The Rapidan Institute, a program of American Climate Partners, has created a Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) for the Rapidan Fish Passage Project with aim to hear the views of a variety of stakeholders in project planning.
The Committee is not a decision-making body, but its members act as a sounding board and thinking partner/consulting body to the Rapidan Institute Leadership Team on the Project as it moves forward.
Members of the Committee (updated June 1, 2025):
- Fish passage related Chesapeake Bay Recreational fishing – Bryan Hofman
- Fish passage related to Native American subsistence and culture – Rappahannock Tribe Member/Staff
- Fish passage historic preservation – Contractor
- Fish passage aesthetics – Open
- Rapidan village landowner 1 – Tracy Laughlin
- Rapidan village landowner 2 – Alexandra Horn
- Orange County landowner – John Ince
- Culpeper County landowner – Maynard Ball
- Culpeper County high school student – Open
- Orange County high school student – Open
- Design/build Partner – James Eisenhardt, Ecotone
- Agency Partner 1/Fish Passage Fisheries/Ecology – VADWR – Alan Weaver/John Odenkirk
- Agency Partner 2 – VADEQ – Agency Staff
- Agency Partner 3 – VADCR – Agency Staff
- Agency Partner 4 – VADHR – Agency Staff
- Agency Partner 5 – US Army COE – Agency Staff
- Facilitator – contractor TBD
- Recorder (ACP Staff) – Kara Nichols
- Chairman (ACP Staff) – Michael Collins
For the duration of the project, the committee will meet as studies are completed, likely quarterly. Meetings are not open to the public and will be in-person + videoconference at a location TBD in Orange or Culpeper Counties, Virginia, generally on a weekday evening. The meetings will be professionally facilitated by an ACP contractor and notes and decisions will be recorded.
Anyone interested in serving on the committee should submit, via email to info@americanclimatepartners.org, a letter explaining their interest in serving, and a CV, résumé, or narrative describing their qualifications and demonstrated expertise in at least one of the Committee interest areas.