2007-2008 Board of Directors

Judy Terlizzi, President
Judy Terlizzi has been a member of the Putnam County Land Trust for the past nine years and board member seven years. Judy has served on several committees from Preserve and Volunteer Co-coordinator, events and fairs, canoe trips, to fund raising and the Dinner Committee. She is an avid and enthusiastic day hiker and has hiked most of the Appalachian Trail in Connecticut and New York. When not busy hiking and working on land trust projects, Judy has been a student at IES in Millbrook, New York where she earned a Certificate in Landscape Design and is completing work on a Certificate in Gardening with a focus on Native Plants. Judy has been a Lake Carmel(Kent) resident for ten years. She has an extensive background organizing, working with and leading non-profit organizations for over thirty years and looks forward to helping PCLT strengthen its organizational structure and expand its funding resources.

Vice President, Brian Alberghini
Brian Alberghini was born and raised in Vermont. He and his wife, Janine, have been residents of Southeast for 15 years. They live with their two children, Michael and Melanie, on the Hopkins Farm homestead on Welfare Road. Brian relaxes by fishing, gardening, and restoring their 150 year-old homestead. Currently he works for Eastman Kodak as a Field Technician in the New York Metro area. Brian's hobbies include computers and photography. Involvement with his community began by volunteering his time and energy to Brewster Cub Scouts/Girl Scouts and Brewster Little League. His passion to protect and preserve the beauty and uniqueness of Putnam County has led Brian to volunteer with Riverkeeper and to his recent nomination to PCLT board. Brian is a member of the Executive Board of Concerned Residents of Southeast, holding the position of Secretary.

Treasurer, Linda Lund
Linda has been Town of Southeast resident for 31 years. She is married and has 3 children. She works in the finance department of a medical marketing firm in Stamford, CT. The family has been members of the PCLT since the early 1990’s. Linda has been an active member of the PCLT Dinner Committee, and the DEC Youth Summer Camp Committee. Over the years, Linda has volunteered at the PCLT canoe trips, manned the table at the 4-H fairs, done trail work, helped with mailings and wherever an extra pair of hands where needed. Linda has also been a treasurer for a local Boy Scout troop, and is on the Finance Committee at her church.

Sal Tripi, Secretary
Sal Tripi has been a Kent resident for 19 years with wife Margaret, son Jerry, 26 and daughter Morgan, 11. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has had a private practice in his Carmel office for over 17 years. Sal was a member of Kent's Assessment Review Board (1990-1991) and an elected Kent Town Councilman (1992-1999). He has also been an officer of PLAN Kent, a non-profit organization promoting various programs having to do with proper planning in the town of Kent with an emphasis on protecting land and nature. Sal was a founding member of Kent's recycling center. In his spare time Sal enjoys music, is an accomplished guitar player and spends time with his family doing various activities.

Deb Biebesheimer
Deb holds a degree in history from Bryn Mawr College and has worked for IBM for over 30 years. She enjoys camping, kayaking, gardening, landscape design and, most of all, sharing life with her 10 year old daughter. Deb is a person who "gets involved.” She's been helping PCLT organize our historical documents for each preserve and has worked on fund raising, soliciting for ads and donations for the annual dinner, and grants for preserve improvement. In addition, she is active in FrOGS, Girl Scouts, Brewster schools, and IBM’s science mentoring programs for both elementary children and middle school girls. “Volunteering allows me to contribute to causes I feel are important, and also helps my daughter learn how to make things happen… how to increase one’s voice and impact in the community,” she says.

Dr. William Buck
Bill Buck is a professional botanist specializing in mosses, and works at The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. He was born and raised in Florida and received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. He travels extensively as part of his job and is currently working on the mosses in the Cape Horn region of southernmost Chile. He became involved in the PCLT as a result of his membership in the Town of Kent Conservation Advisory Committee and the Putnam County Environmental Management Council. He is particularly interested in working on natural resource inventories for the PCLT preserves and in trying to increase the Land Trust’s holdings. Bill and his partner, Richard Harris, moved to Putnam County about six years ago in order to have a place for vegetable and flower gardening. Additional hobbies include reading, vegetarian cooking and yoga.

Denis Castelli
Denis was born in the Bronx, NY in 1946, worked in banking in 1966 and was drafted in 1967, serving as a combat infantryman with the Army’s First Cavalry Division in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. He trained as a computer programmer in the early 1970’s and in 1975, was Data Processing Manager with a division of Union Carbide Corporation. Since 1988, Denis and his wife, Athena Arvan, have been restoring a Victorian home located on the county line of Putnam and Westchester in Southeast. Denis collects postcards, historical artifacts, and genealogical data from the local area. He is a board member of the Southeast Museum and the North Salem Historical Society and a co-founder and board member of the Concerned Residents of Southeast (CRSE), and the Putnam Smart Growth Alliance (PSGA).

Dod Chahroudi
Dod Chahroudi grew-up on the island in the middle of Lake Mahopac in a home designed for his parents by Frank Lloyd Wright. The woods and waters of Putnam County have always been his playground. In college, Dod majored in Geography and graduated with a teaching credential in Earth Science. A member of the PCLT Board of Trustees since 1999, Dod is the steward for PCLT's Sterling Farm-Luschinsky-Turtle Pond Preserve and has also been one of the naturalist guides on our annual Great Swamp Canoe trips. He leads year round hikes and canoe trips for the Adirondack Mountain Club and has served on their Board of Directors and been their local Conservation Officer for the past 10 years. Dod has represented Putnam County on the New York State, Region 3 Open Space Committee for the past 4 years. His main focus, to preserve the more beautiful natural areas within our region, is typified by his statement, "If I can walk a piece of land, and know that all future generations will also be able to enjoy its natural beauty and regenerative powers, then that is the only measure of accomplishment."

David Ehnebuske
Dave is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a major in mathematics. He has spent much of his working life with IBM and has recently retired.Since retiring, Dave has volunteered in Kent community activities, especially at the Kent Public Library. As with many IBM professionals, he actively volunteered while living in various parts of the United States, including Texas and Minnesota. As his family grew, he offered his services in various leadership, advisory and committee roles for several public school and governmental entities. Some of those activities included advising schools in technology matters and helping support bond issues. Dave also has a wealth of experience in assisting both national and international groups to reach consensus on tough but important problems. Some of his personal interests include photography, hiking, building and flying kites, music (playing the concertina), and graphics.

Beth Herr
Beth Herr accepted nomination to the Board of Trustees for a two-year term. Beth is a naturalist with the Westchester County Department of Parks. Beth served for 15 years as curator of the Trailside Nature Museum, then became director of the 4,700-acre preserve, Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, and now is the Program Administrator for the Conservation Division. She conducts biological surveys, monitors vernal pools, and studies species recovery and invasive plant removal strategies. Beth also develops natural resource management plans and tracks Wood Turtles using radio telemetry. Beth moved to Kent five years ago and during that time she has served on the Putnam County Environmental Management Council, the Kent Conservation Advisory Committee and the Friends of Kent Library. Beth is a botanical illustrator and runs an art gallery. She and her organic gardener-beekeeper husband are curious about all things natural and enjoy exploring the history and trails of our region.

Jude Jones
By trade Jude is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University, where she has been on faculty since 1991. She earned her PhD from Emory University in Atlanta, where camping and hiking became a robust dimension of her life. She grew up on Staten Island, NY, in a neighborhood that abutted some woods (most now gone), and so was able to cultivate a woodland sensibility early on despite growing up technically in "the city". Jude has always been interested in environmental and ecological issues, but has only recently become deeply involved in the activities of protection and preservation. She is an eleven year resident of Mahopac, enjoys kayaking, gardening, her animals, home improvement, and arts of all kinds. Her partner, Joy, is a first-grade teacher in the South Bronx who wishes her students could have the opportunities of contact with nature that Putnam children do. After running a conference session to explore the pragmatic philosophical response to Global Warming issues, Jude started a working group to "green" the operations of the society that had sponsored it through conference practices, research, etc. She is also working with a group of faculty and students on campus to extend awareness of climate change and sustainability issues at Fordham University. Jude has agreed to play the role of recording secretary for PCLT, and has become an active member of several of the PCLT Board committees.

Robert C. Lund
Bob Lund was invited to join the Board in 1997 due to his enthusiasm for PCLT’s work and his long-term commitment to both the organization and conservation in Putnam County. Bob is dedicated to youth involvement in conservation and, together with his 16 years as a Boy Scout Leader, Bob has mentored 8 Eagle Scout Projects on 6 of PCLT’s Preserves. During these projects every preserve has undergone major improvements with more than 6 miles of trails constructed and/or improved. In recognition of these efforts Bob was awarded the Silver Beaver Award by the Boy Scouts and the prestigious Preserve Steward’s Award by PCLT. He is chairman of the Trust's fiscal oversight committee, has organized our 4-H fair display and works on many other PCLT projects. Bob is married, has 3 children, is self employed and has degrees in Psychology and Marketing. He also serves on the Tonnetta Lake Advisory Board, as a Boy Scout Commissioner and Scoutmaster, and serves on many other youth and civic organizations.

Robert K Maddock
Robert Maddock and his family are residents of Carmel. Robert has been a PCLT board member for four years. He serves PCLT as a Land Steward and as a member of the Fiscal Oversight and the Fund Development committees. Robert also contributes his time to Troop 1, Mahopac, as an assistant scoutmaster. He works at Inverness Counsel as an Investment Officer and Managing Director. Degrees include a BA in Finance from The University of Utah and an MBA from Stern Business School at NYU. For fun and relaxation, Robert enjoys gardening, horseback riding, hiking and downhill and cross county skiing.