Welcome to Our New Team Member! By Coreen Weilminster, CBNERR-MD Education Coordinator
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary is a component of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Maryland (CBNERR-MD). The mission of the 30 Reserve sites across the country is to improve coastal resource management by increasing scientific understanding of estuarine systems and making estuarine research relevant, meaningful, and accessible to managers and stakeholders. STAFF Chris Snow Reserve Director chris.snow@maryland.gov Christine Burns C oastal Training Program Coordinator christine.burns1@maryland.gov Kyle Derby Research Coordinator kyle.derby@maryland.gov Shelby Johnson Restoration Coordinator shelby.johnson@maryland.gov Diane Leason Operations Manager diane.leason1@maryland.gov Becky Swerida Stewardship Coordinator rebecca.swerida@maryland.gov Coreen Weilminster Education Coordinator coreen.weilminster@maryland.gov Olivia Wisner Environmental Literacy Partnership Coordinator olivia.wisner1@maryland.gov WEBSITE https://dnr.maryland.gov/waters/cbnerr/ Pages/default.aspx
W e welcome Diane Leason as our new operations manager for the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (CBNERR) in Maryland. She will serve as the liaison to the friends’ groups and our onsite representative to our partners, assisting with projects and activities. Diane is a long-time resident of Maryland, having lived both in Calvert and Anne Arundel Counties. She earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Maryland in College Park, which led her to a job as economist with the Bureau of Economic Analysis where she stayed for 12 years. While working at the Bureau of Economic Analysis, she began to volunteer at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, monitoring salamanders and box turtles. During this volunteer work
Diane thrives outside!
she realized that research and being outdoors was where she belonged! She went back to school for an M.S. in wetland science. A wetland ecology course provided the direction her career would take. Diane was offered an opportunity to work with CBNERR on a science collaborative project studying ditched marshes on the Eastern Shore. After gradu- ation, she stayed at the university, working as a research assistant studying the impact of emerald ash borer on tidal freshwater forested wetlands. Diane’s research interests lie in plant responses to environmental changes. She loves preaching about the benefits of native plants to anyone who will listen, spending time with her family and friends, and doing just about anything outside. She is also a master natural- ist and certified yoga teacher.
Get Involved Ways We Can Save the Bay Everyone affects the Bay. Whether through volunteering or everyday choices, you can make a difference. Volunteers play a vital role in keeping the Reserve’s programs and projects thriving. Click the link below to explore how you can help! dnr.maryland.gov/waters/cbnerr/Pages/ volunteer.aspx
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