JOAN CRANE BARTHOLD, MD, CHAIR
After growing up and attending public schools in Plymouth, NH, Joan moved to the Upper Valley in 1975 to attend Dartmouth College and has been here ever since, other than a stint in Burlington, VT for her residency. She feels fortunate to have served the women and families of the Upper Valley as an Obstetrician-Gynecologist at DHMC for 30 years until her retirement in the summer of 2019. Her husband’s consulting engineering business is based in Lyme, and their two children attended the Lyme schools.
EMILY BLANCHARD
Emily lives on Flint Hill with her husband, Eric, and their two daughters. Emily and Eric both have deep local roots having grown up in Orford and Lyme, and graduated from nearby high schools.
Emily is an economics professor at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, where she explores international economic policy and shares her passion for the global economy with her students. She recently completed a public service leave as the Chief Economist for the U.S. Department of State. When she’s not teaching or researching, Emily enjoys cooking, gardening, foraging, and exploring the woods of East Lyme in flip-flops, running shoes, or skis, depending on the season.
MANT COPELAND, TREASURER
Mant Copeland and his wife, Nancy, have lived in Lyme since he graduated from Tuck in 1987. Until recently Mant served as CFO for WICOR Americas Inc., a subsidiary of WICOR AG of Switzerland. Their two children grew up in Lyme and attended the Lyme School. Mant served three terms on the Budget Committee and was an original member of the Lyme Recycling Committee, which started recycling on a voluntary basis and applied for the Foundation’s very first grant. He coached in the Ford Sayre ski program, and Lyme baseball and soccer for 10 years. Mant was also on the Lyme School Board, and treasurer of Friends of Hanover Lacrosse for several years.
DARIA KILLEBREW, SECRETARY
Daria received a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University. She is a Consultant for Analysis Group, an economic consulting firm with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. After spending almost 20 years in suburban Washington, DC, Daria returned to the Upper Valley in 2018. She and her husband Paul (Lyme '91, Hanover '95, Dartmouth '99) live in Lyme with their two children. Daria enjoys spending time outside, whether volunteering with the ski program, enjoying a hike, or working in her yard.
MARGARET WATERS CALDWELL
Margaret moved to Lyme Center in 1988. Shortly thereafter Margaret began a long career teaching Social Studies at Hanover High School. Together with her husband Tim, Margaret raised 3 children in Lyme, all of whom thrived in daycare with the famous Susie Whitcomb, attended Lyme Elementary school, and graduated from Hanover High School. Newly retired, Margaret is now active on several boards in Lyme including the Historians, CCL, Friends of Reservoir Pond, and the Lyme Foundation. An Upper Valley native, Margaret grew up in Hanover, went to Harvard-Radcliffe, and has Masters degrees from Tufts University and the University of Grenoble, France. An avid skier and hiker, you will most likely cross paths with Margaret out on one of the many trails in Lyme.
JOHN CAMPBELL
John is the Class of 1925 Professor in the Department of Sociology at Dartmouth College, which he chaired for ten years. He has also held faculty positions at the Copenhagen Business School, Harvard University, and the University of Wisconsin. He teaches and writes about politics and economics in the United States and other advanced capitalist countries. He has lived in Lyme since 1997 with his wife Kathy Sherrieb.
SARAH MASON ECK
Sarah grew up in Lyme, graduated from the Lyme School ('95), Hanover High School ('99), and after attending college in Maine, returned to Dartmouth for a graduate program in molecular and cellular biology. After moving away for eleven years, Sarah returned to Lyme in 2020 with her husband, Jonathan, and their two children, Hannah and Mason. She and her family enjoy the many recreational offerings of Lyme, including hiking, biking, and skiing. Sarah has a deep-rooted love for Lyme and is excited to serve on the Lyme Foundation.
JAMES GRAHAM
James is a Technology Manager at Dartmouth College and has a freelance business doing IT support and website development. He is also a songwriter/musician performing around the Upper Valley. He has served on the Lyme Conservation Commission, and helped organize the Lyme 250th Celebration. He also helped organize the Lyme Independence Day Celebration from 2015 to 2017 and is a regular member of Those Guys. James and his family moved to Lyme in 2004.
MATTHEW GREENWAY
Matthew Greenway is an artist, family man, nurse, musician, chess enthusiast and, more recently, a stone wall builder. He holds an MFA in Fine Art from New York Academy of Art and a BSN from Thomas Jefferson University. Matthew and his family landed in Lyme in 2013 by way of the Philadelphia area. Currently, he is serving as a nurse at Bayada Hospice and Lyme School. His recent interest in stone wall rehabilitation has him out and about town rebuilding neighbors’ fallen walls, in the dry stone style. When not working, he is swept away with managing his household and caring for his three sons. In his free time, he enjoys painting in his studio, showing artwork, and playing music with friends. He has led a chess club in town and looks forward to restarting it again one day soon.
DEB KILHAM
Deb is a Principal at the firm of Tyler, Simms & St. Sauveur, CPAs. She is responsible for the Employee Benefit Services practice helping clients establish and administer 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plans. Deb and her husband, Ben, live in Lyme on their tree farm with their dog, Buddy. In addition to producing maple syrup on their tree farm, Deb helps Ben and his sister Phoebe raise and rehabilitate orphaned black bear cubs to be released back to the wild. Since 1993, they have released over 285 bears back to the wild. In 2018, they established the Kilham Bear Center.
ALICIA WILLETTE
Alicia Willette lives in downtown Lyme with her husband Jim and two sons. She moved to the Upper Valley from Minnesota over ten years ago. Alicia's dental office is located in East Thetford, VT. While living in Etna, she drove through Lyme on her way to work for five years, admiring the activities in the Lyme community, before making the move into town. Alicia spends most of her free time with her family who join in her hobbies of traveling and enjoying seasonal sports.