Tom Eagan
- Chapter Position: Eastern Regional Representative AMC, Past Treasurer, Chapter Past Chair
- Residence: North Kingstown
- Occupation: Law Firm Administrator
- In my spare time: Play golf and bike in the spring/summer/fall, in winter, ski and enjoy mountaineering.
- Favorite places: Northern White Mountains, Myrtle Beach.
- Favorite piece of gear: Micro Spikes, 9 iron.
- Favorite trail: East Pond Trail, NH - a very nice walk in the woods.
- Favorite quote: "Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered with defeat, than to take rank with those poor spirits; that neither enjoy much or suffer much because they live in the twilight that knows not victory or defeat" - Teddy Roosevelt.
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Mike Krabach
- Chapter Positions: Sea Kayaking subchair, Communications Chair and Webmaster, past Bicycle co-subchair
- Residence: Cumberland
- Occupation: Retired Engineer
- Native of: Michigan
- Best recent book read is: Captured by the Indians, Firsthand Accounts, 1750-1870 ed by F. Drimmer
- Favorite music: Classical piano, Favorite artist Valentina Lisitsa
- Your nickname or trail name: None that I have been told about.
- Favorite accomplishment: 18,000 miles of bicycle touring.
- Favorite gear: Camera
- Favorite trail: Pacific Coast Bicycle Trail
- Favorite camping area: Above 11,000 ft in the High Sierra.
- Websites: www.krabach.info, www.kayakaccessri.info
- Favorite quote: "Death is never knowing you existed." - original
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Brian Phillips
- Chapter Position: past Co-Subchair of Technical Climbing.
- Residence: North Kingstown.
- Occupation: Climbing bum (former computer geek)
- In my spare time I: Climb, climb, climb.
- Best recent book read is: "Beckoning Silence" by Joe Simpson
- Favorite route is: Moby Grape, Cannon Cliff
- Favorite quote: "Climbers only have two kinds of friends, other climbers and paramedics."
- Favorite place:: Bugaboo Provincial Park, BC
- Website is: www.climbri.com
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Mike Martin
- Chapter Position: Local and Northern hike leader
- Residence: Riverside
- Occupation: Emergency Medical Technician
- Native of: New York
- In my spare time: When not hiking, Sea Kayaking the Maine coast
- Places hiked: Wales (Mt Snowdan), Peru (Maccu Piccu), Colorado (West Maroon Trail), and the White Mountains
- Favorite person: Teddy Roosevelt
- Favorite quote: "I'd rather be upside down in my kayak than right side up at my desk."
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Al DiOrio
- Chapter Position: lead Local hikes
- Residence: Hopkinton
- Occupation: Surveyor
- Little known fact about you: I'm a bit restless when I'm not in a favorite place.
- Favorite place is: Whenever I'm not sure I can hold it together enough to take the next step...
- Things you admire: A cool head in the face of adversity
- Favorite quote: "The zebra wakes every morning and knows he must out run the fastest lion. The lion wakes every morning and knows he must out run the slowest zebra. Anyway you look at it... whether you're a zebra or a lion, when you get up in the morning, you better be ready to run."
- Website is: www.awdrls.com
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Mark Dennen
- Chapter Position: Previous Communications Chair
- Residence: Lincoln
- Occupation: Environmental Geologist
- Favorite activity: Solo Cross Country Biking.
- Past Bike Tours: Canada, England, France, Spain, Andorra, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Leichtenstein, Czech Republic.
- In my spare time I: Teach and study martial arts, raise 2 girls, practice zen, teach sunday school and ride my bike.
- Things you may not know about me: I met my wife as a stunt performer in a theatre group.
- Languages you speak: Spanish, Mandarin and occassionally a bit of English
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Paul Wynn
- Chapter Position: Lead Local Hikes in the East Bay Area.
- Residence: Portsmouth
- Occupation: Engineer
- I am a native of: Pensylvania
- I have these pets: A Golden Retriever that tries to convince you that he doesn't get ANY attention at home.
- Favorite place is: Anywhere in NH above 2500 feet
- Languages you speak: American Sign Language
- Favorite quote: "There is one in every crowd, and I am usually it"
- Favorite gear: My water bottle and pocket survival kit. Anything else just makes it easier.
- Favorite trail: Shhhhsh, it's a secret. I don't want everyone to know it, then it wouldn't be my favorite anymore. (But if you ask nicely, I'll share.)
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Chris Shafer
- Chapter Position:Activities Chair. Lead Trails projects, Skiing, Hiking, and Flatwater paddling activities.
- Residence: Wakefield
- Occupation: environmental scientist
- I am a native of: Binghamton, New York
- Favorite avocation: I especially enjoy doing and organizing/supervising trail maintenance projects.
- In my spare time I: Enjoy working on puzzles (crossword, Soduku, jumble, etc.
- I have these pets: one very friendly mutt- Sassi
- I have this many siblings: one sister.
- Favorite music: I enjoy hearing symphonies perform classical music.
- Things you admire: Dependable/organized volunteers and friends.
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Denise Poyer
- Chapter Position: Northern Hikes, Flat water paddles, Conservation programs, Family programs, Local Leadership Training, Mountain Leadership School
- Residence: Richmond
- Occupation: Program Director for a Watershed Association
- Favorite place is: Upper Wood River in Arcadia Mgmt Area
- My mentor: My husband, Ed
- Favorite gear: Icebreaker wool shirt
- Favorite trail: John Muir Trail, CA
- Favorite camping food: Chicken and stuffing
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Robin Kuznitz
- Chapter Position: Previous Membership Chair
- Residence: Newport
- Occupation: Office Manager
- I am a native of: New York
- In my spare time I: Bike, hike and sail
- Favorite place is: In the middle of the woods, anywhere in the world
- My hero: My mother, Kathy and Martin Luther King, Jr.
- My mentor: My husband, Marvin
- Things you admire: Kindness, compassion, acceptance and tolerance
- Favorite quote: "Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty."—Albert Einstein
- Favorite gear: My well worn and broken in hikng boots
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Herrick Spencer
- Chapter Position: hikes leader; past subchair local hikes
- Residence: Pawtucket
- Occupation: Retired
- Chapter activities: Biking, hiking and kayaking.
- Favorite avocation: Communicating with, spending time with people.
- Favorite place is: Manhattan Beach, California
- Best recent book read is: "Infidel" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Favorite music or musician: Country/Western
- Things you admire: The character trait - consideration for others.
- Favorite quote: "Life is like a ten speed bicycle, most of us have gears we never use." - Charles M Schulz
- Favorite trail food: peanut butter and jam sandwich
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Margie Parsons
- Chapter Position: hikes leader
- Residence: Barrington
- Occupation: social worker
- Favorite avocation: Visiting National Parks.
- Favorite place is: In my kayak at sunrise.
- Recent good read: "The Last Season" by Eric Blehn
- Things you admire: Exhuberance and patience.
- Favorite trail: Usually the one I just finished.
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Bonnie England
- Chapter Position: Past Chapter Chair, Local Hikes Leader, Member Trails Committee
- Residence: Wakefield
- Occupation: Owner, Dog Hiking Business
- In my spare time I: Hike, Kayak, Garden, Quilt, volunteer at Waterfire.
- Favorite places are: Lakes District, England, and Abaco, Bahamas
- Best recent book read is: "Notes from a Small Island" by Bill Bryson
- Proudest Accomplishment: Completed Avon Marathon and a Half Walk for Breast Cancer 2009.
- Favorite trail: Rhode Island's North South Trail
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Mary Alice Smith
- Chapter Position: Local Hike leader
- Residence: Newport
- Occupation: Mostly retired fundraiser for non-profits, now yoga teacher.
- In my spare time I: love to watch birds, walk in the surf, explore new scenic outdoor places, do Sun salutations.
- Favorite place is: Hanging Rock
- My hero: Rachel Carson
- My mentor: Bob Cilette
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Scott Disnard
- Chapter Position: Young Members Chair, Local Hikes Leader, newly qualified Biking Leader and Northern Hikes leader.
- Residence: Pascoag
- Occupation: Data Analyst
- Little known fact about you: I completed the 67 4000 ft+ peaks in New
England in 17 months.
- Best recent book read is: Following Atticus
- Your nickname or trail name: Sdizzy
- Favorite camping area: Baxter State Park
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Judy Van Wyk
- Chapter Position: Lead hikes w/dogs (and people)
- Residence: South Kingstown
- Occupation: Professor of Criminology & Sociology
- Favorite place is: the beach at dusk
- Best recent book read is: The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.
- Things you admire: perseverance in the face of adversity, sacrifice for others, and the ability to laugh at yourself.
- Favorite quote: "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" - Gandhi
- Favorite gear: all that keeps me warm.
- Favorite trail: the one I’m on.
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Tom Freeman
- Chapter Position: Local Hikes leader
- Residence: Newport
- Occupation: Engineer
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Bob Tessitore
- Chapter Position: Chair, past Vice-Chair
- Favorite avocation: Driving around the country in my old motorcoach, visiting friends and the National Parks.
- In my spare time I: mentor my children, care for my grandchildren, tend my gardens and small orchard... and I\'m forever fixin\' that damned bus!
- Favorite place is: anywhere with my family and friends.
- Best recent book read is: Poetry of Charles Bukowski.
- Favorite music or musician: Mozart, Flim & The BB\'s, Donna The Buffalo, Charles Mingus, Jeff Ball, Pink Floyd, Django Reinhardt, Joey Fehrenbach, Bliss, Blank & Jones, RIZZZ, Doo Wop, and Abigail Tessitore with the EPHS Marching Band. Music is essential.
- My hero: Arland D. Williams, Jr. "So the man in the water had his own natural powers. He could not make ice storms, or freeze the water until it froze the blood. But he could hand life over to a stranger, and that is a power of nature too. The man in the water pitted himself against an implacable, impersonal enemy; he fought it with charity; and he held it to a standoff. He was the best we can do." —R. Rosenblatt, TIME Magazine
- My mentor: My dad, 'Duke'.
- Things you admire: The Golden Rule. Always.
- Favorite quote: "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain
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Maria Earley
- Chapter Position: Hiker and Trails Leader
- Residence: Wakefield
- Occupation: Retired
- I am a native of: Portugal
- Favorite avocation: work outdoors
- In my spare time I: like to read
- I have this many siblings: 2 (a brother and sister)
- Favorite place is: Watching the sun setting over Worden's pond from my living room.
- Favorite music or musician: Classical
- My hero: my daughter
- Things you admire: honesty, discipline, determination
- Languages you speak:(other than English) Portuguese
- Favorite quote: "If it doesn't kill you, will make you stronger."
- Favorite gear: good pair of boots
- Favorite trail: Hiking in the West Coast
- Favorite camping area: Yosemite National Park
- Favorite camping food: All the food that I make.
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Debbie Mitchell
- Chapter Position: past Chapter Chair
- Residence: Cumberland
- Occupation: Accountant
- I am a native of: RI
- In my spare time I: garden.
- I have these pets: Dog, chickens, chinchilla.
- Favorite place is: the woods.
- Favorite music or musician: Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Guy Penrod
- Favorite gear: My first backpack which I still have after 40 years.
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Tammy Daugherty
- Chapter Position: Co-Leader Northern Hikes
- Residence: New London
- Occupation: City of NL Director of Development & Planning
- I am a native of: New Hampshire
- Favorite avocation: Hiking 4,000 footers
- In my spare time I: Bag Peaks
- Favorite places are: New London, CT and the White Mountains
- Best recent book read is: Barefoot Sisters
- My hero: Eleanor Roosevelt
- Your nickname or trail name: Turtle (given to me by my daughter)
- Favorite quote: "You must do the things you think you cannot do." Eleanor Roosevelt
- More? My daughter, Emma has just turned 11 and has hiked 11 of NH's 48 over 4,000 feet (five of them in winter). She is very cool.
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Karen Paley
- Chapter Position: Local hike leader
- Residence: East Greenwich/ Potwomet
- Occupation: Financial advisor with John Hancock.
- I am a native of: Brookline, MA
- In my spare time I: hike, make socially responsible investments, write creative nonfiction.
- Best recent book read is: A Woman of Substance
- Things you admire: persistence, kindness, healthy boundaries, 12-step recovery from addictions.
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Sid Wax
- Chapter Position: Local Hike and Bike Leader
- Residence: Newport
- Occupation: Retired torpedo designer
- I am a native of: Newton, MA
- Favorite avocation: Sailing, skiing
- In my spare time I: Play with my computer, hike, bike, sail, ski, go to the beach, or just sit around. I\'m retired!
- Favorite place is: Wherever I am.
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Nancy Baker
- Chapter Position: Local Bike Leader
- Residence: Warwick
- Occupation: former Brown University, Staff
- In my spare time I: Bike, garden, read, hike, bike some more
- Favorite place is: My back yard
- Best recent book read is: Crow Fair
- Favorite music or musician: Roomful a Blues!
- My hero: The woman who wrote "Wild"!
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Rebecca Swagger
- Chapter Position: Local and Northern hikes leader
- Residence: Providence
- Occupation: Student, intern counselor, researcher
- I am a native of: Rhode Island
- Favorite place is: Devil's Backbone Open Space, Colorado
- Best recent book read is: The Thrive Diet
- Favorite music or musician: Live music, heavy rock and jazz
- Things you admire: Patience
- Favorite trail: Webster Cliff Trail to Mizpah Spring hut
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Elise Hedglen
- Chapter Position: Northern Hikes Leader
- Residence: Wakefield
- Occupation: USAFR (Retired)
- I am a native of: Warwick
- Favorite avocation: Running
- In my spare time I: Run, bike, hike, swim, practice yoga
- I have these pets: Cat
- I have this many siblings: 5
- Little known fact about you: Played Women's Professional Football
- Favorite place is: The Beach
- Best recent book read is: Mayflower
- Favorite music or musician: Bruce Springsteen
- Favorite trail: Kalalau Trail, Kauai
- Favorite camping area: Kalalau Beach, Kauai
- Favorite camping food: Couscous
- Also of interest: Completed 13 marathons, including Boston and NYC
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