{"id":11839,"date":"2019-07-11T00:02:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T04:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.chesapeake.org\/stac\/?page_id=11839"},"modified":"2026-11-03T21:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T02:14:05","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Who We Are<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Since its creation in December 1984, the Chesapeake Bay Program\u2019s (CBP) Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) has worked to enhance scientific communication and outreach throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed and beyond. STAC provides independent scientific and technical advice in various ways, including<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>technical reports and position papers,<\/li>\n<li>discussion groups,<\/li>\n<li>assistance in organizing merit reviews of CBP programs and projects,<\/li>\n<li>technical workshops, and<\/li>\n<li>interaction between STAC members and the CBP. STAC serves as a liaison between the region&#8217;s scientific community and the CBP.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Through professional and academic contacts and organizational networks of its members, STAC ensures close cooperation among and between the various research institutions and management agencies represented in the Bay watershed.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-one-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:40px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#f3bc48;--awb-border-left:2px;--awb-border-style:solid;width:25%;width:calc(25% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.25 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h2>STAC Support<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><strong>Interim STAC Executive Secretary<\/strong> &#8211;<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"mailto:colem@chesapeake.org\">Meg Cole<\/a>, CRC<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>STAC Coordinator<\/strong> &#8211;<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"mailto:colem@chesapeake.org\">Meg Cole<\/a>, CRC<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>STAC Projects Manager<\/strong> &#8211;<br \/>\n<em><a href=\"mailto:matthewst@chesapeake.org\">Tou Matthews<\/a>, CRC<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:50%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:#e0dede;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-widget-area awb-widget-area-element fusion-widget-area-1 fusion-content-widget-area\" style=\"--awb-title-size:18px;--awb-title-color:#333333;--awb-padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div id=\"custom_html-3\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"heading\"><h4 class=\"widget-title\">Meet a STAC Member<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><br>\n<br>\n<strong>Name:<\/strong><br>\nGreg Noe<br>\n<br>\n<strong>Organization:<\/strong><br>\nU.S. Geological Survey (USGS)<br>\n<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/user\/greg.noe\/\" title=\"Greg Noe profile link\">View full profile &raquo;<\/a><br>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-additional-widget-content\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h2>The Value of STAC<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>During the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/events\/june-2025-stac-quarterly-meeting\/\">June 2025 Meeting<\/a>, STAC discussed the value the committee provides to the CBP. Key characteristics of STAC and examples of its major contributions are in the document below.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/STAC-Value-Statement_2025.pdf\">STAC Value Statement<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11839","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11839"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23372,"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11839\/revisions\/23372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chesapeake.org\/stac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}