Board

The Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts

The Partnership Board consists of members from municipalities in the region that have voted affirmatively to participate in the Woodlands Partnership, as well as federal and state agencies, and private-sector organizations specifically identified in the Woodlands Partnership Legislation. Partnership Board members, selected as provided for in the Woodlands Partnership Legislation, shall serve for a term of three years, after which Partnership Board members may be reappointed for subsequent three-year terms, by their respective appointing authority.

Appointing Agency/TownNameRole
AdamsJoe NowakEducation, Outreach, and Research
AshfieldMary K. Wigmore
BNRCCosmo LaViola
BRPCSarah Gardner
BucklandChris Skelly
CharlemontJay HealyNatural Resource-Based Economic Development
CheshireSara Lacombe
ColrainJonathan (Jon) R. Lagreze
ClarksburgVacant
ConwayDeb DonaldsonForest Conservation
Deerfield River Watershed AssociationSheila Kelliher
MA EOEEALisa Primiano
FRCOGJessica Atwood
Franklin County Community Development Corpp.John Waite
Franklin Land TrustAlain PeteroyClerk, Forest Conservation
HawleyGregory Cox
HeathArt SchwengerMunicipal Financial Sustainability
Hoosic River Watershed AssociationElayne MurphyForest Conservation
Lever, Inc.Avril LevesqueCommunications Manager
LeydenLiz Kidder
MA Society of ForestersKeith Ross
MFARuss Richardson
MonroeAlice Houghtaling
New AshfordMark PhelpsForest Conservation
North AdamsVacant
Ohketeau Cultural CenterVacant
PeruSam HauptChair, Municipal Financial Sustainability
RoweHannah PoplawskiEducation, Outreach, and Research
ShelburneHelen Payne Watt
Umass - ForestVacant
Umass - HealthRick PeltierEducation, Outreach, and Research
USFS at UmassKeith NislowEducation, Outreach, and Research
W. MA Commis. Indian AffairsRhonda Anderson
WindsorDicken CraneMunicipal Financial Sustainability
WilliamstownElise Leduc-Fleming

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