Peter joined the Catskill Center as the Regional Planner in October 2007. He previously worked with the New York State Department of State’s Division of Local Government. In the Division’s Watershed Office in Margaretville he assisted partners throughout the region with land use planning, tourism promotion, and small business development. In the Albany Office he managed the statewide Quality Communities and Land Use Training Programs. Prior to state service, Peter was employed by the Delaware County Department of Planning and Economic Development. Peter has a Bachelor of Arts in Geography from the State University at New Paltz and a Master of Landscape Architecture from Cornell University. He enjoys outdoor recreation and is a trail maintainer with the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. Peter and his wife Becky live in Bovina Center.