Community Advisory Group (CAG)

Please email the CAG facilitator, Ona Ferguson (oferguson@cbi.org) to contact CAG members or alternates.

Member List

Representative	Organization	Interest Represented
Andrew Squire Alternate: TBD	Town of Easton Resident	Agriculture & Land Conservation
TBD		Agriculture & Land Conservation
Patrick Curran Alternate: Laura DeGaetano	Albany County Executive's Office	Albany County
Scott Croft Alternate: Jerry Silverman	Hudson River Boat & Yacht Association and Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) Hudson River Boat & Yacht Association	Boating
Randy Alstadt	Hudson River Drinking Water Intermunicipal Council (Hudson 7)	Drinking Water
Laurie Griffen	Saratoga Sod	Economic Development, Tourism, Recreation
Marla Hodge	Mohawk Maiden Cruises on the Champlain Canal	Economic Development, Tourism, Recreation
Dan Carpenter Alternate: Julie Stokes	Schuylerville Area Chamber of Commerce	Economic Development, Tourism, Recreation
Peter Goutos Alternate: Todd Shimkus	Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce	Economic Development, Tourism, Recreation
Althea Mullarkey Alternate: TBD	Scenic Hudson/Friends of a Clean Hudson	Environmental Group at Large
Drew Gamils Alternate: Mike Dulong	Riverkeeper	Environmental Group - Lower Hudson Environmental Group at Large
Jen Benson Alternate: TBD	Hudson River Sloop Clearwater/Friends of a Clean Hudson	Environmental Group - Mid-Hudson
Maureen Ferraro-Davis	Sierra Club/Friends of a Clean Hudson	Environmental Group - Upper Hudson
Aaron Mair	Adirondack Council	Environmental Justice
Gil Hawkins	Hudson River Fishermen's Association	Fishing
Scott Keller	Hudson River Valley Greenway	Land Conservation and Heritage
Richard Slingerland	Historic Hudson River Towns	Land Conservation and Heritage
Benjamin Harris	Bard College, Bard Center for Environmental Policy	Next Generation
Joseph McMahon	Bard College	Next Generation
Emily Flores, Coordinator	Schuylerville Schools	Next Generation
Student Representatives (4)	Schuylerville Schools	Next Generation
Mike Cavanaugh	Stillwater School District	Public Floodplains Property Owner
David Mathis		Recreational Boating
Rich Elder Alternate: Linda Von der Heide	Rensselaer County Rensselaer County Economic Development & Planning	Rensselaer County
Ed Kinowski Alternate: TBD	Town of Stillwater Village of Schuylerville	Saratoga County
Jack Lawler Alternate: Kevin Tollisen	Town of Waterford Town of Halfmoon	Saratoga County
Tom Richardson Alternate: TBD	City of Mechanicville	Saratoga County
Corrina Aldrich Alternate: Amber Luke	Washington County Soil & Water Conservation District	Soil & Water Conservation District
Jack Lawler Alternate: Kevin Tollisen	Town of Waterford Town of Halfmoon	Saratoga County
Dustin Lewis	Saratoga County Soil & Water	Soil & Water Conservation District
Sara Idleman		Washington County
Terry Middleton	Town of Fort Edward	Washington County
Pamela Landi	Washington County	Washington County
Dan Lundquist		Ad-Hoc

 

CAG Liaisons

Interest Group	Representative / Organization	Phone / e-mail
CAG Facilitator	Ona Ferguson Consensus Building Institute	(617) 844-1127 oferguson@cbi.org
CAG Facilitator	Abby Fullem Consensus Building Institute	(518) 929-3234 afullem@cbi.org
WSP Liaison	John Fazzolari WSP USA	(716) 684-8060 john.fazzolari@wsp.com
Dutchess County Liaison	Devin Rigolino Dutchess County	(845) 486-3643 drigolino@dutchessny.gov
Erie Canalway Liaison	Andy Kitzmann Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor	andy.kitzmann@partner.nps.gov
GE Liaison	Bob Gibson General Electric	(518) 862-2735 bob.gibson@ge.com
GE Liaison	John Brodt Behan Communications	(518) 792-3856 john.brodt@behancom.com
HRO Liaison	Danielle Adams WSP USA	(518) 407-0400 danielle.adams@wsp.com
NOAA Liaison	Lisa Rosman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	(212) 637-3259 lisa.rosman@noaa.gov
NPS Liaison	Leslie Morlock NPS	(518) 670-2940 leslie_morlock@nps.gov
NYSCC Liaison	James Candiloro NYS Canal Corporation	(518) 471-5032 James.Candiloro@nypa.gov
NYSCC Liaison	Justin Bills NYS Canal Corporation	(518) 807-2516 justin.bills@nypa.gov
NYSDEC Liaison	David Tromp NYS DEC	(518)-402-9786 david.tromp@dec.ny.gov
NYSDOH Liaison	Angela Martin NYS Department of Health	(518) 402-7860 angela.martin@health.ny.gov
NYSOAG Liaison	John Davis NYS Office of the Attorney General	(518) 473-9037 john.davis@ag.ny.gov
NYSOAG Liaison	Jeremy Magliaro NYS Office of the Attorney General	(518) 402-4957 jeremy.magliaro@ag.ny.gov
Orange County Liaison	Kate Schmidt Orange County	(845) 615-3858 kschmidt@orangecountygov.com
Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC)	Edwin McGowan Palisades Interstate Park Commission	Edwin.McGowan@parks.ny.gov
Palisades Interstate Park Commission (PIPC)	Matthew Shook Palisades Interstate Park Commission	Shookm@pipc.org
Rockland County Liaison	John Lyon Rockland County Executive’s Office	LyonJ@co.rockland.ny.us
USEPA Liaison	Mike Cheplowitz USEPA, Region 2	(518) 407-0400 cheplowitz.michael@epa.gov
USEPA Liaison	Gary Klawinski USEPA, Region 2	(518) 407-0400 klawinski.gary@epa.gov
USEPA Liaison	Larisa Romanowski USEPA, Region 2	(518) 407-0400 romanowski.larisa@epa.gov