Five advisory committees (one for all the greater Upper Valley, one per commission, and one of technical experts) were established to provide critical guidance and feedback to project staff from the research to the output stages of the Keys to the Valley Initiative.
The Steering Committee included the following representatives:
MARC Representatives – Tom Marsh (Windsor) and Kathy Rondeau (Reading)
TRORC Representatives – Jeff Goodrich (Norwich) and Ramsey Papp (Capstone Community Action in Randolph)
UVLSRPC Representatives – Peter Guillette (Grantham) and Chris Kennedy (Hanover)
Community Representatives – Greg Norman (Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center), Andrew Winter (Twin Pines Housing Trust), and Alice Ely (Public Health Council of the Upper Valley)
The Advisory Committee for each RPC were:
- MARC – Regional Planning Committee
- TRORC – Executive Committee
- UVLSRPC – Planning Committee
Finally, the technical experts were:
- George Reagan; NH Housing
- Stacey Chiocchio; Hypertherm
- Elizabeth Bridgewater; Windsor/Windham Housing Trust
- Lee Trapeni; Executive Director, Springfield Supported Housing Program
- William Bittinger; President, Bittinger Associates LLC
- Matt Bucy; Matt Bucy Photography
- Joanna Whitcomb; Dartmouth Planning
- Peter Kulbacki; Hanover DPW
- Reggie Greene; Claremont Savings Bank
- David Brooks; Lebanon, NH
- Jeff Lubell; Norwich, VT
- Pru Pease; Granite United Way
- Jess Hyman; Fair Housing Program CVOEO
- Jill Lord; Director of Community Health, Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
- Buff McLaughry; Four Season/Sotheby’s International
- Van Chestnut; Advance Transit
A sincere thanks to all the added time and important insights these individuals provided to this initiative.
