Commission Appointees

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The membership of the Connecticut River Gateway Commission is comprised of two representatives from each of the eight member towns appointed by their municipal governments for two-year terms, plus two representatives and two alternates selected by the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG). A representative of the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) also serves on the Commission.

The Gateway Commission conducts much of its work through subcommittees which include Communications & Outreach, Finance, Grants Review, Land, and Rules & Procedures.

Officers

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Suzanne Thompson

Chairman

Old Lyme

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Dr. J. Melvin Woody

Vice Chairman

Lyme

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William Webb

Secretary

Old Saybrook

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Diane Stober

Treasurer

Old Saybrook

Connecticut River Gateway Commission Appointees

Chester

Tom Brelsford

Jenny Kitsen (alternate)

Deep River

Jerry Roberts

Vacancy (alternate)

Essex

Vacancy

Misha Semënov-Leiva (alternate)

East Haddam

Crary Brownell

Deborah Langdon (alternate)

Haddam

Vacancy

Mike Farina (alternate)

Lyme

Melvin Woody

Susan Fox-Ehrlich (alternate)

Old Lyme

Suzanne Thompson

Greg Futoma (alternate)

Old Saybrook

Bill Webb

Diane Stober (alternate)

RiverCOG

South

Judy Preston
Vacancy (alternate)

North

Raul Debrigard

Alan Ponanski (alternate)

DEEP

Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection

Kathleen Perzanowski
Environmental Analyst, Commissioner’s Representative

The Commission is represented in legal matters by Attorneys Mark Branse and Matt Willis of Halloran & Sage.

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DID YOU KNOW?

100s of Years Quarrying Granite in the Lower Connecticut River Valley

With help from the Connecticut River Gateway Commission, the Middlesex Land Trust preserved a quarry in Haddam Neck. The Brainerd Quarry Preserve offers ridgeline paths with breathtaking views of the Connecticut River and Haddam Meadows State Park. In the 18th century, granite blocks were split from outcroppings and sent down the steep hillside to be shipped via the river to New York, Philadelphia, and even New Orleans for construction.