The Monadnock Conservancy, a land trust for southwestern New Hampshire, is pleased to announced the addition of Dennis Calcutt of Francestown and Doug Sutherland of Hancock to its board of trustees.
Calcutt is the director of Connected Families NH and the Monadnock Expansion grant, which are under the governance of Cheshire County. He has more than 30 years of experience focused on children and families, with a particular interest in building community around youth mental health.
Calcutt has also served as the chair of the Francestown Land Trust. He holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree from St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa. He also has a core certificate from the Institute for Nonprofit Leadership and Management at Boston University’s School of Management. Additionally, he is a New Hampshire Listens Fellow in the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. He lives in Francestown with his wife and their three daughters.
Sutherland is a summer camp professional in the Monadnock Region. He has been the camp director of Adventure Camp at Sargent Center in Hancock, camp director at Camp Starfish in Rindge, camp director at the Barbara C. Harris Camp in Greenfield and the executive director of Brantwood Camp in Greenfield. He enjoys fall weather, woodworking, the outdoors and working with children and adults in the outdoors.
He is a diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging facilitator and is a part of the Hancock Community Conversation on Race group. Sutherland is a graduate of Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Ill. Originally from St. Louis, he moved to the area in 1999. He, his wife, and their daughter live in Hancock.
The Monadnock Conservancy, founded in 1989, is the only land trust dedicated exclusively to 39 towns in the Monadnock region of southwestern New Hampshire. Its mission is to work with communities and landowners to conserve the natural resources, wild and working lands, rural character and scenic beauty of the region.
Based in Keene, the conservancy is an accredited organization that has protected nearly 22,000 acres of forest, farmland, shoreline, wetlands, wildlife habitat and recreation trails in the region. For information or to sign up for the monthly e-newsletter, visit monadnockconservancy.org or call 603-357-0600.