Chesapeake Bay Commission Marks New Era for Bay Leadership

(ANNAPOLIS, MD)—Today, the Chesapeake Bay Commission announced Anna Killius as their new Executive Director. Anna succeeds Ann Pesiri Swanson as the Executive Director, who held the post since 1988. In response, Choose Clean Water Coalition Director Kristin Reilly issued the following statement:

"We congratulate Anna Killius on her new position as the next Executive Director of the Chesapeake Bay Commission. Anna represents the next generation of leadership within the Chesapeake community and her knowledge and expertise will help us accelerate our efforts to meet our clean water goals.

"For the past five years, Anna has been a stalwart advocate for clean water as part of the James River Association, a member of the Choose Clean Water Coalition. Whether in Richmond or on Capitol Hill in DC, we could always count on Anna as an effective advocate for key policies and investments that protect and restore our rivers and streams. Armed with a thorough understanding of the issues impacting local water quality and the Chesapeake Bay, Anna is a skilled communicator with experience working with legislators at the local, state, and federal level.

"The Chesapeake Bay Commission plays a crucial role in advising and coordinating policy between the three main states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed—Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. This coordination is important now more than ever, as the Chesapeake restoration effort faces many obstacles and the community must work together to accelerate progress towards our clean water goals."

The Choose Clean Water Coalition is an organization that harnesses the collective power of more than 275 local, state, regional, and national groups to advocate for clean rivers and streams in all communities in the Chesapeake region.

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