Delaware Sea Grant Advisory Council

The Sea Grant Advisory Council — the statewide external advisory body to the Delaware Sea Grant College Program — was created in 1974. Its members, listed below, hail from marine-oriented business and industry, resource management and engineering firms, state government, public interest groups, the pre-college educational sector, and the media.

Working within the national priorities identified by the National Sea Grant College Program, the council helps further define priority coastal issues relevant to Delaware. In 1975, the Sea Grant Advisory Council spearheaded the request to the Delaware General Assembly for a $250,000 line in the state budget earmarked for the University of Delaware Sea Grant College Program. Since then, the council has assisted in maintaining and increasing this initial appropriation as well as helped us identify potential partners for accomplishing specific research and outreach objectives.

Current Sea Grant Advisory Council Executive Committee:

• Mr. William J. Miller, Jr., Chairman
• Ms. Sarah Cooksey
• Mr. Gerard Esposito
• Dr. Ann Masse
• Mr. Edward Santoro

Ms. Jennifer Adkins , Executive Director
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

Mr. Gene R. Bailey, Executive Director
Diamond State Port Corporation

Hon. Joseph W. Booth
Delaware State Senator

Mr. Jeff Bundy, Senior Publicist
WHYY-TV

Hon. George H. Bunting, Jr.
Delaware State Senator

Hon. V. George Carey
Delaware State Representative

Ms. Carol R. Collier, Executive Director
Delaware River Basin Commission

Hon. Dori Connor
Delaware State Senator

Ms. Sarah W. Cooksey, Program Administrator
Delaware Coastal Programs
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Ms. Patricia L. Deptula
Sussex County Assistant Director of Public Works

Hon. Bruce C. Ennis
Delaware State Senator

Mr. Gerard Esposito, President
Tidewater Utilities Inc.

Ms. Lorraine Fleming, Board Member
Delaware Nature Society Inc.

Mayor James L. Ford, III
Mayor of Lewes, Delaware

Mr. Daniel Furlong, Executive Director
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council

Ms. Jeanie Harper, Secretary-Treasurer
Dawson's Seafood Inc.

Mr. A. Richard Heffron, Senior VP for Government Affairs
Delaware State Chamber of Commerce

Hon. Gerald W. Hocker
Delaware State Representative

Mr. James T. Johnson Jr., Executive Director
Delaware River and Bay Authority

Dr. David R. Legates, Associate Professor
Geography Department, University of Delaware

Mr. Edward A. Lewandowski, Executive Director
Center for the Inland Bays

Dr. Ann Masse, Safety Health and Environment Manager
DuPont Chamber Works

Hon. David B. McBride
Delaware State Senator

William Miller, Chairman, retired
Delaware River and Bay Authority

Mr. Collin O'Mara, Secretary
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Mr. Gary B. Patterson, Executive Director
Delaware Petroleum Council

Ms. Betsy Reamer , Executive Director
Lewes Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Dennis Rochford, President
The Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay

Dr. Paul E. Sample, Consultant
Samples Inc.

Mr. Edward Santoro, Monitoring Coordinator
Modeling and Monitoring Division
Delaware River and Basin Commission

Mr. John Schneider, Program Manager
Watershed Assessment Section, Division of Water Resources
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Hon. Peter C. Schwartzkopf
Delaware State Representative

Dr. Janice A. Seitz, Associate Dean and Director
Cooperative Extension
University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Dr. Edward M. Simek, Principal
Environmental Resources Management Inc.

Hon. F. Gary Simpson
Delaware State Senator

Hon. Liane Sorenson
Delaware State Senator

Dr. Halsey Spruance, Executive Director
Delaware Museum of Natural History

Mr. Douglas Van Rees, President
Taylor Marine Center

Ms. Katherine Ward, Executive Director
Delaware Press Association

Mr. Stuart Widom, Senior Environmental Consultant
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