ABOUT
Management Board
Representing the Five Coastal Mid-Atlantic States
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) Management Board consists of one senior coastal manager or policy advisor from each of the five coastal Mid-Atlantic states with the position of Management Board Chair rotating among the states biennially.
The Board leads MARCO’s efforts to address regional ocean priorities of climate change adaptation, marine habitats, renewable energy, and water quality and coordinates associated activities and develops organizational policies.
Board Members
DELAWARE
Kimberly Cole (Chair)
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
NEW JERSEY
Kevin Hassell
New Jersey Department
of Environmental
Protection
VIRGINIA
Laura McKay
Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
MARCO – MACO Chair Rotation
| Date | MARCO Chair | State | RPB States’ Lead | MACO Chair | State |
| 2008 – Jan 2011 | George Stafford | NY | N/A | N/A | |
| Jul 2011 – Jun 2013 | Sarah Cooksey | DE | N/A | N/A | |
| Jul 2013 – Jun 2015 | Gwynn Schultz | MD | Gwynn Schultz | N/A | MD |
| Jul 2015 – Jun 2017 | Laura McKay | VA | Gwynn Schultz | N/A | MD |
| Jul 2017 – Jun 2019 |
Liz Semple Kevin Hassell |
NJ |
Laura McKay (until RPB was eliminated in 2018) |
Laura McKay | VA |
| Jul 2019 – Jun 2021 | Kisha Santiago-Martinez | NY | Kevin Hassell | NJ | |
| Jul 2021 – Jun 2023 | Kim Cole | DE | Mike Snyder | NY | |
| Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 | MD | DE | |||
| Jul 2025 – Jun 2027 | VA | MD | |||
| Jul 2027 – Jun 2029 | NJ | VA | |||
| Jul 2029 – Jun 2031 | NY | NJ |