Board of Directors
Wayne has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2007. He has served in a variety of roles including coordinating the watershed surveys of all three Ponds in 2009-11, Grant Writer, Co-President, and currently Vice President. Since 2015, Wayne has spearheaded TPPA’s efforts to combat European Naiad, the invasive species affecting our Ponds.
Wayne is a retired educator who remains active in the Milton community. He is a commissioner on the Milton Conservation Commission serving as a liaison for TPPA. His other interests include fishing, kayaking, hiking, and spending time with his five grandkids.
Wayne Sylvester | The Channel
Jen fell in love with New Hampshire’s outdoors at the University of New Hampshire where she studied Outdoor Education and Elementary Education. She is currently President of the Three Ponds Protective Association and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2019.
Jen has volunteered and worked for a variety of Seacoast nonprofits with projects including: helping at-risk youth, preserving an historic lighthouse, restoring an 1876 school into a community arts center, supporting cancer patients, helping seniors and their caregivers, and advocating for organ donation.
She has also spent years teaching in elementary schools and instructing and running youth sailing programs. She has always loved being on or near the water and enjoys time on Northeast Pond in Milton with her family and black Labrador.
Jen King | Northeast Pond
Sue fell in love with the Ponds when her family rented cottages when she was a youngster. She became TPPA secretary at the annual picnic in 2018 after former Board members told her, “Don’t worry it will be easy”. She decided to do it anyway since she was impressed with the dedication this group had to keeping the Ponds clean for swimmers and boaters.
After retiring from VNA/Hospice nursing she was happy to volunteer with a group who had a mission she believed in. In addition to her work as secretary, she and her husband Ken continue to volunteer as “Weed Watchers”. In their spare time they take great enjoyment watching their very active grandkids in school and athletic activities.
Sue Houle | Townhouse Pond
Rich has been a summer resident of Milton all of his 70 plus years, and his ancestors have been coming here for over 120 years. His extended family, who enjoys spending time at the Milton Three Ponds, numbers 49 and continues to grow. He has been involved with the TPPA since it’s inception in 2006, the first 10 years as a Weed Watcher and then as the Volunteer Weed Watch Coordinator.
Since his retirement from banking, Rich has enjoyed spending considerably more time at the lake in season. He is also a retired Naval Reservist (24 years) and Vietnam Vet. When not engaged with friends, relatives, or his granddaughter, Rich enjoys swimming, water skiing, kayaking, cycling and pickleball.
Rich Egan | Rocky Point
Jill and Stephen Palmisano | Northeast Pond
Stephen and Jill found their “happy place” in 1999 after camping for many years at “Mi-Te-Jo”. Moving here full-time in 2018, they have become actively involved with the TPPA Water Testing Program, under the tutelage of Lee and Connie Chase.
They became the Program Coordinators and Board Members in 2020 and enjoy educating and meeting new people who become involved with gathering water samples for evaluation. They are pleased to be able to contribute to understanding the health of our lakes, which has been documented for over 40 years.
Jill is self-employed with Helping Hands Professional Organizing Services. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, quilting and sharing the beauty of the lakes with friends and family.
Stephen, who retired from high tech, enjoys taking their dog Cricket on their pontoon boat, puttering on projects around the house and neighborhood, and getting out on the road as often as possible on his motorcycle.
Peg Hurd | Milton Resident
When Peg had to relocate to the area, she drove by the Ponds after getting gas at Cumby’s on her way North and fell in love! Peg has now lived in Milton for over 30 years.
When she retired from teaching 8th-grade science, she felt she now had time to become involved in the Community. With her science background, her first volunteering endeavor was with Moose Mountains Regional Greenways, a conservation organization. And when a position opened up on the Milton School Board, Peg was appointed and has been on the School Board ever since.
In 2023, Peg joined the Board as Treasurer of TPPA. “Becoming involved with TPPA has certainly provided me with understanding of the fragility of Milton Three Ponds. The work involved in maintaining the quality of the Ponds by the veteran TPPA Board and members is amazing, and I am proud to be a member of such a dedicated group of people!”
Debbie comes to Milton and to TPPA as a recent resident of NH after a lifetime of summers spent here with her family. She has a background in teaching high school and middle school and is now tutoring at Nute HS with her husband, Robert.
She joined the TPPA Board in 2023, with great concern for the changes she has observed in the use and health of the lakes over the years. Debbie is our Lake Host Coordinator.
Deb Blair | Northeast Pond
Karen Anderson | The Channel
Karen has been coming to her parents’ house on the Three Ponds for 25 years, enjoying watching her three daughters enjoy the lake. Recently retired, she and her husband Andy moved into the family home in Milton full-time and are enjoying their six grandchildren enjoying the lake.
Karen spent 27 years in public administration with several years working for a town on Great Bay, where she was responsible for overseeing storm water management, grant writing and other environmental issues.
As with everything in life, Karen looks for a balance between the best practices for managing the Three Ponds while maintaining the recreational activities for years to come in a fiscally responsible way. Karen joined the Board in 2025.
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