Thomas A. Howard, Broker
NH Conservation Real Estate

GENERAL EDUCATION

1979	University of Maine at Orono; BS with high distinction, Recreation and Parks Management

REAL ESTATE EDUCATION

1997	Real Estate Training Institute; Certified Buyer Representative (CBR)
1996	University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension; Granite State Woodlot and Wildlife Management Course
1992	Tri-State Realtors Institute; Graduate Realtors Institute (GRI)
1988	Plymouth State College; Real Estate Entrepreneurship
1987	Institute for Practicing Real Estate; Fundamentals of Real Estate

EMPLOYMENT

1987 - present	Real Estate Broker, licensed and active in the State of New Hampshire
1998 - 2003	Land Protection Specialist, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, Concord, NH
1996 - 1998	Conservation Manager, Lakes Region Conservation Trust, Meredith, NH
1980 - 1987	Director of Parks and Recreation, Town of Meredith, NH

ORGANIZATIONS

New Hampshire Association of REALTORS: Public Policy Committee 1992-present, vice-chairman 2000-2001, 2004-2006; Board of Directors 1997-1999

Lakes Region Board of REALTORS: Board of Directors 1993-2000; President 1999; Realtor of the Year, 1997; Legislative Committee 1992-2000, 2004-present, chairman 1995-1999; Professional Standards Committee, 1995-1997, 2006-present

Lakes Region Conservation Trust: Board of Trustees, 1993-1996; Lands Committee, 1992-1996

SEMINARS INSTRUCTED

“Tools for Real Estate Professionals: What You Should Know about Land Conservation Transactions and Conservation Planning”; March 30, 2005; Seacoast Land Trust, New Hampshire Estuaries Project, Center for Land Conservation Assistance; Greenland, NH; April 19, 2006; Harris Center for Conservation Education, Monadnock Conservancy, and NH Dept, of Environmental Services; Hancock, NH.

“Open Space & Land Protection”; September 14, 2002; ANEI Selectperson Institute; Plymouth, NH

“Conservation Easements – What a Broker Needs to Know”, October 3, 2000; NH Association of REALTORS 2000 Fall Convention; Dixville Notch, NH; approved for continuing education credit by NH Real Estate Commission

“Protecting Family Lands: Land, Estate Taxes, and the Next Generation”; February 9, 2000; Belknap County Cooperative Extension; Laconia, NH

“Voluntary Land Protection”; September 18, 1999; NH Coverts Project, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Service; Strafford, NH

“Conservation Easement Monitoring Workshop”; May, 1998; Lakes Region Conservation Trust; Moultonborough, NH

SEMINARS AS PLANNING PARTICIPANT

“Forests, Foresters, and Forestry”, Belknap and Carroll County Extension Services, approved for continuing education credit by NH Real Estate Commission

“Promoting Healthy Waterfront Property: A Seminar for Real Estate Agents”; Lakes Region Board of REALTORS, NH Department of Environmental Services, NH Lakes Association; approved for continuing education credit by NH Real Estate Commission

COMMUNITY

Boy Scouts: Adult Leader, 1997-present, 1976-1977; Eagle Scout, 1972.

State of New Hampshire: Commission to Review the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act, 2005-2006; New Hampshire Lakes Management Advisory Committee, NH Department of Environmental Services: 1993-2002

Town of Moultonborough, NH: Recreation Department Strategic Planning Committee, 2000-present; Youth League Sports Coach, 1996-2002

Town of Meredith, NH: Community Center Study Committee, 1992-1994; Housing Task Force, 1990-1991; Master Plan Committee, Open Space and Recreation Sub-committee, 1982.

Inter-Lakes School District: Athletic Coach, 1980-82, 1984-1988, 1990-1996.

Moultonborough Academy: Athletic Coach, 2003-present.

Meredith Youth Sports, Inc.: Youth Sports Coach, 1980-1981, 1984-1992.