The role of the Communication and Education Committee (CEC) is to provide the Barnegat Bay Partnership (BBP) and collaborating entities with objective expert advice and peer review for overall communication, education, and outreach matters related to National Estuary Program activities and goals, such as those specified in the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP), BBP’s Strategic Plan, and BBP’s Communication Plan (see links below for access to these documents).  The CEC works with the BBP Advisory Committee to identify and prioritize communication and outreach needs within the Barnegat Bay watershed, and assists with the BBP’s efforts to raise awareness and resources for addressing these needs.  The CEC also facilitates public participation and diverse stakeholder involvement in BBP-related activities and assists with the selection of the Citizen Representative to the BBP Policy Committee. Through its Communication and Education Grant Program, the CEC supports projects which advance Barnegat Bay education and public participation activities.

The functions of the CEC are to:

CEC MEMBERS




Joel Mott (Chair), New Jersey Pinelands Commission

Kaitlin Gannon, Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve (JC NERR)

Shari Kondrup, Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority

Will Ruocco, Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority (Alternate)

Bailey Sanders, Barnegat Bay Partnership (Staff liaison)

Angela C. Andersen, Long Beach Township

Peter Brandt, US EPA, Region 2, Public Affairs Director for Estuaries & Lakes and Senior Communication Advisor

Barbara Spinweber, US EPA, Region 2 (Alternate)

Lynette Lurig, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)

Kelly Scott, Island Beach State Park and NJDEP Alternate

Becky Laboy, Ocean County Soil Conservation District

Christine Raabe, Ocean County Soil Conservation District (Alternate)

Chris Claus, Ocean County Department of Parks & Recreation

Dr. John Wnek, Ocean County Vocational Technical School (MATES)

Wes Dalzell, ReClam the Bay

Chelsea Kulp, New Jersey American Water

George Murnyak, Citizen Representative to the BBP Policy Committee

Murray Rosenberg, Citizen Representative to the BBP Policy Committee (Alternate)

Stan Hales, Barnegat Bay Partnership (ex officio)


Related Links

CEC Meeting Minutes

CEC Charter

Communication and Outreach Plan to Support the BBP 2012 – 2016 Strategic Plan  This is the current Communication Plan guiding the actions of the CEC.

Putting All the Pieces Together:  A Communication and Outreach Plan to Support the BBNEP 2008-2011 Strategic Plan This is the original Communication Plan, which is now replaced by the 2012-2016 plan.