152
   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: Montpelier 802.490.6153
   brian.fitzgerald@state.vt.us

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.

Shayne Jaquith
   River Scientist
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6154
   shayne.jaquith@state.vt.us

Vermont Agency of Transportation coordination and training

Todd Menees, P.E.
River Management Engineer

Office: Springfield 802.345.3510

todd.menees@state.vt.us

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

Sacha Pealer
Floodplain Manager

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6162
sacha.pealer@state.vt.us

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

Rebecca Pfeiffer, CFM
Floodplain Manager/Assistant NFIP

   Coordinator
   Office: Essex 802.490.6157
   rebecca.pfeiffer@state.vt.us

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

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   802.490.6158
   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 east central Vermont

Ned Swanberg, CFM
   Flood Hazard Mapping Coordinator
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6160
   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 Program

Padraic Monks
   Program Manager
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6169
   padraic.monks@state.vt.us

Supervision of stormwater management program.

Tom Benoit
   Environmental Analyst
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6164
   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 Grand Isle, Franklin, Orleans, Essex, and Calendonia counties.

Kevin Burke

Environmental Analyst
Office: Montpelier 802.490.6165
kevin.burke@state.vt.us

Helen Carr
Environmental Analyst
Office: Montpelier 802.490.6170
helen.carr@state.vt.us

Jenna Calvi
  Environmental Analyst
  Office: Montpelier 802.490.6166
  jenna.calvi@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 and Rutland Counties. Green Infrastructure Coordination (including Low Impact Development) throughout Vermont.

Christina Hutchinson Clark
   Environmental Analyst
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6167
   christina.clark@state.vt.us

Ryan McCall
   Environmental Analyst
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6168
   ryan.mccall@state.vt.us

Marli Rupe

Agricultral Water Quality Specialist

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6171

marli.rupe@state.vt.us

Responsible for CAFO permit program and agricultural water quality issues, technical assistance and agriculture program coordination.

Emily Schelley
   Environmental Analyst
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6172
   emily.schelley@state.vt.us

Stormwater-Impaired Watersheds Permit Development

Christy Witters
Environmental Analyst
Office: Montpelier 802.490.6173
christy.witters@state.vt.us

Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permits and Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) Program Coordinator, and Coordinator of Technical Standards development.

Wastewater Program

Randy Bean
Environmental Analyst

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6181

randy.bean@state.vt.us

Discharging Treatment Facilities Section: Direct Discharge Permits

Julia Butzler
Environmental Analyst

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6182
julia.butzler@state.vt.us

Discharging Treatment Facilities Section: Direct Discharge Permits

Liz Dickson
Environmental Analyst

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6183
liz.dickson@state.vt.us

Discharging Treatment Facilities Section: Operations and Management

Jeff Fehrs
Environmental Engineer

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6185
jeff.fehrs@state.vt.us

Discharging Treatment Facilities Section: Operations and Management

David DiDomenico

Environmental Analyst

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6184

david.didomenico@state.vt.us

Discharging Treatment Facilities Section: Operations and Management

Andy Fish
Lab Evaluation & Training Specialist

O&M

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6186
andy.fish@state.vt.us

Discharging Treatment Facilities Section: Operations and Management

Ernie Kelley
Program Manager

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6187
ernie.kelley@state.vt.us

Discharging Treatment Facilities, Operations & Management and Residuals Management

Allison Lowry
Environmental Analyst

Office: Montpelier 802.490.6188
allison.lowry@state.vt.us

Residuals Management

Wetlands Program

Alan Quackenbush
Section Chief, State Wetlands

   Coordinator
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6179
   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 Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle counties.

Shannon Morrison
   District Wetlands Ecologist
   Office: Montpelier 802.490.6178
   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 and Windham counties.

Julie Foley
District Wetlands Ecologist
Office: Springfield 802.490.6175
julie.foley@state.vt.us

Wetland evaluation and protection in Bennington, Rutland and Addison counties.

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