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Welcome to the Board of Directors, Bruce!

September 12, 2024

We are pleased to welcome Bruce Atwood to the Hanover Conservancy’s Board of Directors! Bruce is currently a Pine Park Association Trustee and past President of Hanover Rotary. He retired from teaching mathematics at Beloit College in 2019 and moved to Hanover with his wife Patricia. He is an emeritus board member of the Rockford (Illinois) Park District Foundation and served for 12 years as a Park Commissioner (a non-partisan, non-paid, elected position) with the Rockford Park District. He was also a member of the Winnebago County Forest Preserve District Land Advisory Committee and a long-term board member of the YMCA of Rock River Valley. Bruce enjoys running, biking, hiking, kayaking, and cross-country skiing.

Bruce’s term began in January, 2025, when he replaced out-going board member Aricca Van Citters.

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2023 Nominations to the Board of Directors

November 1, 2023

Jesse Casana 

Jesse Casana is an archaeologist and a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Dartmouth. He specializes in reconstructing long-term histories of human settlement, land use, and agricultural practices, and has conducted field investigations around the world. Jesse’s work employs a range of remote sensing technologies, using satellite imagery, drone-based mapping, and subsurface geophysics to discover, document and analyze archaeological remains. In recent years, he has directed numerous research projects in our local region, including excavations of historical house sites on Dartmouth’s campus, a search for remains of ancestral Abenaki settlement in Upper Valley, and remote sensing of Shaker period sites in Enfield. Jesse is a New Hampshire native, originally from Weirs Beach on Lake Winnipesaukee, and now lives in downtown Hanover with his wife, two teenage kids, and several unruly animals.

Silvia Holman

Silvia Holman, is an educator with 22 years of teaching experience spanning from Pre-K to middle school. Currently, she teaches Spanish and English as a Second Language at the Richmond Middle School. Silvia also serves as the Sustainability Chair at the Ray School PTO. Since 2015, she has called the Upper Valley home, enjoying the community alongside her husband, Peter, and their two children. Silvia is originally from Peru, where she earned her B.E. degree at UNIFE. She furthered her knowledge through a graduate program in Bilingual Special Education at George Washington University. With her dedication to education, multicultural background, and love for the environment, Silvia is excited to bring her perspective and enthusiasm to the Hanover Conservancy Board, fostering a stronger connection between our community and the natural world we cherish.

Erich Osterberg

Erich Osterberg is a climate scientist in the Earth Sciences Department at Dartmouth, studying how Earth’s glaciers and weather patterns respond to both natural climate cycles and human-caused climate change. He focuses on understanding changes in glacier melting, storminess, snowfall, and air pollution over thousands of years by analyzing ice cores collected from remote glaciers in Greenland, Antarctica, and Alaska. Erich is the current chair of the Upper Valley Climate Adaptation Workgroup, a group of business, state, municipal, non-profit, and academic leaders working to improve community resilience to climate change. They partner with community organizations to deliver timely public forums, catalyze local climate action through their Climate Change Leadership Academy (2CLA), and incorporate Dartmouth students into service-learning opportunities to support the community. He lives in Etna with his wife, Laura Greer (a pediatrician at Alice Peck Day), their two school-age boys and a houseful of pets.


Join us at our Annual Meeting on Tuesday, November 14 to meet the nominees and hear an exciting lecture on wetlands and climate change from Michael Simpson, Professor of Environmental Studies and Leadership and Sustainable Systems Program Director at Antioch University.

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Meet our New Board Members

November 17, 2022

During our 2022 Annual Meeting, Martha Beattie and Xavier Gonin were unanimously elected to the Board of directors.

Martha Beattie –Martha Beattie has worked as a math teacher, a rowing coach, and a volunteer leader and board member for schools and nonprofit organizations.  She was a national team rowing coach and the founding coach for three rowing programs. In 2011 she was named Vice President for Alumni Relations at Dartmouth College.  Since her retirement in 2018 she serves on the regional advisory board for the NH Charitable Foundation, is a trustee of Pine Park, a board member, coach, and program chair for the Upper Valley Rowing Foundation, serves Dartmouth College on a number of alumni committees, and is a volunteer coach with the Dartmouth women’s and men’s rowing teams as well as Cancer Recovery through Rowing. She lives in Hanover with her husband Jim.  They are often joined by one or more of their three adult children on bike rides through the hills of Vermont, hikes in the Whites, and ski trips.  During the warmer months, Martha rows a single scull on the Connecticut River as often as she can.

Xavier Gonin– Xavier Gonin is treasurer for North American operations of Capgemini, a company specializing in IT and strategy consulting, outsourcing, and professional services, operating in more than 30 countries. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration and is a certified public accountant. He lives in Hanover with his wife, Victoria.  Xavier enjoys skiing, fishing, and hiking, and is planning to climb NH’s 48 4,000-footers in the next few years.

“The goal of land stewardship is of importance to me.  I think we need to be thoughtful and intentional in the care for our protected lands while making them welcoming to the entire Hanover (and beyond) community.”

Filed Under: Board of Directors Tagged With: Annual meeting, Board of Directors, New Members

Register for our 2022 Annual Meeting!

October 31, 2022

Tues., Nov. 15, 7-8:30 pm ~ via Zoom

Bald Eagles are back in the Connecticut River Valley, continuing their population comeback. Hear about steps taken to promote their recovery from NH Audubon’s Senior Biologist and raptor project leader Chris Martin.

 

Register here and mark your calendar; participants will be emailed a Zoom link and event reminder a few days before the event!

2022 ANNUAL MEETING agenda

 

2022 ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, November 15th, 2022

  • 7:00 – Gather by Zoom; BYO refreshments
  • 7:05 – Welcome by President Heidi Trimarco
  • 7:10 – PROGRAM– Chris Martin, NH Audubon

 

  • 8:00 – ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
    • Tribute to our Directors Emeriti
    • Minutes of the 2021 Meeting
    • Treasurer’s Report
    • Election of new board members
    • Adjourn annual meeting
  • 8:20 – Video
  • 8:30 – Meeting ends

The annual meeting of the membership will include a nomination to the Board of Directors for Martha Beattie and Xavier Gonin.

2022 Nominations to the Board of Directors

MARTHA BEATTIE

Martha Beattie has worked as a math teacher, a rowing coach, and a volunteer leader and board member for schools and nonprofit organizations.  She was a national team rowing coach and the founding coach for three rowing programs. In 2011 she was named Vice President for Alumni Relations at Dartmouth College.  Since her retirement in 2018 she serves on the regional advisory board for the NH Charitable Foundation, is a trustee of Pine Park, a board member, coach, and program chair for the Upper Valley Rowing Foundation, serves Dartmouth College on a number of alumni committees, and is a volunteer coach with the Dartmouth women’s and men’s rowing teams as well as Cancer Recovery through Rowing. She lives in Hanover with her husband Jim.  They are often joined by one or more of their three adult children on bike rides through the hills of Vermont, hikes in the Whites, and ski trips.  During the warmer months, Martha rows a single scull on the Connecticut River as often as she can.

 

XAVIER GONIN

Xavier Gonin is treasurer for North American operations of Capgemini, a company specializing in IT and strategy consulting, outsourcing, and professional services, operating in more than 30 countries. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration and is a certified public accountant. He lives in Hanover with his wife, Victoria.  Xavier enjoys skiing, fishing, and hiking, and is planning to climb NH’s 48 4,000-footers in the next few years.

 

“The goal of land stewardship is of importance to me.  I think we need to be thoughtful and intentional in the care for our protected lands while making them welcoming to the entire Hanover (and beyond) community. My financial acumen would allow me to prepare the organization for long-term financial responsibilities of the Hanover Conservancy.  My background and experience would allow me to serve effectively on the Board, and move the goals of the strategic plan forward in the coming years.”

Filed Under: Birds, Board of Directors, Events, Indoor Programs, Wildlife Tagged With: Annual meeting, Bald Eagles, zoom program

2022 Nominations to the Board of Directors

October 28, 2022

2022 Nominations to the Board of Directors

MARTHA BEATTIE

Martha Beattie has worked as a math teacher, a rowing coach, and a volunteer leader and board member for schools and nonprofit organizations.  She was a national team rowing coach and the founding coach for three rowing programs. In 2011 she was named Vice President for Alumni Relations at Dartmouth College.  Since her retirement in 2018 she serves on the regional advisory board for the NH Charitable Foundation, is a trustee of Pine Park, a board member, coach, and program chair for the Upper Valley Rowing Foundation, serves Dartmouth College on a number of alumni committees, and is a volunteer coach with the Dartmouth women’s and men’s rowing teams as well as Cancer Recovery through Rowing. She lives in Hanover with her husband Jim.  They are often joined by one or more of their three adult children on bike rides through the hills of Vermont, hikes in the Whites, and ski trips.  During the warmer months, Martha rows a single scull on the Connecticut River as often as she can.

 

XAVIER GONIN

Xavier Gonin is treasurer for North American operations of Capgemini, a company specializing in IT and strategy consulting, outsourcing, and professional services, operating in more than 30 countries. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration and is a certified public accountant. He lives in Hanover with his wife, Victoria.  Xavier enjoys skiing, fishing, and hiking, and is planning to climb NH’s 48 4,000-footers in the next few years.

 

“The goal of land stewardship is of importance to me.  I think we need to be thoughtful and intentional in the care for our protected lands while making them welcoming to the entire Hanover (and beyond) community. My financial acumen would allow me to prepare the organization for long-term financial responsibilities of the Hanover Conservancy.  My background and experience would allow me to serve effectively on the Board, and move the goals of the strategic plan forward in the coming years.”

Filed Under: Board of Directors

New Board Emeritus

August 26, 2022

The Conservancy is proud to announce that Hugh Mellert has been named as an Emeritus Member of its Board of Directors. Hugh served on the Board from 1998-2018. An energetic and dedicated community volunteer, Hugh leads outdoor trips, advises on stewardship of our natural areas, and, most recently, stepped up to lead the complex effort to replace the trail bridge at the Mink Brook Nature Preserve. Many have participated in his annual winter moonlight snowshoe tour at Slade Brook, and enjoyed a trail Hugh has helped manage or crossed a bridge he built. He is a valued voice on our Community Engagement, Lands, and Land Stewardship Committees. Hugh is also vice-chair of the Hanover Conservation Commission and chair of its Trails Committee.

Filed Under: Board of Directors, Uncategorized Tagged With: Board of Directors, Emeritus, volunteer

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