Our Leadership
OUR
LEADERSHIP.

Meet the team that's promoting agriculture and natural resource conservation across our state.

Executive Committee

Tyra Penn-Gesek

Tyra Penn-Gesek

President
Aaron Budris

Aaron Budris

Vice-President
Rosa Browne

Rosa Browne

TREASURER
Margot Burns

Margo Burns

Secretary

Council Members

At-Large Members

Taijah Anderson

CT Office of the Governor
Director of Outreach

John Guszkowski

Tyche Planning and Policy Group
Principal, AICP, CZEO

Tim Myjak

Eastern Connecticut Land Bank Board Member

James Sipperly

City of Middletown
Environmental Planner

Pat Young

Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District
Board Member

Representative Members

Sonya Carrizales

Capitol Region COG
Environmental Planner

Kevin Burgio

Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District
Executive Director

Laura Francis

South Central Regional COG
Executive Director

Molly Johnson

Naugatuck Valley COG (alternate)
Environmental Planner II

Jim Larkin

Northeastern Connecticut COG, Director of Regional Planning and Transportation

Robert Phillips

Northwest Hills COG
Executive Director

Hannah Reichle

Connecticut Metropolitan COG
Senior Regional Planner

Joanna Shapiro

North Central Conservation District
Executive Director

Magnus Stefansson

Eastern Connecticut Conservation District
Executive Director

Chris Sullivan

Southwest Conservation District
Executive Director

Partner Organization Members

Ricky Bentley

Connecticut Land Conservation Council
Program Manager

Bruce Donald

Air Line State Park Trail Alliance
President

Fran Keflas

The Last Green Valley
Executive Director

Reginald Saint Fortcolin

Sovereign Land Trust
Director