GREAT SWAMP WATERSHED ASSOCIATION SELECTS NEW TRUSTEES, THANKS DEPARTING BOARD MEMBERS

The Great Swamp Watershed Association held its Annual Meeting on November 5th at the Basking Ridge Country Club in Bernards Township. 

The following persons have been elected to the Board of Trustees for 2005:

Dan Harding. Dan has been actively involved with the Watershed Association for many years and has previously served on the Board. He has chaired the Nominating Committee for several years and has also served on the Steering and Finance Committees. He is a senior advisor for the investment firm of Harding Loevner Management, having co-founded the firm in 1989. He resides in Basking Ridge.

Edward Kirby, Ph.D. who has also served previously as a trustee, resides in Basking Ridge and is a Professor and Dean at Rutgers University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He has chaired the GSWA Science & Technology Committee since its inception, and has also served on the Land Use, Steering, and Development Committees.

Dorothea Stillinger has been a GSWA volunteer since 1995, is a former Board member, and is a retired Bell Labs computer consultant. She resides in Chatham Township and chairs the Environmental Commission there. She has served on the GSWA Finance and Steering Committees, as past chair of the Land Use committee and as Treasurer.

Mark Strickland is currently the corporate environmental issues manager at PSEG, which is a member of our Corporate Council. He resides in Hanover Township.

Going off the Board after many years of service to the Watershed Association are:

Bob Blanchard of Harding Township
Nancy Conger of Long Hill Township
Julie Keenan of Summit
Linda Wilson of Morris Township

The Great Swamp Watershed Association was founded in 1981 to protect the Great Swamp watershed basin. Celebrating more than 20 years as a non-profit organization, the Watershed Association relies on membership and contributions to help protect the 55-square-mile watershed area. For information on becoming a member, and to learn about upcoming events, visit the Watershed Association website at www.greatswamp.org.

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