The Task Force includes federal and state agencies and the tribes. Federal agencies include those with responsibilities over activities in the Mississippi River and its basin, and in the Gulf of Mexico. The role of the Task Force is to provide executive level direction and support for coordinating the actions of participating organizations working on nutrient management within the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed. The Task Force has designated members of a Coordinating Committee, and solicits information from interested stakeholders.

The role of the Coordinating Committee is to facilitate communications and coordination of all sub-committees and working groups, and make recommendations to the Task Force for action. The group is responsible for ensuring that all actions complement each other and that communication flows effectively to all sub-committees and working groups.

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Federal Agency Members of the Task Force

• Dave Ross (Task Force Co-Chair), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Bill Northey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Production and Conservation
• Dr. Tim Petty, U.S. Department of the Interior
• Aubrey Bettencourt, U.S. Department of the Interior
• TBD, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Dr. Steven Thur, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

State Agency Members of the Task Force 

• Mike Naig (Task Force Co-Chair), Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
• J. Ryan Benefield, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
• Kristi Jones, Illinois Department of Agriculture
• Trevor Sample, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
• Bruce Kettler, Indiana State Department of Agriculture
• TBD, Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection
• Harry J. Vorhoff, Louisiana Governor's Office of Coastal Activities
• Katrina Kessler, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• Chris Wells, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
• Kurt Boeckmann, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
• TBD, Ohio Department of Agriculture 
• John McClurkan, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
• James Zellmer, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Tribal Members of the Task Force

• Michael Bolt, National Tribal Water Council

Federal Agency Members of the Coordinating Committee

• Katie Flahive (Coordinating Committee Co-Chair), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Randy Holder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Dr. David Scheurer, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• TBD, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Dr. Teferi Tsegaye, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
• Dr. Ali Mohamed, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Lori Sprague, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
• Kelley Myers, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

State Agency Members of the Coordinating Committee 

• Matthew Lechtenberg (Coordinating Committee Co-Chair), Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
• Breegan Andersen, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
• Kristi Jones, Illinois Department of Agriculture
• Trevor Sample, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
• Jordan Seger, Indiana State Department of Agriculture
• Julie Harrold, Indiana State Department of Agriculture
• John Webb, Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection
• Paulette Akers, Kentucky Department for Natural Resources
• Dr. Angelina Freeman, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
• Dr. Amanda Vincent, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
• David Wall, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• Mike Freiman, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
• Justin Sherwood, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
• Ken Henderson, Missouri Department of Agriculture
• John Mathews, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
• Greg Nageotte, Ohio Department of Agriculture
• Sam Marshall, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
• Sara Walling, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
• Marcia Willhite, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Sub-Basin Teams Participating on the Coordinating Committee

• Doug Daigle, Lower Mississippi River Sub-basin Committee
• Greg Youngstrom, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
• Kirsten Wallace, Upper Mississippi River Basin Assocation