በ 1986 የሆሲሲ ወንዝ ተፋሰስ ማህበርን ከመሰረተ በኋላ ከተመሰረተበት ጊዜ አንስቶ በዳይሬክተሮች ቦርድ ውስጥ አገልግሏል ፣ እንዲሁም እነዚያን ብዙ ዓመታት በፕሬዚዳንትነት ወይም ስራ አስፈፃሚ ሆነው አገልግለዋል ።
He founded the Hoosic River Watershed Association in 1986 and has served on its board of directors since its inception, as well as many of those years as president or executive director.