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Board of DirectorsW. Scott Douglas (Chair) has lived in the Cook’s Creek
Watershed since 1990 and is currently a resident of Springtown. He is a professional
environmental toxicologist, with over 20 years of experience working in the areas of
surface water hydrology, freshwater stream ecology, and sediment toxicology. Scott is
serving the community as Chairman of the Springfield Environmental Advisory Council,
a member of the Springfield Planning Commission, a member of the Durham Township
Environmental Advisory Council and is president of the Cook’s Creek Watershed Association. Scott was a co-coordinating force behind the development of the
Watershed Protection Plan and currently conducts the CCWA’s children’s education
program and directs its water-quality monitoring program. Aimee Douglas has always believed strongly in the importance
of community service and in the need to be active in the protection and stewardship of
our natural resources. Aimee currently serves as Treasurer of the Springtown Water
Authority, having been active in the inception and organization of that entity. She is
self-employed as a tax accountant and small business advisor, and is the mother of Sarah,
age 12, and James, age 15, who are students in the Palisades School District. Aimee
graduated from Trinity College with a BS in Accounting and has resided in Springtown Karl Schwartz (Vice Chair) and his wife have been residents of Springfield Township
since 2004. He is co-founder of Patients Against Lymphoma, a non-profit patient education and advocacy organization which provides information on lymphoma and its
treatments and operates without health industry funding. Karl employs his skills in
graphic design, database programming and desktop publishing to provide content and
maintenance for the organization’s website. He also serves as a patient consultant to the Dennis J. Steskal is a 40-year resident of Springfield Township and a long-time advocate for the environment and open space. He is a Registered Professional Engineer, specializing in Power and Control Systems. He hopes to continue to enjoy our quiet rural setting, and is offering his experience to SbULU as an advisor. Joseph and Judy Franlin, moved to Springfield from McLean, Virginia over 5 years ago. They wanted to be closer to their children and grandchildren, as well as to realize a long-time dream of living in bucolic and historic Bucks County. Joe Franlin has worked for 40 years in the telecommunications industry, serving in a variety of senior management positions with profit and loss responsibility. Joe has a BS degree in Industrial Engineering and an MS degree in Industrial Management, both from Polytechnic Institute in New York. Most recently, he co-founded a New York Stock Exchange listed company, to which he is now a Senior Advisor. Judy Franlin received her BA degree in Political Science from Elmira College, but spent most of her working life
as a specialist in financial functions. She earned her Master of Accountancy degree from
The George Washington University in 2002, and is serving SbULU as its Secretary. Judy
and Joe are both active as supporters of and advisors to the National Foundation for Joy Scott knew as soon as she and her husband saw Cook’s Creek
that Springfield Township was where they would live and raise their children. Since
graduating with a BFA from Rochester Institute of Technology, Joy has been working as
a graphic designer. Her freelance work affords her flexibility to be an active participant
in her children’s lives and schooling. She is a volunteer at Springfield Elementary, as
well as Vice President of the PTA; her service extends to the Palisades District as a Hans Reimann, has been a Springfield Township resident for 22 years and is a long-time advocate for our native flora and fauna. He is a naturalist and teacher at the Audubon Honeyhollow Center and a Habitat Steward for the National Wildlife Federation. He is happy to live with his wife, 2 stepsons and stepdaughter on the “last frontier of Bucks County.” To help preserve our quality of life, Hans is serving as Vice President of the Cook’s Creek Watershed Association and as Vice Chair of the Springfield Township Open Space and Environmental Advisory Committees. Todd Hemmert moved his family to Springfield Township 3 years ago, to find a
haven from suburban sprawl. Todd’s family is one of the families who will be directly
impacted by the proposed PPL route, and he’s agreed to keep us informed with what is
going on “on the ground” in the affected areas. Since PPL is not forthwith in providing
information in advance, but usually after the fact, Todd will be our local intelligence
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HistoryConcerned citizens taking action in response to PPL's "preferred" route |
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