EBC Ocean and Coastal Resources Committee

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Mission Statement

The mission of the EBC Ocean and Coastal Resources Committee is to identify and address ocean and coastal resource issues and opportunities that are of concern and of interest to EBC members and their clients. Issues include but are not limited to legislative, regulatory and policy developments, innovative technologies, and business development opportunities at the federal, state, regional, and local level. These issues are addressed by providing objective information from up-to-date and reliable sources including government officials, technology developers, and business experts.

To implement this mission statement, the committee will:

• Organize quarterly or monthly committee meetings where guest speakers can address topics of concern.
• Organize morning, half day program and full day programs on major topics of concern.
• Foster networking occasions that create opportunities for the EBC membership to engage with important stakeholders including existing and potential clients and other EBC members.
• Organize focus groups to provide federal and state regulators, regional planners and policy makers with ideas, experiences and opinions on defined draft policies or regulations.
• Create and foster an open and ongoing exchange with policy makers, legislators and regulators.

Program Topics include:

• Ocean Management Plans
• Offshore Electrical Transmission
• Offshore Wind Energy
• Coastal and Offshore Hydrokinetics, including tidal and wave energy
• Dredging and dredging material management
• Ports and Harbors
• Sea Level Rise
• Shoreline Change
• Coastal Wetlands Management

And Work with Federal and State agencies that include:

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE)
• Bureau of Ocean Energy Management(BOEM)
• Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
• Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council(CMRC)
• Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM)
• Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP)
• New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NH DES)
• National Ocean Council
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Committee Leadership

Committee Chair

Payson Whitney, Vice President
ESS Group, Inc.
100 Fifth Avenue 5th Floor, Waltham, MA  02451
781.419.7750  //  pwhitney@essgroup.com

Committee Vice Chair

Lisa Lefkovitz, Vice President | Senior Research Scientist
Battelle
141 Longwater Place, Norwell, MA 02061
781.952.5238  //  lefkovitzl@battelle.org

Leadership Team

The members of the EBC Ocean & Coastal Resources Committee Leadership team meet routinely with the committee chair to identify topics for future EBC programs. As part of their responsibility, members of the leadership team will also take on the role of program chair to organize and moderate EBC programs for this committee.

Current members of the EBC Ocean & Coastal Resources Committee Leadership Team include:

Jesse Baldwin, Project Manager
GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
530 Broadway, Providence, RI  02909
401.421.4140  //  jesse.baldwin@gza.com

Harlan M. Doliner, Vice President, Legal/Compliance
Senior Project Manager | Director, Marine Technology-Maritime Professionals Services Group
Mabbett & Associates, Inc.
5 Alfred Circle, Bedford, MA 01730-2318
781.275.6050  //  doliner@mabbett.com

Bob Hamilton, President
Woods Hole Group
81 Technology Park Drive, East Falmouth, MA  02536
508.540.8080  //  bhamilton@whgrp.com

Stacy Minihane, Senior Associate
Beals and Thomas, Inc.
32 Court Street, Plymouth, MA  02360
508.746.3288  //  sminihane@bealsandthomas.com

Jim Occhialini, Vice President of Technical Sales
Alpha Analytical
8 Walkup Drive, Westborough, MA  01581
505.898.9220  //  jocchialini@alphalab.com

Erik Rexford, Project Planner
Epsilon Associates, Inc.
3 Mill & Main Place Suite 250, Maynard, MA  01754
978.897.7100  //  erexford@epsilonassociates.com

Stephanie Wilson, Manager of Permitting and Environmental Affairs
Deepwater Wind
56 Exchange Terrace, Providence, RI 02903

Past Meetings

2019

• March 22 – Ocean and Coastal Resources Program: The Northeast Ocean Data Portal – Supporting Ocean Policy and Planning
• January 30 – Ocean and Coastal Resources Program: Numerical Modeling in Coastal Planning and Design – Applications and Case Studies

2018

• November 28 – Ocean & Coastal Resources Committee Program Planning Luncheon
• November 9 – 12th Annual Dredging Conference: Projects from Conception to Construction
• October 11 – Ocean and Coastal Resources Program: 3rd Annual Living Shorelines Conference
• July 13 – Ocean and Coastal Resources Program: 2nd Annual Coastal Construction Case Studies
• May 24 – Ocean and Coastal Resources Program: Briefing from Massachusetts State Agencies
• May 22 – Ocean & Coastal Resources Committee Program Planning Luncheon
• January 8 – Ocean and Coastal Resources Committee Program Planning Meeting