Judy Fulton, Committee Chair
Native & Invasive Plant Consultant
EcoPlant Consulting
Primary Project Contributions: Overall management of project; coordination of all contributors and solicitation of outside input from diverse constituencies; synthetization of third-party invasive species sources; data research on, selection of, and/or detailed review of every species in all taxa, with extra focus on data collection for terrestrial/wetland plants; quality control for every species in all taxa; creation of the data files for input into the invasive species database; design of webpage user-interface and navigation, and of tables; creation of text for webpages (e.g., FAQ)
Michael Ellis
Webmaster
Maryland Invasive Species Council
Primary Project Contributions: Selection of, and data on, terrestrial/wetland plants and on terrestrial animals; guidance on information systems issues
Sylvan Kaufman
Principal
Sylvan Green Earth Consulting
Primary Project Contributions: Selection of, and data on, terrestrial and wetland plants
Jay Kilian
Natural Resource Biologist
Monitoring and Non-Tidal Assessment
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Primary Project Contributions: Selection of, and data on, aquatic animals and pathogens
Mark Lewandowski
Natural Resource Biologist
Resource Assessment Service
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Primary Project Contributions: Selection of, and data on, aquatic plants
Jonathan McKnight
Associate Director
Natural Heritage Program
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Primary Project Contributions: Selection of aquatic animals and pathogens, terrestrial vertebrates
Ramesh Pokharel
Plant Disease Specialist
Plant Protection and Weed Management
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Primary Focus: Selection of, and data on, terrestrial plant pathogens
Jil Swearingen
Invasive Species Consultant
In the Weeds
Primary Project Contributions: Original liaison with Chuck Bargeron (Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health, University of Georgia), Dr. Melanie Schori (USDA-ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network), and other third parties; design of webpage user-interface and navigation, and of tables; creation of text for webpages (e.g., FAQ); review of overall project, webpages and all taxa; selection of, and data on, terrestrial and wetland plants
Aaron Shurtleff
Entomologist
Plant Protection and Weed Management
Maryland Department of Agriculture
Primary Project Contributions: Selection of, and data on, terrestrial insects and invertebrates
John Peter Thompson
MISC Representative of the Maryland Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse Association
Prior Chair, Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) to the National Invasive Species Council (NISC)
Contractor, USDA APHIS
Principal Project Contributions: Selection of, and data on, terrestrial and wetland plants; coordination of input from nursery industry
David Clement, PhD
Extension Specialist, Plant Pathology
Principal Agent
Home & Garden Information Center
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
University of Maryland
Mary Kay Malinowski
Extension Specialist, Entomology
Principal Agent
Home & Garden Information Center
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
University of Maryland
Sara Ann Tangren, PhD
Senior Associate Agent
Home & Garden Information Center
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
University of Maryland