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New Hampshire Lakes Association
14 Horseshoe Pond Lane
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
603/226-0299
603/224-9442 (fax)
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dana Bisbee

George Dana Bisbee, Chairman
Concord

Former Assistant Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services for eight years, including two years as Acting Commissioner; also served for 14 years at the New Hampshire. Attorney General’s Office, principally in the Environmental Protection Bureau and as Bureau Chief; served as the State’s Deputy Attorney General for five years. Currently the head of the Environmental Practice Group at the law firm of Devine, Millimet & Branch, was formerly with Pierce Atwood, LLP.  Has an abiding interest in state environmental policy, with special emphasis on water quality. Has resided in Concord since 1981.

Susan Goodwin

Susan Goodwin, Vice Chairman
Wolfeboro

Chemistry teacher at the Kent School in Connecticut, retired 2008.  Previously lab assistant at Sloan Kettering Institute of Cancer Research in NYC.  Director of the Lake Wentworth Association (LWA).  Editor of The Zephyr, the LWA newsletter.  Life-long summer resident of Lake Wentworth and now year-round resident of Wolfeboro.

 

Carl Lehner

Carl Lehner, Treasurer
Holderness

Former president of Leigh Fibers, a family held textile waste recycling firm in South Carolina... Avid paddler from whitewater racing in the 1970s to paddling arctic rivers in the far north... Mountaineering climbs in the Rockies, Alaska, Andes, and Tibet.... Member stewardship committee of Squam Lakes Conservation Society... Undergraduate degree in geology, MBA from MIT... Holderness homeowner since 1991... Avid fisherman.

 

Ted Braun

Theodore Braun, Secretary
Merrimack

Ted heads the risk quality assessment team at Liberty Mutual and is a long-time resident of Merrimack, with a summer home on Silver Lake in Nelson. He is a professional member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and serves on the Ergonomics Standing Committee of the National Safety Council. He earned his Master of Arts in Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University and his Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Cincinnati.

Jane Beaulieau

Jane Beaulieau
Manchester

Jane is serving her third term as state representative in her home district 17 in Manchester, where she is Vice Chair of Environment and Agriculture. She is Board Chair of the Friend of the Valley Cemetery, and Chair of the Manchester Conservation Commission. Jane is a member of the State of NH Committee to Study Exotic Invasive Weeds and Species, and also serves on the Advisory Board of COLSA UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture. Founder of Not So Plain Jane's, one of the largest day spas in NH, she is also founder and Marketing Manager of Jewell and the Beanstalk Cafe and Market in Manchester. Jane is Mother to Amber Jewell and Nana to Kelly Edward Grogan.

Gordon Cormack

Gordon W. Cormack
Madison

Gordon Cormack has spent 40 years in the construction industry and been in business for 35 of those years. He is President of Cormack Construction Management, a medium size general contracting/construction management design build firm doing custom residential and commercial remodeling and new work in NH and western Maine.

Kathleen DiFruscia

Kathleen DiFruscia
Windham

Kathleen Sullivan DiFruscia has been a resident of Windham since 1981.  She has a Juris Doctor (J.D.) with honors from Suffolk University Law School, 1978, and is  married to Anthony DiFruscia. She was a participant with Master Plan Committee to revise Windham’s Master Plan in mid-1980’s.  She is Legal advisor to the Cobbetts Pond Improvement Association, Inc.; a Member of the Steering Committee, Windham Endowment for Community Advancement;  Member of the Windham Economic Development Committee; admitted to the practice of law in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and is a Partner in the DiFruscia Law Offices in Methuen, Massachusetts.

June Fichter

June Fichter
Sunapee

June Fichter has served as the Executive Director of the Lake Sunapee Protective Association since 2005. She holds bachelor’s of science and master’s degrees in engineering and a MBA from Northeastern University and has held engineering and management positions at Polaroid Corporation and Abbott Laboratories. June is a native of New Hampshire, but spent her childhood in Newburyport, MA. She and her husband, Peter, have owned property in Newbury for more than 30 years, and are now permanent residents.

Bill Frago

William Frago
Tuftonboro

Bill Frago lives on Lake Winnipesaukee in Tuftonboro. He is a former Executive-in-Residence at the Whittemore School of Business at the University of New Hampshire. Before that, Bill was President and CEO of Pepsi-Cola General Bottlers, President and CEO of Carrier Corporation, and Vice-President and General of Worldwide Marketing and Product Management for General Electric Lighting. Bill and his wife, Betsy, have enjoyed being permanent residents of New Hampshire for the past ten years after spending more than thirty-four years as summer residents.

Joe Goodnough

Joseph Goodnough
Sunapee

Joe has owned his camp on Lake Sunapee for 44 years. He retired from the computer industry where he worked in sales and marketing. He is a former president of the Lake Sunapee Protective Association (LSPA) and has served on the board and committees of NH LAKES for the past 12 years. On Sunapee he is an active weed watcher, water tester and honorary LSPA Board member.

Jim Haney

 

James F. Haney
Durham

Jim, Ph.D, of Durham, is a professor of biological sciences at the University of New Hampshire and the former Chair of the Zoology Department at the university. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Miami University, his Ph.D. from University of Toronto and his Postdoc from the Kellogg Biological Station at Michigan State University. Jim is one of a handful of preeminent experts on New Hampshire’s water quality.

 

Woodie Laverack

J. "Woodie" Laverack
Holderness

Woodie Laverack moved to New Hampshire in 1970 where he had summered with his family on Big Squam all his life. Stockbroker for Paine, Webber and later A.G.Edwards before retiring in 2009.  Member and chair of the Ashland Budget Committee, member and co-chair of the Ashland School Board and as a Utility Commissioner for the Town of Ashland.  Served as director and officer on the boards of the Squam Lakes Association, NH LAKES, and Plymouth Friends of the Arts.  Woodie lives in Holderness with his wife Susan.

Jim Nelson

James W. Nelson
Moultonborough

Jim is a long-time summer resident of Moultonborough. He and his wife recently moved from Pennsylvania to become full-time New Hampshire residents. He is a past President of the Valley Forge Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Board Member of Valley Creek Watershed Association, and past Chair of Chester Country residents for responsible gas exploration and drilling in Pennsylvania. He is a retired head of Operations for American Safety Razor, L&F Division of Eastman Kodak. Jim enjoys fly fishing and cross country skiing.

Dave Packard

David W. Packard
Goffstown

Dave is a scientist working for Public Service of New Hampshire. He spent much of his career in the construction, start-up, and repair of power generating plants around the southwestern US and New Hampshire and currently negotiates major contracts for the corporation. Chairman of the Goffstown Solid Waste Commission; the town with one of the highest recycling rates in New Hampshire. Former Boy Scout leader with a profound interest in the preservation and wise use of the state’s waters and natural resources. Enjoys birds, wildlife, and two wonderful grandchildren.

Peter Sorlien

 

Peter Sorlien
Moultonborough

Peter began his career by founding a nonprofit arts organization in Chautauqua County, New York. He is an activist for loon preservation and serves as the second Vice President of the Loon Preservation Committee. He has also served on the board of the Squam Lakes Association, chairing its Wildlife Committee and publishing Squam Wildlife Guide. He has been an accredited appraiser of art and antiques for 22 years and has served in all the offices of the Boston chapter of the American Society of Appraisers. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College where he majored in history.

 

Bob Varney

Robert W. Varney
Bow

Bob is the Senior Vice President of Normandeau Associates and former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England Administrator. He was Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services for 12 years and also served as the Director of the New Hampshire Office of State Planning, Executive Director of the Nashua Regional Planning Commission, and the Executive Director of the Upper Valley-Lake Sunapee Council. Considered one of the nation’s most experienced and respected environmental leaders, in 2009 he was presented with EPA’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Environmental Merit Award. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of New Hampshire and a master’s degree in urban planning from Michigan State University.

Ken Warren

Kenneth Warren
Lebanon

Aquatic biologist with the Department of Environmental Services for 36 years...Alumni Achievement Award from Keene State College for environmental work in New  Hampshire...Initiated the New Hampshire Exotic Weed Control Program in 1981...Extensive knowledge of New Hampshire lakes...Knowledge dealing with algae control in water supplies and formerly certified to control aquatic nuisances...Former member of New England Environmental Association of Biologists...New Hampshire native currently living in Lebanon...avid outdoorsman.

John Wilson

John Wilson
New London

John has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and a degree in dentistry from University of Buffalo. He served as an officer in the Navy. He has been a three-term President of the Pleasant Lake Protective Association (PLPA) of New London and currently serves as the Chair of its Watershed Conservation Committee. He has been a Weed Watcher Captain and is an active member of the PLPA Wildlife Committee. He has been elected to this third term on the New London Budget Committee and has been elected as Budget Committee Chair for the past three years. John is married to Kittie Wilson, who is also actively involved in the PLPA and the Loon Preservation Committee.

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Courtland Cross New London
Joseph Farrelly Deerfield
Anne Lovett Holderness
Sidney Lovett Holderness
James Moore New London
Philip Parsons Sandwich
H. Hallock Richards Moultonboro
 
 



STAFF

Tom O'Brien Concord
President
Tom O'Brien

Andrea LaMoreaux Bradford
Vice President, Education & Communication
Andrea LaMoreaux

Judy King, Alton
Administrative Assistant
Judy King

Robie Parsons, Concord
Programs Coordinator
Robie Parsons




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