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Christopher Eastman is a Land Use Training Specialist with the New York State Department of State's Division of Local Government. Prior to joining the Training Unit, Chris had a variety of planning jobs at both the city and county level. He as also worked for the Preservation League of New York State and owns his own business restoring antique windows. Mr. Eastman has a Masters in Regional Planning from the State University of New York at Albany, and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Bates College. He was also part of a design team which earned "Outstanding Student Project" designation from the American Planning Association in 2002.

Lyman Granger, Jr., Mayor
Village of Pike
Main Street, POB 186
Pike, NY 14130
585-493-5780

Lyman is currently the Mayor of the Village of Pike and has been for two and a half years. Lyman graduated from Letchworth Central School in 1987 and was employed by the Town of Pike for 12 years as Deputy Highway Superintendent. For the last six years Lyman has been employed by NYS Department of Corrections as an officer. Lyman has served terms on the Zoning Board of Appeals and is currently a member of the Town of Pike Youth Board. He is also a past Fire Chief and Rescue Squad Captain for the Village of Pike Volunteer Fire Department.

Tom Haley
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Wildlife
6274 East Avon-Lima Road
Avon, NY 14414
tphaley@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Presentation Topic: A Simple Way to Incorporate Environmental Conservation into the Local Planning Process

Tom is a member of the NYSDEC Region 8 Division of Environmental Permits’ Natural Resource Team and manager of the Article 15 Protection of Waters Program. Prior to joining the Department in 2000, Tom worked as an aquatic biologist for a privately owned Lake Management Company in North Carolina. Tom is a graduate of SUNY Brockport with a degree in biology (aquatics).

The NYSDEC Division of Environmental Permits manages the Department’s permit application process, provides related public information, and performs comprehensive environmental analyses. The Division of Environmental Permits oversees the Department’s implementation of the SEQR process and is typically the single point of contact for most local municipalities.

Scott Jones
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Wildlife
6274 East Avon-Lima Road
Avon, NY 14414
wsjones@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Presentation Topic: A Simple Way to Incorporate Environmental Conservation into the Local Planning Process

Scott is a Biologist I (Ecology), NYS DEC Bureau of Habitat, Div. Fish & Wildlife as a NYS Environmental Conservation Law regulatory biologist – wetlands & streams.

Linda King is a Land Use Training Specialist with the New York State Department of State's Division of Local Government .  Prior to joining
the Municipal Management Unit, Ms. King did work in the Division of Coastal Resources on the local waterfront revitalization plans,
education and outreach.  Prior to joining the Department of State, Linda was employed by the Troy School District, where she worked as a
Secondary Education Social Studies Teacher.  She has also worked as an Environmental Planner for the Albany County Environmental Management
Council, and was employed by  Champagne Associates Transportation Engineering Firm.  Linda has a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and
Environmental Science from Plattsburgh State University College of New York, a Master of Arts in Planning from Arizona State University, and
Certification as a Secondary Education Social Studies Teacher from Siena College.

Jenny Landry
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Wildlife
6274 East Avon-Lima Road
Avon, NY 14414
Jalandry@gw.dec.state.ny.us

585-226-5491

Presentation Topic: A Simple Way to Incorporate Environmental Conservation into the Local Planning Process

Jenny Landry is a Biologist with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation working in the Region 8 Bureau of Wildlife. Her main responsibility includes working within the State Wildlife Grants Program managing projects for the Southwest Lake Ontario Watershed. Projects supported by this program protect and restore important lands and waters, collect information on what kinds of wildlife are in trouble, and develop partnerships with landowners to protect declining species and habitats on public and private lands. By emphasizing a proactive approach, the State Wildlife Grants Program helps take action to protect wildlife and habitats before they become rare and more costly to protect. Jenny has also worked as an Environmental Analyst with DEC’s Division of Environmental Permits and as Naturalist for Onondaga County.

Karis Manning
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Wildlife
6274 East Avon-Lima Road
Avon, NY 14414
kimannin@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Presentation Topic: A Simple Way to Incorporate Environmental Conservation into the Local Planning Process

Karis has worked in drainage design and stormwater management design practices for over ten years, as well as the National Flood Insurance Program and plan review, technical assistance to property owners and municipalities for over two years. She is a licensed PE in NYS and has been in the Division of Water at the DEC for two and one half years.

NYSDEC Division of Water Region 8 is a regulatory office which is involved with a number of programs including SPDES permits, both individual and general, the MS4 program, floodplain management, flood control, dam safety, water supply permitting, water sampling, and a variety of other programs and regulation.

Matthew J. Millea, Acting President
New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC)
625 Broadway
Albany, New York 12207-2997
info@nysefc.org
518-402-6957
800-882-9721 (within NYS)

Presentation Topic: Smart Growth and Energy Efficiency at EFC: Changes in the State Revolving Funds

Mr. Millea was named Acting President of the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation on January 1, 2008, and previously served as EFC’s Executive Vice President. From 2001 through March, 2006, Mr. Millea served in the Office of the Governor as Director of Environmental Programs (03-06) and as a Program Manager in the Governor’s Public Authorities Office (01-03). He previously served as a Legislative Assistant for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and as Senior Legislative Analyst for the New York State Association of Counties. Mr. Millea is a graduate of Siena College and holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Columbia University. Mr. Millea also serves on the Board of Directors of the Great Lakes Protection Fund and is a member of the Siena College Board of Associate Trustees.

The EFC is a public benefit corporation whose mission is to promote environmental quality by providing low-cost financing and technical assistance to municipalities, businesses and State agencies for environmental projects. EFC administers the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) program and financial aspects of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program. EFC is not a regulatory agency; its goal is to help governmental entities and businesses comply with environmental requirements in a cost-effective manner.

Riele Morgiewicz is Senior Counsel to the N.Y. Department of State. Prior to this she served as Counsel to the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials for over seven years. Ms. Morgiewicz is a graduate of Hamilton College and Albany Law School of Union University. While attending law school she interned in the offices of the N.Y.S. Attorney General's Office and the N.Y.S. Legislature. She is the 2006 recipient of the NYS Association of City and Village Clerks' Distinguished Service Award. Ms. Morgiewicz is admitted to practice before the New York State Courts, the U.S. Federal District Court, Northern District and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Larry has been the Supervisor of the Town of Pike since 2000. Prior to that he was a Town Councilman. From 1968 through 1999 Mr. Rogers was an Extension Agent for the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Wyoming County and Director from 1988 through 1999. Mr. Rogers has a B.S in Agricultural Education from the University of Georgia and a Masters in Adult Education from Colorado State University. He is a member of the Pike Volunteer Fire Department, the American Legion, the Masons - Castile United Church of Christ, the Wyoming County Fair Board. He is Chairman of the Wyoming County Board of Supervisors Public Safety Commission and the representative from Wyoming County to the Inter-County Government Association.

Alma Balonon-Rosen is Director, Upstate NY Program for Enterprise Community Partners. Signature programs of the Upstate office include the Rochester Community Development Collaborative, a funding and technical assistance vehicle for a group of neighborhood based community development organizations. Alma also provides technical assistance to the City of Rochester around neighborhood revitalization issues and helped to establish the organizational structure and financing vehicle for the rehabilitation and marketing of HUD foreclosed properties to low- income buyers. Alma oversees Enterprise’s public policy and lending activities in Upstate NY. Alma also works to identify potential LIHTC projects in Upstate NY and New England.

Prior to moving to Rochester, Alma worked at the quasi-public Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund (MHP) in Boston where she originated permanent mortgages for affordable housing projects and bridge loans for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit developments.

Alma also has practiced community development as a banker with Fleet Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Departments in Rochester and in Boston.

Alma received her BA in Economics from Tufts University and her MBA from Cornell’s Johnson School of Management. Alma serves on the board of the Rochester Housing Development Fund Corporation, on the Homeless Continuum of Care and on the United Way’s Martin Luther King Committee.

Enterprise Community Partners is a leading provider of the development capital and expertise it takes to create decent, affordable homes and rebuild communities. For more than 25 years, Enterprise has pioneered neighborhood solutions through public-private partnerships with financial institutions, governments, community organizations and others that share our vision. Enterprise has raised and invested more than $9 billion in equity, grants and loans and is currently investing in communities at a rate of $1 billion a year.

Enterprise's mission is to see that all low-income people in the United States have the opportunity for fit and affordable housing and to move up and out of poverty into the mainstream of American life.

Brian Slack
Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council
Division of Local Government
50 West Main Street, Suite 8107
Rochester, NY 14614
http://www.gflrpc.org

Presentation Topic: Planning for Reconstruction and Rehabilitation on Main Street

A native of Medina, NY, Brian first became interested in community development issues during his undergraduate experience at the University of Vermont. Seeking to develop a broader understanding of the relationships between economy, land use, and environmental sustainability, Brian enrolled in the University at Buffalo’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning where he received a Master’s degree in urban planning with specialization in environmental and physical planning. Local community revitalization, collaborative problem solving, and planning in rural communities were also among his chosen areas of study at UB.

Brian’s previous work experience includes a graduate assistantship at the University of Buffalo’s Institute for Regional Institute and brief involvement with the University's Urban Design Project.

Paula Smith
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 8
6274 East Avon-Lima Road
Avon, NY 14414

Presentation Topic: Municipal Implications of the New General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities

Presentation Topics: Zoning Board of Appeals Overview, SEQRA, and Planning Board Overview

Erin Thomas is a Land Use Training Specialist with the New York State Department of State’s Division of Local Government. Prior to her service with the Department of State, she worked for the City of Cohoes, NY in several capacities over the course of four years. Starting in 2003 as the Administrator for the Cohoes Local Development Corporation, her work focused on developing support services for new and existing businesses, and administering grants for residential and commercial rehabilitation, primarily in the downtown business district. As City Planner and Zoning Enforcement Officer, she was responsible for oversight of the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, and Historic Preservation & Architectural Review Board. Her contributions also included assistance with a city-wide rezoning that took effect in mid-2006. She possesses a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Urban Studies & Planning from the State University at Albany.

The Division of Local Government provides training and technical assistance to local governments and community organizations throughout the state and helps local officials solve problems involving basic powers and duties, public works, municipal organization, planning, land use and regulatory controls, and community development.

Presentation Topic(s): Intermunicipal Cooperation: Shared Services and Local Government Efficiency (LGE) Grants

Kyle has been with the Department of State’s, Division of Local Government since 1995. His responsibilities have included providing training and technical assistance to municipal officials, assisting with the implementation of the New York City Watershed Memorandum of Agreement and the New York City Watershed Master Planning and Zoning Incentive Award Program. Most recently he has been the State Program Manager for the New York State Appalachian Regional Commission program, a 13-State program that promotes socioeconomic development throughout the Appalachian Mountains.

Since March of 2006, Kyle has been responsible for the implementation of the new Shared Municipal Services Incentive program. This program, now in its second year, provides grants and technical assistance to municipalities throughout New York State that promote municipal cost savings through inter-municipal cooperation, shared services and municipal consolidations.