CEQ Members

Thomas F. Harrison (Chairman)
Resident of Avon. Retired partner of the Hartford-based law firm of Day Pitney LLP. Chairman, Avon Board of Finance. Board of Directors, Connecticut League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. Executive Committee and Past Chairman, Environmental Law Section, CT Bar Association. Board of Directors and Former Chair, CT Chapter, Air & Waste Management Association. Former member of Board of Directors, National Audubon Society/Connecticut. Environmental Professionals Organization of CT. CT Environmental Forum. Adjunct Instructor of Environmental Law, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Hartford Graduate Center). Former Member, Avon Inland Wetlands Commission.

M. Howard Beach

Resident of Simsbury. Conservation & Zoning Compliance Officer / Planning Analyst, Town of Simsbury. Member, Simsbury Conservation / Inland Wetlands Commission from 1980 to 2004, Chairman from 1994 to 2004.  Member, Board of Directors, The Farmington River Watershed Association. Life Member and past Board Member, Simsbury Land Conservation Trust.  Founding Member, Farmington Valley Biodiversity Project.  Member, Town of Simsbury Open Space Committee, 1999 to 2004. Member, CT Developers Council. Member, Government Affairs Committee, Simsbury Chamber of Commerce. In 2004, completed a Masters Degree in Environmental Law at Vermont Law School.

Bruce R. Fernandez(Appointed 12/07)  Resident of Farmington. Technical and Marketing Executive and Entrepreneur.  Former President and CEO of insurance software and energy efficiency companies, including AMS Rating Group, Savage Rating Services, and BTU's Inc.  Served in United States Army Corps of Engineers as small unit commander; served in Viet Nam and ten years in Army Reserves.

John M. Mandyck

Resident of West Hartford. Vice-President of Government and International Relations, Carrier Corporation. Directs public policy and environmental sustainability activities on domestic and international levels. Former Director of Government Relations for the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce.  International Advisor to the China Green Building Council.

Susan B. Mendenhall (Served through 11/07)  Resident and Mayor (through 11/07) of Ledyard, former Four-Term Town Councilor.  Past Member, Board of Directors of The Connecticut Institute for Municipal Studies.  Member, Property Tax Reform Commission.  Former Stock Trader, Investment Corporation of Virginia.  Former Tax Consultant.  Member, Navy League.

Earl W. Phillips, Jr.

Resident of Middle Haddam, village of East Hampton.  Partner with the law firm of Robinson & Cole LLP and Chair of its Environmental and Utility Practice.  Executive Committee, Environmental Section of the CT Bar Association.  Member, past and present DEP Advisory Committees, including E-2000, Waste, and Water.  Executive Steering Committee (15 years), CBIA Environmental Policies Council and past Chairman of its Hazardous Waste Section. Multiple publications, including: Brownfields Law and Practice: The Cleanup and  Redevelopment of Contaminated Land, CT Chapter (Matthew Bender), Environmental Law Practice Guide, Connecticut Chapter (Matthew Bender).  Past Adjunct Instructor of Environmental Law, Wesleyan University, University of Connecticut, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Hartford Graduate Center).  Former Chairman, Environmental Section, National Institute of Municipal Law Officers.

Richard Sherman

Resident of Chaplin. Architectural designer and construction manager of earth sheltered, passive solar and energy efficient residences. Former CEQ Representative to the Route 6 Advisory Committee (during previous term on CEQ). Charter Member, Transit Alliance of Eastern CT, and Citizens for a Sensible Six. Former Organizer, the Progress and Equity Partnership. Member of CEPA Working Group, League of Conservation Voters of CT. Former President, Northeast Chapter of ACLU-CT Board of Directors. Member of Peoples Action for Clean Energy (PACE) and Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA). Former Chair, Mansfield Transportation Advisory Committee. Former President, Mansfield Commonground. Member, Mansfield Planning and Zoning Design Review Panel. Former Chair, Mansfield Democratic Town Committee. Host and producer of the radio show, "A Distant Shore" on WHUS (91.7 FM, Storrs). Former Public Affairs Director of WHUS. Stopover host, American Tour d'Sol solar electric car race.

Norman VanCor

Resident of Harwinton. Owner of Buy Safe Home Inspection, LLC, and Mizzentop Antiquities. Served in United States Marine Corp in Viet Nam. Awarded the Navy Cross, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and other decorations. One of first ten inductees to CT Veterans Hall of Fame. Former Director, Yankee Energy in sales, marketing, government relations, communications. Founding member and President Emeritus, Quinnipiac River Watershed Association. Former member Rivers Advisory Committee. Former Chairman, Southington Conservation Commission. Former host of radio program on environmental topics. Former President, Southington Water Works. Former member, Board of Directors of Operation Fuel. Active Pheresis donor at American Red Cross with over 34 gallons of whole blood and platelet donations. Former Volunteer Hunter Safety Instructor for the DEP Conservation Education Program. Certified Master Gardener.

Barbara C. Wagner

Resident of Glastonbury and Minority Leader of Glastonbury Town Council. Attorney with law office in Glastonbury, specializing in commercial and residential real estate. Co-Founder and Board Member of Town Center Initiative, addressing walkability issues in Glastonbury’s center. Board of Trustees, Diamond Lake Land Trust. Former member, State Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Board.

Wesley L. Winterbottom

Resident of West Hartford. Professor of Science and Coordinator of Environmental Programs, Gateway Community College. Instructor of Environmental Issues, Eastern Connecticut State University. Fulbright China Seminars Abroad Program Scholar. Fulbright-Hayes Fellow. Registered Connecticut Professional Engineer. Diplomat, American Academy of Environmental Engineers. National Science Foundation Fellow Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center, University of Northern Iowa. ANSI/GETF Certified ISO 14000 Trainer. Faculty Advisor, Mt. Rainer National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Western Arctic National Parklands. Board Member, Northeast Partnership for Environmental Technology Education. Past President, Connecticut Consortium for Enhancing Learning and Teaching. Past Director, Gateway Community College Center for Teaching Excellence. Certified FEMA Trainer – Awareness Level – Homeland Security.