Michael Damphousse - President
Mike is the founder and CEO of Category Design Advisors and a Limited Parter of Stage 2 Capital. Mike has served as a Director of Big Island Pond Corporation, a Director Green Leads, Chairman of Youth Tech Entrepreneurs and has served on several other boards of both business and non-profits. Mike brings a great deal of general management, marketing and business development expertise to the organization and is dedicated to setting the brand and future direction of Friends to be a long term foundation for Big Island Pond. He lives in Conley's Grove with his wife Linda and loves having his three daughters and grandkids, friends and family enjoy this wonderful lake. Mike has a BS in Computer Science from Merrimack College.
Ed Bureau - Vice President
After searching for a couple years, Ed and his wife Susan purchased a seasonal cottage in Conley's Grove, Atkinson in 2017. Proximity to their work locations in the Nashua area allows them to be nearly full time residents from May to October. In addition to the natural beauty and recreational opportunities found at Big Island Pond, they are enjoying the sense of community that lake life offers. Ed has experience of serving on Boards of Directors for homeowners associations where he has lived, and for youth sports leagues. As an avid catch and release fisherman, Ed is very interested in maintaining the water quality of Big Island Pond.
Jeff Crane - Treasurer
Jeff is a Senior Director and the Leader of the Global Product Group at Hollingsworth & Vose, a privately held company that is a leader in the production of materials for the filtration and energy storage industries. Jeff also supports multiple youth sports programs through coaching and marketing efforts. Jeff lives in King’s Grove with his wife Rebekah and their two sons Parker and Rhett. Jeff has a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University and an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
Barbara Cohoon - Secretary
Barbara's connection to Big Island Pond (BIP) began at three days old, brought home to Dixon's Grove, land her great-grandfather acquired in 1905. A fourth-generation lake lover, she and her husband, John, introduced to BIP in 1976, who also fell in love with the lake, and they purchased the Dixon’s camp in 2011. Their family, now including a sixth-generation, enjoys the lake completely. Barbara, a Registered Nurse with a Ph.D. in health policy, worked on Capitol Hill, advocating for military, veterans, reserve components, survivors and their families. She also held positions as a Presidential appointee for Defense Health Committees and in a Fortune 500 healthcare organization. Having served 11+ years as a BIPC Director, she now aims to contribute her passion and experience to FBIP as a board member.
Andrew Ralich - Director At Large
Andrew grew up in Southern NH and has served as an area director of BIPC and provided oversight on the Water Quality Committee, where he conducts VLAP testing on behalf of BIPC and NH DES. Andrew has participated in both the Water Quality Committee and Ecology Committee. Andrew’s background is in Computer Science, with a degree from WPI and is currently CEO at oneZero Financial Systems. In his free time, Andrew has been applying his love for NH lakes and engineering background to explore new means of data collection to help address the ongoing challenges faced by NH lakes. Andrew’s home on BIPC is in Dixon’s Grove, where he spends time with his two children regularly over the summer.
Mark Cleveland - Grants Director
Mark is a 4th generation lake resident at Flanders Point located at the southern tip of the big island. Most will recognize the camp by its distinctive green boathouse. Originally built as a fishing camp about 1917, Mark shares the camp with his three sisters. Mark earned a PhD in biological sciences from Columbia University and has worked in pharmaceutical development ever since. He currently works as a consultant for the pharmaceutical industry and serves on the board of several startups. Mark is a Director of the BIPC representing Area 16 (the big island) and recently completed work with others on the BIPC weed management task force. Mark’s favorite activities are fishing and rebuilding old cars.
Gail Robertson - Membership Director
Gail's roots run deep in the waters of Big Island Pond having both summered and lived here since she was six months old. Starting in Chase's Grove and then Dixon's Grove – in 1978 her family built their year round home in Lakewood estates where they have resided for 38 years. As the pond has always been at the center of her family's life, Gail has been a long time supporter of both FBIP and BIPC. Her hobbies include kayaking, swimming, boating, cross-country skiing, snow-shoeing and golfing. Now retired from being an office manager/ administrative assistant, Gail took the opportunity to become involved with Friends to increase membership and preserve this incredible resource for all future generations. Gail and her husband, Joe, live in Atkinson and own a cottage in Rockingham Shores. The Robertsons represent five generations of lake life with their sons and grandson living in Lakewood Estates.