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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.

Pennsylvania, Chair

Richard Negrin
Secretary
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Appointed to the Commission: March 6, 2023

Bevin Buchheister (Photo Pending)
Alternate
Deputy Secretary for Water Programs, PADEP

Sue Weaver (Photo Pending)
Alternate
Acting Environmental Program Manager
Planning and Conservation Division, PADEP

Maryland, Vice Chair

Appointment Pending

Suzanne Dorsey, Ph.D.
Alternate
Deputy Secretary, MDE, Baltimore, Maryland

Matthew Rowe, CC-P
Alternate
Assistant Director, Water and Science Administration, MDE, Baltimore, Maryland

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Federal Government

Colonel John P. Lloyd
Commander U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division
Appointed to the Commission: July 2022

Colonel Estee S. Pinchasin
Alternate
Commander and District Engineer, USACE, Baltimore, Maryland

Amy M. Guise
Alternate
Chief, Planning Division, USACE, Baltimore, Maryland

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New York

Basil Seggos
Commissioner
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Appointed to the Commission: November 16, 2016

James Tierney
Alternate
Assistant Commissioner for Water Resources, NYSDEC, Albany, New York

Lauren Townley
Alternate
Chief, Water Assessment and Implementation Section, NYSDEC, Albany, New York