State Coordinators
Provides guidance on details of finance and program activities for each state, and contributes to development of regional goals and work plans for the Cooperative
- Alana Russell Forest Health Program Coordinator, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
- Aaron Bergdahl Forest Pathologist, Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
The Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative is governed by a Steering Committee that encompasses key partners from across the region. FEMC Working Groups provide input on the development and progress of active FEMC projects.
When the Vermont Monitoring Cooperative expanded to become the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative, it did so by expanding its committee structure, and thus there are some committees that are still being formed. This page will be updated as those committees come together.
Steering Committee
Provides guidance on program policy, regional priorities, and the strategic direction for FEMC.
- Michael Bohne , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service
- Jessica Cancelliere Research Scientist, New York Department of Environmental Conservation
- Constance Carpenter Field Representative, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service - State and Private Forestry
- Peter Church Director of Forest Stewardship, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Patty Cormier Director, Maine Forest Service
- Susan Ellsworth , United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service
- Danielle Fitzko Director of Forests, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources - Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Joshua Halman Forest Health Specialist, Vermont Agency of Natural Resources - Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Will Hochholzer , Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)
- Nicole Keleher Forest Health Program Director, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Kyle Lombard Program Coordinator, New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands
- Christopher Martin , Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)
- Randall Morin Research Forester, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service - Northern Research Station
- Peter Newman Dean of the Rubenstein School, University of Vermont - Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
- John Sinclair Forest Supervisor, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service - Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests
- Nancy Stairs Cooperative Forestry Program Supervisor, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Working Groups
FEMC Working Groups provide input on the development and progress of active FEMC projects. Right now we are not taking new members of any working groups, but if you'd like to be contacted to participate in future working groups pleae email Elissa Schuett.
FEMC Working Group Expectations