Membership

West Valley Citizen Task Force Members

Citizen Task Force Members in front of High Level Waste Pad during July 27, 2022 site visit
Citizen Task Force Members in front of High Level Waste Pad during July 27, 2022 site visit

Name Affiliation
Charlie DavisWest Valley Central School
Kara StimsonOffice of New York State Senator George Borello, 57th District
John EberthOffice of New York State Assemblyman Joseph Giglio
Lee JamesCongressman Nick Langworthy
Bonnie LawrenceDeputy Commissioner Erie County Environment and Planning
Ken KasselCouncilperson, Town of Concord
Kathy McGoldrickCoalition on West Valley Nuclear Wastes
Anthony MemmoSeneca Nation of Indians
Joe PattiBusiness Owner (West Valley Hardware), West Valley Volunteer Hose Company, West Valley Chamber of Commerce
John PfefferWest Valley Resident, Town of Ashford Supervisor
Raymond RaffelInternational Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers–Lodge 2401
Mary Reid, Ph.D.Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Robert RingCattaraugus County Department of Environmental Health
Patricia TownsendLeague of Women Voters of Buffalo Niagara
Ray Vaughan, Ph.D.Environmental Scientist, Hamburg, New York
Timothy ZerfasCattaraugus County Health Department
Agency Representatives to the West Valley Citizen Task Force
Paul BembiaNew York State Energy Research & Development Authority, Director, West Valley Site Management Program
Bryan BowerU.S. Department of Energy, Director, West Valley Demonstration Project
West Valley Citizen Task Force Alternate Members
Joe SempolinskiAlternate for John Eberth
Kevin BoyleAlternate for Raymond Raffel
(Vacant)Alternate for Anthony Memmo
Judy EinachAlternate for Kathy McGoldrick
Angela GhaniAlternate for John Pfeffer
John HoodAlternate for Bonnie Lawrence
(Vacant)Alternate for Mary Reid
Kenneth ZittelAlternate for Ken Kassel
Shannon SenecaAlternate for Pat Townsend

Upcoming meeting information

The next CTF meeting will be on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Ashford Office Complex, 9030 Route 219, West Valley
On-line webinar: Register here
Agenda coming soon!

For more information

on the West Valley Citizen Task Force, please contact:

Nancy Raca, Facilitator
West Valley Citizen Task Force
c/o Highland Planning
nancy@highland-planning.com