Staff

Carol Cain has been employed with the Coastal Bays Program for the past nine years as the Technical Coordinator. In this capacity she manages environmental policy assessments and coordinates annual research projects to gage the health of local streams, monitor horseshoe crab abundance and facilitates a water quality monitoring program for a corps of local volunteers. She also serves on the board of directors for the Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Council, which is charged with preserving, protecting and promoting the cultural, natural and historical heritage of Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties. She earned a B.S in Biology from Salisbury University, B.S. in Environmental/Marine Science from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and M.S. in Geographic Information Sciences & Public Administration from Salisbury University. Carol has a calm and reasonable demeanor, which is much appreciated and much needed in our office from time to time!

 Roman has been with the Maryland Coastal Bays for seven years and provides in-house scientific expertise. He currently serves as chairman of the Coastal Advisory Fishery Committee, and is a member of the Science and Technical Advisory Committee, a member of the Maryland DNR Working Waterfront Commission, a member of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Advisory Panel for Black Sea Bass and on the Science Panel for the Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for Dorchester Citizens for Planned Growth where he chairs the water quality committee. Prior to his employment at the Maryland Coastal Bays Program he served on the faculty at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore where he taught undergraduate classes in the Dual Degree Marine Science Program with Salisbury University and served on the graduate faculty for the University of Maryland. Has conducted research on marine, estuarine and freshwater organisms in the Hudson, Delaware, Susquehanna and Mississippi River systems and has authored 18 articles in scientific journals. He holds the BS degree from Villanova University, MS in Natural Resources Management from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, and Ph.D. in Marine Estuarine Environmental Science from the University of Maryland.

Cristy has worked for the Maryland Coastal Bays Program as its Administrative Specialist for seven years. She is responsible for office financial transactions; managing accounts payable and receivable; reconciling bank statements; updating the trial balance, profit-and-loss statement and balance sheet; managing payroll; invoicing; making federal and state tax deposits; and completing annual tax forms. She also handles most of the incoming and outgoing mail, and takes care of all documents and travel arrangements, and maintains the office’s email and computer system. Basically, this office could not run efficiently without Cristy's stellar organizational skills and attention to detail. She has been with the Program since 2002.

Sandi is a fundraising and marketing specialist and is responsible for cultivating individual and corporate donors, major gifts campaigns, direct mail, annual fund campaigns and fundraising events. She is the program coordinator for Grow Berlin Green, a non- profit conservation group affiliated with the MCBP. She also serves on the executive board of the Berlin, MD Chamber of Commerce. Sandi has a diverse business background from promoting offshore fishing to marketing the area as a golf destination. She has lived in the coastal bays watershed for 30 years and is an avid supporter of Assateague Island, Pilates and power yoga. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland. Sandi has boundless energy, and is always working on something to benefit the bays!