Bonnie M. Stubblefield

Recently retired after 30 years of government service from the position of Regional Director, Eastern Region of the U.S. Geological Survey, USGS. She held numerous science and leadership positions at USGS, including Associate Director for Science. Prior to joining the USGS she worked as a research scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and three universities. Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Marine Geology and Geophysics, as well as degrees in Geology and Oceanography. She has authored or coauthored over 100 papers and abstracts which have been published in professional journals and books

Her career has provided her with an in depth knowledge of living and non- living natural resources and a holistic approach to the study and understanding of watersheds and ecosystems. She provided guidance and oversight of the science and scientific information that USGS provided to underpin the major ecosystem restoration efforts of the Greater Everglades Restoration in South Florida and the Chesapeake Bay Restoration.

She is a resident of Berkeley County and vice president of the Land Trust of the Eastern Panhandle, Board member of the Project Team for the Opequon Creek Watershed, and member of the Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce.