The 2024 AOC Advisory Committee
The work of delisting the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern is directed by a committee of stakeholders representing community groups, businesses, government agencies and other organizations working for clean water, watershed stewardship and restoration.
The Committee’s role is to develop strategic priorities for removing Beneficial Use Impairments and delisting the AOC, and to advise Ohio EPA on measures to implement such strategies.
Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District is the facilitating organization that staffs the Advisory Committee.
The Cuyahoga AOC Advisory Committee is no longer accepting applications for the 2024-2026 term. Please check back again in the fall for the next round of applications.
Jennifer Grieser, Chair
Cleveland Metroparks
William Hughes, Vice Chair
Public Member
Carly Beck
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
Peter Bode
West Creek Conservancy
Donna Friedman
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Pat Gsellman, P.E.
City of Akron Engineering
Joseph Hadley
NEFCO
Scott Hardy
Ohio Sea Grant
Jennifer Heard
Water Pollution Control
Julianne Kurdila
Cleveland Cliffs, Inc.
Whitnye Long Jones
Organic Connects
Stephen Love
Cleveland Foundation
Joseph MacDonald
NOACA
Elaine Marsh
Summit Metro Parks
Samantha Martin
Cleveland Water Alliance
Erica Matheny
Tinker’s Creek Watershed Partners
Elaine Price
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission
Bryce Pulley
City of Cuyahoga Falls
Thomas Rayburn
Lake Carriers Association
Mike Sekerak
Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Megan Smith
Akron Water
Jordyn Stoll
Trout Unlimited
Meghan Tinker Paynter
Canalway Partners
Katie Wells
Interlake Maritime Services
Christina Znidarsic
Davey Resource Group
Ex-Officio
Hannah Boesinger
Ohio Lake Erie Commission
Lynn Garrity
Ohio Lake Erie Commission
Brian Hinterberger
US Army Corps Of Engineers
Ed Kender
National Park Service / Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Leah Medley
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Beth Sparks-Jackson
United States Geological Survey
Curt Wagner
ODNR Division of Wildlife