About Connecticut RiverFest

Mission Statement

Connecticut RiverFest was formed in 1994 to celebrate the vibrant and vital role of this region's rivers. Our overall mission is to:

• Promote the sustainable use of the Connecticut River Watershed and to support efforts to restore and maintain its ecological integrity.
• Celebrate the ecological, economic, and aesthetic value of rivers and to offer ways in which people can work to preserve river environments as resources and places of inspiration.
• Encourage collaboration among groups and individuals, focusing attention on the Connecticut River and its watershed, in order to increase environmental awareness through education and celebration.
• Work in cooperation with Natural Resources Conservation Districts, community groups, towns, schools, environmental organizations, businesses, agencies, artists and other individuals.

Board of Directors

• Bonna Wieler
  Executive Director
  info@ctriverfest.org
  
  
• Sue Fitch
  Chair of Board & RiverDays coordinator
  
  
• Rick Barrows
  Treasurer
  
  
• Jenny Albee
  Special events
  
  
• Nick Cohen
  Voice of the River co-producer
  
  
• Derek Levin
  
  
• Doug Coughlin
  
  
• Kerry Rosenthal
  
  
• Scott Davison
  
  
• Helen Hong
  

Advisory Group

• Carol Langstaff -- FLOCK Dance Troupe
• Geoff Dates -- River Network
• Ken Alton -- PG&E
• Sharon Francis --Director, Connecticut River Joint Commissions
• Whitty Sanford -- Director, Connecticut River Watershed Council
• Tad Nunez -- Director, Hartford Parks & Recreation Department
• Marie Levesque-Caduto -- VT Association of Conservation Districts
• Kevin Coburn -- Montshire Museum
• Len Cadwallader -- Director, Vital Communities of the Upper Valley
• Bob Norman -- Dartmouth College
• Terry Boone -- Three Rivers Group
• Marcia Whitney -- Vermont Institute of Natural Science
• Heather Trillium -- Director, Upper Valley Trails Alliance
• Linda Hammond -- North Star Canoe
• Annette Lorraine -- Upper Valley Land Trust
• Dick McCormack -- Vermont Senator
• Byron Berwick -- The Pastures Campground