What are Regional Implementation Teams?

The Regional Implementation Teams are composed of senior representatives selected by their partnership agencies to represent them and to collaboratively develop local, watershed-focused proposals which could be enhanced through the Coastal America partnership. The process of exchanging information on agency plans encourages the early identification of collaborative opportunities to restore the environment while moving forward with vital projects. The RIT's provide a forum for interagency consultation and action. The RIT members examine their own agencies' programs and authorities looking for areas of overlap with those of the other partnership agencies to determine the potential for implementing joint projects that address coastal problems in a more effective manner. The RITs also develop regional action strategies designed to define major issues, special focus areas, goals, and objectives within each region and specify the processes whereby joint projects are identified and implemented. Within the framework of each regional strategy, site-specific coastal projects addressing habitat loss, non-point source pollution, contaminated sediment management, and/or those considered unique to the region, are identified and planned. Finally, each RIT establishes priorities for project implementation from the suite of proposed collaborative projects. There are nine Coastal America regions - Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Gulf of Mexico, Southwest, Northwest, Pacific Islands, Alaska and the Great Lakes.

Northeast

William Hubbard
Chief, Environmental Resources Branch
US Army Corps of Engineers
696 Virginia Road
Concord, MA 01742-2751
Phone: 978-318-8552
Fax: 978-318-8560
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Mid-Atlantic

Mario DelVicario
U.S. EPA Region 2
290 Broadway
New York, NY 10007
Phone: 212-637-3779
Fax: 212-637-3889
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Roselle Henn
NAD Environmental Team Leader
US Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division       
Planning & Policy CoP/PCX-CSDR (CENAD-PSD-P)
301 General Lee Avenue, Fort Hamilton Military Community
Brooklyn, New York   11252-6700
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Jennifer Greiner
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Annapolis, MD
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Southeast

James D. Giattina
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 4 (Atlanta, GA)
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Gulf of Mexico

Bryon Griffith
Director, Gulf of Mexico Program
Environmental Protection Agency
Building 1103, Room 202
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000
Phone: 228-688-1172
Fax: 228-688-2709
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Southwest

Patrick Rutten
NOAA Restoration Center
777 Sonoma Ave.  Rm. 325
Santa Rosa, CA  95404
Phone: 707-575-6059
Fax: 707-578-3435
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Northwest

Mark Brown
Partnership Coordinator
Bureau of Land Management-Oregon State Office
PO Box 2965
Portland, OR 97208
Phone: (503) 808-6233
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Rick Parkin
US EPA Region 10
1200 6th Avenue
Mail Stop ETPA-087
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 907-586-7638
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Alaska

Erika Ammann
Habitat Restoration Division
227 West 7th Avenue, Rooom 517
Achorage, AK 99513-7575
Phone: 907-271-5118
Fax: 907-271-3030
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Doug Mutter
Regional Environmental Assistant
S. Department of the Interior
Office of Environmental Policy & Compliance
1689 C Street, Room 119
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Phone: 907-271-5011
Fax: 907-271-4102
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Upper Mississippi Focus Area

John Perrecone
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 5 (Chicago, IL)
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Pacific Islands

Kelvin Char
NOAA Fisheries
1601 Kapiolani Blvd.
Honolulu, Hawaii  96814
Phone: 808-944-2213
FAX: 808-973-2941
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