Maryland Department of Natural Resources

OLP Members

Co-Chairs​​​​

​​​​Josh Kurtz, Secretary of Natural Resources

​Dr. Carey Wright, State Superintendent of Schools

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Co-Chairs’ Designees ​​​​

​​​​Stephanie Tuckfield, Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR)


OLP Staff Coordinators​​​​

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  • Olivia Wisner, DNR​
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State Agency Representatives

​​​​​Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR):
  • Coreen Weilminster
  • Isabel Layton
  • Melissa Boyle
  • ​​Trystan Sill
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​​​Maryland Department of Education (MSDE):
  • Maria Prawirohardjo
  • Will Forrester
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​​​Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA):
  • Karen Fedor
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Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC):
  • Lyndsay Silva
  • Alexis Merrimen
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​​​Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE):​
  • Lisa Jones​
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Maryland Department of Planning (MDP):
  • Deborah Herr Cornwell
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Maryland Department of Health (MDH):
  • Susannah Beckerman
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Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT):
  • Katrina Jones
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Maryland Energy Administration (MEA):
  • Larissa Pasco
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Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation (DSCI):
  • Robert Godfried
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Stakeholder Representatives

​​Alice Ferguson Foundation:
  • Sarah Kempfer
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Chesapeake Audubon Society:
  • Mark Scallion
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​​ Chesapeake Bay Trust (CBT): ​
  • Emily Stransky
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​​Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF):
  • Karen Mullin
  • Tom Ackerman
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Living Classroom Foundation:
  • ​​Christine Truett
  • Lorraine Andrews Warnick
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Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation (MAEF):
  • Susanne Richards
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Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE):
  • Laura Collard
  • Jemima Clark
  • Mary Westlund
  • Brenda Miller
  • ​Lee Derby
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Maryland Recreation and Parks Association:
  • Stephen Allen
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National Aquarium:
  • Kyle Kraft‑Culkin
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA):​
  • Shannon Sprague
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National Wildlife Foundation:
  • Lindsay Walker
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​​Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC):
  • Rylee Wernoch​
  • ​Karen McDonald
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Sultana Education Foundation:
  • Chris Cerino
  • Jackie Doer
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United States Fish and Wildlife Service:


Three representatives of non-profit organizations dedicated to environmental education:
  • Chiara D'Amore (The Community Ecology Institute)
  • Rick Garber (North Bay)
  • Kristen Komlosky (Chesapeake Outward Bound School)
One representative of Parent Teacher Organization:
  • Amy Sawyer
Two representatives of Local governments:
  • Victoria Howard (Interagency Commission on School Construction
Two representatives serving from an outdoor school, Maryland Green School, Maryland Green Ribbon School, or school with a focus on environmental education:
  • Dana McCauley (Crellin Elementary School)
  • Jacquelyn Southerland (Accokeek Academy)
One Local Education Agency (LEA) environmental literacy supervisor or coordinator:
  • Melanie Parker (Anne Arundel County Public Schools)
One LEA sustainability supervisor or coordinator:
One LEA school Superintendent: 
One environmental education teacher:
  • Katie Dell (Baltimore County Public Schools)
Two representatives of youth-based organizations:
  • LaShawn Tucker (Dream Big Academy)
  • Meg Boyd (Youth Climate Institute)
Two representatives of the business community:​
  • Chris Weedleton (Partnership for Learning)


Special Appointments by Governor Wes Moore ​​​​

​​​​University System of Maryland: Adam Frederick

​Association for Nature-Based Education (ANBE): Monica Wiedel-Lubinski

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