Candidates for the Waltham Land Trust Board
Here are some bios of the candidates up for election at the annual meeting.
Maureen Bagge Fowler
Maureen Bagge Fowler has worked as the Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator at Framingham State College for the past 12 years. In this capacity, she handles the day-to-day compliance and management of environmental issues including water conservation, storm water management, energy conservation, recycling, hazardous and universal waste management, and air permitting. She received an MBA with an Environmental Management concentration from UMass in Boston in 1998. She and her husband, Bill, have been members of the Waltham Land Trust for 5 years. They are both advocates of preserving open space in the City of Waltham for both active and passive recreational activities.
David Kehs
David Kehs has been a resident of Waltham since 1980. He enjoys hiking, biking, kayaking and rafting, both in local recreation areas and around the country. He joined the Waltham Land Trust after attending the Annual Meeting in 2000. He then made it a point to explore all 50 of the open spaces listed in the WLT inventory. David joined the WLT Board of Directors in 2001 and has been an active member of the Land Committee and has lead a number of walks for WLT. He has also served as newsletter editor, as the Clerk of the organization and he currently serves as vice-president. David has also been active as a volunteer for the National Archives and has performed in a number of productions with the Reagle Players and other local theater groups.
Dee Kricker
Professional Fine Gardener/Manager, FoxGloves, Landscape Design and Garden Maintenance Company; Northeast Organic Farmers’ Association (NOFA) Accredited Organic Landscape Professional; UMass Green School Certified in Landscape Management; Community Farms Outreach – Former Board President, currently serving on Board of Advisors; Waltham Land Trust – Member, and served on Development Committee (2 years) including co-chair of the first Green Space Blues Jam; Green Rows Community Garden of Waltham (GROW) – gardener 12 years; Friends of Waltham Field Station – Coordinator; Waltham Alliance to Create Housing, Community Development Corporation – Co-founder, President 4 years, Board member 8 years; Hardy Pond Association – member since inception; Former Public School Teacher – 25 years.
Dan Taylor
Born and raised in Waltham, I am strongly committed to the Waltham Community. I have not been an active member in an environmental organization since Dan’s Clean-up club (I was 11 at the time), but I have been active on the Waltham Farmer’s Market Committee for the past 14 years, and worked with the Waltham Concerned Citizens in the early 1980’s. I did participate in several Charles River clean-ups and the first attempt at recycling in Waltham (led by Marianne Lynnworth) during the 1970’s. I am very grateful that my own children (Alexandra, 9, Rebecca, 6, and Christopher, 4) are growing up with an appreciation for the beauty and sanctity of our environment and in a time when recycling is the norm. As a family, we take regular advantage of the natural beauty that exists in Waltham and will work to see that it is maintained for future generations.