Citizens Advisory Committee

Purpose

The Long Island Sound Study (LISS) Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) is a volunteer organization that provides ongoing advice to the Federal, state, and local government Management Conference partners working on implementing the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for the restoration and protection of Long Island Sound. The CAC is governed by its By Laws enacted in 1988, and last amended in 2006.

Membership on the CAC is open to individuals representing environmental organizations, businesses, industries, local governments, and other public and private organizations in Connecticut and New York with a demonstrable interest in the restoration and protection of the Sound and its ecosystems.

The CAC meets quarterly on the second Thursday of March, June, September, and December in New York City and Stamford, Connecticut. Meetings are open to the public. Membership is limited to 60 voting members, who are approved by the CAC. Members are committed to the restoration and protection of the Sound, and must abide by the CAC By Laws to remain in good standing.

Committee Members

Co-chairs

• Curt Johnson, CT Fund for the Environment
• Nancy Seligson, Town of Mamaroneck, NY Co-chair

New York

• Pat Aitken, Friends of the Bay
• Al Caccese, Audubon New York
• Carol DiPaolo, Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor
• Maureen Dolan Murphy, Citizens Campaign for the Environment
• Kay Eisenman, Westchester County Department. of Planning
• William Evanzia, Long Island Association
• Daniel Fucci, Nassau County Public Works Department
• Martin Garrell, PhD, Adelphi University
• Rachel Gruzen, Great Eastern Ecology
• Jim Hutchinson, New York Sportfishing Federation
• Cesare Manfredi, Federated Conservationists of Westchester County
• Donald McKay, Coalition for Protection of Long Island Ground Water
• David Miller, Ecology and Environment, Inc
• Jim Moriarty, Town of Oyster Bay
• Daniel Natchez, DSN Associates
• Eric Swenson, Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee
• Jennifer Wilson-Pines, Manhasset Bay Protection Committee
• Joel Ziev, Town of North Hempstead

Connecticut

• John Atkin
• Allen Berrien, Milford Harbor Marina
• Sandy Breslin, Audubon Connecticut
• Abbie Coderre, Saybrook Point Inn & Spa
• John Dunne, Pfizer, Inc.
• Fred Grimsey, Save the River/Save the Hills
• Jennifer Herring, Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
• David Kooris, Regional Plan Association
• Sally Kruse, PSE&G Power Connecticut, LLC
• John McDonald, Darien Advisory Comm. on Coastal Waters
• Joel Rinebold, Joel M. Rinebold LLC
• Dianne Selditch, SoundWaters
• Dan Snyder, Shoreline Shellfish, LLC & Sound Marine Skills, Inc
• Tim Visel, The Sound School
• Howard Weiss, PhD, Project Oceanology
• Adam Whelchel, The Nature Conservancy
• Grant Westerson, Connecticut Marine Trades Association