Northeast Fish Health Committee Membership

Fish Culture Chiefs

  
  
  
  
  
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & WildlifeTodd LangevinSuperintendent of Hatcheriestodd.langevin@maine.gov207-287-5262
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental ProtectionRick VanNostrandSupervisor of Fish Health & Culturerichard.vannostrand@ct.gov860-673-3695
District of Columbia Department of the Environment
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & WildlifeKen SimmonsChief of HatcheriesKen.Simmons@state.ma.us403-323-7671
Maryland DNR Fisheries ServiceBrian RichardsonHatcheries Division Managerbrian.richardson@maryland.gov410-226-5193
North Carolina Wildlife Resources CommissionKyle BriggsPlanning & Operations Program Managerkyle.briggs@ncwildlife.org919-707-0269
Rhode Island Division of Fish & Wildlife Peter Angelonepeter.angelone@dem.ri.gov401- 294-4662
Virginia Department of Game & Inland FisheriesRon SouthwickAssistant Bureau DirectorRon.Southwick@dgif.virginia.gov804-367-1292
New York Deparment of Environmental ConservationJim DaleySuperintendent of Fish Culturejgdaley@gw.dec.state.ny.us518-402-8959
New Hampshire Fish & GameJason SmithFish Culture Operations Supervisorjason.smith@wildlife.nh.gov603-271-2501
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat CommissionBrian WisnerDirector, Bureau of Hatcheriesbwisner@pa.gov814-359-5223
West Virginia Division of Natural ResourcesChris O'BaraWarmwater Fish Hatchery CoordinatorChris.J.O'Bara@wv.gov304-420-4550
West Virginia Division of Natural ResourcesMike ShingletonAssistant Chief of Coldwater FisheriesMichael.V.Shingleton@wv.gov304-637-0245
Vermont Fish & WildlifeAdam MillerFish Culture Operations Manageradam.miller@state.vt.us802-777-2852

Fish Health

  
  
  
  
  
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental ProtectionRick Van NostrandSupervisor of Fish Health & Culturerichard.vannostrand@ct.gov860-673-3695
District of Columbia Department of the Environment
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & WildlifeColby WellsFish Pathologistcolby.wells@maine.gov207-287-2813
Maryland DNR Fisheries ServiceBrian RichardsonHatcheries Division ManagerBrian.Richardson@maryland.gov410-226-0078 x104
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & WildlifeKen SimmonsChief of HatcheriesKen.Simmons@state.ma.us403-323-7671
National Oceanic & Atmospheric AdministrationDavid BeanFisheries Biologistdavid.bean@noaa.gov207-866-4172
New Hampshire Fish & GameJason SmithFish Culture Operations Supervisorjason.smith@wildlife.nh.gov603-271-2501
New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionJan LovyResearch Scientist/Fish Pathologistjan.lovy@dep.nj.gov908-637-4173 x120
New York Deparment of Environmental ConservationAndy NoyesPathologist 2 (Aquatic)adnoyes@gw.dec.state.ny.us315 -337-0910
North Carolina Wildlife Resources CommissionKyle BriggsPlanning & Operations Program Managerkyle.briggs@ncwildlife.org919-707-0269
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat CommissionCoja YamashitaFisheries Biologistcyamashita@pa.gov814 - 353-2223
Rhode Island Division of Fish & Wildlife
U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceJohn CollSenior Fish Biologistjohn_coll@fws.gov570-726-6611 x221
U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServicePatricia BarbashSenior Fish Biologistpatricia_barbash@fws.gov570-726-6611 x222
Vermont Fish & WildlifeTom Jones (co-Chairman)Fish Health Biologisttom.jones@state.vt.us802-793-6781
Virginia Department of Game & Inland FisheriesMegan KirchgessnerWildlife Vetrinarianmegan.kirchgessner@dgif.virginia.gov804-837-5666
West Virginia Division of Natural ResourcesChris O'Bara (co-Chairman)Warmwater Fish Hatchery Coordinatorchris.j.o'bara@wv.gov304-389-4743