NEW JERSEY WATERSHED AMBASSADORS PROGRAM
Watershed Management Area 19
Rancocas

Aloha! My name is Tony Tancini, and I am the 2007-2008 Watershed Ambassador for New Jersey Watershed Management Area 19 (WMA 19, Rancocas Conservancy/Pinelands Preservation Alliance) as part of the AmeriCorps New Jersey Watershed Ambassadors Program. WMA 19, also known as the Rancocas Creek Watershed, is 360 square miles and is primarily located in Burlington County and touches upon Camden and Ocean Counties. I am based out of the Bishop Farmstead located on 17 Pemberton Road in Southampton Township.

I am a graduate of Dickinson College where I earned a BA in Psychology and History. I am also a graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law where I earned a Juris Doctorate.

Prior to joining the Watershed Ambassadors Program, I was an associate attorney at Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote where I concentrated my legal practice in the area of Insurance Coverage Litigation and Asbestos Litigation. I was also an associate attorney at McCarter & English where I focused my practice in the area of Complex Commercial Litigation, which involved lawsuits concerning contractual disputes. In addition, I spent three years at the State of New Jersey Attorney General's Office as a Deputy Attorney General where I focused my practice on state tobacco litigation, bankruptcy law, pension and disability claims, and state taxation. I am also a former officer in the United States Army and served four years active duty including a one-year tour in the Republic of Korea.

While my academic background and professional experiences do not suggest that I have an extensive science background, I have always had a keen interest and concern with environmental issues. I have kept up-to-date on the current issues affecting our natural world, which range from global warming, alternative energy, clean water and deforestation. Wanting to focus my career on addressing these issues, I have decided to leave the practice of law to work in the environmental field. I look forward to this opportunity to learn more about our watershed and to work with the local community in finding ways towards building a healthier watershed.

I am available to travel throughout WMA 19 to teach citizen groups, local businesses and students about our watershed, watershed management, nonpoint source pollution, as well as ways in which we can work to improve our watershed quality. In addition to the presentations, I can also bring those interested out into their local streams and rivers to teach them how to do biological and visual assessments to learn more about water quality. The information we gather can be used by the NJDEP to gauge the effects of nonpoint source pollution in your area.

For more information on WMA 19 or if I can be of service to your school, organization or community please do not hesitate to contact me. We can arrange presentations, trainings, stream clean-ups, and other interactive and educational activities. I look forward to hearing from you.

Tony Tancini
Tony.WS19@yahoo.com
(609) 859-8860 ext. 17

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