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Fall 2009: Michael Bruss of Concord was confirmed as the new
Chairman of the Preservation Alliance at the Alliance's recent
annual meeting in East Derry. Ken Viscarello of Manchester became
Secretary of the Board, while Robert Wilson of Hopkinton serves as
Vice Chairman and Kathy Bogle Shields of Canterbury is Treasurer.
Bruss and Executive Director Jennifer Goodman recognized John
Merkle's outstanding leadership during his 2 year term as
chairman. During his tenure, the Alliance expanded its
effectiveness through field services and public policy work,
received national grant and recognition for its programs, and
diversified its revenue base.
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Michael Bruss, Chairman, is
President of Bruss Construction, Inc., based in Bradford,
N.H. The 50-employee company has distinguished itself with
environmentally friendly designs. Projects for non-profit
clientsinclude theVisitors Center at Canterbury Shaker
Village and the French Wing for the Society for the
Preservation of New Hampshire Forests. A sculptor, Bruss is
also a former member of the Copley Society of Boston and a
current juried member of the League of N.H. Craftsmen as
well as a current member of the Northeast Sustainable
Energy Association. He lives in Concord.
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is a retired oral surgeon who has served as
president of the New Hampshire Historical Society and
chairman of the Canterbury Shaker Village board of trustees.
He was also a long-time chairman of the Concord Zoning Board
of Adjustment and served on the city's Historic District
Commission. He restored the 1791 Stanley Tavern in Hopkinton
and has been a board member of the NHPA since 2004.
Currently, he serves as President of the New Hampshire
Antiquarian Society Board of Trustees, Chair for the Capitol
Center for the Arts Board of Trustees and Trustee of the
Tilton School. He lives in Hopkinton. |
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Kathy Bogle Shields, Treasurer, is
executive director of the New Hampshire Community
Development Finance Authority, a quasi-state agency that
oversees state investment in housing, economic and
community development projects. Prior to her
appointment at NH CDFA, Ms. Shields was manager of
Providian Financial Community Grants and Investment
Program, and as such led an innovative program to expand
and improve child care in the state of New Hampshire and
nationally. As a volunteer, she chaired the NH Main
Street Center board of directors, served as an incorporator
of Canterbury Shaker Village in her hometown of Canterbury
and as the inaugural chair of Canterbury's Historic
District Commission. Currently, she is involved as a
local Lake Host, volunteering to help boaters understand
the importance of protecting New Hampshire lakes,
particularly Clough Pond.
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Ken
Viscarello, Secretary, is shareholder
and director at Sheehan, Phinney, Bass + Green, PA. He is
the current Chairman of the Board of Special Olympics New
Hampshire, and is a former board member of the Special
Olympics United States Leadership Council. Viscarello
served as chairman of the board of trustees of Intown
Manchester from 2001 to 2003. His practice focuses in the
area of affordable housing development, and he represents
many housing and community development clients, including
Neighborworks Greater Manchester and Families in
Transition. He lives in Manchester.
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Andi Axman is editor of
New Hampshire Home, a bimonthly magazine covering
architecture, interior design, landscaping and gardening
that's published in Manchester. She is an accomplished
author and entrepreneur with her own company, Sirius
Marketing, which works with a variety of small businesses
and nonprofits. Andi publishes a weekly
arts-and-entertainment newspaper and has renovated an
historic New Hampshire mill that became the subject of a
This Old House program on PBS. Andi holds an honors
B.A. in political science from Johns Hopkins University and
an M.A. in political economy from the University of
Toronto. She is a member of the AIA-NH Public Relations
Committee and Former Chair and Trustee of N.H.'s
Writer's Project. Axman's deep interest in
preservation work can be seen from her Epsom residence, a
Cape that was built before the Revolutionary War.
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Sue
Booth became the owner of Vintage Kitchens in
1995, after working as a speech
therapist for many years. She discovered her love for
kitchens, renovations and space planning after purchasing a
small bungalow on the east end of Manchester. Her research
and study of kitchens appropriate for her purchases resulted
in her current career choice as a kitchen designer.
Architectural study remains a favorite hobby of Sue and her
husband Steve, a finish carpenter. In addition to her strong
interest in preservation and restoration, Sue enjoys
gardening, knitting, sewing, and antique hunting. She lives
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Doris Burke is community development
manager for Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH), a
subsidiary of Northeast Utility System, and the state's
largest electric utility. A native of Manchester,
Burke is a public relations practitioner with a
concentration on community relations. She has been
employed in the high-tech, banking, and nonprofit sectors,
in addition to the utility industry, developing
corporate citizenship, contributions, and communication
strategies. Burke is currently a member of the board of
advisors for the National Trust for Historic Preservation,
and a member of the boards for the N.H. Center for
Nonprofits and Concord Community Music School. She
serves on the advisory board of the Hannah Grimes
Marketplace and is an advisor to the N.H. Creative Economy
Network. Burke lives in Goffstown.
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Paula Cabot is owner, with
her husband Colin, of Sanborn Mills Farm in Loudon, a
restored, 2000-acre working 19th century farmstead that hosts
workshops on traditional agricultural traditions. She was an
actress and singer for 15 years, working primarily at the
Skylight Theater in Milwaukee, Wis., before she and her
husband moved to New Hampshire. She is currently acting
director of the Shaker Singers at Canterbury Shaker
Village. |
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Jeananne Farrar
chaired Keene's Heritage
Commission from its inception in 2000 through 2005,
establishing the city's first Historic District. She
completed the city's nomination to the National Trust for
Historic Preservation's Dozen Distinction Destinations
recognition in 2003; and in 2005, the nomination to the
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, a White House
initiative, earning the city a Preserve America Community
designation. Since 2006, Farrar has served on both the
Heritage Commission and the Historic District Commission as a
liaison. She is a trustee of the Foundation for the
Preservation of Historic Keene; a 30 year trustee for the
Keene Academy Fund; a member of the Historical Society of
Cheshire County; a past liaison to the Friends of Open Space,
and currently serves on the ad hoc committee for the
assessment and preservation of the Cheshire Railroad Stone
Arch Bridge, and chairs the Research Committee for the
establishment of the Main Street Historic
District. She lives in Keene. |
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Jeffrey D. Gilbert is a
broadly-experienced businessman who practiced law for 14
years, primarily as a business lawyer, and then spent a
number of years as an investment banker. Currently, he is a
general partner of W.J.P. Development, LLC, which owns and
manages three community shopping centers in New Hampshire.
Gilbert has been active in politics since 2000, serving as
a State Representative until 2005. From 2002 to 2005 he was
vice chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Currently, he is vice president of the board of trustees of
the Housing Partnership, a local organization providing
affordable housing in the Seacoast region, and is also
chairman of the board of trustees of Strawbery Banke
Museum. He lives in Rye.
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Hollis "Buzz" Harrington, of
Nashua, is the former president of Indian Head Bank.
Harrington has served on the board of trustees of the
University of New Hampshire and is past chairman of the New
Hampshire Charitable Foundation. Now retired, he is
involved in social service charities in Nashua and in facet
serves as a Trustee for the Artel Scholarship Foundation in
Nashua. He is a member of the Business & Industrial
Development Authority for the City of Nashua and serves as
Director for the Home Health & Hospice of Greater
Nashua.
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Etoile
Holzaepfel is the principal and owner of Holzaepfel
Deign Landscape and a New Castle resident who also serves as
Director of the Seacoast Land Trust. Castle resident who also
serves as Director of the Seacoast Land Trust. She has
received statewide and national attention for her leadership
as past president of Friends of the Wentworth. Her work there
includes the Friends 11-year period of fundraising, raising
public awareness and marketing the historic
Wentworth-by-the-Sea Hotel to prevent demolition and secure
the preservation of the Seacoast landmark. |
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John W. Merkle, AIA is
President of TMS Architects in Portsmouth and has been a
registered architect for over 30 years with multifaceted
design experience which includes new construction,
alterations, adaptive reuse and historic preservation. A
graduate of New York Institute of Technology, he has served
as past president of NH AIA and AIA New England as well as
past chair of the Exeter Historic District Commission. He is
currently Chair of the Exeter Heritage Commission and
continues to spearheaded TMS' technological capabilities
for production and presentation. His firm restored the
historic Wentworth-by-the-Sea Hotel and the Portsmouth Music
Hall. He lives in Portsmouth. |
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Richard M. Monahon,
Jr., is Principal Architect and owner of the firm,
Richard M. Monahon, AIA, Architects, established in 1975. He
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College and a
Master of Architecture degree from MIT. Rick moved to
New Hampshire in 1972 to begin restoration work on the
Harrisville Mills. He was registered as a licensed Architect
in 1976 and established his offices at the Granite Block in
Peterborough, New Hampshire. Rick has been a supporter,
advisor and consultant to the Alliance for many years.
He lives in Peterborough. |
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Christopher Rogers, of Francestown is a
C.P.A. who has served individuals and businesses for over
30 years. He is the treasurer and immediate past chairman
of the board of St. Joseph's Hospital, as well as a
former president and current member of the Milford Rotary
Club.
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Stephen Taylor,
a lifelong New Hampshire resident, has been a farmer,
newspaperman, and public official. In November, 2007, he
concluded 25 years of service as the state's Commissioner
of Agriculture, Markets and Food. Taylor and his family
operate a commercial dairy and maple farm in the Meriden
village section of Plainfield. He has been a reporter and
editor for daily newspapers and, as a freelance writer, has
contributed to many publications on topics ranging from
politics to rural life. For 27 years he has been
Plainfield's town moderator and he has long been involved
in numerous community and charitable activities. Taylor is
keenly interested in protecting and preserving New
Hampshire's landscapes, architecture, and cultural
heritage. |
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Michael Tule recently rejoined the law
firm of McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton,
Professional Association after more than 10 years serving
as a business executive and inside general counsel at two
New England-based companies, WPI Group, Inc. and Rock of
Ages Corporation. Mike focuses his practice on business
transactions, mergers and acquisitions, securities, and
business formation and counseling. He received his B.A.
from the University of Vermont and his J.D. from
Northeastern University School of Law. He has served on the
Board of Advisors for the New England Legal Foundation and
on the Board of Directors for the New Hampshire
International Trade Association, and he currently serves as
a Trustee for the Wadleigh Memorial Public Library. Tule
lives in Milford.
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Linda Upham-Bornstein,
PhD, is an adjunct faculty member in the History Department
and affiliate faculty member for the Center for Rural
Partnerships at Plymouth State University. She lived
for two decades in Berlin before moving to Lancaster. In
addition to extensive publications, she has assisted the
Northern Forest Heritage Park, N.H.'s Smithsonian
Folklife Festival and other organizations with research and
preservation projects.
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Christopher Williams, AIA is
an award-winning architect recognized for both his
preservation projects and new construction specializing in
energy efficient, sustainable design and building
techniques. He is the managing principal of Christopher P.
Williams Architects, PLLC and has played leadership roles
in the New Hampshire Chapter of the American Institute of
Architects, the Lakes Region Planning Commission and Center
Harbor Planning and Zoning. Williams serves as
Secretary/Treasurer of the National Council of
Architectural Registration Boards, New England Region and
Sustainability Task Force and the Architectural
Registration Exam Committee. He is also the Vice
Chair/Secretary for the New Hampshire Board of Architects
and Chairman of the Center Harbor Energy Commission. He
lives in Meredith.
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