E. Heidi Ricci is a Senior Policy Analyst at Mass Audubon, with over twenty five years of experience in environmental and land use policy. She oversees Mass Audubon’s Shaping the Future of Your Community and Taunton River Advocacy Programs, and coordinates project reviews under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) and state regulatory programs. Ms. Ricci holds a B.S. degree in Biology from Tufts University and an M.S. degree in Resource Management and Administration from Antioch University New England, and is a member of the Society of Wetland Scientists and the Association of Massachusetts Wetlands Scientists. She has served on numerous state agency advisory committees. Ms. Ricci is a Past President and currently Vice President for Advocacy of the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC), and serves on the Board of the Massachusetts Rivers Alliance. She has also served on various local committees and Devens redevelopment planning committees. She received awards from the Nashua River Watershed Association and MACC.

Neil Angus, AICP, LEED AP, is an Environmental Planner with the Devens Enterprise Commission. Working with the Director, Mr. Angus assists in regulating redevelopment of this former army base in a sustainable manner. Mr. Angus has also worked as an Environmental Planner in Connecticut and Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Angus is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and is a US Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional. Mr. Angus holds a Professional Design Degree in Environmental Planning from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Neil Angus, AICP, LEED AP, is an Environmental Planner with the Devens Enterprise Commission. Working with the Director, Mr. Angus assists in regulating redevelopment of this former army base in a sustainable manner. Mr. Angus has also worked as an Environmental Planner in Connecticut and Calgary, Alberta. Mr. Angus is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and is a US Green Building Council LEED Accredited Professional. Mr. Angus holds a Professional Design Degree in Environmental Planning from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Michael Grant, AIA, LEED AP, Architerra Inc

Norman Lamonde, Sustainability Manager, Turner Construction Corporation

Craig Blais is the current President and CEO and former Executive Vice President of the Worcester Business Development Corporation (WBDC). Formerly, Craig was the Assistant Town Manager in Arlington, MA, served three consecutive terms as a member of the Auburn Board of Selectman, and served in various economic development positions with the City of Worcester, including the position of Director of Economic Development.

Wayne Feiden, FAICP, is the Director of Planning and Development for the City of Northampton, and an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, as well as at Westfield State University. He has also worked on creative redevelopment projects on 15 American Institute of Architects Sustainable Design Assessment Teams around the US and Fulbrights to South Africa and New Zealand.

Elisabeth M. Hamin is an Associate Professor of Regional Planning at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and Director of the Ph.D. program in Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning. She has a B.A. in Business Administration from Cleveland State University; a Masters in Management and Finance, from Northwestern University; and a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania. Prior to coming UMass, Dr. Hamin taught at Iowa State University from 1995 to 2001. During her doctorate, she worked in land use and energy consulting, and before her doctorate, she worked in real estate consulting and development, providing financial and marketing analysis to major real estate developers across the United States. She serves on the Amherst Conservation Commission and her studio class has prepared a number of award winning projects for cities and towns

Scott W. Horsley, LEED AP, is President of the Horsley Witten Group. Scott Horsley has 25 years of professional experience in the fields of watershed planning and water resources management. He has worked as a consultant to federal, state, and local jurisdictions, and private industry throughout the United States, Central America, the Caribbean, the Pacific Islands, and China. Scott has been an innovator in the environmental profession, and thrives on bringing new and fresh approaches to challenging projects. Scott has a strong understanding of the full range of technical, planning, and policy issues associated with land use and environmental science. Scott has served as an instructor for a nationwide series of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workshops on groundwater protection and coastal resources management. He has also served on numerous advisory boards to the EPA, the National Academy of Public Administration, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), National Groundwater Association, and Mass Audubon. He has taught numerous seminars in water resource protection, and is an Adjunct Professor at Tufts University where he teaches courses in water resources policy and low impact development (LID).

Meg Lusardi is the Director of Green Communities Division at the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources. Since August 2008, Meg has worked on the development and implementation of the Green Communities Program established for Massachusetts municipalities by the Green Communities Act. She also oversees implementation of the federal stimulus-funded Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program for municipalities with populations under 35,000. Meg joined the DOER in 2005 and, prior to passage of the Green Communities Act, worked on renewables development with the agency’s Renewable Energy team. She previously served as the Chief of Operations for Project Hope, a non-profit in Dorchester, and as a Project Manager at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

R. Carter Scott is President of Transformations, Inc., a sustainable development and building company in Townsend, Massachusetts. He graduated from Northeastern University with an industrial engineering degree and has been a leader in the Massachusetts Zero-Energy home building movement. He has authored feature articles for the Solar Today magazine, enjoyed a Zero Energy presentation on the Discovery Channel, and has lectured extensively in the Northeast and beyond. In 2009, Transformations received the $15,000 award for its affordable entry in Zero Energy Challenge competition and the Excellence in Private Sector Leadership from Mass Energy Consumers Alliance. He is currently a member of the Governor Patrick’s Net Zero Energy Building Advisory Council. Transformations develops and builds Zero Energy residential developments, builds out zero energy projects for other developers, builds zero energy custom homes and install solar electric systems for residential, commercial and builder clients.

Dona Neely is the Director of the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center. Ms. Neely’s business background helps to ensure that the Devens Eco-Efficiency Center and the EcoStar program remain pro-business and pro-environment. She has worked with corporations, governments, and non-profits in the areas of sustainable business practices, green building and renewable energy technologies, and watershed protection. Ms. Neely has spoken and written about the value of voluntary programs, produced tools to measure their effectiveness, and designed a program that promotes stewardship practices amongst small businesses located in the Blackstone River Watershed (Massachusetts). Ms. Neely has a Masters Degree in Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.

Phil Baker, Subcontract Procurement Specialist, Parker Hannifin Corporation

Alisha Morelli-Mulvaney, Explorer, Discovery Museums

Jere Williams, Vice President, Eglomise Designs, Inc.