The members of the Fish and Wildlife Councils and Committees in New Jersey are unpaid volunteers who act in the best interest of the state’s fish and wildlife resources on behalf of the public. The councils help create and finalize each year’s hunting and fishing regulations and enable the professional and scientific management of our resources. The Governor, with the consent of the Senate, appoints each member.

See Fish and Wildlife Councils and Committees for detailed information on the functions and roles of the various councils in managing our fish and wildlife resources.

Below are members of the various councils and committees. Members can be contacted via the Fish and Wildlife office:

Mail Code 501-03
P.O. Box 420
Trenton, NJ 08625-0420
609-292-2965
609-984-1414
NJFishandWildlife@deptest.nj.gov

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Fish and Game Council

Staff Contact

Kristen Meistrell, Assistant Director, Wildlife Management & Freshwater Fisheries
609-322-9582
Kristen.Meistrell@deptest.nj.gov

Council Members

• Frank Virgilio, Chair (Sportsman)
• Jeff Bowlby (Farmer)
• Jim DeStephano (Sportsman)
• Russell Furnari (ENSAC Chair)
• Mitchell Jones (Farmer)
• Ed Kertz (Farmer)
• Robert Pollock (Public)
• Loren Robinson (Sportsman)
• Ken Whildin (Sportsman)
• Vacant (Sportsman)
• Vacant (Sportsman)

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Marine Fisheries Council

Staff Contact

Jeffrey Brust, Bureau of Marine Fisheries
609-322-9551
Jeffrey.Brust@deptest.nj.gov

Council Members

• Dr. Patrick Donnelly, Chair (Sportfish)
• Dr. Eleanor Ann Bochenek (Public)
• Warren Hollinger (Del. Bay Shellfish Council)
• Greg Hueth (Sportfish)
• Walter L. Johnson, III (Atl. Coast Shellfish Council)
• Joe Rizzo (Commercial)
• Robert R. Rush, Jr. (Sportfish)
• John Tiedemann (Public)
• Kevin Wark (Commercial)

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Atlantic Coast Shellfish Council

Staff Contact

Megan Swain, Bureau of Marine Habitat and Shellfisheries
609-748-2040
Megan.Swain@deptest.nj.gov

Council Members

• Walter L. Johnson, III, Chair (Ocean Co.)
• George Mathis, Jr., Vice Chair (Burlington Co.)
• Paul T. Felder (Cape May Co.)
• Vacant (Monmouth Co.)
• Vacant (Atlantic Co.)

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Delaware Bay Shellfish Council

Staff Contact

Alissa Wilson, Bureau of Marine Habitat & Shellfisheries
856-785-0730
Alissa.Wilson@deptest.nj.gov

Council Members

• Warren Hollinger, Chair (Cumberland Co.)
• Steve Fleetwood, Vice Chair (Cumberland Co.)
• Richard Malinowski (Salem Co.)
• Scott Sheppard (Cumberland Co.)
• Vacant (Cape May/Salem Co.)

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Endangered and Nongame Species Advisory Committee

Staff Contact

Kathy Clark, Endangered and Nongame Species Program
609-628-1605
Kathy.Clark@deptest.nj.gov

Committee Members (Links are to biographical information)

• Russell Furnari, Chair
• Howard Geduldig
• C. David Jenkins
• Dr. Brooke Maslo
• Martha Maxwell-Doyle
• Dr. Marion McClary
• Dr. David Mizrahi
• Dr. Chandler Navara
• Eliot Nagele
• Dr. Howard K. Reinert
• Dr. Catherine Tredick

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Wildlife Rehabilitators Advisory Committee

Staff Contact

Katherine Szostak, Bureau of Wildlife Management
WRAC@deptest.nj.gov

Committee Members

• Michael O’Malley, Chair
• Giselle Chazotte-Smisko
• Lisa Delambert
• Jim DeStephano
• Heather Freeman
• Tracy Leaver
• Dr. Erica Miller
• Victoria Schmidt

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Waterfowl Stamp Advisory Committee

Committee Members

• Robert VonSuskil, Chair
• Scott Barnes
• Mike Kantor
• Scott Paterson
• Loren Robinson
• Mike Shanahan
• Jim A. Shissias
• Dr. Lenore Tedesco
• Ken Whildin