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Thomas A. Howard, GRI, CBR, ALC
Principal Broker
NH Conservation Real Estate

GOAL

Utilize my professionalism, experience and knowledge to assist clients with a wide variety of conservation-related real estate transactions; and to leave beautiful places in my wake.

EDUCATION

Academia:

University of Maine, BS with high distinction, Recreation & Parks Management, 1979: coursework in geology, legal regulation of the environment, biology, wildlife management, forest recreation management, soil science, land resource economics, recreation and park management, ecology, park planning/design.
Plymouth State College: real estate entrepreneurship
NH Vocational Technical College: surveying, small business management, solar energy
Realtor Land Institute: recreational land, real estate mapping, tax deferred 1031 exchanges, timberland, agricultural land, land investment analysis, marketing

Real Estate:

REALTOR Land Institute, Accredited Land Consultant (ALC), 2015
Real Estate Training Institute; Certified Buyer Representative (CBR), 1997
Tri-State Realtors Institute; Graduate Realtors Institute (GRI), 1992
Institute for Practicing Real Estate; Fundamentals of Real Estate, 1987
35 years of real estate brokerage

Conservation:

UNH Cooperative Extension; Agriculture and Natural Resource Business Institute, 2016
UNH Cooperative Extension; Granite State Woodlot and Wildlife Management Course, 1996
Six years work on staff of major conservation organizations, teaming with and learning from conservation professionals in land protection, stewardship, landscape scale planning, conservation master planning.
Long-time sponsor of Saving Special Places statewide conservation conference

EMPLOYMENT

Real Estate Broker - Licensed and active in the State of New Hampshire, 1987-present; experience with residential, second home, commercial and land markets; focus on conservation land since 2004. Services offered include marketing and sales, buyer representation and consultation. Clients include private landowners, conservation organizations (SPNHF, NEFF, LRCT), municipal/county governments.

Land Protection Specialist - Society for the Protection of NH Forests, Concord, NH, 1998-2003. Met with private landowners, assessed goals and resource characteristics, designed projects; completed conservation easement and land gift acquisition transactions in entirety; promoted land protection through educational activities including workshops, field trips; assisted development of land acquisition criteria and land stewardship standards; reviewed potential land protection projects with staff, Lands Committee and Board; drafted legal documents and refined with legal counsel; provided technical land protection assistance to landowners, conservation commissions, natural resource professionals, attorneys, real estate brokers; collaborated with other departments on joint projects.

Conservation Manager - Lakes Region Conservation Trust, Meredith, NH, 1996-98. Evaluated and designed land protection opportunities; completed transactions including conservation easements and fee acquisitions; compiled baseline documentation for real estate interests owned; oversaw conservation easement monitoring and land stewardship programs; developed property management plans.

Director of Parks, Recreation & Facilities - Town of Meredith, NH, 1980-87. Managed a municipal department; prepared and managed an operating budget in excess of $300,000; hired, trained and supervised a seasonal staff of 15; developed, implemented year-round recreational programs for all community populations; oversaw municipal contracts for variety of park, buildings and grounds functions; responsible for park planning, design, maintenance and capital projects; managed recreational facilities; public relations; advised Town Manager on issues of department policy.

ORGANIZATIONS

REALTOR Land Institute, National Association of REALTORS

Member 2012-present
Accredited Land Consultant - 2015
Education Committee - 2016-17

New Hampshire Association of REALTORS

Public Policy Committee 1992-2021
Board of Directors 1997-99

Lakes Region Board of REALTORS

Professional Standards Committee 1995-97, 2006-13, 2019-present
Legislative Committee 1992-2000, 2004-06, 2010-12; 2019-20; chairman 1995-99, 2019-20
Board of Directors 1993-2000; President 1999; Treasurer 1997
Realtor of the Year 1997
Community Service Committee 1995-97

Lakes Region Conservation Trust:

Board of Trustees 1993-96, Secretary 1993-94
Lands Committee 1992-96
Red Hill Task Force 1994-97

COMMUNITY

Boy Scouts:

Moultonborough, NH: Adult Leader, 1997-2008; Troop Committee, 2002-present.
Worcester, MA: Scouting for the Handicapped, Adult Leader, 1975-77.
Orrington, ME: Eagle Scout, 1972; Brotherhood Member, Order of the Arrow

State of New Hampshire:

Commission to Review the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act, 2005-06.
Lakes Management Advisory Committee, Dept. of Environmental Services, 1993-2002.

Town of Moultonborough, NH:

Capital Improvements Program Committee, 2016-2022, chair 2019-22
Planning Board, 2011-2014, chair 2012-14
Recreation Strategic Planning Team, 2004-08

Youth and Inter-Scholastic Sports: Meredith and Moultonborough; league administrator, coach, referee; 1980-2010

PRESENTATIONS: SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS

“Conservation Easement Basics for Realtors”: UNH Cooperative Extension, multiple presentations 2015-17; statewide*

“Creative Real Estate Transactions for Conservation”: November 2011: NH Association of Conservation Commissions Annual Meeting; Concord, NH

“Tools for Real Estate Professionals: What You Should Know about Land Conservation Transactions and Conservation Planning”: September 2008; Amherst Land Trust and Center for Land Conservation Assistance; Amherst, NH. // April 2006; Harris Center for Conservation Education, Monadnock Conservancy and NH Dept. of Environmental Services; Hancock, NH. // March 2005; Seacoast Land Trust, Center for Land Conservation Assistance and NH Estuaries Project; Greenland, NH *

“Open Space & Land Protection”: September 2002, Antioch New England Institute, Selectperson Institute; Plymouth, NH

“Land Protection for Multiple Uses”: July, 2002, Belknap County Conservation District Annual Meeting; Gilmanton, NH

“Conservation Easements – What a Broker Needs to Know”: October 2000, NH Association of REALTORS Annual Convention; Dixville Notch, NH *

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

“Voluntary Land Protection”: September 1999, NH Coverts Project, UNH Cooperative Extension Service; Strafford, NH

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

*Approved for continuing education credit by NH Real Estate Commission at time of presentation.

SEMINARS AS PLANNING PARTICIPANT

“Forests, Foresters, and Forestry”: September 1999, September 2000; Belknap and Carroll County Extension Services; Gilford, NH *

“Promoting Healthy Waterfront Property: A Seminar for New Hampshire Real Estate Agents”: May 2000, Lakes Region Board of REALTORS, NH Department of Environmental Services, and NH Lakes Association; Holderness, NH *

*Approved for continuing education credit by NH Real Estate Commission at time of presentation.