The Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts has six standing committees, in addition to the full Board. All committees meet at least twice per year, and are subject to the Commonwealth’s Open Meeting laws.Â
Executive Committee
Dicken Crane | Windsor | Chair |
Art Schwenger | Heath | Vice Chair |
Alain Peteroy | Franklin Land Trust | Clerk |
vacant | Treasurer | |
Robert O’Connor | Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs | |
Rhonda Anderson | Ohketeau Cultural Center | |
Russ Richardson | Massachusetts Forest Alliance | |
Constance Carpenter | Constance Carpenter — acting U.S. Forest Service Representative |
Finance & Budgeting
Joe Nowak | Adams | Chair |
Dicken Crane | Windsor | Board Chair |
Chris Cozzaglio | Berkshire Regional Planning Commission | |
Bob O’Connor | Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs | |
Keith Ross | Society of American Foresters, Massachusetts Chapter |
Education, Outreach, & Research
Marybeth Chichester | Franklin Regional Council of Governments | Chair |
Hannah Poplawski | Rowe | Notetaker |
Rhonda Anderson | Ohketeau Cultural Center | |
Hank Art | Williamstown | |
Greg Cox | Hawley | |
Rick Peltier | UMass Amherst, Public Health & Health Sciences Faculty | |
Alice Houghtaling | Monroe |
Forest Conservation
Alain Peteroy | Franklin Land Trust | Chair |
Elyane Murphy | Hoosic River Watershed Association | Notetaker |
Doug Brown | Berkshire Natural Resources Council | |
Deb Donaldson | Conway | |
Larry Flaccus | Shelburne | |
Sheila Kelliher | Deerfield River Watershed Association | |
Keith Nislow | U.S. Forest Service Liaison, Northern Research Station at UMass Amherst |
Municipal Financial Sustainability
Sam Haupt | Peru | Chair |
Ron Bosley | Florida | |
Liz Kidder | Leyden | |
Mark Phelps | New Ashford | |
Art Schwenger | Heath |
Natural Resource Based Economic Development
Chris Skelly | Buckland | Notetaker |
Jay Healy | Charlemont | |
Russ Richardson | Massachusetts Forest Alliance | |
Andrew Fitch | Lever, Inc. | |
John Waite | Franklin County Community Development Corporation |
Please consult our calendar to find out when committees will be meeting.