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Board of Trustees

We are continually rewarded by the generous gifts of time and skill from members of the CRC Board of Trustees. All are seasoned experts in fields ranging from the environment and education, to legal, corporate business, and finance. The dedicated folks on our Board offer us the know-how and long-range thinking that helps keep CRC moving in the right direction.

We cannot thank them enough.

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Board Members are listed in alphabetical by first name order.

Alison Brinkmann

Alison Brinkmann

Trustee, Vice Chair

Experienced in business & nonprofit leadership, boater on the Connecticut River.

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Christine Palm

Christine Palm

Trustee

State Rep. in CT and legislative champion for the environment & working families.

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Janki Darity

Janki Darity

Trustee

15+ years of experience in regulatory compliance and ethical responsibility.

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Lucas McDiarmid

Lucas McDiarmid

Trustee

Legislative staffer and firefighter dedicated to agriculture, public safety, and clean water.

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Tim Lewis

Tim Lewis

Trustee, Secretary

Avid paddler and conservationist retired after a career in manufacturing.

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Andrew Mumford

Andrew Mumford

Trustee

Operations leader and community volunteer passionate about outdoor accessibility.

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David Deen

David Deen

Trustee

Former CRC River Steward + 30 years as a VT legislator advocating for river protections.

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Kari Kastango

Kari Kastango

Trustee, Treasurer

The first person to swim the entire length of the 410-mile Connecticut River.

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Michael Simpson

Michael Simpson

Trustee

Environmental Scientist & Professor Emeritus at Antioch University New England.

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Tony Judge

Tony Judge

Trustee

Former broadcasting executive and radio, television, & film producer, and wildlife nonprofit board vice-chair.

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Bob Sproull

Bob Sproull

Trustee, Board Chair

Computer scientist, rower, and experienced with conservation and board management.

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Geoffrey Habron

Geoffrey Habron

Trustee

Former professor of Fisheries/Wildlife, current focus on equitable climate resilience.

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Leslie Harris

Leslie Harris

Trustee

Nonprofit administrator for 25+ years, orchard manager, and outdoor enthusiast.

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Stephen Gephard

Stephen Gephard

Trustee

Fisheries biologist, consultant, formerly with CTDEEP for 42 years.

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Honorary Trustees

​Raul de Brigard

Land Use Consultant

Higganum, CT

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Ed Gray

Author

Lyme, NH​

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Susan Merrow

Environmental Lobbyist

East Haddam, CT

 

Jim Okun

Principal, O'Reilly, Talbot, and Okun

Ellington, CT

​​Ronald Poltak 

Retired, Executive Director, NEIWPCC

Auburn, NH​

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John Sinton

Retired, Professor of Geography, Land-Use and Environmental Planning, Human Ecology

Florence, MA

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Annette Spaulding

Retired, Spaulding & Harris Tax Service

Bellows Falls, VT

 

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