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CBF Staff

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Marketing & Communications
Kenny Fletcher

Director of Communications and Media Relations, Virginia & Federal Media Contact
Marketing & Communications
Valerie DiMarzio

Maryland Communications & Media Relations Manager
Marketing & Communications
David Sherfinski

Virginia Communications & Media Relations Manager
Executive Leadership
Rob Beach

Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Marketing & Communications
Alex Johnson

Pennsylvania Communications & Media Relations Manager

Press Release

CBF and Hampton University to Develop Pioneering Living Shoreline Course Through CBF Grant

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is collaborating with Hampton University to pioneer one of the first college living shoreline courses in the country under a new grant announced this month.

Feb 24 2026 David Sherfinski
Press Statement

Despite Potomac Sewage Spill, Virginia Budget Proposals Underfund Clean Water

Virginia lawmakers on Sunday rolled out competing proposals for the Commonwealth’s two-year budget starting July 1 that shortchange key investments in wastewater facilities and programs aimed at cutting water pollution at a time when the region can least afford it.

Feb 22 2026 David Sherfinski
Press Statement

Statement on the Passing of Delegate Barry Knight

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Delegate Barry Knight.

Feb 20 2026 David Sherfinski
Press Statement

Potomac River Sewage Spill Uncertainty and Frustration Remain One Month Later

Crisis underscores funding need for aging wastewater systems across the region.

Feb 19 2026 Kenny Fletcher
Press Release

Let’s Keep Our Promise to Virginia Farmers and Waterways

Virginia farm and environmental leaders join forces for clean water budget.

Feb 19 2026 David Sherfinski
Press Statement

James River Jet Fuel Spill a Threat to People and Waterways

A spill at a Huntington Ingalls facility in Newport News sent an estimated 7,749 gallons of jet fuel into the James River on Feb. 13 during refueling for an aircraft carrier.

Feb 17 2026 David Sherfinski
Press Release

CBF Awarded Grant That Will Help Protect Freshwater Mussels of the Pamunkey River Watershed

A new alliance will help restore the mussel population in the Pamunkey Indian Tribe’s namesake river in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation as part of a grant announced this month.

Feb 13 2026 David Sherfinski
Press Statement

Climate Protection Rollbacks Threaten People and the Chesapeake Bay

The Trump Administration today announced that it has completed its repeal of the landmark finding that greenhouse gases and climate change pose a threat to the public.

Feb 12 2026 Kenny Fletcher
Press Statement

One Menhaden Reform Advances, Another Set Aside at High-Stakes Virginia Hearing

While a broadly supported pause on the industrial fishery in the Bay is no longer on the table this session, hope remains for menhaden research…

Feb 10 2026 Kenny Fletcher
Press Release

Ann Pelham Elected Chesapeake Bay Foundation Board Chair

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) Board of Trustees has elected Ann Pelham as its chair for a three-year term.

Feb 09 2026 Kenny Fletcher