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ALEXANDRA D. DAWSON, J.D.
The Nancy Anderson Award

Alexandra has interpreted and informed the public on environmental land use law for almost forty years.  Since 1970 she has been a consultant to more than 35 cities and towns on creation of bylaws and ordinances, solutions to legal problems, land acquisitions, and wetlands protection.  She joined the Conservation Law Foundation in 1973 where she created and ran a program of aiding the public in implementation of environmental law.  In 1978-1979 Alexandra was the first general counsel and director of land use regulation for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.  In 1980 she became co-director of the Water Supply Citizens Advisory Committee, providing legal analysis for a state-mandated citizens group responsible for management review of New England’s largest water utility.  In 1981 she was instrumental in creation of the environmental program at Antioch University Graduate School in Keene, New Hampshire.  She has taught at Tufts University, the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and at the Rhode Island School of Design.  An active Conservation Commissioner since the 1970s, she has helped write and edit the MACC Handbook.  She has served on the MACC Board of Directors (President 1985-1988) and for the past decade has been MACC’s Director of Legal Affairs.

MICHAEL GLOWACKI
Conservation Commissioner of the Year

Michael has served on the Nantucket Conservation Commission for more than six years.  Michael’s appointment was critical in that he provided the leadership necessary to re-focus and re-organize a poorly functioning and factionalized Commission and the leadership and effort necessary to re-staff the Commission office with qualified professional personnel.  Michael’s leadership has resulted in changing the community image of the Commission. The Commission is now recognized by both private and public sectors for its regulatory fairness in evaluating proposed work and its outreach and education service to the community.  It is also noted for its ability to provide technical assistance and to enhance communication among governmental agencies, concerned citizens, landowners and their agents.  On a personal level, Michael has completed both the basic and advanced MACC training courses and was elected as Selectman/County Commissioner for Nantucket in the spring of 2004.