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Staff
Alex Moot, Executive Director
Prior to joining CLC as its first Executive Director in 2022, Alex served for eight years as the Board President of CLC. He previously served on the boards of CLC’s two predecessor organizations for twelve years. Alex has been a member of the Chocorua Lake community for over 50 years. He spent twenty years working as a venture capital and private equity investor, most recently investing in small companies located in rural areas of New England. Alex previously served on the Board of Directors of the Loon Preservation Committee and the Board of Advisors of WGBH, a public radio station in Boston. His interests include photography, downhill and cross-country skiing, ice hockey, and tennis. Alex and his wife Nancy have two adult children and a large dog.
Debra Marnich, Stewardship Director
Debra brings to CLC over 30 years of land conservation planning, project management, outreach, and environmental education expertise. Before joining CLC in 2022, Debra enjoyed a 20-year career with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as a Conservation Planner in Carroll County, NH helping private landowners and nonprofit organizations navigate and implement Federal conservation programs and assisting them with conservation planning. Through this work she has deep connections in the Chocorua Lake area, where she has worked with CLC and other landowners in the Basin area on NRCS conservation projects. Debra holds a B.S degree in Zoology and a MS Degree in Forestry with a concentration on education and recreation. Her interests include hiking, skiing, canoeing, birding, fishing, foraging, gardening, photography and cooking. Debra and her husband, Eric and their rescue pup, Maggie live in Center Conway, NH.
Juno Lamb, Communications director & Programs/Education
Juno is a writer, editor, teaching artist, community facilitator, and grateful parent. Before joining CLC, she served as Executive Director of Arts Council of Tamworth for 10 years. She has an MA in Journalism and three and a half decades of experience teaching all ages in diverse settings. She is also a former yoga teacher and NH Master Gardener. Her connection to this region extends back many generations, and her interests include relearning reciprocity with the other-than-human world, growing and supporting diverse human communities through creative, expressive, and interactive activities, speculative fiction, native and abundant plant medicine, and art-making with repurposed textiles and other low-impact materials.
Anna Paddock, Outreach Coordinator
Anna moved to Tamworth in 2023 and quickly fell in love with the community and the abundant forests, tranquil lakes, and stunning mountains. Before joining CLC in 2025 as Outreach Coordinator, Anna worked with towns in the Greater Portland region of Maine, supporting the creation of climate action plans and other projects to build climate resilience. Anna graduated from the University of South Florida with a BA in Biochemistry and a minor in Environmental Science in 2021. Anna lives with her partner and cat, and enjoys playing guitar, knitting, and hiking in any season. She is also a member of the Tamworth Planning Board.
Galen Kilbride, Seasonal Land Steward
Born and raised in Deering, New Hampshire, Galen Kilbride has always been close to nature. By exploring the woods, small ponds and streams in his backyard, he formed a strong sense of connection with plants and animals early in life. It is in these wild places where he feels truly at home. Currently living in Antrim, NH where he built a timber-frame house from trees harvested on his property, he continues to appreciate the outdoors. Galen discovered an affinity for conservation easement monitoring in 2023 after working for the Harris Center in Hancock, NH. As a Seasonal Land Steward with CLC, he plans to continue exploring and enjoying the outdoors and expanding his knowledge of conservation work.
Troy Emerson, Lake Patrol
Troy has served as the CLC’s Lake Patrol Officer since 2013. Troy and his wife, Melissa, and children are life-long residents of Tamworth. Troy attended the Brett School in Tamworth and graduated from Kennett High School in North Conway. From Memorial Day weekend through mid-October, seven days a week and twice a day, Troy patrols the lakefront public access areas. Troy is responsible for trash pickup, ensuring that rules for these sites are followed by all, and answering questions. Troy reports that his most common question from members of the public is: “Will you take a photo of us?”
Sherry Birth, Bookkeeper
Sherry lives in Chocorua with her husband, Scott and their chocolate lab, Bailey. Sherry is the bookkeeper at Castle in the Clouds in Moultonborough., and has worked as an accountant at nonprofits for 30 years here in New Hampshire and in Arizona. Sherry graduated from Kennett High School in Conway and lived for many years over the hill in neighboring Silver Lake. After spending 11 years in Surprise, Arizona, Sherry returned in 2014, as New Hampshire will always be home. Loving the outdoors, she is a gardener and has been called a “plantaholic” by family members. Baking, reading and quilting are some of the other things she enjoys. Together, Sherry and Scott have three grown children and two grandchildren.
Banner: Chocorua on a perfect June day. Photo: Juno Lamb