The Rappahannock River Roundtable is a strategic partnership of stakeholders dedicated to land and water conservation, community outreach and education, and capacity building throughout the entire Rappahannock River Watershed.

The Roundtable is a collaborative of organizations working to accelerate the pace of water quality improvement and pollution reduction guided by the Virginia Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP), the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), and many local TMDL implementation plans.

Started in 2016 through the financial support from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Roundtable has grown in size, membership, and impact. In 2019  and 2022 the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation supported the efforts of the Roundtable with an Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction (INSR) grant to focus on capacity building and best management practices prioritized by local partner organizations.

This site shares resources, projects, and upcoming opportunities for professional development.

Bryan Hofmann
Coordinator – Rappahannock River Roundtable

Deputy Director
Friends of the Rappahannock
540-373-3448 x112
bryan.hofmann@riverfriends.org 

 9432 N James Madison Hwy,
Rapidan, VA 22733

Lowery Becker
Non-Point Source Specialist
Northern Neck Soil & Water Conservation District 
804.313.9102×104
lowery.becker@nnswcd.org

5559 Richmond Road Suite B
Warsaw, Virginia 22572

Michelle Edwards
Regional Environmental Planner II
Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission
medwards@rrregion.org
540-829-7450

420 Southridge Parkway Suite 106
Culpeper, VA 22701

Shereen Hughes
Assistant Director, Wetlands Watch
Virginia Coordinator, Chesapeake Bay

Landscape Professional Program
757-880-6802
shereen.hughes@wetlandswatch.org

2601 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23517

Kendall Tyree, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Virginia Association of Soil and
Water Conservation Districts (VASWCD)
804-559-0324
kendall.tyree@vaswcd.org


7308 Hanover Green Drive, Suite 100
Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111

Aaron Wendt
Environmental Specialist
VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
Shoreline Erosion Advisory Service
804-296-1701
aaron.wendt@dcr.virginia.gov 

PO Box 1425
Tappahannock, VA  22560

Maggi Blomstrom
Regional Coordinator- Rappahannock River Roundtable

Rappahannock-Rapidan Conservation Initiative Coordinator
Piedmont Environmental Council
mblomstrom@pecva.org
(540) 347-2334 ext. 7067

45 Horner Street
Warrenton, Virginia 20186

David Evans
Nonpoint Source Coordinator
Northern Regional Office
VA Department of Environmental Quality
703-583-3835
david.evans@deq.virginia.gov

13901 Crown Court
Woodbridge, Virginia 22193

Lisa Biever
Executive Director
Northern Neck Land Conservancy
Lisa@nnconserve.org
804 250-2334

|483 Main Street, Suite B,
Warsaw, VA 22572

Eldon James
Coordinator- Rappahannock River Basin Commission
ejames7@me.com 
540-907-2008

Mikel Manchester
Associate Extension Agent
Virginia Cooperative Extension
540-373-3448, X111
mamanchester@vt.edu 

3219 Fall Hill Ave.
Fredericksburg, VA  22401

Andy Lacatell
Virginia Chesapeake Bay Director
The Nature Conservancy
alacatell@tnc.org
804 516-8609

530 East Main Street
Suite 800
Richmond, VA 23219

Meredith Keppel
Regional Coordinator– Rappahannock River Roundtable

Environmental Planner II

George Washington Regional Commission
540-642-1575
meredith.keppel@gwregion.org


7308 Hanover Green Drive, Suite 100
Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111

Bryant Bays
Regional Forester, Eastern Region
VA Department. of Forestry
(Cell):  540.558.8423
bryant.bays@dof.virginia.gov 

11301 Pocahontas Trail
Providence Forge, VA  23140

Marcie Kapsch
Refuge Manager
Eastern Virginia Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Complex
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
marcie_kapsch@fws.gov
804-366-7951

336 Wilna Rd
Warsaw, VA  22572

Jacob Gilley 
Mid‑Atlantic Sustainable Grazing Manager
American Farmland Trust
540-228-9938
jgilley@farmland.org

1150 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036

Woodie Walker
Director of Environmental Services
Historian and Curator
Rappahannock Tribe
(804) 769-0260 x. 107
wwalker@rappahannocktribe.org

5036 Indian Neck Road
Indian Neck, Va. 23148

John Odenkirk
Fisheries Biologist
VA Department of Wildlife Resources
540-899-4169
john.odenkirk@dwr.virginia.gov

1320 Belman Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22401