Council Members
The Governor's Invasive Species Council of Pennsylvania is chaired by the Secretary of Agriculture, with voting members representing Commonwealth agencies and non-governmental organizations and institutions responsible for management and conservation of agricultural and natural resources and the protection of public health. Non-governmental agencies are appointed by the Governor for two-year terms, and may be renewed or replaced at the Governor’s leisure.
State Agency Members
PA Department of Agriculture (Chair)
Russell C. Redding, Secretary
2301 North Cameron Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Designee:
Fred Strathmeyer, Jr.
Deputy Secretary of Consumer Protection and Regulatory Affairs
2301 North Cameron Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Cindy Adams Dunn, Secretary
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, 7th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Designee:
Rosa Yoo
Chief, Division of Forest Pest Management
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Alternate:
Andrew Rohrbaugh
Chief, Program Services and Support Section – Division of Forest Health
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101
PA Department of Environmental Protection
Richard Negrin, Acting Secretary
Rachel Carson State Office Building
400 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Designee:
James L. Grazio
Great Lakes Biologist
Tom Ridge Environmental Center
301 Peninsula Drive, Suite 4
Erie, PA 16505
PA Department of Transportation
Yassmin Gramian, Secretary
Commonwealth Keystone Building
400 North Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Designee:
Joseph S. Demko Roadside Manager
Commonwealth Keystone Building
400 North Street, 6th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17105
PA Department of Health
Dr. Debra L. Bogen, Acting Secretary
Health and Welfare Building
625 Forster Street, 8th Floor West
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Designee:
Dr. Betsy Schroeder, Public Health Veterinarian
Department of Health | Bureau of Epidemiology
625 Forster Street, 9th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120
PA Fish and Boat Commission
Timothy Schaeffer, Executive Director
1601 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17106
Designee:
Sean Hartzell
Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator
595 East Rolling Ridge Dr.
Bellefonte, PA 16823
PA Game Commission
Bryan J. Burhans, Executive Director
2001 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Designee:
Scott Bearer
Division Chief, Wildlife Habitat Program
2001 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Non-Governmental Organizations
Western PA Conservancy
Jeffrey Wagner
Director, PA Natural Heritage Program
800 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Alternate:
Amy Jewitt
Invasive Species Coordinator
800 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
PennAg Industries Association
Mary Beth Ruh
Member, PennAg Industries Association
Manager, Seed Division, F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc.
797 Commerce Street, P.O. Box 2116
Sinking Spring, PA 19608
PA Landscape & Nursery Association
Michael Dunn
Brandywine Urban Forest Consulting
207 S Bolmar St
West Chester PA 19382
Alternate:
Gregg Robertson
Government Relations
PO Box 352
Annville, PA 17003
Penn State University
Julie Urban, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor
Department of Entomology
Pennsylvania State University
State College, PA 16802
PA Sea Grant
Sarah Whitney, Director
Susquehanna River Office
1601 Elmerton Avenue, P.O. Box 6700
Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000
Alternate:
Sara Stahlman
Extension Director
Tom Ridge Environmental Center
301 Peninsula Drive, Suite 3
Erie, PA 16505
University of Pennsylvania
Lisa A. Murphy, VMD, DABT, Professor of Toxicology
School of Veterinary Medicine
New Bolton Center, Toxicology Laboratory
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Alternate:
Timothy A. Block, Ph.D.
Director of Botany
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
100 East Northwestern Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
PA Farm Bureau
Andrew L. Ernst
Owner, Ernst Conservation Seeds
9006 Mercer Pike
Meadville, PA 16335
Designee:
Grant Gulibon
Regulatory Affairs Specialist, Government Affairs and Communications Division
Pennsylvania Lake Management Society
Kate Harms
Executive Director
PO Box 171
Mertztown, PA 19539
Alternate:
Brian Pilarcik
Crawford County Conservation District
21742 German Road
Meadville, PA 16335
Transportation Sector
Sean E. Mahoney
Philadelphia Regional Port Authority
3460 N Delaware Ave #2
Philadelphia, PA 19134
Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts
Piper Sherburne
PACD South East Region Director
23 Conrad Rd
Alburtis, PA 18001
County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
Cliff Lane, McKean County Commissioner
Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors
Brian Harris
Warwick Township Manager, Lancaster County
315 Clay Rd.
Lititz, PA 17543
Temple University
Jocelyn Behm, Ph.D.
Center for Biodiversity
1925 N. 12th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Alternate
Matthew Helmus, Ph.D.
Department of Biology
1925 N 12th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Alternate
Amy Freestone, Ph.D.
Department of Biology
1900 N 12th St.
Philadelphia, PA 1912
Allegheny Plateau Invasive Plant Management Area
Victoria Challingsworth, Elk County Conservation District
Emily Shosh, Potter County Conservation District