Governor-appointed Commissioners help set NEIWPCC priorities, evaluate staff programs and projects, and represent their state’s interests.
A total of 35 commissioners—five from each member state—oversee NEIWPCC. A state’s delegation typically consists of the heads of its environmental and health agencies, who generally designate representatives to attend NEIWPCC meetings on their behalf, supplemented by three highly experienced individuals from outside state government. This approach provides NEIWPCC with diverse, expert leadership. The number of Commissioners from each state may vary from year to year due to the gubernatorial appointment process.
Commissioners by State
Officers
Rene Pelletier (N.H.)
Chair
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Rene Pelletier is the Water Division director with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES). Bringing nearly 50 years of experience at the NHDES, Pelletier has provided oversight related to subsurface systems, alteration of terrain, drinking water and groundwater, wetlands, dams, wastewater engineering and watershed management. He holds a M.S. in civil engineering from the University of New Hampshire.
Carol Lamb-LaFay (N.Y.)
Vice Chair
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Carol Lamb-LaFay is the director of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Water. In this role she is responsible for protecting and conserving the water resources of New York state through the management and policy development of a wide range of programs including monitoring, assessment, permitting, compliance, enforcement, water supply, flood protection and dam safety. Lamb-LaFay is a licensed professional engineer and holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Cornell University.
Harry Stewart (N.H.)
Treasurer
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Harry Stewart is a senior associate at Normandeau Associates where he works on diverse water-related projects and Clean Water Act regulatory and permitting issues. Previously, he served for 30 years at the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, including 16 years as Water Division director, as well as working for the U.S. EPA. Stewart previously served on the NEIWPCC Executive Committee (16 years) and as NEIWPCC chairperson. He received a master’s in business administration from Northeastern University, a master’s in sanitary engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s in civil engineering from Tufts University, and is a registered professional civil and sanitary engineer.
