Bob Durand
Bob Durand is President of Durand & Anastas Environmental Strategies, a company he co-founded in 2003. Bob specializes in government relations and works with clients, elected officials, and senior decision-makers on legislative issues, and on projects that have environmental impacts. His portfolio includes work with leading New England development and Fortune 500 companies, legislation on behalf of the Community Preservation Coalition, and negotiating approvals for Excelerate Energy's Northeast Gateway LNG Deepwater Port. Bob is a former Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs and state legislator, who served in both the House and Senate. During his years in public service, Bob earned a statewide reputation for balancing the need for economic development with river and coastal resource protection, land conservation, and historic preservation. Bob is currently on the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
Chuck Anastas
Chuck Anastas is co-founder and Managing Partner of Durand & Anastas Environmental Strategies. Chuck oversees the company's local, state, and federal permitting and regulatory business, including project reviews under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) and Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA). He has developed successful approval strategies for golf courses, offshore cable and energy projects, housing, and transportation infrastructure improvements. Chuck has a broad background in the public and private sectors, having first been elected to office at age 18, then the youngest elected official in the United States. He has since worked in the legislative and executive branches of the state, serving as Special Assistant to former Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Murphy and Chief-of-Staff to former Environmental Affairs Secretary Bob Durand. Chuck also has eight years experience in real estate sales and consulting on commercial and 40B housing projects. He serves on the Board of the Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters
Tom Skinner
Tom Skinner is a Partner at Durand & Anastas Environmental Strategies and joined the firm in September, 2004. Tom focuses on coastal development projects, including Municipal Harbor Plans (MHPs) and Designated Port Areas (DPAs), and offshore technology, energy, and infrastructure issues. He works on projects for municipal, state, residential, and commercial clients, including the first MEPA filing under the Massachusetts Ocean Plan. Tom has served in Massachusetts as the Director of the Office of Coastal Zone Management and Director of Land Policy and Conservation, and for the State of Maine as Acting Chief of Staff to Governor John R. McKernan, Jr., and Deputy Commissioner for Economic Development. He also spent two years at an international consulting firm, where he developed a reorganization plan for a European national railway. Tom is the Chair of the Board of Directors at the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies and a member of both NOAA's Hydrographic Services Review Panel and the Boston Waterways Commission.
Steve Mague
Steve Mague joined Durand & Anastas Environmental Strategies in January, 2008, and focuses on project licenses and environmental permits, and provides strategic advice related to waterfront development, Municipal Harbor Plans, and emerging coastal mapping issues and technologies. His work includes resolving waterfront licensing issues, creating highly accurate jurisdictional maps for clients, and developing regulatory strategies under the Massachusetts Ocean Plan. Previously, at the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, Steve directed the Chapter 91 Historical and Jurisdictional Mapping Project and the Massachusetts Shoreline Change Project. He was the lead agency reviewer for Municipal Harbor Plans (MHPs) submitted by the City of Boston, and served as expert witness for Chapter 91 jurisdictional determinations. Prior to his public service, Steve was a senior project manager for over twenty years with Schofield Brothers of New England, Inc., working on multidisciplinary development projects.
Doug Pizzi
Doug Pizzi provides media relations to corporate and nonprofit clients of Durand & Anastas Environmental Strategies. As Principal of Pizzi Communications Company (PCC), Doug has worked with Durand & Anastas since 2003, providing long-term media services to clients, such as Excelerate Energy and the Community Preservation Coalition. Based in Marlborough, MA, Doug represents clients from such diverse fields as politics, business, environmental advocacy, and transportation. He has recently managed successful statewide media campaigns in support of the Massachusetts Community Development Finance Corporation's $10 million recapitalization request, and for the Home Builders Association of Massachusetts in support of the Permit Extension Act, which extends for two years most state and local development permits issued, or in effect, between August, 2008, and August, 2010. Doug has thirty years of communications experience, including more than a dozen years as a daily newspaper reporter, and six years in state government managing communications and government relations.
Cindy Cormier
Cindy Cormier joined Durand & Anastas Environmental Strategies in 2004 and serves as
Special Projects Coordinator. For projects that require local approvals, Cindy manages
public meeting schedules and events, and develops individual strategies to meet project
needs. Cindy has extensive public and private sector experience, including twenty-four
years with Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation, where she held management
positions in operations, logistics, and customer service. She is a past member of the Zoning
Board of Appeals in Hudson, MA, and worked as an outreach coordinator at the
Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. In addition to her work with
Durand & Anastas, Cindy is active in Habitat for Humanity and currently spearheads the
organization's local efforts.
