Tom Allen, President
Tom Allen grew up in Portland, is a graduate of Bowdoin College, attended Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship, and received his law degree from Harvard Law School. From 1997-2009 he represented Maine’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Before serving in Congress, Allen practiced law for 19 years with the Portland law firm of Drummond Woodsum. Later he was the president and CEO of the Association of American Publishers. He served two terms on the Portland City Council and a term as mayor. Tom resides in Portland.
Seth Sprague, 1st Vice President
Seth Sprague recently retired as the head of Black Point Corporation, the Sprague family office. During his 22-year presidency, he worked to conserve and maintain over 2,000 acres of largely undeveloped property in Cape Elizabeth and Scarborough. The Tree Growth Tax Law has been critical to the Sprague family’s efforts to continue the vision of Phineas W. Sprague, a Boston businessman, ardent outdoorsman, and conservation pioneer.
2nd Vice President
Jennifer Dann grew up in Aroostook County, earned a degree in Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York and a Master’s degree in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver. Jennifer spent 25 years in New Mexico primarily working for the civil engineering division at Kirtland Air Force Base on environmental compliance, community and land planning, and energy initiatives. She later worked for New Mexico State Forestry as the Urban and Community Forestry Manager. She and her husband, Chris Apblett, moved to Orono in 2020, and serves as a member of the Orono Tree Board, a board member for the Orono Land Trust, and the steward for the Piney Knoll Conservation Area.
Mark Doty, Treasurer
Mark Doty earned his BS degree in Forest Engineering from the University of Maine. His career started as a forester with Scott Paper and he retired in 2018 from Weyerhaeuser as Public Affairs Manager. He now works as a forester. He served as President of the Maine Forest Products Council, as well as Vice President of the New Hampshire Timber Owners Association and Vermont Woodlands Association. He has also served as a board member of the Vermont Forest Products Association, Maine SFI Implementation Committee, Cooperative Forestry Research Unit, and Sportsmen/Forest Landowner Alliance. He and his wife Lilly live in Madison.
Jeff Williams, Secretary
Jeff Williams grew up in Hollis where he started working on a wholesale produce farm which lead to a life-long interest in the outdoors. He earned his BS in forestry at the University of Maine and worked summers as an arborist for the City of Portland. After graduation Jeff started working with the late Everett Towle, Maine Woodland Owners past president. He is the owner and head forester of Maine Forest Management. He and his wife and daughter live in Limington.