Management Committee
In accordance with our Legislation, the
Hudson River Valley Greenway Board is identified as the management entity for the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area. All initiatives and programs of the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area are reviewed by members of a Management Committee as well as advisory members who represent various partners with whom the Heritage Area collaborates.
Current members of the Greenway Board include:
- Barnabas McHenry Esq., Chair, Greenway Council *
- Sara Griffen, Acting Chair, Greenway Conservancy *
- Edward Ames, Hudson River Foundation
- Robert Astorino
- Adrian Benepe, NYC Parks and Recreation
- Frank Bergman, Hudson River Boat and Yacht Club
- Kristin M. Brown
- Kathleen Bucholsky, Town of Greenport
- Kevin Burke
- Andrew Chmar, Hudson Highlands Land Trust
- Commissioner of NYS Agriculture and Markets
- Commissioner of NYS DEC
- Commissioner NYS OGS
- Commissioner of NYS OPRHP
- Jerry Cosgrove, NYS Agriculture & Markets
- Mary L. Crabb *
- T. Jefferson Cunningham
- Anthony D'Ambrosi
- Jane Daniels, NY-NJ Trail Conference
- Kenneth Davenport
- Bonnie Devine, NYS DOS Coastal Resources *
- Frances Dunwell, NYS DEC Estuary Program *
- Robert W. Elliott *
- Michael Finnegan, JP Morgan Securities
- Connie Fishman, Hudson River Park Trust
- Assemblywoman Sandra Galef
- R. Abel Garraghan, Heritagenergy
- Stanley Gee, NYS DOT
- William Gorton, NYS DOT
- Clara Lou Gould *
- Martus Granirer, West Branch Conservation
- Kenneth S. Herman, Alpha Apple *
- Betsy Jacks, Thomas Cole National Historic Site *
- Erik Kulleseid, NYS OPRHP
- Steven Lant, CH Energy Group
- Donald T. LaValley, NYS Conservation Council
- Donald P. Marra
- Sean R. Mathews, Rockland County
- Sally Mazzarella, Office of Senator Stephen Saland
- William Mazzuca
- Assemblyman Marcus Molinaro
- Dennis J. Murray, Marist College
- Jason Natske
- New York State Secretary of State
- Christy Pennoyer
- Henry Peyrebrune
- Freeman Putney
- Steven Rosenberg, Scenic Hudson Inc.
- John Rousakis, O'Melveny & Meyers LLP
- Senator Steven Saland
- James Sproat, NYS OGS
- George Stafford, NYS DOS
- Assemblyman Robert Sweeny, Chair ENCON
- Senator Antoine M. Thompson, Chair ENCON
- Bernardina Torrey
- Denise VanBuren, CH Energy Group
- Rene VanSchaack, Greene County IDA
- Richard Wager
- Thomas Wermuth, Marist College
- Charles Wille
- Robert Wilmers, Empire State Development
- David R. Wise, Gellert & Klein, P.C.
- Peter Wohl, Empire State Development
( * = Management Committee Member)
Other members of the Management Committee include:
- Wint Aldrich, Former Deputy Commissioner OPRHP
- James Brangan, Lake Champlain Basin NHP
- Paul Bray, P.M. Bray LLC
- Ellen Jaffee, Rockland County Legislator
- Dr. James Johnson, Hudson River Valley Institute
- Sarah Olson, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt NHS / NPS
- Dennis Power, Hudson River Museum
- Jamie Reppert, NYS DOS Division of Coastal Resources
- Beth Sciumeca, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor
- Sean Shortell, Office of Congressman Paul Tonko
- Waddell Stillman, Historic Hudson Valley
- Erin Tobin, Preservation League of New York State
- Mary Kay Vrba, Hudson Valley Tourism
- Chris White, Office of Congressman Maurice Hinchey
- Stephen Yarabek, Hudson & Pacific Designs Inc.