MEET THE BOARD

Christopher Keevil,President. Chris has a long-standing interest in land use and open space, having grown up in Lincoln, Massachusetts, which has an open space policy that has been seen as an exemplar for other communities. He has played a leadership role at the Farm and Wilderness Foundation in Plymouth, Vermont with an orientation towards outdoor education, farming, and wilderness experience. Formerly a Partner at The Boston Consulting Group, an international management consultancy, Chris is currently Managing Director at Wellspring Consulting, a firm that provides strategy and management consulting services to nonprofit organizations and institutions. Chris moved to Woodbridge in 1991, and presently lives there with his wife Sharon de Kadt and their two children. He graduated from the Yale School of Management in 1987 and from Amherst College in 1977.

Bryan H. Pines, Vice President.

Jack Thorpe,Treasurer. Jack has lived in Woodbridge since 1976. He has been a Board member and the Trust’s Treasurer since 2008. The owner and operator of his own Public Accounting firm since 1961; he is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Financial Advisor. He is an experienced real estate broker, and a former member of NASD and certified mortgage investor. For over 25 years, he has provided probate and estate planning services. Jack served 3½ years in the U.S. Army and ten years in the Army Reserves, where he concluded his service holding the rank of First Sergeant.

Cynthia Anger,Secretary. Cindy moved to Woodbridge in 1998 with her husband, Jeff Hellman and their two children. Sheis a licensed attorney and hasa Master’s degree in Public Administration. Formerly a full time municipal attorney, for over 20 years Cindy provided legal advice on a broad array of land use and municipal law issues. She is a certified zoning enforcement official and worked in that capacity before beginning her legal career. Presently, Cindy serves as a Superior Court Magistrate, is an Arbitrator for the Financial Industry National Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and is an Associate Faculty member at Post University. She is a co-founder of the Farm Preservation Alliance, a group of concerned citizens who initiated and successfully lobbied town leaders to enact Woodbridge’s scenic road ordinance.

Catherine L. Wick, Assistant Secretary. Cathy Wick, husband Robert McLean, and their two sons have lived in Woodbridge since 1997. Cathy's interest in land and its conservation goes back to childhood; she was raised next door to a working dairy farm, by parents who moved to a rural town and have spent the past 50 years trying to preserve it. She grew up riding horses on the nearby town owned open space, state forest, and federal land. After a rewarding career as an editor of college textbooks in economics and psychology, Cathy returned to her agricultural roots, becoming a Master Gardener and garden designer. In addition to the Land Trust, she is a member of the boards of the Garden Club of Woodbridge, the Woodbridge Park Association, and Massaro Community Farm, where she also serves as Treasurer.

Warner C. (Chuck) Pyne III, Financial Officer. Chuck has been a Woodbridge resident since 1998 with his wife, Holly, and three children. His 30+-year professional career covers sales, marketing and operational positions with major companies in the medical imaging industry. He is currently the VP of Sales for an Israeli software company. His community involvement includes former coach of youth baseball and softball teams, Cub Scout leader, religious education instructor and parishioner at Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Chuck is also active politically in Woodbridge and at the State level.

James Bilotta,

Joseph Calistro, togetherwith his wife Ginny has called Woodbridge home for more than 50 years. As an Air Force navigator on B-17 Flying Fortress bombers during World War II, Joe completed 35 missions over Germany. With a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Connecticut, Joe worked on domestic and international projects for American Cyanamid for over 30 years until he retired. In addition to his long tenure on the Board, he has been and continues to be actively involved in civic and government affairs, having served on the Woodbridge Board of Selectmen for 14 years and its Sewer Commission. Joe chairedthe Firehouse Building Committee, was a member of the Library Building Committee and was instrumental in Woodbridge’s decisions to build public soccer fields and tennis courts. He was also a longtime member of the Woodbridge Lions Club.

Greg Decker

Richard Jeynes

Michael Raymond

KennethRider, a native of West Hartford, Connecticut moved to Woodbridge in 2010. He began teaching and coaching at Masuk High School in Monroe in 2001 and is currently an English teacher and the coordinator of the Capstone project. Ken enjoys hiking and open spaces with his wife, Alison and Goldendoodle, Josie. He looks forward to sharing his love of the outdoors with his newborn first child, Emmy and is excited to work with the Land Trust board to help maintain and preserve the beauty of Woodbridge for the enjoyment of others for many years to come.

JamesUrbanoserved for twelve years on the Woodbridge Conservation Commission and is committed to finding ways to preserve Woodbridge open space. Jim has participated in a number of farmland preservation and open space initiatives, including the purchase of the development rights to the Hitchcock Farm on Center and Pease Roads. He is skilled in seeking out and writing grant applications, working with preservation groups, and building relationships with willing landowners. He has degrees in American Colonial History from Columbia University. Jim is past president of Massaro Farm CSA, and is on the boards of the Woodbridge Park Association, Massaro Community Farm, and Massaro Farm CSA.

Mike Walter