Kincey Potter, President
Kincey Potter is a retired Vice President of AMS, a billion dollar information technology and business consulting firm based in Fairfax, Virginia. In her 20-year career at AMS she managed large, complex projects that leveraged information technology to achieve strategic business results. The majority of her work was with financial institutions in the US and Canada, but she also worked with US retail and manufacturing firms. Ms. Potter is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of William and Mary and received her MA degree from Rutgers University. Since retiring, she has split her time between independent consulting, remodeling existing housing for resale, and volunteer work. She is a former board member of FACETS, a non-profit organization providing services to the homeless of Fairfax to transition them to independence. She and her husband have been avid sailors for over 35 years, and now use their home on Church Creek off the South River as a base for their cruising.
Chris Trumbauer, Vice President
Originally from Chestertown, Chris spent his childhood marveling at the natural wonders in and around the Chester River. Currently a field biologist for the Deptartment of Natural Resources, he is a supervisor in the water quality monitoring program. Chris has a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Maryland. He enjoys participating in restoration work, stream assessments and water quality monitoring. He serves as chairman of the Federation's Science and Technical Committee and is responsible for organizing the annual South River Watershed Snapshot. Chris is also a member of the Annapolis Environmental Commission. He lives with his lovely wife Mary and son Johnny in Annapolis.
Kathleen Liedy, Treasurer
Kathleen Liedy is a Controller for an environmental consulting firm that provides environmental planning and mitigation services throughout the mid-Atlantic area. She has 18 years of experience in accounting and finance and her responsibilities include customer service, contract negotiation and administration, and financial management. Ms. Liedy is a graduate of the University of Maryland, specializing in business and accounting. Her commitment to the environment is evident in her volunteer work with her firm, participating in stream cleanups and the Baltimore City Ecofest. She has lived in the Annapolis and Kent Island area for the last ten years. She currently lives in Annapolis, with her son, and enjoys spending time in and around Annapolis, the Bay, and the South River
Gwenn Azama
Gwenn Azama is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and holds an MS in Systems Management from the University of Southern California. In March of 2004, Gwenn retired from Dell Computer as a Global Account Executive for a Fortune 500 company. During her 25 year career within the Computer Industry, she held a variety of Sales, Marketing, and Management roles to include Federal Government agencies located in Anne Arundel County.
Born and raised in Hawaii, Gwenn grew up with an appreciation of the fragile ecology in which we live. She and her husband moved from Prince George’s County to the Annapolis Neck Peninsula in 1998.
Gwenn currently chairs the SaveYourAnnapolisNeck group, which is co-sponsored by the Annapolis Neck Peninsula Federation and the South River Federation.
John Daltner
Mr. Daltner graduated from Columbia University and subsequently spent five years at 3M Company. He then went on to establish an advertising and public relations firm in the New York Metropolitan area. With offices in Northern New Jersey and New York City, his firm has served a broad list of clients including Minwax, Chubb, ATT, Exxon, GPU, Telcordia and Corning, among others. Pro bono work includes efforts on behalf of Juvenile Diabetes, Habitat for Humanity and the Ad Council that earned his firm recognition by Presidents Reagan and Bush. Providing office facilities for his growing company led to Mr. Daltner establishing a real estate development organization forming joint venture partnerships with Met Life and affiliations with Bessemer Trust. He was a Managing General Partner in the design, building, leasing and management of several hundred thousand square feet of office space in the Northern New Jersey marketplace. After years of competitive one-design sailing, Mr Daltner and his family moved to the home he built on the South River in Annapolis .
John Flood
John is a founding member of the organization and has been a driving force for the incredible restoration projects that SRF has accomplished. John was born and raised on the South River and has lived here all his life. He was a marine contractor building docks and seawalls for 20 years. Now, being semi-retired, he owns a small business that specializes in the restoration of shorelines through marsh creation. In 2000, Mr. Flood received the Ellen Fraites Wagner Award from the Chesapeake Bay Trust that recognized his life-long volunteerism to the Chesapeake Bay with a focus on the South River. He has recently been named the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's "Conservationist of the Year" for 2003, after previously being nominated for the same title in 2000 and 2001.
Hank Libby
Mr. Libby is a graduate of the Wharton School of Finance and the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania; he also has a LLM in Taxation from George Washington University. He practiced in the areas of Corporate, Venture Capital and Securities for more than twenty years. Following retirement Mr. Libby has been engaged as an Investment Advisor. He also studied Marine Biology through the University of Maryland. Mr. Libby has sailed the Chesapeake year-round since 1973; and has lived and played in the South River area for the past five years.
J. Kent McNew
Mr. McNew graduated from the University of Richmond. The next four years was spent working for Hess Oil and Chemical. In 1969, Mr. McNew went in business forming Eastern Petroleum Corporation, a home heating oil and diesel fuel marketer. He later entered the gasoline market business selling Amoco, Citgo and Chevron motor fuels serving some 80 locations in the Maryland and Virginia markets. Mr. McNew has served on the Foundation Board of Anne Arundel Medical Center, Associated Builders and Contractors, The Annapolis National Bank and Valley Forge Military Academy and College. Mr. McNew has lived in the Annapolis area his entire life, with the South River and Chesapeake Bay being a big part of his life.
Erik Michelsen
Mr. Michelsen graduated from the University of Richmond and did graduate
work in experimental psychology at Villanova University. He currently works
for Chesapeake Wind & Solar LLC, a renewable energy and energy efficiency
firm. Erik grew up on the Severn River at a time when its subaquatic
vegetation was virtually non-existent, and the river was approaching full
build-out. Having also spent time living near Spa Creek and the South
River, he has seen first hand the results of neglect and abuse of Anne
Arundel County's waterways. In 2003, he led a group of volunteers who won
the Partnership Award from the City of Annapolis for their work during
GreenScape. He is currently Co-Chair of the Anne Arunde Green Party, and an
active member in South Arundel Citizens for Responsible Development
(SACReD). He lives on Deep Cove Creek in Churchton with his wife and
daughter.
Kerri Reilly
Kerri Reilly received her MS in Environmental Pollution Control in association with the Civil & Environmental Engineering department at Penn State University. Her environmental studies focused primarily on wastewater treatment. Additionally, she spent her last semester studying the effects of nutrient loading on the Chesapeake Bay. Ms. Reilly, by profession, is a Transportation Planner with Michael Baker Corporation. As such, Ms. Reilly is familiar with transportation and air quality modeling, landuse, corridor revitalization efforts, smart growth issues, congestion mitigation, travel demand management modeling (alternate work hour schedules, telecommuting, flex time, carpooling/vanpooling) and public involvement.
Eric Swanson
Eric Swanson is director of large conservation program management at the World Wildlife Fund. He previously served as executive vice president and COO of Common Cause (2000-2003), executive director of the Radio and Television News Foundation (1991-2000), senior conservation associate at The Conservation Fund (1989-1991), director of development and finance for the Izaak Walton League (1984-1989), executive director of the Connecticut Fund for the Environment (1982-1984), and manager of the Vermont wetlands program (state AEC) (1980-1982). Mr. Swanson has an MBA from Georgetown and a double BS in wildlife ecology and environmental policy from the University of Vermont. Besides serving on the SRF board, he has served on the boards of Independent Sector, Image Television Group, and several other boards and committees. His spouse, Ann Pesiri Swanson, is the executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Commission. They have two children and reside in Wild Rose Shores, on Little Aberdeen Creek.
Coles Marsh
Mr. Marsh grew up on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He graduated from the University of Palm Beach with a degree in Accounting. Mr. Marsh has represented Petroleum Equipment Manufactures for the past thirty-two years. He has been involved in many marina fuel installations on the Chesapeake Bay. His knowledge of fuel systems lead him to chair a committee for Maryland Department of the Environment concerning the proper installation and materials to be used in a Marina Fueling System. The past two years he has served as Director of Maryland State Legislation for the Chesapeake Yacht Club Association. Since joining SRF he has chaired the South River Appreciation Day Fish Fry. He and his wife are avid boaters and enjoy cruising the beautiful Chesapeake Bay .
Ross Voorhees
Mr. Voorhees moved to the South River watershed in 1995 and soon became interested in conservation efforts. He first became active in community affairs by joining efforts to protect the river during the formulation of the Small Area Plan. He has met many times with Anne Arundel County officials and has enlisted the County's support of various stormwater and sediment control measures. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Lee Airport Conservancy, a group formed by six communities interested in preserving a majority of a hundred plus acre tract adjacent to the river. Mr. Voorhees also serves as his community organization's Vice President and Creek Committee chair. His education and professional work are also in the area of environmental issues. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Health Management and a Master's Degree in Public Affairs. He currently specializes in Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste Management issues.
Katherine Willson-Ostberg
Katherine Ostberg graduated from EmoryUniversity in Art History and received a Masters Degree in Art from Pratt Institute followed by a Masters of Architecture from University of Virginia. She was awarded the American Institute of Architects Medal of Honor for her master’s thesis. For ten years she lived in NYC during which time she worked for Kohn Pedersen Fox. As senior designer she headed a number of projects including the Headquarters for Federal Home Loan Bank in San Francisco and PacificCenter in Hong Kong. Leaving NYC to teach graduate studies in Architecture at CatholicUniversity in WashingtonDC she was able to participate with a team of designers, engineers and city officials to design a long range plan for the Riva Road, Solomon’s Island Road and Parole area. Since 1992 she has headed her own architectural practice in Annapolis where she and her husband live with their two children. She served as Poplar Point Board Chair and has been an active member of the Junior League of Annapolis. In 1995 she received the Tighman Award for Volunteer of the Year. From 1994 until 2001 she served as a founding board member and architect for St. Anne’s Day School. Born in Baltimore and having grown up in Mobile, AL, Katherine has enjoyed the benefits of living on or near important bay areas most of her life.
