Staff

Board of Directors

	President: Carol Hess, New Boston Carol Hess has lived in New Boston since 1979. She has been active in the PLC since that time, and previously served on the board in the early 1980's. Carol is a lawyer by training and currently works as a mediator, arbitrator and consultant. Her passion for protecting the watershed stems from her strong belief that it is a privilege to live in such a beautiful place and that we have an obligation to care for it. Carol has raised two daughters in the watershed, Holen and Julie Katz and is married to Jed Callen, a former PLC president.
	Vice-President: Bill Tucker, Goffstown Bill is a NH native and long time Goffstown resident who lives with his wife Sue on the side of Mt. Uncanoonuc, on property which abuts the recently protected Welch Farm and other conservation land. Mr. Tucker is an attorney in Manchester whose experience includes work with planning and zoning boards as well as town conservation commissions.
	Treasurer: Gail Parker, New Boston Born in Boston, Gail Parker met her engineer husband Randy at Cornell University. In 1963 they renovated and moved into an old grist mill located on the Piscataquog in New Boston center. Gail's early career as an editor with Sky & Telescope magazine shifted into motherhood, property manager and volunteer work including many years on the School Board. She helped form the PLC in order to save the vital B&M railroad right-of-way along the river. In the mid-1980's, the Parkers moved to Ohio where Gail earned her CPA and worked with various businesses. They "retired" to the Mill in 1999. Family is Gail's priority and outdoors is a favorite place to be, so exploring the PLC trails with the grandchildren is an ideal combination.
	Secretary: John McCausland, Weare John McCausland has been the vicar (pastor) of Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Weare since 1997. He plays an active role in the life of the town, currently serving as one of the Trustees of Trust Funds of the Town of Weare. He enjoys country living, gardening, hiking and outdoor recreation. He and his wife Anne have two grown daughters and two grandchildren.
	Rosemary Conroy, Weare Rosemary Conroy is a wildlife painter, freelance-writer and naturalist living on a small farm and wild bird sanctuary in Weare, NH. While gaining acclaim as a professional artist, Rosemary is also well known for her work as co-host and writer for New Hampshire Public Radio’s weekly “Something Wild” nature spots. A long-time PWA/PLC Member, Rosemary has previously served on the Board of Directors for the Harris Center for Land Conservation in Hancock, as well as serving as the Communication Director for the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests from 1992 - 2003.
	Paul Doscher, Weare Paul Doscher serves as Vice President for Land Conservation at the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, where his responsibilities include leadership of the land protection program and the easement stewardship program. Mr. Doscher serves as trustee for Trout Unlimited, is a member of the State Parks Advisory Council and the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Citizens Advisory Council (both appointed by the Governor), and is a past member of the Weare Planning Board, Weare Conservation Commission, and the John Stark Regional School Board. A former professor of Environmental Science at New England College, Mr. Doscher and his wife Deb own Windcrest Farm in Weare, which they protected with a PLC conservation easement in 2004.
	Brenda Lind, New Boston Brenda Lind has a 22-year history with land conservation. Most recently she worked with the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, where she completed land conservation projects in the Merrimack River valley and southwestern New Hampshire. She has consulted for other land trusts in New England as well as the national Land Trust Alliance, for whom she authored several publications on land conservation planning and stewardship. Closer to home she has enjoyed working to conserve many properties in the Piscataquog River watershed, and she has appreciated the chance to visit many of PLC’s properties. She professes no favorites, but would allow that New Boston’s railroad trail, PLC’s first project, would be right up there. One of her favorite trips began with a kayak run from New Boston village down the rain-swollen South Branch after Irene passed through, then, after stowing the boats by the confluence with Middle Branch at Lang Station State Forest, concluded with a run back up the railroad trail to fetch the car at the railroad depot. Brenda lives in New Boston.
	Mike Powell, New Boston Mike and his wife Deanna, moved to New Boston from Indiana in 1985. Living nearly two decades in the New Boston village, he developed a deep appreciation for the Piscataquog watershed; learning fly fishing on the South Branch, kayaking Scobie Pond & Deering Reservoir, hiking and skiing the Woodlands Associates Forest, and supporting the Middle Branch footbridge. An engineer by education, Mike focuses his professional career on leadership, project management and strategy. He serves on the Board of Directors of the International Council of Systems Engineering – New England, as well as the Aerospace Industry Association - Engineering Management Committee. Mike and Deanna currently live adjacent to Dennison Pond, the Great Meadow, and the Saunder’s Pasture conservation land.
	Jim Shirley, Goffstown Jim Shirley, an attorney with Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green, PA in Manchester, placed his family land atop Shirley Hill in Goffstown under conservation easement with PLC in 2008. Jim’s wife Sara now runs a produce farm (shirleyfarm.org) on the land using the community supported agriculture model, whereby 35 families share in the benefits and risks of the farm and farmer, keeping their spending local and greatly cutting food transport. Shirley Farm is on the very few Bicentennial Farms in New Hampshire, meaning it’s been in production in the same family since before the Constitution!
	Dwight Sowerby, Lyndeborough Dwight, who lives in Lyndeborough, is an Associate Attorney with Drescher & Dokmo PA in Milford, spends much of his time reviewing documents related to open space development, conservation easements, and subdivisions, along with work in elder law, municipal law, and estate planning. Dwight has served on the boards of several nonprofit organizations, including the Pine Hill Waldorf School in Wilton, Home Healthcare, Hospice and Community Services in Keene, and St. Joseph's Home Health Care and Hospice.