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The Source Water Stewardship Program welcomed the following nationally known experts to Exchange Week:
Michael Heidorn Michael Heidorn Mike has spent over fourteen years working with scientists, engineers and community leaders to provide effective solutions for environmental concerns throughout the Northeast and across the nation. As a self-employed Professional Geologist and Licensed Environmental Professional, he is currently spearheading the development of a comprehensive physical, chemical and biological monitoring program and management plan for the Cold River Watershed in southwest New Hampshire. From 1997 to 2002, Mike managed the Vermont/New Hampshire office of Tighe & Bond where he provided expert oversight in the assessment and remediation of contaminated properties as well as the identification, testing and protection of potable groundwater supplies. He has been involved with a wide variety of water resource projects over the course of his career, including the development of groundwater and surface water monitoring strategies, the delineation of wellhead protection zones, the determination of safe yields for potable supply wells and the evaluation of stream and wetland impacts due to over-pumping and droughts. Mike recently co-supervised the delineation of Zone I, II and III recharge areas at over two dozen wellfields for the State of Massachusetts as part of their Source Water Assessment Program. Roger Monthey Roger is a forest stewardship specialist with the Forest Resources Management staff. He disseminates forest stewardship and biodiversity information to the stewardship community in form of a newsletter, "Forest Stewardship Information Exchange". He provides technical assistance in areas such as forest management, biodiversity, special forest products, forest fragmentation issues, wildlife and fisheries management, and computer software to assist small landowners and resource consultants (e.g. the NED family of software). Roger works closely with the state stewardship coordinating committees. Roger has a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, a M.S. in Water Resources Management from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and a Ph.D. in Forest Resources from the University of Maine. Roger worked with the Bureau of Land Management in Oregon for about 20 years, having been involved in old growth, salmon, watershed, and spotted owl issues in the Pacific Northwest. He has been with the Durham Field Office since July, 1998. Jay Sherman Jay currently is a consultant to the National Wildlife Federation, the World Bank, the Environmental Law Institute, the Guanabara Bay Institute in Rio de Janeiro, and the Hope Fellowship Program. He is an approved member of the Fulbright Senior Specialists Roster as well as an experienced trainer, lobbyist, organizer, and educator. He served as the Director of Outreach and Training at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) from 1988 through June of 2002, where he was responsible for the development of organizational outreach, training, and grassroots strategy. Mr. Sherman currently serves on the board of directors of the Janelia Foundation, previously as president. Appointed by the Governor, he served on the Maryland Advisory Council on Environmental Justice in 1998 and 1999. He has served on the boards of the Center for Watershed Protection, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the Maryland Citizens' Campaign for the Environment. He has been actively involved in working committees of the State Environmental Leadership Program (SELP). Jay Sherman taught as an adjunct professor at the Washington Public Affairs Center of the University of Southern California and at the University of Iowa. He received his BS from Drexel University and his MLA from Iowa State University. Matthew Zieper Matt directs the team of researchers whose intelligence-gathering work underpins TPL's ability to pass ballot measures, shape legislation and influence public policy. He has been a lead participant in a number of TPL efforts to help communities pay to implement their conservation visions. Matt has also led TPL's efforts to publish Land Vote, an annual comprehensive review of conservation ballot measures, and Keeping Our Commitment, a report outlining policies to protect 1 million acres in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Prior to joining TPL, Matt Zieper was a legislative aide in the Massachusetts Senate and a fiscal and economic policy consultant. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, Matt lives in Norwell, Massachusetts with his wife Debra and baby daughter Ellie. |