The Team

Officers

Ken Zarouni

Former Chairman of the Washington Township Trails Committee and previously served as Treasurer for the Long Valley Girls Softball Association.

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Jim Fitterer

President

Jim Fitterer (President)is a Transportation professional with the Washington Township Board of Education and has expertise in project management, commercial insurance and training & development. He has served as Vice Chair of the Washington Township Historical Preservation Commission and currently serves on the board of the Washington Township Historical Society.

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Kim Ball Kaiser

Vice President, Chairperson of Fundraising, Mill, Legal & Government Liaison Committees

Kim Kaiser (Vice President) is an attorney involved in regional planning and land use. She is a former Washington Township Committee Member, Washington Township Planning Board Chair and was instrumental in the creation of the Long Valley Teen Center.

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John R. Holt

Secretary, Chairperson By-Laws Committee & Hedge Rows Editor

John R. Holt (Secretary) is a retired educator with a PhD from the University of Chicago who has taught English at the University of Kansas, the College of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia, and the University of Illinois, chairing departments at the Chicago Latin School and Centenary College in Hackettstown. His interest in environmental stewardship comes from a long love of hiking, camping, and boating and a deep engagement with nature/culture theory.

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Ken Zaraouni

Treasurer, Stewardship Committee

Currently Chairman of the Washington Township Trails Committee and previously served as Treasurer for the Long Valley Girls Softball Association. Ken is a former system test and performance engineer in the telecommunications equipment industry . He has a BS and a M.Eng degree in Electrical Engineering along with a MBA.

Trustees

Jim Fitterer

A transportation professional with the Washington Township Board of Education and has expertise in project management, commercial insurance and training & development. He has served

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Nancy Gable

Nancy Gable is a clinical social worker and educator with an MSW degree (George Williams College) and MAT degree (University of Chicago). She has a

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Barbara Kellner

Barbara Kellner is a professional psychotherapist with a BSN degree and MA in Counseling Psychology with a private clinical practice in Chester. A 46-year resident

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Joe Koller

Joe Koller is a learning leader who currently holds the position of Associate Director, Outbound Quality and Training for The RealReal. He oversees the planning,

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Dan Ross

Dan Ross (Stewardship Committee Co-Chair) has lived in Long Valley for over 30 years. He has a B.S. in Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior, from

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Nancy Vaughn

Nancy Vaughn is a retired Washington Township Board of Education transportation professional with an extensive prior Real Estate background. A 48 year resident of the

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Lisa Voyce

In her professional life Lisa provides technical support and project management services for site remediation, water quality, human health and ecological risk assessment projects. Her

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Nancy Gable

Trustee, & co-chairperson Stewardship Committee

Nancy Gable(Trustee) is a clinical social worker and educator with an MSW degree (George Williams College) and MAT degree (University of Chicago). She has a private psychotherapy practice in Somerset and has been a part-time lecturer at the Rutgers School of Social Work. She brings a lifelong interest in the preservation of our natural resources.

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Barbara Kellner

Trustee & Membership Chair Person

Barbara Kellner (Trustee) is a professional psychotherapist with a BSN degree and MS in Counseling Psychology with a private clinical practice in Chester. A 46-year resident of the township, she is a long-time community leader and activist focused on historic and open space preservation.

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Dick Kellner

Trustee

Dick Kellner has a BA in Economics and an MBA from the Wharton School. He is a retired marketing executive, having worked for fortune 100 companies. Dick served 8 years on the Washington Township Board of Education and is a past-President of the Long Valley Jaycees.

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Joe Koller

Trustee, Stewardship Committee - Hunting Program

JOE KOLLER is a learning leader who most recently held the position of Global Operations Training Manager for Tiffany & Co. He administers a SAAS learning management system with localization and mobility, and he has expertise in instructional design; e-learning development; project management; video planning, shooting, and editing; survey development; and compliance training development and administration. He is an engaging father to his son JW, and in his spare time enjoys coaching his son's baseball and football teams and working with the Conference Committee for the Association for Talent Development (ATD). He brings to WTLT a passion for everything outdoors and a desire to ensure that our beautiful forests, streams, and landmarks are preserved for generations to come.

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Dan Ross

Trustee & co-chairperson stewarship Committee

Dan Ross (Stewardship Committee Co-Chair) has lived in Long Valley for over 30 years. He has a B.S. in Environmental Policy, Institutions, and Behavior, from Rutgers University, and got his start in the conservation field through serving as an NJDEP Watershed Ambassador for Watershed Management Area 1. Since then he has worked for Rutgers Cooperative Extension Services of Morris and Somerset County, where he helped to coordinate the Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program and disseminate information about green infrastructure to municipalities and homeowners. He also spent some time working with the Great Swamp Watershed Association part time as an environmental educator. Currently Dan serves as the Environmental Stewardship Coordinator for Somerset County Park Commission where he oversees volunteer workgroups, coordinates Eagle Scout projects, and manages all land stewardship activities including invasive plant removals, forest and meadow management, and the Environmental Education Center's Deer Management Program. Dan is happiest when he is out in nature and is looking forward to assisting the Land Trust with future stewardship endeavors.

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Nancy Vaughn

Trustee & Membership Committee

Nancy Vaughn is a retired Washington Township Board of Education transportation professional with an extensive prior Real Estate background. A 48 year resident of the Township, she is a 43 year member of the Long Valley First Aid Squad serving in all Executive/Line positions; currently as Vice Treasurer and served several years on Washington Township Crises Response Team. Her interest in land preservation comes from years of boating & camping.

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Lisa Voyce

Trustee & Membership Committee

In her professional life Lisa provides technical support and project management services for site remediation, water quality, human health and ecological risk assessment projects. Her expertise includes emerging contaminants, water supply protection, toxicology, and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act risk assessment. She also leads hazardous waste site investigation and remediation, and provides expert support of regulatory compliance for water and hazardous waste law and determination of Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements under CERCLA. She is passionate about bridging water supply and resource protection with hazardous waste cleanup, improving efforts effectiveness to ensure mitigation of public health impacts through the use of best science and regulatory knowledge. She also leverages her toxicology and engineering background to effectively support clients’ needs.

Advisors

Caryl Brackenridge

The 21 year full time job that didn’t come with a salary.  The primary champion of the restoration of the mill, Caryl did everything in

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Tim Morris

“I’ve really enjoyed being able to devote so much time to working on land preservation efforts in my home town” In 2003, the Doris Duke

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Tim Warrener

Serving on the board from 1993 to 2014 and wearing different hats throughout that time, Tim played a key role in shaping the organization and

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Karen Richards

Grace, strength and fortitude – Karen is the embodiment of all these.  Quiet, reserved but quick to laugh would also describe Karen.  “I will agree

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Chris Steffan

A trustee from 1994 to 2015, it can be said with all confidence that there has been very little that Chris hadn’t seen or done

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Caryl Brackenridge

Past President & Mill Committee Chairperson, Mill Historical Research, Stewardship Committee

Paul Krylowski

Former Trustee, Website, Hedgerows, Managing Member of Graphics House LLC

Tim Morris

Former Trustee, Director of Stewardship New Jersey Conservation Foundation

Tim Warrener

Past President, Retired, Past President of Long Valley First Aid Squad

Karen Richards

CPA, Past President, Director of Finance & Administration New Jersey Conservation Foundation

Chris Steffan

Past Treasurer, Original Team Member creating Mill Pond Park, Stewardship Committee