Partners, Steering Committee & Advisors
Sponsoring Partners
The Northern Forest Center and the North Country Council of New Hampshire jointly managed the Sustainable Economy Initiative. North Country Council (NCC) is an economic development district and regional planning commission serving Coos, Carroll, and Grafton counties in New Hampshire. NCC encourages effective community and regional planning for the development of economic opportunity and the conservation for natural, cultural and economic resources.
The Northern Forest Center is a non-profit organization founded in 1997 to mobilize people across the region to build a sustainable economy, conserve the landscape and revitalize the region’s communities. The Center has offices in Concord, NH, and Bethel, Maine.
Steering Committee
The project was directed by a four-state steering committee jointly appointed by the four Northern Forest governors and the project managers, and assisted by numerous advisors.
Maine |
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Peter Beringer |
Support Services Director, Maine Forest Service |
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Keith Bisson* |
Project Developer, Rural Resources & Policy, Coastal Enterprises, Inc. |
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Sandra E. Brawders |
Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of Maine |
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Robert P. Clark |
Executive Director, Northern Maine Development Commission |
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Warren C. Cook |
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Tom Doak* |
Executive Director, Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine |
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Alec Giffen |
Director, Maine Forest Service |
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Bruce Hazard |
Director, Mountain Counties Heritage, Inc. |
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Mary Ann Hayes* |
Executive Director, Maine Rural Partners |
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Bruce D. McLean |
Executive Director, Millinocket Area Growth & Investment Council |
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Sandra Neily |
Communications Coordinator, University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative |
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Matt Polstein |
President, New England Outdoor Center |
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Andy Shepard |
President & CEO, Maine Winter Sports Center |
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John Simko |
Town Manager, Town of Greenville |
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Robert Thompson |
Executive Director, Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments |
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Everett Towle |
President, Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine |
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Stephen Wight |
Owner and Manager, Sunday River Inn & Cross Country Ski Center |
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Robin Zinchuk |
Executive Director, Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce |
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New Hampshire |
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George Bald |
Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development |
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Stephen Barba |
Executive Director for University Relations, Plymouth State University |
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Stephen D. Blackmer* |
Past President, Northern Forest Center |
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Paul Bofinger* |
Chairman, Northern Forest Center |
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Phil Bryce* |
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Doris Burke |
Community Development Manager, Public Service of New Hampshire |
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Thomas Deans |
The Neil Tillotson Trust |
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Cleve Kapala |
Director of Government Affairs and Relicensing, TransCanada |
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Michael King* |
Executive Director, North Country Council |
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Cathy McDowell |
Executive Director, Family Resource Center at Gorham |
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Frumie Selchen |
Executive Director, Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire |
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Racheal Stuart |
Senior Program Director, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation/ Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund |
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Henry Swan |
Chairman, Wagner Forest Management |
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James Tibbetts |
President, First Colebrook Bank |
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Jim Wagner |
Androscoggin Valley Economic Recovery Corporation Economic Development Director, |
New York |
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John Bartow |
Director, Tug Hill Commission |
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Tom Both* |
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Cali Brooks |
Executive Director, Adirondack Community Trust |
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John Collins* |
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Robert K. Davies |
State Forester, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
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Linda Gibbs* |
Natural Resources Specialist, Tug Hill Commission |
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Steve Erman |
Special Assistant for Economic Affairs, Adirondack Park Agency |
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Brian Houseal |
Executive Director, Adirondack Council |
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Elizabeth Lowe |
Region 5 Director, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
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Art Lussi |
President, Crowne Plaza Resort and Commissioner, Adirondack Park Agency |
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Katie Malinowski* |
Associate Director of Natural Resources, Tug Hill Commission |
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Terry Martino |
Executive Director, Adirondack North Country Association |
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John W. Mills, Ph.D. |
President, Paul Smith's College |
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J.R. Risley |
Business Director, Adirondack Economic Development Corp. |
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Ann Ruzow Holland |
Community Planning Advisor |
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Francis E. Sheehan, Jr. |
Assistant Director, Division of Lands and Forest, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
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Zoe Smith |
Program Coordinator, Wildlife Conservation Society, Adirondack Communities & Conservation Program |
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Lani Ulrich |
Founding Director, CAP-21 and Commissioner, Adirondack Park Agency |
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Ross Whaley |
Chairman, Adirondack Park Agenc |
Vermont |
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Michele Boomhower |
Executive Director, Lamoille County Planning Commission |
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Jim Davis |
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George Gay |
Executive Director, Northern Forest Alliance |
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Kay Henry |
Founder, Northern Forest Canoe Trail |
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Jolinda LaClair |
State Director, USDA Rural Development |
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Tim Maker* |
Senior Program Director, Biomass Energy Resource Center |
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William Sayre |
Treasurer, A. Johnson Lumber |
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Steven Sinclair |
Director of Forests, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation |
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David Sleeper* |
Executive Director, Hubbard Brook Research Foundation |
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Stephen Webster |
Attorney |
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Jonathan Wood |
Commissioner, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation |
* Steering Committee Alternates and Project Advisors