Steering Committee

WLA’s policy, advocacy, and education work is driven by a dynamic and diverse Steering Committee that includes members of many key organizations that focus on agricultural and conservation issues in Connecticut.

WLA Steering Committee

Bonnie Burr – the University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension 
Catherine Rawson – Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy
Amanda Freund – CowPots — Freund Farm
Eric Hammerling – Connecticut Forest and Park Association
Terry Jones – Jones Family Farms, Shelton, CT
Kip Kolesinskas – Co-Chair, Manchester, CT
Ellie Angerame – New CT Farmer Alliance
Elisabeth Moore – Connecticut Farmland Trust
Amy Paterson – Connecticut Land Conservation Council
Richard Roberts – Halloran & Sage, L.L.P.
Jim Smith – Co-Chair, Cushman Farm
Latha Swamy – City of New Haven Food Systems Policy Division
Joan Nichols – Connecticut Farm Bureau Association
Amanda Fargo-Johnson – Connecticut RC and D
Will O’Meara – Land for Good
John Guszkowski — Tyche Planning and Policy Group

WLA Staff

Chelsea Gazillo – Working Lands Alliance Director and Robin Kerber — New England Policy Associate — American Farmland Trust