Town Planner for Belchertown. Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Executive Committee. Founder of Opportunities for Communities, which is dedicated to providing experiential learning opportunities to in Haiti to young people in Western Massachusetts. Doug lives in Belchertown.

Conservation Administrator for Belchertown and Notary Public, known locally as "the Swamp Cop." She is a member of the Mass Association of Wetland Scientists, and has received MACC’s 2008 Conservations Administrator of the Year award. LeeAnne lives in Belchertown.

Founding farmer of Food Bank Farm, Michael also owns and operates Winter Moon Farm where he lives in Hadley.

Past President of Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions, serves on MACC’s Presidents’ Council, serves as a Western Massachusetts representative to the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition and as a Trustee of the Water Supply Protection Trust and on the Advisory Board of the Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters (MLEV). Judy lives in Pelham.

Consultant to local historical commissions across the state. Develops historic resource surveys and National Register nominations, with a focus on historic New England landscapes. Peggy lives in Pelham.

David retired from a career in public finance, where he raised capital for state and local government infrastructure projects and worked for the U.S. Treasury Department on municipal finance issues. After years of living and working in large metropolitan areas, he enjoys being much closer to nature in the Pioneer Valley.

Agroecologist, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Mount Holyoke College. In addition to teaching courses in Sustainable Agriculture, Ecology and Environmental Science, Beth also serves as the faculty adviser to the Mount Holyoke student farm. Beth lives in South Hadley with her husband and 2 young daughters.

Judi retired from Massachusetts Audubon in 2004, after 33 years. Over the course of her career, Judi served as as Director of the Central and Western Region, where she oversaw 25 wildlife sanctuaries; and was Director of Arcadia Wildlife in Northampton/Easthampton. Judi lives in Pelham.

A retired psychotherapist, Jonas is a videographer, musician, retreat leader, and author. As owner of 220 acres in Ashfield, he worked with Franklin Land Trust over several years to place conservation restrictions on 210 of those acres.

Retired Chemistry teacher. Former Amherst Conservation Commission Chair and board member for the Hitchcock Center for the Environment. Active in “Five College Learning In Retirement." Jim lives in Amherst.

Ralph retired from a 30-year career in equity investment management, and moved to Amherst to live on an APR protected farm in 2000. He has been involved as a board member with several non-profits, including the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts, Historic Deerfield, The Trustees of Reservations, Kenyon College, New England Baptist Hospital, Pathfinder International, Tunxis Club, and Amherst Academy.