The Task Force includes federal and state agencies and the tribes. Federal agencies include those with responsibilities over activities in the Mississippi River and its basin, and in the Gulf of Mexico. The role of the Task Force is to provide executive level direction and support for coordinating the actions of participating organizations working on nutrient management within the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed. The Task Force has designated members of a Coordinating Committee, and solicits information from interested stakeholders.

The role of the Coordinating Committee is to facilitate communications and coordination of all sub-committees and working groups, and make recommendations to the Task Force for action. The group is responsible for ensuring that all actions complement each other and that communication flows effectively to all sub-committees and working groups.

Federal Agency Members of the Task Force

• Nancy Stoner (Task Force Co-Chair), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Ann Bartuska, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Research, Education and Extension
• Michael Bolt, National Tribal Water Council
• Lori Caramanian, U.S. Department of the Interior
• Ann Mills, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
• John Peabody, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Paul Sandifer, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

State Agency Members of the Task Force

• Trudy Fisher (Task Force Co-Chair), Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
• Bill Northey (Task Force Vice Co-Chair), Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
• Rebecca Flood, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• Garrett Graves, Louisiana Governor's Office of Coastal Activities
• Bryan Hopkins, Missouri Department of Natural Resources
• Joseph M. Kelsay, Indiana State Department of Agriculture
  
• Jim Larkin, Illinois Department of Agriculture
  
• Russell Rasmussen, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Larry Taylor, Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection
• Jai Templeton, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
• J. Randy Young, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
• James Zehringer, Ohio Department of Natural Resources

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Federal Agency Members of the Coordinating Committee

• Joe Piotrowski (Coordinating Committee Co-Chair), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Howard Hankin, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
• Robert Magnien, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Barbara Kleiss, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Mark Walbridge, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Research, Education and Extension
• Michael Woodside, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey

State Agency Members of the Coordinating Committee

• Richard Ingram (Coordinating Committee Co-Chair), Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
• Dean Lemke (Coordinating Committee Vice Co-Chair), Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
• Wayne Anderson, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• Ken Brazil, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
• Jerod Chew, Indiana State Department of Agriculture
• Doug Daigle, Lower Mississippi River Sub-basin Committee
• Warren Goetsch, Illinois Department of Agriculture
• Peter T. Goodman, Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection
• John Kessler, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
• Chuck Killibrew, Louisiana Governor's Office of Coastal Activities
• John McClurkan, Tennessee Department of Agriculture
• Susan Sylvester, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Peter Tennant, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
• Steven Walker, Missouri Department of Natural Resources