Choptank Watershed Advisory Board

ShoreRivers has dedicated Watershed Advisory Boards for each major subwatershed within the organization's territory. The Choptank Watershed Advisory Board is chartered specifically to oversee grassroots restoration and protection of the Choptank River, including the Tuckahoe River, Harris Creek, Broad Creek, and the Tred Avon River.


Gene Lopez, Chair
Financial lawyer, retired

William A. Anderson, II
Environmental Lawyer; Harvard Law

Dirck Bartlett
Former Talbot County Councilman; Director of Business Development at Ilex Construction

Barbara Boyd
Founding Faculty of the Marine Academy of Science and Technology; Congressional recognition for environmental achievements; clean water advocate

Carlos Estin
Entrepreneur, Small Business Owner

Dr. Thomas Fisher

Professor at University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Laboratory, specializing in terrestrial and atmospheric nutrients and how they affect aquatic systems, nutrient recycling, and primary production of aquatic systems

Brice Gamber
Senior VP of the Chubb Insurance Group; former Chair of the Coastal and Watershed Resources Advisory Committee to MD DNR

Ron Rothman
Turn-around leadership in nonprofits and health. VP Strategic Planning, ECRI Institute; Director, National Provider Relations, CIGNA Health Services; CEO Abington Art Center; retired. Design/build wood furniture and lights

Larry Rovin
Retired corporate lawyer; docent at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum; volunteer mediator with Midshore Community Mediation

Dona Sorce
Housing & Community Development Professional

Suzy Staehlin
Computer professional, retired

Buck Waller
Real estate property management, retired

Phil Webster
International communications consulting; communications officer of three New York Stock Exchange-listed companies; extensive board positions

Loribeth Weinstein
CEO Emerita of Jewish Women International

Katherine Wiacek
Managing Director, Hines Washington, DC. Second generation ShoreRivers board member

Nick Carter (Emeritus)
Maryland Critical Areas Commission for Caroline County; Retired, Maryland Department of Natural Resources