KINGSTON ROUND TABLE
Susan Cahill—Moderator
Planner, City of Kingston
Melissa Everett, Co-organizer of the Conference
Executive Director, Sustainable Hudson Valley
www.sustainhv.com
Guy Kempe
Director of Community Development,
Rural Ulster Preservation Company
www.rupco.com
K.J. McIntyre
Broker, Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty
Steven Noble
Environmental Educator, City of Kingston Parks and Recreation Department,
Board Chairman, Kingston Land Trust
ForsythEducation@aol.com
Jennifer Schwartz Berky
Deputy Director, Ulster County Planning Board,
jsch@co.ulster.ny.us
Kingston’s Green Trail Alliance: A people-powered revitalization strategy.
Green building and energy, community development, parks and recreation, and youth empowerment organizations are working together on a scenario for a bike-friendly, garden-rich, economically vibrant Broadway corridor using green and creative business as a driver.
Melissa earned a Ph.D. in Sustainable Development from Erasmus University in the Netherlands. Her book "Making a Living While Making a Difference" has been published in three editions. She uses her skills in collaborative leadership to convert the current climate and economic crisis into an opportunity for Green Jobs, Regional Scenario Planning, International Networking with the Netherlands, Green Building and Energy, Urban Bike Trails and Downtown Revitalization.
Guy Kempe, works "at large" with the 20 towns, three villages, and one city which make up Ulster County. Mr. Kempe administers five NY Main Street grants for target areas in the city of Kingston, towns of Esopus, Marlborough and village of Ellenville. Guy completed his undergraduate education at Bard College, attended the Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies at Oxford University, and started an MFA at the Milton Avery Graduate School of Arts. A lifelong political, environmental and community activist. He served his hometown of New Paltz on the planning board and as administrative assistant to the town supervisor.
K.J. McIntyre represents Kingston’s Digital Corridor, an initiative to encourage technopreneurs to join the growing digitech movement in Kingston. She is on the boards of ASK and The Children’s Home of Kingston. She formerly chaired the Kingston Library Board, was treasurer of KUBA and board member of the Ulster County Board of Realtors. She’s also served on the city’s Maritime Commission. K.J. spent 21 years on Wall Street before the Hudson Valley captured her full time.
As an environmental educator, Steve’s duties consist of educational programming related to ecology, recycling, storm water and energy conservation. As a member of the Kingston Land Trust Board, Steve is working to develop open spaces and green existing spaces in and around Kingston. Steve grew up in Kingston and he and his wife Julie call Kingston their home.
Jennifer is an adjunct professor at Parsons The New School for Design. Prior to moving to Ulster County in 2004, Jennifer worked in Washington, DC at the World Bank and Urban Institute. She has also worked extensively abroad, including France, Israel and Spain. Jennifer holds degrees from Columbia University in Urban and Regional Planning and Real Estate Development and has worked extensively in the field of architectural and urban conservation.
