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Partners

Sponsoring Partners
The Sustainable Economy Initiative is a joint project of the Northern Forest Center and the North Country Council.

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 is directed by a four-state steering committee jointly appointed by the four Northern Forest governors and the project managers.

   
Maine
Bruce Bornstein Chief Operating Officer, Isaacson Lumber Company
Sandra Brawders Executive Director, Professional Logging Contractors of Maine
Robert P. Clark Executive Director, Northern Maine Development Commission
Warren C. Cook Sugarloaf Global Partners
Bruce Hazard Director, Mountain Counties Heritage, Inc.
Bruce D. McLean Executive Director, Millinocket Area Growth & Investment Council
Tracy S Michaud Stutzman Executive Director, The Maine Highlands Guild
Sandra Neily Communications Coordinator, University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative
Matt Polstein President, New England Outdoor Center
Andy Shepard President & CEO, Maine Winter Sports Center
John Simko Town Manager, Town of Greenville
Robert Thompson Executive Director, Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments
Everett Towle President, Small Woodland Owners Association of Maine
Keith Van Scotter President & CEO, Lincoln Paper and Tissue, LLC
Stephen Wight Owner and Manager, Sunday River Inn & Cross Country Ski Center
Robin Zinchuk Executive Director, Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce

ME State Government Representatives
Alec Giffen Director, Maine Forest Service
Peter Beringer Support Services Director, Maine Forest Service

New Hampshire
Stephen Barba Executive Director for University Relations, Plymouth State University
Thomas Deans Tillotson Trust
Deanna Howard Director of Regional Development, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Cleve Kapala Director of Government Affairs and Relicensing, TransCanada Hydro, Northeast Inc.
Patrick McDermott Economic & Community Development Manager, Public Service of New Hampshire
Catherine McDowell Executive Director, Family Resource Center at Gorham
Frumie Selchen Executive Director, Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire
Racheal Stuart Vice President of Program, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
Henry Swan Wagner Forest Management
James Tibbetts President, First Colebrook Bank
Jim Wagner Androscoggin Valley Economic Recovery Corporation Economic Development Director,
Northern Community Investment Corporation

NH State Government Representative
George Bald Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development

New York
Cali Brooks Executive Director, Adirondack Community Trust
Brian Houseal Executive Director, Adirondack Council
Terry Martino Executive Director, Adirondack North Country Association
John Mills President, Paul Smith's College
J.R. Risley President, Adirondack Association of Towns & Villages and Supervisor, Town of Inlet
Ann Ruzow Holland Community Planning Advisor
Zoe Smith Program Coordinator, Wildlife Conservation Society, Adirondack Communities & Conservation Program
Bill Thomas Chair, Warren County Board of Supervisors and Supervisor, Town of Johnsburg
Lani Ulrich Founding Director, CAP-21
Chris Westbrook Director, SUNY ESF Ranger School; President, Clifton-Fine EDC; Vice Chair, Council of Eastern Forest Technology Schools
Ross Whaley Chairman, Adirondack Park Agency

NY State Government Representatives
John Bartow Director, Tug Hill Commission
Betsy Lowe Director, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 5
Rob Davies State Forester, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Vermont
Michele Boomhower Executive Director, Lamoille County Planning Commission
Darby Bradley Director, Vermont Land Trust
Maureen Connolly Development Director, Economic Development Council of Northern Vermont
George Gay Executive Director, Northern Forest Alliance
Kay Henry Founder, Northern Forest Canoe Trail
Jolinda LaClair State Director, USDA Rural Development
Steve Patterson Executive Director, Northeastern Vermont Development Association
Parker Riehle Vermont Ski Area Association
William Sayre Treasurer, A. Johnson Lumber
Stephen Webster Attorney
Richard White Chairman and CEO, Community Bancorp and CEO, Community National Bank

VT State Government Representatives
Steven Sinclair Director of Forests, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Jonathan Wood Commissioner, Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
   
 
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