STONY BROOK-MILLSTONE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION Board of Trustees 2017/2018

SANDRA CESPEDES ALLEN was born in Cuba and moved to New York City with her family at the age of two. Sandra devotes much of her time to fundraising for nonprofit organizations, principally in support of efforts to advance education for disadvantaged children and to foster safe relationships for women. Sandra currently serves on the boards of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, The Lawrenceville School and Princeton Nursery School, chairing fundraising committees for each institution. In the past, she has chaired benefits for Kids in Crisis and the Whitby School in Greenwich, CT; has been a member of the Community School benefit committee in Naples, FL; and has served on benefit committees for the Princeton Symphony, the Stony Brook Garden Club and the Princeton Nursery School. She has led capital and annual campaigns and has also been involved with numerous strategic planning and mission development efforts. She and her husband Paul have four children and live in Princeton. Committee: Watershed Fest, Co Chair Board Member Since: 2016

MARY JANE AUGUSTINE retired as a partner with the law firm of McCarter & English, based in Newark. Mary Jane is a veteran transactional lawyer who works at the intersection of design, construction, energy and the environment. Her contracting experience has run the gamut from high rise buildings in New York City, to more than 30 museums, to the MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands. For the last 10 years, she has worked to develop a specialized expertise in green building, and she became a LEED AP in 2009. Through the years, Mary Jane’s involvement with sustainability has expanded beyond green building and developed into a strong personal commitment to all aspects of sustainability and protection of the environment. Born in Georgia and raised in Alabama, she returned to Atlanta and received her BA, MBA and JD Degrees from Emory University. She has also done graduate work at Harvard in Sustainability. Mary Jane moved from Atlanta to Ringoes in 1979, and quickly fell in love with the Princeton area. She is married to Bill Augustine, whose company, Hunt & Augustine, was a major contractor/developer in Princeton. Mary Jane collects Chinese and Japanese antiques, and loves living in Pennington in a Japanese-style house built around an enclosed garden. She has a grown daughter, Lia Nielsen, who, together with her architect husband, Jason Kliwinski, owns companies that provide sustainable design, construction and product services in both Lambertville and New York City. Committee: Property Board Member Since: 2015

BOB BALDWIN is retiring as Vice Chairman of Heartland Payment Systems when its sale to Global Payments is completed in late April. He moved to Princeton in 2000 when he joined Heartland as its Chief Financial Officer. Before 2000, Bob worked as an investment banker, primarily for Smith Barney. A New Jersey native, Bob received an AB in History from and an MBA from Stanford University. He serves on the board of Communities in Schools, a leading nationwide dropout reduction program, and is also on the committee that manages the Princeton Cemetery. Bob lives in Princeton NJ with his wife Margaret Sieck, who served on the Watershed Board of Trustees for two terms and currently is co-chair of the Watershed’s Advisory Board. They have three grown children. Committee: Finance (Chair) Board Member Since: 2016

BETH BEHREND (Secretary) is a corporate attorney and community volunteer focused on educating children about healthy living and environmental stewardship. In her 20+ years as a corporate attorney, Beth specialized in international finance with the New York firm of Shearman & Sterling, worked in- house at several corporations including, most recently, the local biotechnology company Medarex. As a past PTO president and long-time VP of Gardens at Riverside Elementary School, she has led fundraising and sustainability efforts for Princeton school garden education programs for the past six 1 years, culminating with their inclusion in the district budget for 2016-17. Beth was a founding director of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, a director of the Princeton School Garden Cooperative and currently serves on the Board of the Princeton PTOC. She teaches religious education and serves on the Board of Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Beth holds a J.D. and L.LM from Michigan Law School. Beth and her husband, Robert, enjoy traveling with their children and, when home, spending time with friends and taking in the many cultural offerings in Princeton. Committees: Education and Development Board Member Since: 2013

PERNILLA BURKE Originally from Sweden, Pernilla Burke graduated with a BFA in film from Tisch/NYU in 1995 and received her MBA from Pepperdine University in 2001. Upon completing her MBA, Pernilla began her career at a small internet marketing company which later grew into the social networking company MySpace. Pernilla had many financial roles at MySpace ranging from the Director of Finance to the Assistant Controller. Pernilla volunteered at the Partnership for Drug Free America, where her focus was helping parents cope with teenagers and young adults struggling with addiction. Currently, Pernilla volunteers as the treasurer of the Stuart Country Day School Parent Association. She is an avid yoga practitioner and equestrian and is dedicated to living a conscious, mindful and organic life style. She and her husband James have two daughters and live in Princeton. Committee: Development Board Member Since: 2016

DIANE CICCONE is an attorney and administrative law judge in New York. She served as councilwoman and council president of West Windsor Township. Diane has been a member of West Windsor’s Planning Board, Environmental Commission and Green Team. She has served on numerous boards in the community, including the West Windsor Farmers Market, Trenton Museum Society, West Windsor Arts Council, NJ Orators, Princeton Community TV, and Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Trenton and also served as a Trustee of Colgate University. Diane received her law degree from Hofstra and her undergraduate degree from Colgate. She has been a Watershed volunteer StreamWatch monitor, participant in stream clean ups and an early member of the Watershed CSA. She lives in Princeton Junction with her husband Daryl McMillan. Their daughter lives in Ohio. Committee: Communications Board Member Since: 2016

PATTY CRONHEIM is Outreach Coordinator of ReThink Energy NJ, which promotes the swift transition to renewable energy and reduced use of fossil fuels and unneeded pipelines. Patty is also a founding member of Hopewell Township Citizens Against the PennEast Pipeline (HTCAPP). Patty first fought for the environment in 1976 when she sang The Ballad of Captain Eggplant to 300 farmers meeting with New Jersey’s Department of Agriculture to discuss farmland preservation. Patty is a vocalist and composer, leading her own ensemble and performing in New York, Philadelphia and locally. Among other awards, she won Billboard’s World Song Competition. Prior to focusing on music, Patty worked as a nutrition therapist, specializing in eating disorders. Patty has a BFA from NYU in Film and Television, and a Master of Science degree in Nutrition and Applied Physiology from Columbia University. She lives with her husband Mike live in Pennington and has two grown children. Committee: Advocacy Board Member Since: 2016

EMILY FIRMENICH is a native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Penn State she moved to London where she worked as a fundraiser/events planner for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. She and her husband left London and moved around a bit. They lived in New York, Geneva and ultimately settled in Princeton. Since starting family, Emily has continued to volunteer, serve on boards and help plan events at various organizations in

2 the area including the , Historic Morven, and the D&R Greenway. Emily discovered the Watershed through her three children, all of whom adore the summer camp. They come home covered in mud and nature and could not be happier. Committees: Development and Watershed Fest Board Member Since: 2015

DEBORAH (DEBBIE) SANDS GARTENBERG has lived in Montgomery with her husband, Gary, since 2006. For the last 19 years, she has focused her time on raising her two daughters and two stepsons, as well as volunteering in many different ways and with many different organizations. Prior to that, Debbie was the original owner of Creative Hands, a gift shop selling American handcrafted items, and was in banking before that. Debbie has held numerous board positions, planned many events, was president of the East Brunswick PTA, hosted children from the Fresh Air Fund, and is a trained volunteer for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate for foster children). She is currently on the board of Young Audiences and is a member of the Montgomery Environmental Commission. Her passion is the environment, education in the arts, and improving the lives of children in need. For fun, Debbie loves to travel, hike, garden, read, spend time with friends, and play bridge. Debbie graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a degree in economics. Committee: Property Board Member Since: 2015

SOPHIE GLOVIER is an author, publisher and community volunteer who has dedicated over 20 years to making a positive impact on our local environment. Sophie began her career working in the advertising business retiring a Senior Vice President of Y&R Inc, a division of WPP, one of the world's largest media conglomerates. She is the author of Walk the Trails In and Around Princeton and the publisher of Plant Local. Sophie has served on the boards of D&R Greenway Land Trust, Friends of Princeton Open Space and Sustainable Princeton. A graduate of Princeton University and Columbia Business School, Sophie is currently pursuing a Post Masters Certificate in Sustainability Strategy from the New School. She lives in Princeton with her husband, Curtis, and their three children. Committees: Advocacy, Committee on Trustees, Development, Endowment, and Watershed Fest Board Member Since: 2011

KATHARINE (Kathy) BURKS HACKETT is Associate Director, Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) – the interdisciplinary center of environmental research, education, and outreach at Princeton University. PEI’s work comprises extensive research in climate, energy, disease ecology, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development, and includes educational programs for undergraduate and graduate students. As a member of the Princeton Sustainability Committee, Kathy serves on the Sustainability Steering Council and as Chair, Working Group for Sustainability Research, Education, and Civic Engagement. Raised in Princeton, Kathy, her husband Bill, and their 4 children live in Montgomery Township. Kathy is a former trustee for Trinity Counseling Service, HiTOPS, and the Bedens Brook Club, leading the latter as president from 1996-1998. She is a member of the Executive Board for the Auxiliary to the Isabella McCosh Infirmary. Kathy is a cum laude graduate of Princeton University and holds an MBA from Columbia University. Committees: Committee on Trustees (Chair) and Education Board Member Since: 2014

LAURA HANSON (Chair) has focused her time and energy for the past two and a half decades on parenting and volunteering in the greater Princeton area. She has served on a number of non profit boards including Trinity Counseling Service and . At PDS, she served as the president of the Parents Association and as chair of the Committee on Trustees of the Board of Trustees. Laura is a past president of Stony Brook Garden Club and remains an active member.

Laura, her husband Alex, and their three children live on a property bordering Lake Baldwin in Pennington which they preserved thirteen years ago with the help of the Watershed, D&R Greenway and

3 the Borough of Pennington. SBMWA and the Hansons partnered more recently to fight the PennEast pipeline which was originally planned to go through the entire property. Prior to moving to the Princeton area, Laura used her hospitality background from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration while working at Capricho Special Events and Clinique Labs. Committees: Advocacy, Committee on Trustees, Communications, Development, Education, Endowment, Executive, Finance, Property and Watershed Fest Board Member Since: 2012

ROBERT H. HARRIS, PhD has been dedicated to protecting environmental health for more than 35 years. A Founder and Principal of ENVIRON International Corp., he is recognized nationally as an expert on air, soil and groundwater contamination and on the treatment and disposal of municipal solid waste and hazardous waste. Prior to founding ENVIRON, Bob served as co-director of the Hazardous Waste Research Program at Princeton University and as Associate Director of the Toxic Chemicals Program for the Environmental Defense Fund. He was appointed by President Carter to the Council on Environmental Quality, and named the 1975 Water Supply Improvement Association Man of the Year. He has also served as a visiting lecturer in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Princeton University. Bob received his PhD in environmental science and engineering from Harvard University. Bob served as a Watershed Trustee between 2007 and 2013 and was actively involved in the planning and design of the Watershed Center. He has also served on the board at D&R Greenway Land Trust and Isles, Inc. He lives with his wife Stephanie in Hopewell Township and has two grown children. Committee: Property Sub-Committee on Building Performance Board Member Since: 2016

CAROLYN RYAN HEALEY has been involved in various community organizations in Princeton, Paris and Montreal over the last twenty years. Currently, Carolyn serves as Vice President and Treasurer of the Princeton Public Library Foundation Board and serves on the Executive Board of Stony Brook Garden Club. She also manages a private foundation. Previously, Carolyn was a founding member and past Director of the Women in Leadership Forum in Princeton, past Vice President elect of the McCarter Theater Board of Associates as well of past board member of Junior League of Greater Princeton. Carolyn has also been a volunteer and fundraising leader for various schools including Stuart Country Day, Princeton Day, The Study, Marymount Paris and American School of Paris. Carolyn has BA in Philosophy and a BS in Computer science from Villanova University and an MBA from Duke University Fuqua School of Business and has worked as a consultant to several industries over the years. Carolyn lives in Princeton with her husband John and their two children. Committees: Communications, Development, Finance and Watershed Fest Board Member Since: 2015

ANNA HORNER is a landscape architect and volunteer in the Princeton community. Anna received an A.B. magna cum laude in Architecture from Princeton University in 1997 and a Master in Landscape Architecture with distinction from Harvard University Graduate School of Design in 2002. She practiced as a landscape architect at Hargreaves Associates for six years, where she enjoyed working on large- scale projects such as college campuses and urban riverfront parks. Many of the projects Anna worked on, such as the Chattanooga 21st Century Waterfront Park, focused on reconnecting cities to their waterfronts. Now at home with her two young children, Anna has been the President of the Nassau Nursery School Parent Association for the past five years. Anna and her husband Jonathan live in Princeton. Committees: Property and Advocacy Board Member Since: 2017

MICHAEL HORNSBY has over 30 years of experience in the energy and environmental fields. Mike is presently the Chief Technology Officer for the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities – Office of Energy Services. Mike’s work includes developing and leading the Alternative Fuels Vehicle Program for the

4 state. Mike has also served as: Environmental Policy Manager for NRG Energy, Renewable Energy Manager and Environmental Issues Manager for PSEG, an environmental consultant and site remediation manager for NJDEP. Mike’s areas of expertise include renewable/alternative energy, plug-in electric cars and environmental management. Mike holds a BS and MS in Environmental Engineering from NJIT and is an Adjunct Professor in NJIT’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Mike is the Chair of the West Windsor Environmental Commission and a Lieutenant and Firefighter with the Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Company. Mike is a member of the Princeton Chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, and the Association of Climate Change Officers Certification Committee in Washington, DC. Mike lives in West Windsor with his wife Angela and daughter Nicole. Committees: Advocacy and Committee on Trustees Board Member Since: 2015

DINNI JAIN is the Chief Operating Officer of Time Warner Cable. Prior to that he was President & Chief Operating Officer of Insight Communications where he oversaw all facets of the company’s operations. Dinni has extensive experience in the competitive cable and cellular phone industries, including serving in the general management of NTL, the United Kingdom’s largest cable and telecommunications company. Dinni is passionate about safeguarding the health of our environment and living sustainably. He serves as a board member of Sustainable Princeton and has recently renovated a home for maximum energy efficiency. Dinni is a graduate of Princeton University. Committee: Communications Board Member Since: 2013

MARK NURSE is a Portfolio Manager in Glenmede’s Princeton office. In this role, he develops customized investment policy statements and asset allocations for a clientele of individual, family, endowment and foundation relationships, and provides ongoing investment guidance and due diligence. Prior to joining Glenmede, Mr. Nurse served as Director of Investments at PNC Wealth Management. As a Senior Vice President responsible for the Northern and Central New Jersey Wealth Management Groups, he oversaw more than $3 billion in assets under management. Previously, Mark was a Senior Investment Advisor for PNC Wealth Management, and a Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager with JP Morgan Bank. He began his career as an Investment Associate with The Bank of New York. Mark received an M.B.A. in finance from Fordham University and a B.S. in business management, cum laude, from St. Francis College. He previously served as Trustee for NJ SEEDS, and has been involved with Big Brother Big Sister and Toastmasters International. Mark resides in Monmouth Junction, NJ with his wife and two sons. Committee: Finance Board Member Since: 2016

Bernadette Woods Placky is an Emmy Award winning meteorologist and director of Climate Central's Climate Matters program. In her role, Bernadette works with fellow meteorologists from across the country, providing resources and data on the connection between climate change and weather. Bernadette is often called upon to discuss and explain extreme weather events and has appeared on a number of national and local television broadcasts. Before joining Climate Central, Bernadette spent 10 years as a TV weather forecaster. Her most recent station was WJZ in Baltimore, where she earned an Emmy for Best Weathercaster. Prior to that, she worked at both WLEX in Lexington, Ky., and KNWA in Fayetteville, Ark. Bernadette began her career at AccuWeather, Inc. Bernadette has a B.S. in Meteorology and a minor in French from Penn State University, where she is a steering committee member for MAPS (Meteorology Alumni of Penn State). She also carries both American Meteorological Society certifications — Television Seal of Approval and Certified Broadcast Meteorologist. She is currently a member of the AMS Committee on Applied Climatology and a board member of Penn State's GEMS (Graduates of Earth and Mineral Science). Bernadette and her family live in Ewing. Committees: Education and Science and Technical Issues Advisory Committee

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Board Member Since: 2017

AARON SCHOMBURG has been the lower school science curriculum coordinator and science teacher for grades 2-4 at Princeton Day School for over 20 years. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards designed to create and implement sustainability, stewardship, and STEM initiatives. Over the years he has presented at several regional and national conferences for the National Science Teachers Association on sustainability and interdisciplinary topics such as Pond Studies and Stewardship initiatives; in addition, he has authored several journal articles on topics in both education and science. His summers are spent introducing students and parents to the outdoors through adventure trips to Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont as well as local weekend trips to the Pine Barrens in New Jersey. He lives in Princeton with his wife and 2 daughters. His newest pastime is beekeeping, which is a sweet distraction. Committees: Education, Property and Science & Technical Issues Board Member Since: 2015

CATHERINE SIDAMON-ERISTOFF, a Princeton resident, is a private investor. She is a board member of FlexPaths, LLC. FlexPaths helps global corporations design and manage a flexible work force, optimize performance and minimize the risks inherent in a non-traditional work environment. Catherine began her career in 1987 at Morgan Stanley, rising to a Managing Director before retiring as an Advisory Director in 2005. She was a Managing Director at Constellation Wealth Advisors LLC, in New York from 2007 to 2015. Catherine graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Duke University and earned her Master of Business Administration degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke. She is currently a member of the Investment Committee of the Princeton Day School, a Board Member of the Carter Burden Center for the Aging in New York City, and a member of the Museum Advisory Council of the American Museum of Natural History and Chairman of the Museum’s Spring Environmental Lecture and Luncheon. She has previously served on several other boards including: the Princeton Public Library Foundation, the Palisades Parks Conservancy, the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum, and the New York Junior League. Committees: Development (Chair), Endowment, Finance and Watershed Fest Board Member Since: 2013

SCOTT SILLARS (Vice Chair) worked for twenty-five years in corporate financial management positions, most recently as Vice President and Treasurer of GenTek Inc., a manufacturer of telecommunication and automotive products and specialty chemicals. Scott then joined Isles, Inc. in Trenton to help identify business opportunities that would be responsive to Isles’ mission of promoting self-reliance and fostering opportunity for the citizens of Trenton. At Isles, Scott started, and was President of, Isles E4, a company that weatherizes low-income houses in New Jersey while providing training and employment to the chronically underemployed. Scott resides in Princeton, where he is Chair of the municipality’s Citizen Finance Advisory Committee that advises the Mayor and Council on financial matters affecting the town. Scott has a B.S. in Forestry from North Carolina State University and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Committees: Advocacy (Chair), Communications, Executive, Education, Finance, Property, Science and Technical Issues and Watershed Fest Board Member Since: 2014

FREDRIC (Fred) SPAR is senior counsel and a managing director at Kekst and Company, a corporate communications consulting firm serving a broad range of global clients. Since joining the firm in 1981, he has advised companies in diverse industries, including financial services, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, technology, telecommunications, energy, automotive, and heavy manufacturing. Assignments have focused on complex communications for addressing corporate crises, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, restructurings, labor relations, litigation and regulatory matters, as well as disclosure and governance issues. Prior to joining Kekst, he taught history at Keene State College in New Hampshire. He also taught in a public elementary school in New York City from 1970 to 1973. He holds a B.A. in

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Government from Cornell University and a PhD in History from Brown University. In 2010 he was an Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow at Harvard University. He serves on the Boards of Generation Schools Network, the New York City Audubon Society, and Friends of Princeton Open Space, and he is chair of the Friends of the Charles H. Rogers Wildlife Refuge. He and his family live in Princeton. Committees: Communications, Education and Property (Chair) Board Member Since: 2013

GREGORY (Greg) VAFIS is an Executive Director in R&D at Educational Testing Service in Lawrence Township, where he has worked for 15 years directing and developing assessments for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, College Board Programs including Advanced Placement and SAT, and teacher licensure assessments. A former teacher of political science at the university level, and environmental science and writing at the middle school level, Greg has been an active member of the Watershed Association’s Education Committee for the past six years. A native of northern California, Greg now calls Hopewell Borough home where he resides with his wife Lisa and sons Ben and Joe. Committee: Education (Chair) Board Member Since: 2011; re-elected 2014

DANIEL J. (Dan) VAN ABS, PhD was appointed an Associate Research Professor at Rutgers University, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, in 2012. He has worked in the water resources and watershed management field for over 30 years, including as Senior Director for Planning & Science with the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council (NJ) from 2007 to 2012, where he managed staff efforts regarding development and implementation of the Highlands Regional Master Plan. He previously worked as Director of Watershed Protection, NJ Water Supply Authority; with the NJ Department of Environmental Protection including as manager for statewide water resources planning, and as Technical Director of the Passaic River Coalition. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He is a licensed Professional Planner in New Jersey, a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, Chair (2014-2015) of the New Jersey Clean Water Council, Technical Advisor to the New Jersey Water Supply Advisory Council, and member of the Passaic River Coalition Board of Trustees. Committees: Executive and Science & Technical Issues (Chair) Board Member Since: 2014

Philip Wey, MD is a plastic surgeon and partner with Plastic Surgery Arts of NJ, and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He has been actively involved in the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the National Endowment for Plastic Surgery, and the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and has held various consulting roles domestically and abroad (Ethicon, Mentor, LifeCell, and Biom’Up Advanced Biomaterials). Philip currently serves as president of the Board of Directors of the Brown Medical Alumni Association, area chair of the Brown Alumni Interviewing Program, and is on the Black and Red Committee of the Lawrenceville School. Previously he served as member of Session and Board of Trustees of Nassau Presbyterian Church, and is an active supporter of the Historical Society of Princeton, Institute for Advanced Studies, McCarter Theater Center, and the National Domestic Violence Hotline. He graduated with a BA in Biology and English from Brown University, and also earned his MD from Brown. His residency in plastic surgery was at NYPresbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, with fellowships at Sloan-Kettering and NYU. An avid golfer, gardener, and runner, Philip has been spotted on the Watershed trails and is currently co-chair of the 5/10K Trail Run and Festival. Philip has 2 sons and lives in Princeton.

Committees: Trail Run and Development Board Member Since: 2017

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