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Neil Bettez is the current supervisor of the Town of New Paltz, where he is responsible for fiscal and managerial oversight of day-to-day operations, ranging from community outreach to coordination with local and statewide agencies. Bettez is also a visiting scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and holds a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University. He is author or coauthor of more than 40 peer-reviewed papers and sits on the board of the non-profit Wallkill River Watershed Alliance.