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Since NEIWPCC's formation in 1947, our Commissioners have played a critical role in setting the organization's direction and priorities, evaluating opportunities, and representing their state's needs and interests. Of the five Commissioners from each of our seven member states, a state's governor appoints three; these appointees may represent any interest, such as industry, municipal government, or the general public. The other two members of a state's delegation are the head of its environmental protection agency and the head of its health department. Typically, the holders of these positions will delegate representatives to fulfill their responsibilities on the Commission.
NEIWPCC's Commissioners meet three times a year; our Executive Committee, which consists of the heads of the member states' environmental protection agencies (or their representatives), meets six times a year.
Officers:
Chairman: Peter LaFlamme, Vermont
Vice-Chair: Yvonne Bolton, Connecticut
Treasurer: Richard P. Kotelly, Massachusetts
Commissioners:
Connecticut
Daniel Esty – Commissioner, Dept. of Environmental Protection, 2011
Represented by Yvonne Bolton, Esq. – Chief, Bureau of Materials Mgt., 2003
Jewel Mullen, M.D., M.P.H., M.P.A - Commissioner, Dept. of Public Health, 2011
Represented by Ellen Blaschinski – Branch Chief, Regulatory Services, 2008
Astrid Hanzalek, Suffield, 1993
Arnie T. Bevins, Vernon, 2008
Mark M. Zessin, Glastonbury, 2008
Maine
Patricia Aho - Acting Commissioner, Dept. of Environmental Protection, 2011
Represented by Mike Mullen – Acting Director, Bureau of Land & Water Quality, 2011
Mary Mayhew, Commissioner, Dept. of Health & Human Services, 2011
Represented by Nancy Beardsley – Director, Drinking Water Program, 2008
Terry Campbell, P.E, Belgrade, 2007
Albert Curran, P.E., Gorham, 1996
William Taylor, Esq., Yarmouth, 1991
Massachusetts
Kenneth Kimmell – Commissioner, Dept. of Environmental Protection, 2011
Represented by Bethany Card – Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Resource Protection, 2011
John Auerbach – Commissioner, Dept. of Public Health, 2007
Represented by Beverly Anderson, Bureau of Environmental Health, 2009
Charles Button, P.E., Boston, 2000
James Rogers, P.E., Chelmsford, 1977
Lester Sutton, P.E., Sharon, 1998
New Hampshire
Thomas Burack, Esq. –Commissioner, Dept. of Environmental Services, 2006
Represented by Harry Stewart, P.E. - Director, Water Division, 1997
Thomas Ballestero, Ph.D, P.E., Madbury, 2008
Fred McNeill, P.E., Manchester, 2008
Nelson Thibault, P.E., Nottingham, 1996
Robert Varney, Bedford, 2011
New York
Joseph Martens, Commissioner, Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 2011
Represented by Mark Klotz – Director, Division of Water, 2009
Nirav Shah, M.D., M.P.H - Commissioner, Department of Health, 2011
Represented by Victor Pisani – Director, Bureau of Water Supply Protection, 2010
Albert Bromberg, P.E., Schenectady, 2000
Leo J. Hetling, P.E., Delmar, 1990
Salvatore Pagano, P.E., Clifton Park, 2000
Rhode Island
Janet Coit,- Director, Dept. of Environmental Management, 2011
Represented by Alicia Good, P.E. - Asst. Director, Office of Water Resources, 2000
Michael Fine, M.D. – Interim Director, Department of Health, 2011
Represented by June Swallow, P.E., Chief, Office of Drinking Water Quality, 2008
Donald Pryor, Providence, 2006
Vermont
David Mears, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, 2011
Represented by Peter LaFlamme, Director, Water Quality Division, 2009
Harry Chen, M.D. – Commissioner, Department of Health, 2011
James Ehlers, Colchester, 2008
Eugene J. Forbes, P.E., Burlington, 2008
Dennis Lutz, P.E., Essex Junction, 2010
