Northeast Region
NACD’s Northeast Region representative is Annica McGuirk, who is based in Maine. Contact Annica at annica-mcguirk@nacdnet.org.
Executive Board Member: Cliff Lane, Smethport, PA
Region Chair: Denise Savageau, Greenwich, Conn.
Region Vice Chair: Kelly Stagen, Hawley, PA
National Conservation District Employees Association (NCDEA) Northeast Region Representative: Jeff Parker, NY
National Association of State Conservation Agencies (NASCA) State Representatives
Staff: Annica McGuirk
On Deck:
- Looking for NACD leadership of staff at your state meeting? Request someone’s attendance here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMlurwJYf4DkYcdTQ2UedTi0AcpyAEIISwDr_LqBN8dULkSQ/viewform
Region Specific Resources:
Capacity Building Pilot:
Meeting Minutes:
- 2020 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV
- 2019 Region Meeting, Foxwoods, CT
- 2019 Summer Meeting, Santa Fe, NM
- 2019 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
- 2018 Regional Meeting, Lancaster, PA
- 2018 Summer Meeting, Williamsburg, VA
- 2018 Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN
Region Membership:
| Name | State | Role | Phone | |
| Denise Savageau | CT | Board Member | 203 – 622-9297 | dmsavageau[at]msn.com |
| Cheryl Cappiali | CT | Board Member Alternate | cbcjwlr[at]gmail.com | |
| Jennifer Nelson | DE | State Association Executive Director | 302 – 353-9733 | jen.nelson[at]resourcesmartllc.com |
| Roland Hill | DE | Board Member | roland.hill[at]verizon.net | |
| Gwen Pierce | DE | Board Member Alternate | ||
| Michael Leff | MA | State Association Executive Director | ||
| Carolyn Shores Ness | MA | Board Member | acornhillfarm[at]hotmail.com | |
| Donald Badeau | MA | Board Member Alternate | djbadeau[at]gmail.com | |
| Jen Nelson | MD | State Association Executive Director | 302-353-9733 | jen.nelson[at]resourcesmartllc.com |
| Frank Richardson | MD | Board Member | fsrich49[at]yahoo.com | |
| Bruce Yerkes | MD | Board Member Alternate | byerkes[at]midatlanticfarmcredit.com | |
| Carolyn Weymouth | ME | Board Member | cweymouth[at]maineconservationdistricts.com | |
| Andrew Reed | ME | Board Member Alternate | areed[at]uninets.net | |
| Linda Brownson | NH | State Contact | 603 – 764-5576 | brownson[at]sacredpaw.org |
| Dorn Cox | NH | Board Member | dornawcox[at]gmail.com | |
| Andy Pressman | NH | Board Member Alternate | andyp[at]ncat.org | |
| Raymond Cywinski | NJ | Board Member | ray.cywinski[at]suez-na.com | |
| Joseph Lomax | NJ | State Contact | jlomax[at]lomaxconsulting.com | |
| Blanche Hurlbutt | NY | State Association Executive Director | 607 – 965-6316 | blanche_13335[at]yahoo.com |
| Sam Casella | NY | Board Member | sjcasellajr[at]frontiernet.net | |
| Rob Carpenter | NY | Board Member Alternate | admin[at]lifb.com | |
| Brenda Shambaugh | PA | State Association Executive Director | 717 – 238-7223 | bshambaugh[at]pacd.org |
| Clifford Lane | PA | Executive Board- Northeast | cdlane[at]mckeancountypa.org | |
| Kelly Stagen | PA | Board Member Alternate | thecreativepumpkin[at]gmail.com | |
| Cassius Spears | RI | Board Member | cspears63[at]yahoo.com | |
| Matt Tracey | RI | Board Member Alternate | marsfarmer75[at]gmail.com | |
| Jill Arace | VT | State Association Executive Director | 802 – 496-5162 | jill.arace[at]vacd.org |
| Linda Corse | VT | Board Member | lacorse39[at]gmail.com | |
| Rick Hopkins | VT | Board Member Alternate | hoppy5[at]myfairpoint.net | |
| Brian Farkas | WV | State Contact | 304 – 558-2204 | bfarkas[at]wvca.us |
| Wayne McKeever | WV | Board Member Alternate | Wayne.McKeever[at]gmail.com | |
| Donnie Tenney | WV | Board Member | treedr02[at]yahoo.com |
For information on the Northeast Region meeting, click here.