Chester Watershed Advisory Board

ShoreRivers has dedicated Watershed Advisory Boards for each major subwatershed within the organization's territory. The Chester Watershed Advisory Board is chartered specifically to oversee grassroots restoration and protection of the Chester River, including Morgan Creek, Southeast Creek, Langford Bay, Grays Inn Creek, and the Corsica River.


Carole Trippe, Chair
Insight Policy Research, former Director of Research, active ShoreRivers volunteer

Jill Bible
Washington College, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Studies; estuary and oyster expert

Scott Budden
Partner/President, Orchard Point Oyster Co. LLC

Ginger Cushing
Owner, G Prime LLC and Sustainable Packaging Scientist

Morgan Ellis
Associate Director for the Sierra Club’s Clean Transportation for All Campaign, Member of the Chestertown Planning Commission

Marian Fry
Partner, Fair Hill Farms, Inc. Certified Organic Dairy and Grain Farm

Rosemary Ramsey Granillo
Director, Kent County Local Management Board. Second generation ShoreRivers board member

Elizabeth Healy
Elementary School Educator, Co-chair Friends of Rosin Creek

Pete Jayne
Retired Wildlife Biologist/Administrator - Maryland DNR

Matt Nielsen
Corsica Farm, Operator and organic farmer; Homestead Farms, operations

Vic Pfeiffer
Retired HR executive

Taylor Porter
Account Director, ENTRADA

Katherine V. Schinasi
Vice-President of the Corsica River Conservancy, previous Managing Director of the US GAO, Master Gardener

Jon Wasserman
R&D New Product Engineer, Paul Reed Smith Guitars

Bob Zillig
Retired, Finance Professional