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Our Mission
PFQAC is committed to educate and advocate for choices each individual, organization and business can make to reduce single-use plastic.
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A greater QAC community that partners together, shares responsibility for a healthy environment and works toward sustainable change.
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- PFQAC is a successful 501(c)3 environmental advocacy organization.
- We are composed of a growing group of dedicated volunteers.
- We have been making a difference in Queen Anne’s County since 2018
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Awareness Events & Tabling
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Outreach & Education (e.g. Presentations & Website Learning Series)
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Legislation (e.g., Bag Ban)
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Recycling & Alternatives
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Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling
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Fishing Line Recycle Bins
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Surveys & Polls
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Clean-Ups​​​
Our Vision
Our History
Our Activities
The Team
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Peggy Young
Plastic Free QAC’s Newsletter Editor. grew up on the Chesapeake and has spent much
time sailing, crabbing, and skiing on the Bay. She worked for BoatU.S for 20 years in product marketing, and retired after 13 years as Vice President of Marketing and Product Management for SECU Credit Union. Peggy is dedicated to doing whatever is possible to protect our environment, especially from the
plastic mess we humans have created.
Bente Cooney
Bente grew aware of the need to protect our fragile earth while sailing for 18 years before settling on the Eastern Shore. Bente worked on Capitol Hill and later with non-profit organizations. She co-founded a non-profit organization in Washington, DC to advocate for the rights of nursing home residents.
Connie Zillig
PFQAC Treasurer and Board Member. Connie moved to the Eastern Shore from Chicago in 2014 after spending a week every summer on the Chester River since the mid-1980’s. She enjoys volunteering with non-profit organizations and most recently was President of The Friends of Queen Anne’s County Library. She is excited to be working with PFQAC and shares its vision of promoting a healthy environment and reducing single-use plastics. She enjoys crabbing, boating and spending time on the Chester with family and friends.
Tom Webb
Volunteer Coordinator
Tom sold his national healthcare consulting firm and moved from Columbia, MD to Stevensville full-time in 2020. He has been active in environmental issues for his entire adult life. Starting with working to pass the bottle bill in Massachusetts in the 70s. He is PFQAC’s clean-up volunteer coordinator. He enjoys boating, fishing, and crabbing on the bay with his family and friends.
Laura Connor
A founding member of Plastic Free QAC, Laura now serves on its Board. She worked as Human Resources Director for an environmental law firm in Washington D.C. before retiring to stay home with her children. Laura is a volunteer mediator and board member at Community Mediation Upper Shore, which serves Kent and Queen Anne's Counties.
Julie Schaeffer
Team member: Julie has been a “behind the scenes” supporter of PFQAC since its start, creating graphics and video content. She produces video and graphic promos for other local nonprofit organizations as well. Formerly a School Counselor in Kent County, Julie is now retired and lives in Grasonville, Md.
Overview and Progress
PFQAC Partners
