Staff
Boston Office Staff
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Peter Sanborn President (617) 542-3300 ext. 304 | psanborn@cogincorp.com
Show BioA founding partner of COG, Peter Sanborn has nearly thirty-five years of experience in community and economic development, historic preservation, project and construction management, site and project feasibility studies, and housing studies. Mr. Sanborn has in-depth knowledge and experience in program development, public design and construction requirements, labor standards compliance, downtown revitalization, affordable housing development, and housing rehabilitation. He has served as principal-in-charge and has had direct professional responsibility for the firm’s community development work in more than fifty communities, including several in Connecticut, and has served as principal-in-charge for the firm’s planning work in dozens more. Mr. Sanborn holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Hampshire, with post-graduate studies there and at Boston University.
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Wayne Darragh Vice President (617) 542-3300 ext. 310 | wdarragh@cogincorp.com
Show BioMr. Darragh joined COG in 1993 and became a principal in 2000. With a background in business and environmental engineering, he serves as principal-in-charge of COG’s community development work in a number of Massachusetts towns where he administers housing rehabilitation and social service programs, and infrastructure, public facilities construction, and barrier-removal projects. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley, a Master of Urban Affairs from Boston University, and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering from Cornell University.
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Judith Barrett Director Of Planning (617) 542-3300 ext. 308 | jbarrett@cogincorp.com
Show BioMs. Barrett is a policy analyst and land use planner who joined COG in 1996. Ms. Barrett directs the firm’s planning, zoning, and public policy work, leading teams of consultants to complete master plans, neighborhood plans, zoning revisions, fiscal and economic impact studies, and public policy studies. An experienced Chapter 40B consultant, Ms. Barrett has written many housing plans and project review guidelines, and has assisted communities with complex developer negotiations. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Government from Harvard University and is completing a Master of Arts in History there. She has taken graduate courses in public finance and public policy at Harvard, Tufts University, and U-Mass/Boston.
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Madeline Colety AICP, Senior Planner (617) 542-3300 ext. 302 | mcolety@cogincorp.com
Show BioMs. Colety joined COG in 1997, and she currently serves as assistant project manager and lead planner for housing, comprehensive plans and neighborhood revitalization plans. She has managed several community development programs involving housing rehabilitation, infrastructure improvements, and architectural-barrier removal. Ms. Colety holds a Master of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Boston College.
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Michael Pingpank MCPPO, Senior Project Manager (617) 542-3300 ext. 309 | mpingpank@cogincorp.com
Show BioMr. Pingpank is a planner who specializes in economic development and economic impact studies. He is a certified Owner’s Project Manager who oversees community development programs for several of our clients including local housing authority and municipal infrastructure reconstruction projects and housing rehabilitation programs. He holds a Master of City Planning from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Visual Art from Union College.
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Caroline Edwards LEED AP, Planner (617) 542-3300 ext. 314 | cedwards@cogincorp.com
Show BioMs. Edwards is a planner specializing in land use and environmental planning. She contributes to the firm’s master planning and zoning work and is skilled in GIS mapping and analysis. Ms. Edwards holds a Master in City Planning with a concentration in City Design and Development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Environmental Studies from The College of William and Mary.
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Joseph Ferguson Associate (617) 542-3300 ext. 306 | jferguson@cogincorp.com
Show BioMr. Ferguson currently serves as program manager for COG’s grant programs and contributes to the development of other CDBG grants for clients. He holds a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University at Albany, State University of New York and a Bachelor of Science in Education from Missouri Southern State University.
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Kathleen Kelleher Associate (617) 542-3300 ext. 301 | kkelleher@cogincorp.com
Show BioA planner specializing in community and economic development and social justice issues, Ms. Kelleher manages community development programs for COG and is a contributing member on resource teams for the firm’s planning work. She holds a Master of Divinity from Catholic Theological Union, and a Master of Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Geography and African Studies from Mount Holyoke College.
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Patricia Kelleher Planner (617) 542-3300 ext. 305 | pkelleher@cogincorp.com
Show BioMs. Kelleher is an experienced historic preservation planner and a leading contributor to COG’s planning work. She has authored cultural and historic resource elements, and provided specialized services to municipal clients seeking historic preservation grants. In addition, Ms. Kelleher has led several open space and recreation planning projects. She holds a Master of Arts in Historic Preservation from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science in Historic Preservation from Roger Williams University.
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Paula Stuart Associate (617) 542-3300 ext. 303 | pstuart@cogincorp.com
Show BioMs. Stuart is a community development specialist with many years of experience in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, HOME, and other federal and state housing programs. At COG, she manages several community development programs including housing rehabilitation programs and commercial property improvement programs.
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Mary Marquardo Office Manager (617) 542-3300 ext. 300 | mmarquardo@cogincorp.com
Show BioMs. Marquardo joined COG in 2003 and works as COG’s bookkeeper and administrative assistant. She holds an Associate Degree in Business Management.
Field Office Staff
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Catherine Bertolet Administrative Assistant & Bookkeeper
Show BioMs. Bertolet has several years’ experience in Small Cities CDBG Program grant management and serves in our Hampton, CT and Bellingham, MA field offices.
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Don Bucchianeri Housing Rehabilitation Specialist & Clerk of the Works (subcontractor)
Show BioMr. Bucchianeri is an experienced construction specialist and has worked with COG since 1996 as a subcontractor to provide ongoing rehabilitation specialist services for housing rehabilitation programs and clerk of the works services for public facilities, architectural barrier removal, and multi-unit housing rehabilitation projects. He holds a Master of Building Construction from the University of Florida and a Bachelor of Architecture from North Carolina State University.
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Marian Cardillo Administrative Assistant & Bookkeeper
Show BioMs. Cardillo has worked with CDBG program grants since 2002. Currently she works in our Templeton, MA field office.
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Diane Fiore Administrative Assistant & Bookkeeper
Show BioMs. Fiore has over fourteen years’ experience in Small Cities CDBG Program grant management. She has served in this capacity in our Connecticut field offices.
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Doreen Gouthro Administrative Assistant & Bookkeeper
Show BioMs. Gouthro joined COG in 2010 and works in our Avon and Rockland, MA field offices providing administrative and management support for the towns’ CDBG program grants.
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Peter Kenefick Housing Rehabilitation Specialist & Clerk of the Works
Show BioMr. Kenefick is a construction specialist with private and public experience and has worked with COG since 1995 as a housing rehabilitation specialist for housing rehabilitation programs in Massachusetts and Connecticut, and as clerk of the works for public construction projects. He has substantial knowledge in building construction methods and business practices, as well as negotiating and interpersonal skills as he works with property owners, town officials, and subcontractors.