About Us
Greene County Department of Economic Development, Tourism & Planning assists Greene County businesses with low-interest loans, grants and financial incentives like our Empire Zone program; site selection; workforce training and much more. The department also performs vital work in the areas of planning, transportation, housing and mapping.
Key Staff
Warren Hart, AICP, Director
whart@discovergreene.com
Frank Alguire, Economic Developer
falguire@discovergreene.com
Karl Heck, AICP, Community Development Specialist
kheck@discovergreene.com
Ed Diamante, Principal Planner
ediamante@discovergreene.com
Jane Patterson, Grant Coordinator
jpatterson@discovergreene.com
Dana Masselli, Administrative Assistant
dmasselli@discovergreene.com
Teri Weiss, Business Marketing Coordinator
tweiss@discovergreene.com
Ling Yaoczajkowski, GIS Specialist
lyaoczajkowski@discovergreene.com
Amy Block, Housing Coordinator
ablock@discovergreene.com
Carol Dittmar, Community Service Worker
cdittmar@discovergreene.com
Nancy Petramale, Tourism Marketing & Sales Coordinator
npetramale@discovergreene.com
Patricia Austin, Promotion Aide
paustin@discovergreene.com
Margaret Bagshaw, Senior Clerk
mbagshaw@discovergreene.com
Joanne Blasewitz, Promotion Aide
jblasewitz@discovergreene.com
Key Partners
About Us
Economic Development Committee
Karen Deyo, Greene County Legislature
Chairperson, Government Operations Committee
Mark Evans, State Telephone Company
Mark Maraglio, National Bank of Coxsackie
Stephen Nelson, The Bank of Greene County
Linda Overbaugh, Heart of Catskill Association
Eric P. Rasmussen, Hotel Vienna
Martin Smith, The Bank of Greene County Board Member
Empire Zone Administrative Board
Maureen Boutin, Columbia-Greene Workforce Investment Board
Brian Christman, Christman's Windham House
Karen Deyo, Greene County Legislator (same as above)
Colleen Fisher, Clear Blue Water Testing, Inc.
Donald Gibson, The Bank of Greene County
Perry Lasher, First Niagara Bank
John Maiuri, Dunn Builders Supply
Gary Nicholsen, Sunny Hill Resort
John Wiktorko, Superintendent Windham Ashland Jewett Central School
Greene County Planning Board
- Lawrence Connolly, Chair, Town and Village of Coxsackie
- Erik Allan, Vice-Chair, Town of Ashland
- Kathleen Wagner, Town of Athens
- Wayne Deyo, Village of Athens
- Elizabeth Hansen, Town of Cairo
- Eva Atwood, Town of Catskill
- Mitchell Smith, Village of Catskill
- Roy Handel, Town of Durham
- Arnie Cavallaro, Town of Greenville
- Vacant, Town of Halcott
- Ted Zappia, Town of Hunter
- John Harris, Village of Hunter
- Gene Beers, Town of Jewett
- Greg Cross, Town of Lexington
- Jeff Flack, Town of New Baltimore
- Jim Dymond, Town of Prattsville
- Lee McGunnigle, Village of Tannersville
- Thomas Poelker, Town of Windham
Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board
Active Farmers Representatives
James VanOrden
Robert Kiley
Keith Jones
Scott Tuttle
Matthew Story
Agribusiness Representative
Jerry Cunningham
Agricultural Land Preservation Representative
Debbie Kavakos
Other Members
Eric Rasmussen, Chair, S&W Conservation District
Ray Brooks, Greene County Legislator
Mick (Roy) Bessire, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene County
Warren Hart, Greene County Planning and Economic Development
Frank Algozzine, Real Property Tax Services