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The members of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission are the governors (or the designee of the governors) of the three Basin states (New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland), and the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division, as appointed by the President of the United States to serve at the pleasure of the President. The members appoint alternate commissioners.

Federal Government, Chair

Commissioner for the Federal Government
Brigadier General Thomas J. Tickner
Commander U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division
Appointed to the Commission: July 15, 2020
COL Pinchasin
Colonel Estee S. Pinchasin
Alternate
Commander and District Engineer, USACE, Baltimore, Maryland
Amy M. Guise, 2nd Alternate for Federal Government
Amy M. Guise
Alternate
Chief, Planning Division, USACE, Baltimore, Maryland

New York, Vice Chair

Basil Seggos, SRBC New York Vice, Chair
Basil Seggos
Commissioner
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Appointed to the Commission: November 16, 2016
James Tierney, 1st Alternate for New York
James Tierney
Alternate
Assistant Commissioner for Water Resources, NYSDEC, Albany, New York
Diane English, Alternate for New York
Diane M. English, P.E.
Alternate
Chief, Water Quality Management, Division of Water, NYSDEC, Albany, New York

Pennsylvania

Patrick McDonnell, Pennsylvania Commissioner
Patrick McDonnell
Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Appointed to the Commission: July 20, 2016

Maryland

Ben Grumbles, Maryland Commissioner
Ben Grumbles
Secretary
Maryland Department of the Environment
Appointed to the Commission: June 2, 2015
Suzanne Dorsey, Alternate for State of Maryland
Suzanne Dorsey, Ph.D.
Alternate
Assistant Secretary, MDE, Baltimore, Maryland
Matthew Rowe, Alternate for State of Maryland
Matthew Rowe, CC-P
Alternate
Assistant Director, Water and Science Administration, MDE, Baltimore, Maryland