New York City Watershed
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This public-private partnership provides clean drinking water for nine million New Yorkers.

Council of Directors

Watershed Agricultural Council Board

The Watershed Agricultural Council seats a 16-member Council of Directors, which represents the interests of farm and forest landowners within the New York City water supply region. Charged with the WAC's policy making and fiscal oversight, the Board selects Council members from the Catskill, Delaware and Croton watersheds. Pictured are: (front row, l-r) Chris DiBenedetto, Gwen Deysenroth, Fred Huneke, Tom Hutson, Sally Fairbairn(back row staggered, l-r) Richard Giles, John Schwartz (on behalf of DEP Commissioner Carter Strickland), John Riedl,Tom Donnelly, Steve Reed, Darby Hartwell, Dave Cammer, John Verhoeven, Wayland Gladstone, Ken Smith, Joe Eisele.

 

The 2012 Board members are:

 

Fred Huneke, Chair, Retired dairy farmer, Delaware County

Dave Cammer, Vice-chairman, Retired dairy farmer/maple syrup producer, Gilboa, Schoharie County

Gwen Deysenroth, Dairy farmer, Bloomville, Delaware County

Chris DiBenedetto, Dairy farmer, Halcott, Greene County

 

Tom Donnelly, Dairy farmer, Walton, Delaware County

Joe Eisele, Beef farmer, Andes, Delaware County

Sally Fairbairn, Dairy farmer, Arkville, Delaware County

Richard Giles, Organic vegetable farmer, Hamden, Delaware County

Wayland Gladstone, Dairy farmer, Andes, Delaware County

Darby Hartwell, Nursery owner, Stamford, Delaware County

 

Barbara Howard, Horse farm owner, North Salem, Westchester County

 

Fred Huneke, Board Chairman, Retired dairy farmer, Delhi, Delaware County

 

Tom Hutson, Dairy farmer, Delancey, Delaware County

 

Steve Reed, Dairy farmer, Hamden, Delaware County

 

John Riedl, Treasurer, Former school superintendent/forest landowner, Gilboa, Schoharie County

 

Ken Smith, Wood-products business owner, Stamford, Delaware County

 

John Schwartz, representative for DEP Commissioner Carter Strickland

 

John Verhoeven, Angus beef farmer, Jewett, Greene County

 

The Council oversees much of its policy and programmatic work through "Committees." A complete list of 2012 Committees and members (both voting and nonvoting participants) can be found here.