Central Connecticut Regional Planning AgencyCT 
Serving Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, New Britain, Plainville, Plymouth, and Southington

Staff Directory

Staff MemberPosition & ResponsibilitiesEmail
Carl J. StephaniExecutive Director
Zoning referrals
director (at) ccrpa.org
Cheri Bouchard-DuquetteOffice Manager/Bookkeepercheri (at) ccrpa.org
Francis PickeringSenior Planner
Brownfields (RBP)
Environment (King’s Mark RC&D, ERT)
Pedestrian/bicycle planning (NET)
Transit planning and development
Freight
Congestion management/air quality
Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP)
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
francis (at) ccrpa.org
Melon WedickSenior Planner
Economic Development (CEDS),
Emergency Response (CERT), preparedness, and planning
Greenways and pedestrian/bike planning
Safe Routes to School
Social impact
Outreach and public participation
UPWP reports
melon (at) ccrpa.org
John TricaricoTransit Program Manager
ADA Paratransit
Public transit information
Section 5310 and municipal grants
Jobs access (JARC)
LOCHSTP
john (at) ccrpa.org
Ethan AbelesTransportation Planner
Stimulus programs (ARRA)
Transportation Improvement Committee
STP Urban Program
Traffic/intersection counts and analyses
 ethan (at) ccrpa.org
Krystal OldreadInternkrystal (at) ccrpa.org

Agency Board

Board MemberMunicipalityPosition
Bart BoveeBerlin 
Dennis KernBerlinTreasurer
Donald PadloBristol 
John PompeiBristolVice Chair
Tim FureyBristol 
Peter McBrienBurlington 
Paul RachiellesBurlington 
Craig DiangeloNew Britain 
Donald NaplesNew BritainSecretary
Steven P. SchillerNew Britain 
Jennifer Bartiss-EarleyPlainville 
David DudekPlainvilleChair
Carl JohnsonPlymouth 
Stephen MinderaPlymouth 
Paul BedardSouthington 
Rudy CabataSouthington 
Joseph KrajewskiSouthington 

Transportation Improvement Committee (TIC)

Board MemberMunicipalityPosition
Brian GriswoldBerlin 
Art SimonianBerlin 
Donald PadloBristolChair
Walter VeselkaBristol 
Scott TharauBurlington 
(vacant)Burlington 
Mark MoriartyNew Britain 
Steven SchillerNew Britain 
John BossiNew Britain 
(vacant)Plainville 
Tony LorenzettiPlymouth 
Stephen MinderaPlymouth 
Jim GrapponeSouthington 
(vacant)Southington 

Meetings of the Agency Board and TIC are listed here. Accompanying documents may be found here.