Judges

What does it take to enhance the appearance of Sullivan County, while awakening community pride? The goal of Sullivan Renaissance – in collaboration with the people who live and work and visit here – is to answer that question through action. To that end, the staff and steering committee of Sullivan Renaissance work hard to accomplish our mission.

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Judges in 2001 - 2007

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Ted Blowes

Ted Blowes of Communities in Bloom, Stratford, Ontario, Canada; National Chairman of the Communities in Bloom Program in Canada; has been a Renaissance judge since the program began in 2001.

Nicola Coddington

Nicola Coddington is the Energy Conservation Coordinator, Town of Greenburgh, NY, the first town in the state to require new residential construction to meet energy efficiency standards; appointed to the New York State Renewable Energy Task Force.

Darryl David

Darryl David is a vocational horticultural instructor at the Wallkill Correctional Facility. He airs a weekly gardening radio broadcast every Saturday morning over a Kingston radio station.

Nicole Franzese

Nicole Franzese is the Delaware County Planning Director since 2000; with the planning department since 1990; served as a Town Planning Advisory Service Planner for 17 1/2 years and provided technical assistance to communities.

Pete Gozza

Pete Gozza served as president of a non-profit redevelopment organization in Toledo, OH. His interactive web site assists those engaged in the redevelopment of downtown or large commercial districts. He recently returned to his home town of Liberty, NY.

Manna Jo Greene

Manna Jo Greene is Clearwater's Environmental Action Director since 2000; formerly recycling coordinator/educator for Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency; lifelong environmental professional and community activist, recently elected to Rosendale Town Council.

Adrienne Hamilton

Adrienne Hamilton served as director of construction for the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. A professional planner, she is president of the Arts Center Chamber Music Concerts in Bergen County, NJ.

Lou Heimbach

Lou Heimbach is the former Orange County Executive. He heads the Sterling Forest Development Corp. and was past president of Mid-Hudson Pattern for Progress.

Carson Helfrich

Carson Helfrich is the principle with Community Planning and Management Associates, Paupack, PA; works with municipalities to develop comprehensive plans, zoning ordinances, subdivision and land development ordinances and tools to address growth and development issues.

Irene Lakstutis

Irene Lakstutis is a landscape architect at Cornell Plantations, Cornell University.

Sherwood Levitan

Sherwood Levitan is an accountant from Orange County and active in civic and community affairs.

Mary Lewis

Mary Lewis of Cornwall, NY; is Past President of the Orange and Dutchess Garden Club, Inc. and current chair of Zone III 2008 Annual Meeting of the Garden Clubs of America.

Jeff Maggard

Jeff Maggard is IT manager for Green Design Computer Specialties.

Donna W. Moramarco

Donna W. Moramarco Donna Moramarco is the plant diagnostician and horticulturist for Martin Viette Nurseries in Long Island. She is a past president of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents.

Lee Nelson

Lee Nelson is a statewide horticultural speaker. She operates Lee Nelson Associates, a horticultural consulting business, which has completed beautification projects for the City of Binghamton.

John Nettleton

John Nettleton was trained in architecture and regional planning. He directs Cornell University's economic and community development programs in NYC.

Dan O'Neil

Dan O'Neil is a retired Superintendent of Wayne County Schools, PA and active with the Wayne County Chamber and Greater Honesdale Partnership for Economic Development.

Kenneth Platt

Kenneth Platt was a licensed professional planner and former director of planning and development for the City of Atlantic City, NJ.

Mike Pogue

Mike Pogue of New Windsor, NY is a senior forester for Region 3 New York State DEC, where he manages state and public lands, and works on urban forestry.

Donald Rakow

Donald Rakow is the director of Cornell Plantations on the Cornell Campus and professor of landscape horticulture at Cornell University.

Dr. Sonja Skelly

Dr. Sonja Skelly is director of education for Cornell Plantations at Cornell University.

Karen Schneller-McDonald

Karen Schneller-McDonald is a natural resources planner and environmental specialist for Hickory Creek Consulting LLC, Red Hook, NY; she provides natural resources planning services to municipalities and on a project-specific basis.

Hans B.C. Spiegel

Hans B.C. Spiegel is a leading community development scholar. He has directed Harvard University's International House, serving as Deputy Director of the Model Cities Program under President Johnson.

Tim Stoddard

Tim Stoddard is a graduate of Pratt Institute. He has provided architectural design concepts and on-site management for federal government, corporation and residential projects.

John Story

John Story is manager of Meadowbrook Farm, the nationally recognized estate of J. Lidden Pennock.

Deborah Sweeton

Deborah Sweeton is the owner of Techni-Growers Greenhouses, Inc. and General's Garden, Warwick, NY and a member of Cornell Greenhouse and Controlled Environment Agriculture Advisory Board, Extensio's Greenhouse Program Work Team, and the Agricultural & Food Systems Program Council.

Michael Sweeton

Michael Sweeton is the owner of Techni-Growers Greenhouses, Inc. and General's Garden, Warwick, NY with almost 30 years in the gardening business. He is also Warwick, New York Town Supervisor.

David Tetor

David Tetor of Clinton Corners retired as agricultural program leader for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County. He operates an agricultural consulting business in the Hudson Valley.

Diane Weiner

Diana Weiner is also at Meadowbrook Farm, where she works as a manager. Formerly she was superintendent of horticulture and landscapes at Mohonk Mountain House, and master gardener coordinator for Orange County.

Richard Weir III

Richard Weir III is owner of Horticulture Solutions, a horticulture and landscape consulting business on Long Island. He has been assistant professor of horticulture with Cornell University.

Karen Wood

Karen Wood is former President and CEO of the Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce.