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Katrina Jones

Katrina Jones is the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) Program Manager for Education and Stakeholder Engagement.

April 27, 2022

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Trystan Sill

Trystan has a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Master's Degree in Conservation Biology. She hs worked has an environmental educator/trainer and works to promote sustainable pollinator habitat through ecotourism.

March 9, 2021

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Deanna Mitchell

As the current superintendent of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Deanna Mitchell is dedicated to ensuring that the rich history of the Eastern Shore is not forgotten, and that the African American heritage of the region is not only recorded, but also cherished.

February 26, 2021

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Leonard Harmon

Leonard Harmon is a Native artist and citizen of the Lenape Tribe of New Jersey and the Nanticoke Tribe of Delaware.

February 22, 2021

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Bernie Fowler

Bernie Fowler invented and hosted the annual Patuxent River Wade-In, an informal index used to measure the health of the river by wading in with a pair of white sneakers and measuring how deep you could walk out before losing sight of your shoes.

December 30, 2020

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Imani Black

Shellfish aquaculture biologist Imani Black is the founder and president of Minorities in Aquaculture, a nonprofit that seeks to create a more diverse aquaculture industry.

December 24, 2020

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Tig Tillinghast

Read about how Tig Tilinghast, a frequent visitor to the Fones Cliffs area on the Rappahannock River, was able to capture an amazing and beautiful photograph of a bobcat.

October 22, 2020

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Mario Harley

The Piscataway Conoy Tribe originated in Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay region. Piscataway means, “The people where the rivers blend.” Conoy is synonymous with the word Piscataway.

October 1, 2020

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Debra Martin

Pamunkey Indian artist Debra Martin is the assistant director at the Pamunkey Indian Museum. Debra serves as a councilperson with the tribal government and resides on the Pamunkey Indian Reservation in King William, Virginia.

September 2, 2020

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Ethan Brown

Ethan Brown is a citizen of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe. He has resided on the Pamunkey Indian Reservation, located along the border of King William, Virginia, for about thirteen years.

July 29, 2020

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James Piper Bond

James Piper Bond is president and CEO of Living Classrooms Foundation, a Baltimore- Washington, DC-based nonprofit that disrupts the cycle of poverty and makes our community safer, stronger, and healthier by meeting individuals where they are and giving them skills for life.

February 13, 2019

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Heather Lockwood

Heather North Lockwood is the Virginia Oyster Restoration Specialist for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

December 13, 2018

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