NFFPC.org - Management: Commissioners

There are up to thirty (30) Commissioners representing ten (10) of the eleven (11) agencies associated with the Northeastern Forest Fire Protection Commission (the eleventh agency, the New England National Forests, does not presently provide Commissioners).

To form the Commission, each state is represented by three (3) commissioners; the state forester, a state legislator and a governor's representative. Each Canadian province also designates three (3) commissioners.

The Commissioners meet once annually. Their function is to provide guidance and direction to the Compact Executive Committee, review and approve annual compact budgets and keep their respective bureaucracies (Governors, Legislation, etc.) informed about NFFPC business.

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Connecticut

Donald Smith, Jr. :: don.smith@po.state.ct.us
Address: 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 60106 USA	Tel: 860.424.3630 Fax: 860.424.4070

Robert Chatfield :: town.of.prspct@sbcglobal.net
Address: 36 Center Street Prospect, CT 06712 USA	Tel: 203.758.4461

Maine

R. Alec Giffen :: alec.giffen@maine.gov
Address: State House Station #22 Augusta, ME 04333-0022 USA	Tel: 207.287.2791

David L. Wight :: David.Wight@old-town.org
Address: P.O. Box 731 Milford, ME 04461 USA	Tel: 207.827.3974

Nancy Smith :: n4smiths@ctel.net
Address: 259 Tillson Road Monmouth, ME 04259 USA	Tel: 207.933.2707

Massachusetts

James DiMaio :: james.dimaio@state.ma.us
Address: Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation & Recreation 251 Causeway Street, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02114 USA	Tel: 607.626.1430 Fax: 607.626.1351

Senator Stephen Brewer :: Stephen.Brewer@state.ma.us
Address: Room 109-B State House Boston, MA 02133 USA	Tel: 1.617.722.1540

Vacant

New Brunswick

Hon. Donald Arseneault :: donald.arseneault@gnb.ca
Address: Hugh John Flemming Forestry Centre Floor 3 P. O. Box 6000 Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1 CAN	Tel: 506.453.2510

Kim Connors :: kim.connors@gnb.ca
Address: Dept. of Natural Resources & Energy Forest Fire Management Section, Hugh John Fleming Forestry Complex P.O. Box 6000 Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1 CAN	Tel: 506.453.2530 Fax: 506.453.2412

Keith G. Barr :: keithbarr@rogers.com
Address: 340 Wetmore Road Fredericton, NB E3B 5L5 CAN	Tel: 506.455.7583

New England National Forests

Thomas Wagner :: tom.wagner@fs.fed.gov
Address: White Mountain National Forest 719 Main Street Laconia, NH 03246 USA	Tel: 603.528.8774 Fax: 603.528.8783

Meg Mitchell :: mmitchell01@fs.fed.us
Address: Green Mtn. & Finger Lakes National Forests 231 N. Main St. Rutland, VT 05701 USA	Tel: 802.747.6704 Fax: 802.747.6766

New Hampshire

Philip A. Bryce, Chair :: pbryce@dred.state.nh.us
Address: P.O. Box 1856 172 Pembroke Road Concord, NH 03302-1856 USA	Tel: 603.271.2217 Fax: 603.271.6488

John M. Pratt :: jpratt8369@aol.com
Address: P.O. Box 726 Walpole, NH 03608-0726 USA	Tel: 603.756.9528

Vacant

New York

Tom Rinaldi :: tjrinald@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Address: New York State Forest Rangers Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway, 8th Floor Albany, NY 12233-2560 USA	Tel: 518.402.8839 Fax: 518.402.8840

Senator Elizabeth O'C. Little :: little@senate.state.ny.us
Address: NYS Senator Room 903 LOB Albany, NY 12247 USA	Tel: 518.455.2811

Lawrence S. Gordon :: papillonlary@msn.com
Address: 95 Scout Road Gansevoort, NY 12831 USA	Tel: 518.469.0918

Nova Scotia

Ed MacAulay :: emmacaul@gov.ns.ca
Address: 1701 Hollis St. P.O. Box 698 Halifax, NS B3J 2T9 CAN	Tel: 902.424.4103 Fax: 902.424.7735

Walter Fanning, Past Chair :: fanninwf@gov.ns.ca
Address: NS Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 130 Shubenacadie, NS BON 2HO CAN	Tel: 902.758.7236 Fax: 902.758.3210

Québec

Jean Girard :: cpl@sopfeu.qc.ca
Address: SOPFEU Aéroport international Jean-Lesage 715, 7ieme Rue Sainte-Foy, QC G2G 2S7 CAN	Tel: 418.871.3341 Fax: 418.874.2629

Julie Fortin :: julie.fortin@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca
Address: 880, Chemin Sainte-Foy bureau 7,00 Québec, QC G1S 4X4 CAN	Tel: 418.627.8642 Fax: 418.643.2368

Paul Lamirande :: paul.lamirande@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca
Address: Direction de l'environnement et de la protection des for?ts 880 chemin Ste-Foy, 6e étage Québec, QC G1S 4X4 CAN	Tel: 418.627.8646 ext 4194 Fax: 418.643.5651

Rhode Island

Cathy Sparks, Vice Chair :: catherine.sparks@dem.ri.gov
Address: Division of Forest Environment 1037 Hartford Pike North Scituate, RI 02857 USA	Tel: 401.647.3367 Fax: 401.647.3590

John Lyman :: quilteast@aol.com
Address: 15 Waterman Lake Drive Harmony, RI 02829 USA	Tel: 401.273.7100

Senator Kevin A. Breene :: brnholwfrm@aol.com
Address: 210 Victory Highway West Greenwich, RI 02817 USA	Tel: 401.392.3800 ext 123 Fax: 401.392.3805

Vermont

Steven Sinclair :: ssinclair@state.vt.us
Address: Vermont Dept. of Forests, Parks, & Recreation 103 South Main St. 10 South Waterbury, VT 05671-0602 USA	Tel: 802.241.3680 Fax: 802.244.1481

Rep. Don Turner :: DTurner@leg.state.vt.us
Address: P.O. Box 487 32 Brookside Dr. Milton, VT 05468 USA	Tel: 802.893.2436 Fax: 802.373.5960

Warren Miller :: wmiller@leg.state.vt.us
Address: 115 State Street State House Montpelier, VT 05633-5201 USA	Tel: 802.888.2296