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The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) provides technical peer review and input to SBEP for various projects and programs. TAC members include local and regional environmental managers and researchers who are familiar with the Sarasota Bay estuarine system. The TAC initiates technical studies, assists SBEP with restoration and management plans, and reviews projects recommended by the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and other groups.

If you would like to become a member of the TAC, please contact us here or call the SBEP office at 941-955-8085 for additional information.

Current SBEP TAC Members

  • Ryan Gandy, Ph.D. (Organizer) Sarasota Bay Estuary Program
  • Chris Anastasiou, Ph.D. (Co-Chair) SWFWMD
  • Greg Blanchard (Co-Chair), Manatee County
  • Angela Collins, Ph.D. Florida Sea Grant Manatee County
  • Randy Edwards Ph.D.
  • Pamela Fetterman, ecoGENESIS
  • Emily Hall, Ph.D. Mote Marine Laboratory
  • Cindy Heil, Ph.D. Mote Marine Laboratory
  • Tony Janicki, Ph.D. Janicki Environmental, Inc.
  • Kris Kaufman, NOAA
  • Emily Keenan, ESA
  • Jon Perry, Janicki Environmental, Inc.
  • Ryan Schloesser, Ph.D. Mote Marine Laboratory
  • Christine Sciarrino, ESA
  • Jennifer Shafer, Ph.D. Shafer Consulting
  • Steve Suau, Progressive Water Resources
  • Sherri Swanson, Manatee County Parks
  • Abbey Tyrna, Ph.D. Suncoast Waterkeeper
  • Armando Ubeda, Florida Sea Grant Sarasota County
  • Mike Wessel, Janicki Environmental, Inc.
  • Kelly Westover, Stantec
  • Amber Whittle, Ph.D. New College of Florida
  • Becky Allenbach, Former EPA Staff
  • Brian Norman, City of Bradenton
  • Brooke Langston, Big Waters Land Trust
  • Damon Moore, Oyster River Ecology
  • David Shafer, Ph.D. Shafer Consulting
  • Elizabeth Dost, ESA
  • Eric Weather, FWC
  • Heather Bryen, Sarasota County
  • Jasmin Graham, Minorities in Shark Sciences
  • John Ryan, Sarasota Bay Watch
  • Larry Beggs, Reef Innovations
  • Mark Walton, SWFWMD
  • Pia Ronquillo-See, Suncoast Waterkeeper
  • Rachel Herman, Sarasota County
  • Richard Larsen, FDACS
  • Samantha Levell, Ph.D. New College of Florida
  • Samuel Bedgood, Ph.D. New College of Florida
  • Sandy Gilbert, START
  • Sara Kane, Sarasota County
  • Wendy Conn, Plummer Consulting