GMCG Board Members

Bob attended the University of Massachusettes in the late 60’s (while in the Air Force ROTC program) and graduated with a degree in Business Administration and a Commission as a Lieutenant in the US Air Force. That led to pilot training. He flew in two wars for our country, the Viet Nam War and the Yom Kippur War in the Middle East. After eight years in the USAF, he left the service and spent the next 30 years flying airliners for American Airlines. While at American he was a Union Activist for most of those 30 years and had many positions in a pilots union at the local and the national level. He is now happily retired and flies antique “little planes” from Windsock Village in Ossipee, NH.

He is currently blissfully married to Pat. He has five grown kids and 9 grandchildren. Among his civic involvements he is active in local political affairs, serves as a Supervisor of the Checklist in Ossipee, and he tests water and serves on the development committee for GMCG.

Serving on the board as the Madison representative since December 2020, , Noreen also served as former GMCG board secretary 2004 – 2007 and board, chair 2009-2013. Noreen and husband Dave have resided in Madison NH, since 2000, and became active with GMCG starting in 2001 with the effort to, protect the Trout Pond property now known as Freedom’s Town Forest, 2. Noreen and Dave have been active water quality monitors, over the years, with Dave participating in winter testing for 7 years and providing IT support for the office computers and network. Both are retired from IT careers, utilize their experience to assist GMCG with technical assistance, and are proud to call the Freedom Town Forest their backyard. They participate in town efforts related to water and land conservation, monitoring the metrics of the town installed PV solar system, and support a small group of folks who serve to record and broadcast town public meetings on the Madison cable TV station. Noreen and Dave have enjoyed scuba diving for many years, traveling to many tropical destinations around the world while serving as volunteers with marine biologists in underwater study and photography. Their long-time enjoyment for canoe camping and observing wildlife in wilderness locations across North America provided them a heartfelt love for preserving the natural beauty and resources of our region.

John was born and raised in Washington DC and serves as the Managing Partner of BroadBranch Advisors, a strategy firm that supports numerous industries/organizations in both the profit and nonprofit sectors. John also sits on the board of Willow Oak Therapy in Rockville, Maryland, and is currently Board Vice President. Willow Oak provides low-cost mental health services. As the treasurer of the Board of CapitalBop, a Washington, DC music conservation organization focused on the heritage of jazz and other forms of music, John pursues a lifelong passion for music.

John earned a BA in economics at Middlebury College in Vermont, where he still lectures on leadership issues. He also holds an MBA from the University of Chicago.

John deeply appreciates the beauty and diverse ecology in the White Mountains. Since 2020, he has walked, hiked, and climbed over 4000 miles on the roads and trails in the Mt. Washington Valley. Stephanie and John have three adult children who visit New Hampshire frequently and adore the surroundings.

Nancy Walser has served on the GMCG board since 2022. She is also the current chair of the Sandwich Conservation Commission.

Prior to moving to New Hampshire full-time, Nancy was elected to four consecutive terms on the Cambridge (MA) School Committee, and she served as president of her condo association for eight years. Her professional background includes work as a reporter for many publications in New England and nationally, and as a book editor and author at the Harvard Education Press.

An avid gardener, Nancy enjoys learning and writing about education and the environment. Her hobbies also include e-bike riding and working on her old farmhouse, which is perched on a prime wetland in East Sandwich. She is interested in how to preserve the environment in ways that allow both humans and nature to coexist and flourish as we face the challenges of a warming climate.

Dana was newly elected to the board as the Ossipee representative in, November 2020. Having an interest in the environment since childhood, , Dana earned two degrees in Wildlife Management which led to employment, with private, state and federal organizations stretching from Alaska to, Maryland. After meeting his wife, Carol, and wanting to settle down to, raise a family, Dana went back to school to earn a Civil Engineering, degree at Northeastern University that launched him into a 30+-year, career as an environmental consultant remediating hazardous waste sites., In 1987, Dana and Carol built their home in Ossipee on 31 acres and became full time residents of New Hampshire in 2013. Since retiring in 2016, Dana has been an active volunteer for the Lakes Region Conservation Trust and joined GMCG in 2020 to broaden his involvement in protecting the environment. In addition to his interest in the environment, Dana enjoys hiking, sailing, kayaking, snowshoeing, X country skiing, gardening, woodworking, carpentry, and just listening to the wind in the trees.

Peaco Todd is an award-winning cartoonist and poet, as well as a journalist, author, and illustrator. For many years she served as an assistant professor of humanities, management, and liberal studies for Lesley University and the Union Institute and University. Her current projects include her poetry practice and a graphic memoir about growing up with a severely depressed mother entitled Already Broken, which recently was a finalist for the North Street 2023 book award.

A trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe brought her love for animals, especially elephants, to a new height; upon her return she founded Earth Comix, a 501(c)3 organization with the mission of using comics and cartoons to raise awareness about the iconic animals that are facing extinction due to poaching and climate change. A recent Earth Comix project was a collaboration with Canines for Africa to produce a comic book entitled “Shikar’s Incredible Adventure,” the story of one of the C4A dogs trained to attack poachers in South Africa’s Kruger National Park.

Her publications can be accessed on her two websites: www.peacotoons.com and www.earthcomix.org.