
Members
Photo: Judy Preston

2026 Board of Directors
President – Joe Samolis - Middletown
Treasurer – Gail Reynolds, Haddam Land Trust
Secretary – Michael Pelton - Portland
Joe Porcaro - Berlin Land Trust
David Brown – Middlesex Land Trust
Alan Ponanski – Ct River Gateway Commission
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2026 Permanent Members
Land Trusts
Berlin Land Trust – Joseph Porcaro
Chester Land Trust - Jenny Kitsen
East Haddam Land Trust - Barbara Pokorny
Essex Land Trust - Jim Denham
Haddam Land Trust - Gail Reynolds
Lyme Land Trust - Jim Arrigoni
Middlesex Land Trust - David Brown
Old Saybrook Land Trust - John Ogren, Anna Termine
Salem Land Trust - David Bingham
Westbrook Land Conservation Trust - Bill Neale
Conservation Organizations
Ct River Gateway Commission - Alan Ponanski
Lower Ct River Valley Council of Governments - Margot Burns
Town Representatives
Chester - Cindy Lignar
Cromwell - Anthony Salvatore
Clinton - Michelle Benivegna
Deep River - Carol Doak-Jones
Durham - Brendan Rea
East Haddam - Todd Gelston
East Hampton - David Cox
Essex - Norm Needleman
Haddam - Sean Donlan
Killingworth - Eric Couture
Lyme - Christine Erica Zelek
Middlefield - Robert Yamartino
Middletown - Joe Samolis
Old Saybrook - Carl Fortuna
Old Lyme - Martha Shoemaker
Portland - Michael Pelton
Westbrook - John Hall

