NBA RHODE ISLAND
Subcommittees
Membership & Sponsorship Committee
As a non-profit organization the NBA relies heavily on sponsor contributions and member dues to fund operations. NBA headquarters provides technical and administrative staff and handles all accounting for each Chapter. The focus of the committee is to grow the chapter by increasing membership – through attracting a balance of professional members from the four major market sectors. In addition the committee will also look to secure a diverse group of public and private sector Chapter sponsors that could provide financial contributions to help fund NBA Chapter operations.
Co-Chair
Charles Raymond,
GeoSyntec Consultants
craymond@geosyntec.com
Additional Co-Chair position available
Events Committee
The Committee works to plan Chapter meetings and special events in accordance with NBA procedures. The NBA staff meeting and planning support is available to the committee. The committee is responsible for working with the Executive Board to create a 2–year chapter meeting schedule, creating chapter meeting themes, creating a program agenda, identifying speakers and sponsors, working with a city to host the event and organize a brownfield tour.
Events Committee Co-Chairs
Mike Gitten
ESS
mgitten@essgroup.com
Diane Sullivan
Massachusetts Development
dsullivan@massdevelopment.com
Kleo T. Taliadouros, LSP
Senior Program Manager, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Inc.
kleo.taliadouros@amec.com
Nancy Kaplan
Partner, Keegan Werlin
nkaplan@kwplaw.com
Policy & Legislative Committee
The committee is responsible for monitoring policy and legislation and providing analysis of state brownfield legislation. Following NBA procedures, the committee will work with the Chapter Executive Board to draft comments
on proposed regulations and legislation, provide input to state agencies, and to create a brownfield agenda for the chapter.
Chair
Ned Abelson
Director- Environmental Law Group, Goulston and Storrs
nabelson@goulstorrs.com
Larry Feldman
Senior Principal, GZA Geo Environmental Inc.
lfeldman@gza.com
Communications Committee
This committee is responsible for providing staff at NBA headquarters with state news and information on brownfield market trends, identifying people that can provide articles or perspective on controversial topics, and identifying deals and business opportunities. This information can then be distributed to Chapter members and other NBA members via the NBA website, e-nnouncements (regular email updates), and/or in Brownfields News.
Chair
Catherine Finneran
MA DEP
catherine.finneran@state.ma.us
Technical and Training Committee
The Technical and Training Committee will review the technical aspects and issues related to brownfields redevelopment in the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. With support of the NBA, the Committee will help to standardize “best practices” for Brownfields property redevelopment and provide resources and training to assist in brownfields reuse.
Areas of training will include:
- State specific regulatory requirements
- Permitting processes
- Funding mechanisms
- Insurance vehicles
- Liability relief options
- Tax incentives
The Committee will conduct outreach to a variety of stakeholders including developers, property owners, municipalities, non-profit corporations, regional planning authorities, redevelopment authorities, environmental professionals, insurance firms, and lending institutions.
Co-Chair
Catherine Finneran
MA DEP
catherine.finneran@state.ma.us
Co-Chair
Kelly Owens
RI DEM
kelly.owens@dem.ri.gov
Co-Chair
Kevin Scully
kevinjscully@verizon.net
JOIN NOW!
All members of the NBA Massachusetts & Rhode Island Chapter are welcome to join a committee. If you are interested, or want more information, please contact Alison Benjamin at alisonb@brownfieldassociation.org or (773) 714-0407 x115.