3:30 (1:00) Opening and introductions
3:35 (1:05) Summary of architectural history
3:40 (1:10) Partial, virtual tour of the property
3:50 (1:20) Experience of how Emily and Burton Tremaine lived with their renowned art collection at the property
(indoor “gallery” spaces and outdoor sculpture spaces)
3:55 (1:25) Q&A part 1
4:05 (1:35) Idea generation on philanthropic uses: how art, environment and inclusive education/accessibility can inform uses of the property,
including potential partnerships or collaborations with aligned entities (this aligns with current foundation grant areas)
4:25 (1:55) Idea generation on philanthropic uses: identification of site opportunities and constraints
(land use, access, protected wetlands, flood zones, etc.)
4:35 (2:05) Brainstorming of potential revenue generating activities at the site (to offset philanthropic investment)
4:45 (2:15) Q&A part 2
4:55 (2:25) Final thoughts, gratitude & closing
5:00 (2:30) Adjourn
Cleighton DePetro, 3rd Generation (Great-Grandchild), EHTF Board Member, Madison House Working Group
Palmer DePetro, 3rd Generation (Great-Grandchild), EHTF Board Member, Madison House Working Group
Hunter Tremaine, 3rd Generation (Great-Grandchild), EHTF Board Member, Madison House Working Group
Sarah Tremaine, 2nd Generation (Grandchild), EHTF Board Member, Madison House Working Group
Marilyn DePetro, Spouse/Family, EHTF Board Member, Madison House Working Group
Michelle Knapik, President
Heather Pontonio, Senior Program Director
Renie Besaw, Accounting Manager
Max Gray, Institutional Giving Director, Trust for Public Land
Karla Fortunato, President, Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
Timothy Furstnau, Independent Curator
Erin Monroe, Krieble Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, Wadsworth Atheneum
Jared Quinton, Emily Hall Tremaine Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, Wadsworth Atheneum
Robert Schmitt, Associate Director, Marketing & Outreach, CT Green Bank
Lynn Stoddard, Executive Director, Sustainable CT
Jessica LeClair, Senior Program Director, Sustainable CT
Lauren Lyons, Program Officer, Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
Nate Malinowski, Executive Director & Founder, The Lighthouse Works
Judith Pineiro, Executive Director, Association of Art Museum Curators & AAMC Foundation
Benjamin Powers, Director, Global Literacy Hub, Haskins Laboratory
Kenneth Pugh, President and Director of Research, Haskins Laboratory
Ben Whine, Senior Vice President, Director of Museum and Institutional Partnerships, Christie's
All attendees
7:30 – 8:30am Breakfast
8:30 – 10:00am Introductions & Context Setting
10:15am – 12:00pm Guided site visit - chartered shuttle to the property
12:00 – 1:30pm Travel back to hotel + lunch
1:30 – 4:15pm Vision Mapping Session - brainstorming in breakout groups
4:15 – 4:30pm Round-up and Next Steps
5:00 – 7:00pm Reception and Heavy Hors D'oeuvres
Smaller group
8:00 – 9:00 am Breakfast
9:00 – 10:00am Present Vision Map
What synergies and obstacles do you see?
10:00 – 11:30am Transfer vision to the site -
Trace drawings over site plans and aerial photographs.
11:30am – 12:30pm Round-up and Next Steps
12:30 – 1:30pm Lunch
Joshua Galloway, New Ecology, Director of Green Building Services, RA, CPHC, PLA, LEED AP BD+C
Mr. Galloway joined New Ecology in 2016, after working as a Landscape Architect and Architect in affordable housing. He is a Director of Green Building Services and focuses on affordable, climate responsive solutions for adaptive re-use, renovation and new construction properties in the Mid-Atlantic. Joshua has practiced public interest design and sustainability for twenty years. After earning his degree in landscape architecture from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1996, he established a Landscape Architecture practice in Charlottesville, VA. He then received his Master of Architecture degree from the University of Virginia. As a Rose Architectural Fellow with Enterprise Community Partners, Joshua worked with underserved communities in Richmond, VA on historic renovations and new construction. His work has included development and dissemination of sustainability guidelines for non-profit developers and municipalities. At Community Housing Partners and Wiencek + Associates Architects + Planners, Joshua worked on adaptive re-use, renovation and new construction of 2,500+ housing units in the Mid-Atlantic. The scales of work included high rise towers in Baltimore, master planning in West Virginia, and Net-Zero duplexes in Virginia. He has led or co-led 40+ design charrettes on topics ranging from Healthy High Performance Homes to mixed use/mixed income communities to Aging in Place on a regional scale. Joshua is passionate about New Ecology’s mission to bring the benefits of sustainability to underserved communities.
Lisa Reed, New Ecology, Architect, AIA, CDT
Ms. Reed joined New Ecology in 2022. She has worked as a Project Architect for the last 15 years on a wide range of building and planning projects primarily in the Mid-Atlantic region. Her knowledge and expertise in building envelope and systems has enabled her to lead strong design and engineering teams who produce high-performance buildings. She focuses on design solutions that are efficient, adaptable and resilient. Lisa has led many project types – commercial, educational, civic, healthcare and residential buildings as well as complex historical preservation and restoration projects. She is a registered architect in MD, and will be leading NEI projects through pre-design planning through construction and into building optimization.
Cleighton DePetro, 3rd Generation (Great-Grandchild), EHTF Board Member, Madison House Working Group
Palmer DePetro, 3rd Generation (Great-Grandchild), EHTF Board Member, Madison House Working Group
Hunter Tremaine, 3rd Generation (Great-Grandchild), EHTF Board Member, Madison House Working Group
Sarah Tremaine, 2nd Generation (Grandchild), EHTF Board Member, Madison House Working Group
Marilyn DePetro, Spouse/Family, EHTF Board Member, Madison House Working Group
Gean Tremaine, 3rd Generation (Great-Grandchild), EHTF Board Member
Tony Tremaine, 2nd Generation (Grandchild), EHTF Emeritus Board Member
John Tremaine, 2nd Generation (Grandchild), EHTF Emeritus Board Member
Patsy Tremaine, Spouse/Family
Michelle Knapik, President
Heather Pontonio, Senior Program Director
Renie Besaw, Accounting Manager
Christa Blatchford, Joan Mitchell Foundation
Liz Bryon, National Faculty, CAST (bio)
Sean Delaney, Cenaxo
Eric Dillner, Shoreline Arts Alliance
Erin Dowding, Producer, Tremaine Collection Hub
Jim Grace, Arts & Business Council of Boston
Kathleen Housley, Author, Emily Hall Tremaine: Collector on the Cusp
Stover Jenkins, Stover Jenkins Architects (bio)
Casper Lam, Synoptic Office, Tremaine Collection Hub Designer
Chris McKeon, Land Use Attorney, Bershtein, Volpe & McKeon P.C.
Mike Ott, Summer Kill Civil Engineers
YuJune Park, Synoptic Office, Tremaine Collection Hub Designer
Robert Schmitt, Green Bank
Liz Shapiro, Connecticut Office of the Arts and State Historic Preservation Office, Dept. of Economic & Community Development
Volker Welter (remote participant), Author, Tremaine Houses (bio)