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    Invasive Species Council

    Council Members

    The Secretary of Agriculture leads the Governor's Invasive Species Council. This council has members from state agencies, non-profits, and other groups that work to protect nature and public health. The Governor picks non-profit members for two years and can choose to keep them or replace them after that time.

    State Agency Members

    PA Department of Agriculture (Chair)

    Russell C. Redding, Secretary
    2301 North Cameron Street
    Harrisburg, PA 17110

    Designee:
    Fred Strathmeyer, Jr.
    Deputy Secretary of Consumer Protection and Regulatory Affairs
    2301 North Cameron Street
    Harrisburg, PA  17110

    PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

    Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary
    Rachel Carson State Office Building
    400 Market Street, 7th Floor
    Harrisburg, PA 17101

    Designee:
    Rosa Yoo
    Chief, Division of Forest Pest Management
    Rachel Carson State Office Building
    400 Market Street, 6th Floor
    Harrisburg, PA  17101

    Alternate:
    Andrew Rohrbaugh
    Chief, Program Services and Support Section – Division of Forest Health
    Rachel Carson State Office Building
    400 Market Street, 6th Floor
    Harrisburg, PA  17101

    PA Department of Environmental Protection

    Richard Negrin, Acting Secretary
    Rachel Carson State Office Building
    400 Market Street
    Harrisburg, PA 17101

    Designee:
    James L. Grazio
    Great Lakes Biologist
    Tom Ridge Environmental Center
    301 Peninsula Drive, Suite 4
    Erie, PA 16505

    PA Department of Transportation

    Yassmin Gramian, Secretary
    Commonwealth Keystone Building
    400 North Street, 6th Floor
    Harrisburg, PA 17105

    Designee:
    Joseph S. Demko Roadside Manager
    Commonwealth Keystone Building
    400 North Street, 6th Floor
    Harrisburg, PA  17105

    PA Department of Health

    Dr. Debra L. Bogen, Acting Secretary
    Health and Welfare Building
    625 Forster Street, 8th Floor West
    Harrisburg, PA 17120

    Designee:
    Dr. Betsy Schroeder, Public Health Veterinarian
    Department of Health | Bureau of Epidemiology
    625 Forster Street, 9th Floor
    Harrisburg, PA 17120

    PA Fish and Boat Commission

    Timothy Schaeffer, Executive Director
    1601 Elmerton Avenue
    Harrisburg, PA 17106

    Designee:
    Sean Hartzell
    Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator
    595 East Rolling Ridge Dr.
    Bellefonte, PA 16823

    PA Game Commission

    Bryan J. Burhans, Executive Director
    2001 Elmerton Avenue
    Harrisburg, PA 17110

    Designee:
    Scott Bearer
    Division Chief, Wildlife Habitat Program
    2001 Elmerton Avenue
    Harrisburg, PA 17110 

    Non-Governmental Organizations

    Western PA Conservancy

    Jeffrey Wagner
    Director, PA Natural Heritage Program
    800 Waterfront Drive
    Pittsburgh, PA 15222

    Alternate:
    Amy Jewitt
    Invasive Species Coordinator
    800 Waterfront Drive
    Pittsburgh, PA 15222

    PennAg Industries Association

    Mary Beth Ruh
    Member, PennAg Industries Association
    Manager, Seed Division, F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc.
    797 Commerce Street, P.O. Box 2116
    Sinking Spring, PA 19608

    PA Landscape & Nursery Association

    Michael Dunn
    Brandywine Urban Forest Consulting
    207 S Bolmar St
    West Chester PA 19382

    Alternate:
    Gregg Robertson
    Government Relations
    PO Box 352 
    Annville, PA 17003

    Penn State University

    Julie Urban, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor
    Department of Entomology
    Pennsylvania State University 
    State College, PA 16802

    PA Sea Grant

    Sarah Whitney, Director
    Susquehanna River Office
    1601 Elmerton Avenue, P.O. Box 6700
    Harrisburg, PA  17106-7000

    Alternate:
    Sara Stahlman
    Extension Director
    Tom Ridge Environmental Center
    301 Peninsula Drive, Suite 3
    Erie, PA  16505

    University of Pennsylvania

    Lisa A. Murphy, VMD, DABT, Professor of Toxicology
    School of Veterinary Medicine
    New Bolton Center, Toxicology Laboratory
    382 West Street Road
    Kennett Square, PA 19348

    Alternate:
    Timothy A. Block, Ph.D.
    Director of Botany
    Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
    100 East Northwestern Avenue
    Philadelphia, PA 19118

    PA Farm Bureau

    Andrew L. Ernst
    Owner, Ernst Conservation Seeds
    9006 Mercer Pike
    Meadville, PA 16335

    Designee:
    Grant Gulibon
    Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Government Affairs and Communications Division

    Pennsylvania Lake Management Society
    Kate Harms
    Executive Director
    PO Box 171
    Mertztown, PA 19539

    Alternate:
    Brian Pilarcik
    Crawford County Conservation District
    21742 German Road
    Meadville, PA 16335

    Transportation Sector
    Sean E. Mahoney
    Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
    3460 N Delaware Ave #2
    Philadelphia, PA 19134

    Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts

    Piper Sherburne
    PACD South East Region Director
    23 Conrad Rd
    Alburtis, PA 18001

    County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania

    Cliff Lane
    McKean County Commissioner

    Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors

    Brian Harris
    Warwick Township Manager, Lancaster County
    315 Clay Rd.
    Lititz, PA 17543

    Temple University

    Jocelyn Behm, Ph.D.
    Center for Biodiversity
    1925 N. 12th St.
    Philadelphia, PA 19122
     
    Alternate
    Matthew Helmus, Ph.D.
    Department of Biology
    1925 N 12th St.
    Philadelphia, PA 19122
     
    Alternate
    Amy Freestone, Ph.D.
    Department of Biology
    1900 N 12th St.
    Philadelphia, PA 1912

    Allegheny Plateau Invasive Plant Management Area

    Victoria Challingsworth, Elk County Conservation District
    Emily Shosh, Potter County Conservation District

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