Members

Our New Hampshire-focused membership is comprised of architects, landscape architects, engineers, planners, building and real estate professionals, lawyers, financial and insurance firms and others with an interest in promoting and implementing environmentally, economically and socially sustainable communities. This diversity of membership brings a unique variety of views and perspectives to our approach to shaping New Hampshire’s built environment.

Plan NH also welcomes new members:

• Creative Office Pavilion
• TMS Architects

Plan NH Executive Board 2009-2010

Roger Hawk, President
Hawk Planning Resources, LLC

Roger Hawk is the president of Hawk Planning Resources LLC, a planning and development consulting firm in Concord, NH. In his 35 years of planning and community development experience he has worked directly for a number of the New Hampshire and Massachusetts municipalities as Planner or Community Development Director. His expertise runs the full spectrum of municipal activities including master planning, growth management, zoning and development regulation, transportation planning, and community consensus building. Mr. Hawk has participated in a number of community charrettes with PlanNH. He is also actively involved in climate change and sustainability issues including participation in the NH Climate Change Task Force process and membership on the City of Concord's Climate Change Committee.

Ryan Bianchetto, Secretary
Allen and Major

Ryan Bianchetto is an Assistant Project Manager with the firm of Allen and Major Associates at the Manchester New Hampshire office. Since 1973, Allen & Major Associates Inc. has been providing Civil and Structural Engineering, Landscape Architecture, and Land Surveying services to both public and private sector clients at it's offices in Woburn, and Middleboro, MA, and Manchester, NH. Within the field of Landscape Architecture, Ryan's interests include sustainable landscape design, bioretention design for stormwater, wetland delineation, and wetland replication. In addition to being an avid supporter of the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots, some of Ryan's favorite activities include golfing, skiing, and reading. Besides being a Plan NH board member, Mr. Bianchetto is also affiliated with the Granite State Landscape Architects. Ryan and his wife Annemarie reside in northeastern Massachusetts.

Peter Middleton, Treasurer
Martini Northern

Peter Middleton, president of Martini Northern, has over twenty-five years of experience in the construction management industry. Peter understands construction and building operations, including new construction, renovation and restoration work like few in the region. He has a track record for delivering challenging projects on time and within budget.

Under Peter Middleton’s leadership, Martini Northern has completed a number of challenging and successful projects for commercial and institutional clients in Northern New England.

Peter is a University of New Hampshire graduate with a degree in Civil Engineering. In addition, Peter is a member of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, on the Board of the Mount Washington Observatory Facilities Group, President of the Friends of The University of New Hampshire Ski Team, the Eastern Divisional Chairman of JIII Alpine Ski Racing in New Hampshire.

Peter lives in Portsmouth with his wife Meg and daughter Abby and son Ben.

Michael Castagna, Past President
Castagna Consulting Group, LLC

The birth of Castagna Consulting Group starts with Michael’s philosophy in providing many services as outlined in his company’s Brochure providing Industry Professionals as well as Owners, Municipalities, Real Estate Professionals, and Legal Professionals with a cut above approach to fine tuning and problem solving, as well as forensic analysis of a project. Team building with an owner is the first step. Gathering, producing, and assembling all the information necessary to bring a vision to reality is a demanding, and rewarding task. It takes experience, knowledge, and understanding to be able to pull all the pieces of a project together in a way that is comprehensive, effective, and cost efficient. We offer a varied mix of services that facilitate the development, design and construction of a project. I like to describe what we offer a client as Knowledge-based Integration. Simply, it means planning, designing and building with the end in mind. By creating a cooperative environment, we can better serve the needs of our clients. By simply listening, we will understand the client’s needs, be able to provide tangible solutions and build lasting relationships.

Robin LeBlanc, Executive Director

Robin LeBlanc is the Executive Director of Plan NH, coming on board in the Fall of 2008 with a background in project and program management, research and organization of knowledge, teaching, marketing and business development. Most recently, she was with John Turner Consulting, Inc, through which she was introduced to the built environment and to Plan NH. Robin is active in her community, and loves being with friends, good conversations, and creating beaded jewelry. She has lived in Portsmouth for 28 years with her husband Charles. They have three grown children.

Plan NH Board Members

Linda Connell
McLane, Graf, Raulerson and Middleton

Fred Richards
Architectural Historian

Chris Nadeau
Nobis Engineering

Heather Rowan
Interior Design

Thomas Howard
Business Development

Bill Jean
Fulcrum Associates

Jon Wilkinson
Wilkinson Law Offices

North Sturtevant
JSA Architects

Shannon Alther
TMS Architects (AIA-NH Liaison)

Tim Nichols
Acadia Design

Galen V. Nichols
Edward Jones – Portsmouth

In addition, Mal Merrill, former Executive Director, has an honorary position on the Board.