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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.”

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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.”

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Bald Eagles in the Upper Valley | HC Annual Meeting

August 24, 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;

Zoom Link for Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6036433433

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.”

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Hanover Conservancy’s 2021 Annual Meeting

October 20, 2021

Please tune in on Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 7pm for a lively program – we’ll take a richly illustrated armchair tour of the wildlife and past lives of our many protected lands, and give a preview of our new strategic plan, Promise to Protect. Test your knowledge of Hanover conservation history – we’ll treat you to a couple of pop quizzes, and you’ll be eligible to win a Hanover Conservancy cap.

A brief business meeting precedes the program, when our members are asked to elect two new members to our board of directors. The board has nominated Marc Hiller and Russell Muirhead to take the place of Patrick O’Hern and Jill Kearney Niles, who are stepping down. Meet Marc and Russ below.

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

2021 Annual Report.

2020 Annual Meeting Minutes

Zoom Link For 2021 Annual Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6036433433

2021 ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

  • 7:00 – Gather by Zoom; BYO refreshments
  • 7:05 – Welcome by President Heidi Trimarco

ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

  • Minutes of the 2020 Meeting – Mary Brown, Vice President
  • Treasurer’s Report – Ryan Johnson, Treasurer
  • Election of new board members – Heidi Trimarco
  • 7:20 – PROGRAM– Exec. Director Adair Mulligan
  • Hidden stories of Hanover Conservancy lands
  • Our new strategic plan, Promise to Protect
  • Trivia! – Myrilla Hartkopf, Program Coordinator
  • Preview of our new video
  • 8:00 – Questions and discussion
  • 8:30 Adjourn

The Board of Directors asks the membership to approve the nomination of Marc Hiller and Russell Muirhead to fill two newly vacant seats.

Marc Hiller – Marc has worked with forestry companies, nonprofit organizations, and communities on sustainable forest management and conservation issues.  He currently works with Mercuria’s Environmental Products group, supporting landowners to maintain and increase carbon stocks on forested properties through enrollment in carbon offset projects.  Previously, Marc worked on forestry investments with The Lyme Timber Company and GreenWood Resources.  He has served on the boards of the Willamette Partnership, The Climate Trust, and Ecologic Development Fund. Marc holds Master’s degrees in Forestry and in Business Administration from Yale. He lives with his wife, Erica, and young family on Reservoir Road.

Russell Muirhead – Russ is the Robert Clements Professor of Democracy and Politics at Dartmouth College and is the author of A Lot of People Are Saying, a book about conspiratorial thinking in American politics. He is also serves on the Hanover-Lyme delegation in the NH House of Representatives, where he sits on the Election Law Committee. An active hiker, Nordic skier, and cyclist, Russ lives with his wife, Antonia, on Lyme Road.

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Register for our Annual Meeting! Dec. 3 via Zoom

November 24, 2020

Rich Howarth headshotRichard Howarth, Professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth and member of the Hanover Conservancy’s Board of Directors, will explore the social aspects of conservation and sustainability and the evolving relationship between communities and landscapes in an era of global environmental change.

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

 

2020 ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, December 3, 2020

  • 6:00 – Gather by Zoom; BYO refreshments
  • 6:05 – Welcome by President Heidi Trimarco

ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

  • Minutes of the 2019 Meeting – Kelley Lemay, Secretary
  • Treasurer’s Report – Ryan Johnson, Treasurer
  • Election of new board member – Heidi Trimarco
  • 6:15 – Highlights of the Year – Exec. Director Adair Mulligan
  • 6:30 – PROGRAM – Environment and Society
    Prof. Richard Howarth, Dept. of Environmental Studies & Member, Hanover Conservancy Board of Directors
  • 7:00 questions and discussion
  • 7:30 Adjourn

Program Description:

We live in a moment of reflection and reconsideration concerning the history of our nation and the challenges of achieving an equitable and inclusive future. These contestations are closely tied to the history of “conservation” and land use in the Upper Valley Region and beyond. In the same breath, we live in a moment in which human-induced global environmental change rules out the possibility of “conserving” today’s landscapes as they presently exist. So how might we re-envision “conservation” with an eye towards the future? This talk will address these points based on current scholarship in the field of environmental studies, along with the implications for future land use in our region.

The annual meeting of the membership will include a nomination to the Board of Directors for Steve Lubrano.

Steve Lubrano graduated from Tuck in 1987 and returned to the Upper Valley in 1994 with his wife Allegra, where they found a most agreeable community in which to raise their three daughters through the Hanover School system. The family feels viscerally attached to their property on Goodfellow Road and were excited to purchase 500 acres of conserved land from Sam Doyle with the promise to Sam that they would continue his focus and dedication to the land – maintaining and expanding the network of trails, promoting the property as a wildlife habitat, keeping fields mowed, and sustainably harvesting timber according to the Forest Management plan maintained by Jeff Smith of Butternut Hollow Forestry. Steve is in his 26thyear working at the Tuck School of Business, has served locally as chair of the Howe Library Corporation Board, and looks forward to dedicating time to the efforts of the Conservancy, which align closely with his vision for the ideal community.

Our 2019 Annual Meeting minutes are available here.

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Hanover Conservancy Annual Meeting featuring Prof. Rich Howarth

September 10, 2020

Rich Howarth headshotRichard Howarth, Professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth and member of the Hanover Conservancy’s Board of Directors, will explore the social aspects of conservation and sustainability and the evolving relationship between communities and landscapes in an era of global environmental change.

 

 

2020 ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, December 3, 2020

  • 6:00 – Gather by Zoom; BYO refreshments
  • 6:05 – Welcome by President Heidi Trimarco

ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING

  • Minutes of the 2019 Meeting – Kelley Lemay, Secretary
  • Treasurer’s Report – Ryan Johnson, Treasurer
  • Election of new board member – Heidi Trimarco
  • 6:15 – Highlights of the Year – Exec. Director Adair Mulligan
  • 6:30 – PROGRAM – Environment and Society
    Prof. Richard Howarth, Dept. of Environmental Studies & Member, Hanover Conservancy Board of Directors
  • 7:00 questions and discussion
  • 7:30 Adjourn

Program Description:

We live in a moment of reflection and reconsideration concerning the history of our nation and the challenges of achieving an equitable and inclusive future. These contestations are closely tied to the history of “conservation” and land use in the Upper Valley Region and beyond. In the same breath, we live in a moment in which human-induced global environmental change rules out the possibility of “conserving” today’s landscapes as they presently exist. So how might we re-envision “conservation” with an eye towards the future? This talk will address these points based on current scholarship in the field of environmental studies, along with the implications for future land use in our region.

The annual meeting of the membership will include a nomination to the Board of Directors for Steve Lubrano.

Headshot of Steve LubranoSteve Lubrano graduated from Tuck in 1987 and returned to the Upper Valley in 1994 with his wife Allegra, where they found a most agreeable community in which to raise their three daughters through the Hanover School system. The family feels viscerally attached to their property on Goodfellow Road and were excited to purchase 500 acres of conserved land from Sam Doyle with the promise to Sam that they would continue his focus and dedication to the land – maintaining and expanding the network of trails, promoting the property as a wildlife habitat, keeping fields mowed, and sustainably harvesting timber according to the Forest Management plan maintained by Jeff Smith of Butternut Hollow Forestry. Steve is in his 26thyear working at the Tuck School of Business, has served locally as chair of the Howe Library Corporation Board, and looks forward to dedicating time to the efforts of the Conservancy, which align closely with his vision for the ideal community

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