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Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program - APNEP- Staff
Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program
Meet the StaffBill Crowell, Ph.D., AICP, CEE William L. Crowell Jr. (Bill), has been the director of the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Program, or APNEP, since 2002. Bill previously served as the senior policy analyst for the N.C. Division of Coastal Management, where he formulated coastal and ocean policies and regulations for the state of North Carolina. He received two bachelor of science degrees from N.C. State University in Zoology and in Biological Sciences (1988) and his master of science degree in Resource Management and Administration from Antioch University (1996), with research on Southern Appalachian montane bogs. He earned his Ph. D. in Sustainability Education from Prescott College (2011), with research on environmental educators' concepts of sustainability. He has conducted wetland and endangered species monitoring and research with the Southeast Regional Office of the Nature Conservancy. Bill also worked with the New Hampshire Natural Heritage Inventory Program with endangered species mapping, and the New Hampshire Chapter of The Nature Conservancy with conservation planning and ecosystem research. He also has been a researcher at the N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine and an environmental educator in New Mexico. Bill is a certified planner (American Institute of Certified Planners), a North Carolina certified environmental educator, and a fellow of the N.C. Natural Resources Leadership Institute.
Dean Carpenter, D.Env. Dean joined the staff as the new science coordinator in November 2003. His current responsibilities are coordinating and administering APNEP’s Science & Technology Program and providing staff support to APNEP’s Science & Technical Advisory Committee. Prior to joining APNEP, Dean served as a project manager for the Water Environment Research Foundation (Alexandria, Va.) from 2000-03, and from 1989-99 as an environmental scientist with ManTech Environmental Technology, a federal contractor with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research & Development. His career interests are improving ecological risk assessment methods at regional scales and facilitating their application in support of ecosystem-based management. A native of California, Dean received a bachelor of science degree with honors in Environmental Science and Biology at the University of California, Riverside; a master of science degree in Ecology at the University of California, Davis; and a doctorate in Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Scott Gentry, P.E. Scott joined the staff at APNEP in June 2010 after completing a Master of Urban and Regional Planning degree at Virginia Tech. In graduate school, Scott studied natural resources and land use planning and also obtained a Graduate Certificate in Watershed Management. His major paper investigated the codes and regulations being used by municipalities within the Chesapeake Bay watershed to mitigate the effects of nonpoint source pollution. Scott graduated from North Carolina State University in 2001, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He has served as an AmeriCorps volunteer, working as a crew leader for the Montana Conservation Corps. Prior to attending graduate school, Scott worked as a project development engineer at NC DOT, preparing NEPA documents and managing projects in the Section 404 NEPA merger process.
Jim Hawhee, M.S., J.D. Jim Hawhee joined APNEP in November 2010. His primary responsibilities are coordinating and administering APNEP’s Community Engagement Program and providing staff support to APNEP’s Citizens' Advisory Committee. Prior to joining APNEP, Jim earned a BS in Biology from the University of North Carolina and an MS in Zoology from the University of Hawaii. While in Hawaii, he provided scientific consulting services for both the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council and Hawaii’s Division of Aquatic Resources. Jim also received his Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia, where he focused his studies in environmental and administrative law. He is a licensed member of the North Carolina Bar and maintains professional memberships in the North Carolina Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the American Fisheries Society. In addition to his marine sciences training and experience, Jim also served as an analytical chemist and as a certified high school special education teacher during his postbaccalaureate career.
Todd Herbert, M.S. As the Virginia field representative for APNEP, Todd’s responsibilities include providing coordination and support to APNEP, DENR, and the Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation (VA DCR), and enhancing implementation of the CCMP in the Roanoke, Chowan, and Pasquotank river basins. Todd received a Bachelor of Science in 1999 at Old Dominion University where he studied belowground production and decomposition in Atlantic White Cedar forested wetlands in VA and NC. Todd received a Master of Science degree in Biology in 2002 from Old Dominion University where he investigated long term belowground responses to climate change in a Florida scrub oak ecosystem at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Upon completion of his graduate coursework, Todd worked as a contract biologist at the National Wetlands Research Center in Lafayette, LA where he studied belowground responses to climate change in salt marsh and mangrove field and greenhouse experiments in Louisiana (NWRC) and Florida (Rookery Bay NERR). More recently he served as staff scientist in the Center for Coastal Resources Management at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science where he provided coastal, tidal wetland, and marine resources advisory services for federal, state, and local government staff. In addition to his APNEP duties, Todd is responsible for watershed implementation planning for the Albemarle, Chowan, and Coastal Watersheds office of the Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation. Todd has 15 years of experience in environmental policy, management, and research in coastal wetland and upland systems in the Southeast and Gulf Coast of the U.S.
Jimmy Johnson As the North Carolina field representative for APNEP, Jimmy’s responsibilities include the implementation of the Coastal Habitat Protection Plan, or CHPP, and the recommendations it contains. He also works with the APNEP Advisory Committees and represents the program on various committees in the APNEP region. Jimmy works closely with several regulatory agencies in the state and their respective commissions to help implement the goals of the Albemarle Pamlico National Estuary Program. In 1981, Jimmy graduated from N.C. State University with a bachelor of science degree in Agricultural Engineering. After working for Cargill for 3½ years, Jimmy and his wife returned to North Carolina to run a family-owned blue crab processing plant. For the next 15 years, they operated and owned Washington Crab Co., Inc. During those 15 years, Jimmy was active in many industry groups in the state and nation. From 1997 to 2004, he served as chairman of the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission. During Jimmy’s tenure as chairman of the Marine Fisheries Commission, the CHPP was written and adopted.
Chad Smith, M.S. Chad Smith serves as the coordinator for the APNEP Citizens’ Monitoring Network. His job is to recruit and train private citizens in water quality testing and aquatic ecology. Chad contributes to public outreach by speaking to museum summer camps, neighborhood associations, schools and university student organizations. He also designed and maintains the Citizens’ Monitoring Network Web site. His office is in the Institute for Coastal Science and Policy Department on East Carolina University’s campus in Greenville. Chad received his bachelor of science in 2002 and master of science degree in Biology in 2006 from East Carolina University. In 2005, he received the Martha N. Jones Scholarship from the East Carolina University Department of Biology, which is given to those with interest and commitment to a career in ecology. His thesis research, which was partially funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, focused on habitat use and the potential impacts of physical obstructions (dams, highway culverts, etc.) on anadromous fishes in the lower Tar River in North Carolina. Chad is also an active member in the American Fisheries Society, or AFS, which is a nationally-based professional society for fisheries scientists. He has presented his thesis research at several AFS conferences, including the 2005 National Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. He also served as president for the ECU Student Subunit of AFS for the 2004-05 academic year. Aside from APNEP, Chad serves as an adjunct faculty member for Shaw University, where he teaches weekend courses in general biology and physical science.
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