Mary Jo is a graduate of the University of Delaware with a BA in Anthropology. She currently works as a vocational coordinator at the Lakeview Neurorehabilitation Center. Mary Jo is a member of the Advisory Board of Mountain Top Community Music Center and a fiddler with a local string band.

Rick’s first computer was a Vic20 which he plugged into his black and white television and used to program games of pong when he was 12. Since then he has used computers for many tasks ranging from scientific modeling, image analysis and statistical analysis to design and maintenance of websites to the integration of technology into middle school classrooms. Currently Rick teaches at Kennett Middle School and designs web sites for individuals and small businesses. Rick believes that everything you do with a computer must be intuitive. This belief guides his instruction as he helps newcomers and experienced computer users alike develop and expand their 21st century skil rick@shoresidedesigns.com

Lianne earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Teacher Education from New Hampshire College, and received a Master of Education degree from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Her business experience includes administrative, accounting, and graphic arts positions with the Conway Village Fire District, the Town of Conway, The Mountain Ear, The Extra Office, New England Inn, Baron Resource/Hospitality Corp., Kennett High School, and the Village District of Edelweiss.

In addition to her activities at the Adult Education program, she has taught business courses for Kennett High School and the College for Lifelong Learning.

Allen Brooks is presently retired, having taught English, French, and Spanish for forty years. He graduated from Fairfield University in 1964 and has lived in the Mount Washington Valley since 1973. His experience includes teaching English as a Foreign Language in France (1964-65); French at Syracuse University (1965-66); English as Foreign Language in Tunisia (Peace Corps Volunteer, 1966-1968); Language Coordinator for French and African Languages (Peace Corps training for West and Central Africa, 1968-78); French and Spanish (Kennett High School, 1985-88); and French (Gorham High School, Gorham, NH 1988-2000).

Janet Conner is a nationally known fiber artist who has exhibited her work throughout New England, and taught traditional rug making techniques at many venues in the USA, Canada and Bermuda. She earned her degree at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia, and has studied Art History, Anthropology and Developmental Psychology at the Graduate level. Following her 30 years as an elementary art teacher, she is the author of one of the most popular rug hooking educational websites: www.jconnerhookedrugs.com. A 2004 winner of the "200 Finest American Craftsmen" from Early American Life Magazine's jury of textile curators from Shelburne, Sturbridge, Winterthur and Williamsburg Museums, Janet continues to find her greatest joy in teaching.

Maryanne, prior to relocating to Conway, was a trainer with Sharper Training Solutions in New York, teaching the Microsoft Suite, Adobe and Digital Photography programs. Other areas of expertise are property management, training and development, communication skills, presentation skills, issue analysis and resolution and team building.

Betsy Gemmecke, MSW, is a “Too Young to Retire” certified facilitator and a certified Professional Life/Career Development Coach, who has over 30 years’ experience in counseling, education and career development for people of all ages. She initiated the Conway Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Granite State College. She is also current participant in the 2011 NH Senior Leadership Series sponsored by AARP.

Lynne Gilman moved to Mount Washington Valley area in 1990 after finishing her Bachelors Degree in accounting at UMass Boston. She is currently working on her MBA in Accounting. In addition to caring for her animals, she enjoys doing crafts of all kinds. To help you learn and complete your project, Lynne will draw upon decades of knitting experience, having been taught by her grandmother and mother beginning at age six.

Ed Good has been a woodturner for 11 years, having spent 37 years as a high school math teacher in Massachusetts (“and now finally USING my math.”) This will be his 5th year of participation in the Lovell Fair, where he will be selling his work and demonstrating his turning skills on his lathe. Ed is largely self taught but has been inspired by workshops with Beth Ireland and Will Hunt in Massachusetts, plus past membership in the Lexington, MA Arts and Crafts Society, the Central New England Woodturners, the American Association of Woodturners (AAW), and the Mount Washington Valley Woodturners (MWVW, founder and currently President). Inspiration and direction have also been gained by attendance for 9 consecutive years at the annual Utah Woodturning Symposium, the Yankee Woodturning Symposium, and the occasional AAW symposium. In the recent past, his work has sold in the League store in North Conway, the State of the Art Gallery in Jackson, NH, and the gallery of the Lexington, MA Arts and Crafts Society. Native New Hampshire and Maine hard woods are his favorite raw materials (cherry burl, birdseye and “tiger” maple, oak, ash), in addition to a few favorite imported woods. The native black cherry burl in particular forms the source of his signature pieces, namely closed hollow forms which present the burl wood in all its natural beauty, as well as requiring very advanced turning skills and meticulous finishing techniques. When not turning, Ed shares his woodturning knowledge by volunteering in the wood working courses at Kennett High School, and by teaching Beginner and Intermediate Woodturning courses in the Adult Education Program at KHS.

Having worked in the digital, graphics and web world for the past 15 years, Dan Houde has offered Adobe Photoshop courses for 10+ years. Currently working as Director of Marketing at King Pine and Purity Spring Resort in East Madison, NH, Dan organizes and develops all photoshoots at King Pine, Purity Spring, Danforth Bay Camping & RV Resort and The Bluffs RV Resort. Dan was prior owner of Creativedge Design in North Conway, worked as Art Director at Attitash in Bartlett, and many years ago as a digital color manager at Strato Grafix in Burlington, MA. He currently resides in North Conway, NH with his family.

Jean Lee has a Masters in Health Education from the University of Utah and is a AFAA Certified Personal Trainer. She has taught fitness for ten years as a spinning, group fitness and yoga instructor, and as a personal trainer. She has a Naturopathy Degree from Clayton College of Natural Health. She is the owner of The Yoga Shack in Kearsarge, NH. www.theyogashacknh.com

Deborah Lemire graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French from the University of New Hampshire in 2008. She also studied French literature and translation at the Université de Bourgogne in Dijon, France in 2007. After receiving her degree she worked as an English assistant for the Ministère d'éducation in France. During this time she lived in Strasbourg and worked in a French high school, instructing English. This year abroad further instilled her appreciation and knowledge of the French language and culture. She is enthusiastic about the language and hopes to encourage newcomers as they begin their journey learning a foreign language!

Larry Logemann is a graduate of DeVry Technical Institute in Chicago,Illinois, and is a man of many talents. For over 40 years he has experience in broadcasting, electrical engineering and upper management in radio and television. He now has a thriving on-line business manufacturing beautiful and functional wood home gifts and accessories. Larry has created and taught electronics/electricity courses at the high school, college and adult education levels and now enjoys teaching basic electricity through the Mt. Washington Valley Career and Technical Adult Education Program at Kennett, and teaches woodworking at Camp Kabeyun during the summer months. Over the years Larry has seen an increasing need for people to have a practical understanding of household electrical systems from telephones to stereos to installing electrical circuits in the home. This course will help you become familiar with howyour home electrical systems and appliances work and give you the confidence to do many repairs and changes yourself.

John has owned and operated the Computer Tutors for 20 years, and has operated Norris Cleaning Service for more than 20 years. Prior to that he was a boat yard worker in Wisconsin. John is experienced in the computer training industry. He often times helps users to reorganize their hard drives, performs data recovery, consults, repairs and upgrades hardware and troubleshoots and installs computer systems.

Julie Paris has been scrapbooking her photographs for nearly 10 years. She sold Stampin’ Up! Products for about 6 years and has attended numerous workshops and scrapping weekends. Julie loves preserving her memories in this format as it allows her to personalize pages to give a true feeling for the experience that the photographs on the page are showing. Julie also enjoys making cards to send to friends as well as making scrapbook pages for them or mini scrapbooks for special occasions.

Bob Schrader teaches Business, Business Law, and Accounting at the MWV Career & Technical Center, is a business owner and attorney that uses Social Media extensively. Bob has over 350 connections (linking him to over 5 million professionals) on LinkedIn, 2400+ followers on Twitter, and maintains personal, professional and company Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and web pages for his own and client businesses and non-profits.

Perry Smith is retired, lives in Moultonboro, and has a wide range of interests and activities. Prior to retirement he spent a career of more than 30 years in banking and computers. He has taught systems analysis, systems design and programming at the corporate level.

Amy earned her Bachelor’s degree in Behavior Science from Granite State College; she is presently working on her Special Education Certification through GSC. She is an Educational Paraprofessional working in Kennett High School’s Academic Support Program, assisting 10, 11, 12th, grade students with their school work and executive functioning skills (study skills needed to be successful in school, work, and social life) and has been doing this for 9 years. She has recently developed and is now implementing a Study Skills curriculum at Kennett High. Amy was an adult learner at GSC and knows how challenging it can be to reenter school life after having been away from an educational setting for more than a few years as well as raising a family and holding down a job (or two).

Simon Thomas leads Cormack Construction's new division, The Wood Works, their custom woodworking and cabinet shop. Simon joined Cormack in 2001, relocating here from England. He has twenty years experience in the woodworking industry, starting as an apprentice in 1983. He has won acclaim for his woodcarving, custom furniture and casework from various organizations and appeared in woodworking publications. Previously his work has taken him to such countries as the USA, France, Holland, Switzerland and Ireland. Simon was involved in the expansion and modernization of our cabinet shop and became shop supervisor. He made improvements to maximize efficiency and gain more versatility, including a spray booth to do top quality inhouse finishing. Simon has been trained in First Aid since 1997 and is also the company safety advisor. He continues education relevant to safety, cabinet making and finishing.