Penobscot River Restoration Project
Veazie Dam Removal Event
July 22, 2013
MEDIA CONTACT SHEET
Laura Rose Day
Executive Director
Penobscot River Restoration Trust
laura@penobscotriver.org
(207) 232-5976
 Project Director; community issues; overall Project benefits, structure and operations; Penobscot
Agreement background
John Banks
Director, Department of Natural Resources
Penobscot Indian Nation
john.banks@penobscotnation.org
(207) 817-7330
 Tribal: natural resources, fisheries; Penobscot Agreement background
Dan McCaw
Fisheries Biologist
Penobscot Indian Nation
(207) 817-7377 (office)
(207) 356-3224 (cell)
dan.mccaw@penobscotnation.org
 Tribal fisheries
James Francis
Tribal History & Culture
Penobscot Indian Nation
James.francis@penobscotnation.org
(207) 817-7472
 Tribal history and culture
Amy Kober
Senior Director of Communications
American Rivers
akober@americanrivers.org
(503) 708-1145
 Other dam removals and river restoration projects with U.S. perspective
Andrew Goode
Vice President, U.S. Programs
Atlantic Salmon Federation
andy@asf.comcastbiz.net
(207) 725-2546 (office)
(207) 751-5124 (cell)
 Expert on needs of endangered Atlantic Salmon and sea-run fishes; sporting interests; Canadian
press
Michelle Smith
Communications and Marketing Manager
Maine Audubon
msmith@maineaudubon.org
(207) 781-2330 x209 (office)
(207) 838-0511 (cell)

Benefit to wildlife and wildlife habitat; state-wide environmental perspective
Judy Berk
Communications Director
Natural Resources Council of Maine
jberk@nrcm.org
(207) 430-0103 (office)
(207) 426-2192 (cell)
 Maine-based environmental non-profit organization; state-wide perspective
Misty Edgecomb
Senior Media Relations Manager
The Nature Conservancy
medgecomb@tnc.org
(617) 532-8317
 Global perspective of Project; influence on Gulf of Maine fisheries
Erin Mooney
National Press Secretary
Trout Unlimited
emooney@tu.org
(571) 331-7970 (cell)
 Cold water fisheries; other U.S. dam removals and river restoration projects
Jeff Reardon
Trout Unlimited
jreardon@tu.org
(207) 615-9200 (cell)
 Regional fisheries matters; cold water fisheries; dam removal and hydro
Kyla Hastie
Assistant Regional Director, External Affairs
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region
kyla_hastie@fws.gov
(413) 253-8325
 Benefits to migratory and endangered species recovery; fish passage
Maggie Mooney-Seus
Communications Officer
NOAA Fisheries Service
Marjorie.Mooney-Seus@noaa.gov
(978) 281-9175 (office)
(774) 392-4865 (cell)
 Benefits to sea-run fish; coastal and marine systems; funding for Great Works Dam removal;
scientific monitoring; funding for Great Works and Veazie dam removals
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Jeff Nichols
Director of Communications
Maine Department of Marine Resources
jeff.nichols@maine.gov
207-624-6569
Scott Hall
Vice President - Environmental & Business Services
Black Bear Hydro Partners, LLC
Milford, ME 04461
shall@blackbearhydro.com
(207) 827-5364
 Hydropower, local business; Penobscot Agreement background
Matt Lee-Ashley
Spokesman
The Wyss Foundation
mattla@wyssfoundation.org
719-332-3366
David O’Neill
Vice President, Conservation Programs
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
david.oneill@nfwf.org
202-595-2475
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