Secretary
Melissa Paly '87 M.F.S. (2nd term ends 2018)
Portsmouth, NH
Melissa works with Conservation Law Foundation as Waterkeeper in the Seacoast region of Maine and New Hampshire, where she advocates for environmental programs and policies to improve the health of the Great Bay - Piscataqua Estuary. For more than 25 years she was a partner at CrossCurrent Communications, a communications strategy, marketing/PR, and media production company based in Portsmouth, NH, where she worked with government agencies, nonprofits, universities, museums, and businesses. She has worked extensively on issues related to water quality, energy, land conservation, planning and growth management, affordable housing, fisheries, and forestry.
Executive Committee