Choptank Watershed Advisory Board
ShoreRivers has dedicated Watershed Advisory Boards for each major subwatershed within the organization's territory. The Choptank Watershed Advisory Board is chartered specifically to oversee grassroots restoration and protection of the Choptank River, including the Tuckahoe River, Harris Creek, Broad Creek, and the Tred Avon River.
Gene Lopez, Chair
Financial lawyer, retired
William A. Anderson, II
Environmental Lawyer; Harvard Law
Dirck Bartlett
Former Talbot County Councilman; Director of Business Development at Ilex Construction
Barbara Boyd
Founding Faculty of the Marine Academy of Science and Technology; Congressional recognition for environmental achievements; clean water advocate
Carlos Estin
Entrepreneur, Small Business Owner
Dr. Thomas Fisher
Professor at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory, specializing in terrestrial and atmospheric nutrients and how they affect aquatic systems, nutrient recycling, and primary production of aquatic systems
Brice Gamber
Senior VP of the Chubb Insurance Group; former Chair of the Coastal and Watershed Resources Advisory Committee to MD DNR
Ron Rothman
Turn-around leadership in nonprofits and health. VP Strategic Planning, ECRI Institute; Director, National Provider Relations, CIGNA Health Services; CEO Abington Art Center; retired. Design/build wood furniture and lights
Larry Rovin
Retired corporate lawyer; docent at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum; volunteer mediator with Midshore Community Mediation
Dona Sorce
Housing & Community Development Professional
Suzy Staehlin
Computer professional, retired
Buck Waller
Real estate property management, retired
Phil Webster
International communications consulting; communications officer of three New York Stock Exchange-listed companies; extensive board positions
Loribeth Weinstein
CEO Emerita of Jewish Women International
Katherine Wiacek
Managing Director, Hines Washington, DC. Second generation ShoreRivers board member
Nick Carter (Emeritus)
Maryland Critical Areas Commission for Caroline County; Retired, Maryland Department of Natural Resources