Charles Vidich – Senior Project Manager
Charles has over 40 years of experience in planning and government, including as the Principal Planner at the Council of Governments of the Central Naugatuck …
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Tucker Beckett – Senior Planner
Tucker works on land use and environmental planning projects. Prior to joining WestCOG, he worked as a municipal planner for the town of Wellesley, MA. …
Betsy Paynter – Program Director
WestCOG has hired Betsy Paynter to serve as a Project Manager. Betsy will provide technical support for communities to get the most out of the …
Jaclyn Reelick – Project Manager
Jaclyn provides grant funding support related to brownfield, water quality and flood resilience projects. Prior to joining WestCOG, Jaclyn worked as an environmental scientist for …
Nicholas Trabka – Senior Data Scientist
Nicholas supports the planning staff with environmental management and transportation projects. Prior to joining WestCOG, he assisted the GIS staff at Joshua’s Tract Conservation and …
Garrett Reed- Planning Aide
Garrett Reed- Planning Aide Garrett graduated from Penn State with a major in Earth Sciences and a minor in Geosciences. His work here is a …
Elizabeth Falk- Planning Aide
Elizabeth Falk- Planning Aide Elizabeth grew up in Northern New Jersey, moving to Danbury CT soon after college. She graduated from Bucknell University with a …
Demetre Coles- Planning Aide
Demetre Coles- Planning Aide Demetre was born and raised in Waterbury. At a young age, his parents instilled values of community in him forcing him …