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Sustainable Harvest International
779 North Bend Road Surry, ME 04684 P: 207.669.8254 F: 207.669.8255 Contact Us  
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Meet the SHI Board Members |
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The Board of Directors of Sustainable Harvest International is made up of individuals from a variety of backgrounds and is very active in all major aspects of the organization. Their expertise in many areas, including tropical forest ecology and management, international environmental policy, sustainable development, non-profit accounting, and agroforestry, is one of SHI' greatest strengths.
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE:  Tony Barrington - Chair (1997)Born in Ireland, Tony moved to New York for post graduate studies and later became a management consultant. He moved to New Hampshire in 1990 and is a founding board member of SHI. He founded AVA Chemical Ventures, L.L.C., which develops and markets non-toxic pesticides manufactured from sugars and tropical vegetable oils. He is a passionate organic gardener.  Jill Kammermeyer, Ph.D - Vice Chair (2005)Jill Kammermeyer and her husband Robert Hochstetler have watched SHI grow from an idea of social entrepreneur Florence Reed to an indisputable success story. "Seeing the collateral effects of SHI (reforestation, better nutrition, improved outlook for women, and increased family income) first hand in Belize and Panama are central to the reason I am enthusiastic to take an active role with the SHI Board. Jill has varied professional experience in healthcare, business and academia, as well as service on diverse non profit boards.  Ivor Freeman, F.C.A. - Treasurer (2003)
 Betsy Agle - Member (2008)Betsy started the Honduras Outreach Program with her husband some twenty years ago at their Episcopal Church in Washington DC. Since that time she had led at least 5 youth service trips and made several other trips to Honduras in support of the outreach program. One of those trips led to meeting and then supporting a university-trained Honduran agronomist and environmental educator: in turn that led to meeting SHI and Sustainable Harvest Honduras which eventually employed the agronomist as field trainer. In 2008 Flo asked Betsy to join the SHI Board; an offer which Betsy happily accepted. It is a classic illustration of one thing leads to another. Betsy is particularly supportive of the Smaller World Trips and the possibilities these trips offer of fostering people-to-people contacts through non-tourist trips. Adults and teens alike who have worked in rural communities in the SHI program have been impressed with the SHI approach to environmental protection and helping families live a better life. Professionally Betsy has helped led a coalition working for clean air legislation, worked for the US Environmental Protection Agency on protecting indoor air quality in homes and commercial buildings, saving the ozone layer; and improving energy efficient through the Energy Star label. Currently she is a personal fitness trainer. The Agles own a historic Appalachian farm in West Virginia and have worked to save its log structures and to put the forest into conservation easements while allowing sustainable forestry management.  Terence Barr, Ph.D - Member (2005)
Terence currently works in the petroleum exploration field and is based in Houston, Texas. He has also spent many years in academics, teaching and doing research in geology and geophysics. He has lived overseas for half his life in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. He feels that providing education and training such as SHI does is the most important way to help people in developing (and developed) countries increase their quality of life and protect the environment for all of us. He is currently on sabbatical from serving on the Board.
 Mimi Becker, Ph.D - Member (1997)Bio coming soon!  David Borden - Member (2006)David was born in New Hampshire and raised on a farm in Vermont. He served in the infantry in Europe and was a member of the Army's mountain rescue squad. In 1968, Borden founded the training firm, Victoria International Corporation. Prior to his business career, he worked as an Outward Bound instructor for the US Peace Corps and worked as a community developer in East Harlem, NY. His publications include the book Perfect Service. David has been married to Nancy Horner Borden for 30 years. They have raised 7 children and enjoy 9 grandchildren who live in the area. Although the Bordens live on an island where the Piscataqua River meets the Atlantic Ocean, they spend their winters on an inland 300 acre tree farm, where they recently built a small off the grid house. The Bordens have participated in volunteer agriculture and water conservation work in Niger, West Africa and Central America.  Melissa Bride - Member (2007)Mel Bride joined the SHI Board in February 2007. Mel met Flo in 2001 and has been an SHI supporter ever since. In 2004 she began to serve as a Smaller World Tour leader and has led three groups to Honduras. A Spanish teacher in Providence, Rhode Island by day, Mel's heart is in Honduras where she lived with her family in 2004-2005. Mel is actively involved in two other international development projects in addition to SHI. She serves on the Board of BECA (Bilingual Education for Central America) which runs a small bilingual school in Cofradia for underserved Honduran children. She also serves as Director of International Sales and Marketing for the Juan Pablo Segundo Cooperative, a women's sewing cooperative outside La Ceiba. Admittedly agriculturally challenged, Mel is thankful to SHI for teaching her so much about sustainable land use methods and introducing her to the many hard-working families SHI is proud to serve.  Jeff Clark, MD - Member (2005)I'm a recently retired gastroenterologist from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and have been interested in developing countries ever since I was in medical school and spent my elective time working at a medical clinic in the hill country of Vietnam. My interest in SHI started when I attended one of Flo's presentations, which induced me first to support SHI's work financially and then to serve on the Board. What particularly impresses me about SHI is that it works on both the macro level to restore the environment and the micro level by empowering individuals to improve their lives, producing substantial results with relatively modest monetary investments.  Martha Copithorne - Member (2009)After graduating from Pierce Law, I practiced law with my husband in Laconia, NH, a general small town practice, with a primary focus for me on family law. I became a marital master in 1991, a full time judicial position in NH, and retired in 2006. I presently serve on the board of Genesis Behavioral Health; am treasurer of the Dan Hole Pond Watershed Trust, which is based in Ossipee, NH; and serve on a committee of the Star Island Corporation (a non profit). In 2008, I was active locally in Obama's campaign. I have sat on the grants committee of the Women's Fund of NH for three cycles. I am active in my UU Fellowship in Plymouth, NH, and in the Circle Program as a mentor for young girls. Previously I have been active with the League of Women voters, in many political campaigns, our local human rights agency, conference planning at Star Island, the NH Bar Association Board of Governors, and various committees for the judicial branch. I enjoy skiing, hiking biking, swimming, reading, and being with friends.  Rhett Currier, Esq. - Member (2002)Rhett was born in New Orleans, grew up in New York City and now lives in San Francisco as SHI's left coast liaison. Rhett organizes SHI's annual west coast outreach event. SHI's work inspires Rhett because of the multiple positive effects on the client families' lives - sustainable agriculture that brings a reforested earth, better nutrition for the kids, better income for the parents, and better health for everyone.  Charlie French - Member (2009)Charlie French, a returned Peace Corps Volunteer in environmental education (Panama '95 - '97), coordinates the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension's Community Development Program. His primary role is to assist communities with decision-making around topics such as land use, economic development, and watershed management. He also provides municipalities with technical assistance and training in community-economic analysis, conflict resolution, and public facilitation. Charlie maintains a faculty appointment in UNH's Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, where he teaches community and environmental planning. His current research focus is on the use of urban-community gardens as a tool for building civic engagement. His research in Boston focuses on the City's ethnic community gardens in the face of demographic change. And his research in Havana, Cuba examines the loss of urban agricultural cooperatives over the last decade as the government has turned to tourism and industry to fuel the state-run economy. Charlie has a Ph.D. in Natural Resources and Earth Systems Sciences from the University of New Hampshire. He earned a B.A. in Geography from Dartmouth College and an M.A. in Geography and Regional Planning from Western Illinois University.  Susan Goldsworthy - Member (2006)Susan is serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa and is on sabbatical until her return. We wish her the very best!  Samuel Kaymen - Member (2000)Samuel Kaymen grew up in Brooklyn, NY, but now calls New Hampshire home. He has studied BioDynamic Farming and served on the Board of the BioDynamic Farming & Gardening Association. Samuel also founded the Northeast Organic Farmers Association and served as its President for twelve years. Samuel went on to found The Rural Education Center, an Organic farming school, but is probably most famous as President and Chairman of Stonyfield Farm Yogurt, which he founded in 1983. Currently, in addition to his role on SHI's Board, he serves as Trustee of Southern NH University, on the Board of Overseers of the School of Community Economic Development and as Vice Chair of EARTH University Foundation's Board of Directors.  Diane Seagren, Esq. - Member (2005)I first became involved with Sustainable International before its actual inception. Florence Reed and my son both attended UNH. My son was working with Flo on setting up SHI. Over the years, I have been involved only peripherally in SHI as a contributor and by attending the annual dinner each year. In January 2004, I went with my daughter on the SHI Smaller World Tour to Honduras. This was a life-changing event. When I saw what SHI was doing there, I knew I had to become more involved. Although I have no expertise in agriculture or the environment, I have a great deal of energy. I have extensive experience working on town and non-profit boards. I retired from the practice of law in December 2005 and I am committing my time to SHI.
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