Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Allan Shope, President
Wassaic, NY
Committees: Executive (Chair), Board Development
First term, expires October 2010
- Architect for 25 Years Specializing in Sustainable Building Materials and Land Use
- Trustee of the Dutchess Land Conservancy
- Owner of Listening Rock Farm, an Environmental Education Center Located in Amenia, NY
Eric Marshall, Vice President
Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Committee: Executive
Second term, expires October 2010
- President Emeritus, Riverlovers
- Director, TryScience.org
Scott Berwick, Interim Treasurer
Gerhard Randers-Pehrson, Secretary
Ossining, NY
Committees: Executive, Development (Membership, Revival, Sloop Clubs)
Second term, expires October 2011
- Physicist, Medical School of Columbia University
- Sailing instructor, Ferry Sloops, Inc.
At-Large Board Members
Stephen Filler
Tarrytown, NY
Committees: Executive, Program (Chair), Environmental Action
Second term, expires October 2009
- Attorney, Law Offices of Stephen Filler
- Co-founder, New York Climate Rescue, Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition
- Board Member, New York Solar Energy Industries Association
Natalie Patasaw
Wesley Hills, NY
Committees: Executive, Environmental Action
Second term, expires October 2009
- Adjunct Professor, Environmental Studies, Ramapo College, NJ
- Former NYS Lobbyist, NYC Housing Authority
- Former Legislative Analyst, NYC Council
- Member, Rockland County Environmental Management Council
Chase Welles
Piermont, NY
Committees: Executive, Development (co-Chair)
Second term, expires October 2009
- Executive Vice President, Northwest Atlantic Real Estate Services
- Board Member, Hudson River Park Trust
- President/principal shareholder, John J. Harvey, Inc.
- Board Member, Lilac Preservation Project
- Board Member, Save our Ships New York
Directors
Mitchell Bring
Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Committee: Education (Chair)
First Term, expires October 2010
- Trained Architect, Educator, Author, and Software Applications Developer
- Taught Undergraduate and Graduate Classes at UC Berkley, Georgia Tech, and Carnegie Mellon University
David Church
Pine Bush, NY
Committee: Facilities (Chair)
Second term, expires October 2010
- Commissioner of Planning, Orange County, NY
- Planning Board, Town of Shawangunk, NY
- Advisory Board, NYS Legislative Commission on Rural Resources
- Advisory Board, Cornell Local Government Program
- Advisory Board, NYS DOT Scenic Roads Program
- Former Executive Director, New York Planning Federation
Ann Davis
Poughkeepsie, NY
Committee: Development
Second term, expires October 2010 ***ON HIATUS***
- Professor of Economics, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- Director, The Marist College Bureau of Economic Research
Steve Densmore
Poughkeepsie, NY
Committee: PR
Second term, expires October 2009
- Freelance Writer and Communications Consultant with 25 Years of Journalism Experience
- Former Board Member, New York Press Association
- Former Board Member, Barrett Art Center
- Board, Vassar Warner Senior Residence
Edward Dlugosz
Eatontown, NJ
Committee: Development, Education
Second term, expires October 2011
- President, Monmouth County Friends of Clearwater
- Technical Director, DSCI
- Chairman, Environmental Commission
- President, Lions Club
- Former Program Coordinator, Petes Ships to Save the Waters Conferences
William Flank
Chappaqua, NY
Committees: Board Development
First term, expires October 2011
- Semi-retired Research Scientist and Manager
- Adjunct Professor of Chemistry, Environmental Science & Statistics, Pace University
- Chair, Town of New Castle Environmental Review Board
- Editor, Sloop Club Newsletter Riverlovers Currents
Chris Hunt
Brooklyn NY
Committees: Finance, Environmental Action
Second term, expires October 2011
Kitama Seeger Jackson
New York, NY
Committees: PR, Education
Second term, expires October 2009
- Owner, Producer and Director of Black Wasp Productions, a Documentary Film Production Company
- Associate Producer of the documentary, Pete Seeger: Power of Song
Ed Maestro
Rosendale, NY
Committees: Development (co-Chair), Special Events (Chair), Nominating
First term, expires October 2010
- Eastern Regional Director, Hydrologic Solutions
- Co-founder and former Associate Director of Green Fuse Energy Corp.
- Former National Marketing Director, Aeromax Wind Energy Co.
- Member of the organizing committee, Sustainable Hudson Valley
- Member, Rosendale Commission for the Conservation of the Environment
Paul Mankiewicz
Bronx, NY
Committee: TBD
First term, expires October 2011
- Biologist/Plant Scientist with Nearly 20 Years of Research and Teaching Experience
- Executive Director, Gaia Institute
- Treasurer, Soil & Water Conservation District Board of NYC
- Former President, Torrey Botanical Society
- Former Chair, Solid Waste Advisory Board of the Bronx
David Mordecai
Mohegan Lake, NY
Committee: TBD
First term, expires October 2010
- Managing Director, Swiss Re, Capital Management and Advisory
Susan Shapiro
Palisades, NY
Committee: Environmental Action
Second term, expires October 2010
- Attorney practicing Real Estate and Entertainment Law in Rockland County
- Co-coordinator, Rockland Citizens Awareness Network
- Active member of Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition
Stephen Smith
Glenmont, NY
Committee: TBD
First term, expires October 2011
- Senior Safety & Environmental Engineer, Novus Engineering
Peter Willcox
South Norwalk, CT
Committee: Sloop
Second term, expires October 2011
- Former Captain, Clearwater
- Former Captain, Rainbow Warrior of Greenpeace International
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