Board of Directors

The Danahys: 18 South Drive; 603-239-4881; jfdanahy@gmail.com 

John and his wife, Mary Ann, have owned the house at 18 South Drive since 1988, but have lived there (mostly) full time since 2008. John is from Hopkinton, Mass, and Mary Ann is from Hartford, Conn. They have 4 children, 11 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, and a Golden Retriever named Gracie. John can be seen many days walking Gracie in and around Forest Lake Road.

John is retired from the May Department Stores Company after 38 years, with 30 of those years in St. Louis.  

Mary Ann is a dedicated home maker, loves puzzles, but does not care for New England winters. Hence, they also have a home in Mt. Pleasant, SC where they sometimes reside for about 4 months when the snow flies. John serves on the boards of several non-profits, as well as the FLIA. He loves reading, travel, “producing” family videos, and is a published author of short fiction. 

Dave Johnson has been on Forest Lake for 28 years. Like many, he started off as a weekender and ended up retiring to the lake as a full time resident. Dave spent 35 years in the aerospace industry and occasionally still supports hydraulic projects for a distributor in Texas. Dave took over the association lead roll when Kathy Swayze stepped down in 1998 and has been on the Board ever since. Currently Dave is focusing all his time on the management of the dam and the renovation program. In 2008 Dave and his wife received the DES Seiche Disk award for commitment and dedication to the DES programs such as Weed Watchers and Voluntary Lake Assessment Program ( VLAP ). Dave is a snowbird spending his time at the lake and in Myrtle Beach.

Pat Johnson has been on Forest Lake for 35 years, first as a renter and then as a homeowner weekender and finally as a full time resident. For 30 years she worked in the insurance industry as an IT professional. For the past 23 years she has managed the Milfoil program on Forest Lake. She was the author of the first five year lake management plan in the state of NH, working closely with DES to develop a template for all lake associations to follow. In 2008 Pat and her husband were recognized by New Hampshire DES with the annual Seiche Disk award. Pat spends her time divided between the lake and the golf courses of Myrtle Beach.

Sue is a recent addition to the Board of Directors as Treasurer and the newest transplant to Winchester moving permanently to her dream house on the lake in July of 2020. She  has two daughters, two sons-in-law, and one granddaughter who all love the lake as much as she does. Sue has been coming to the Keene area since 1989 when her parents retired to a farmhouse on Rt 63 in Spofford. She was born in Rhode Island and moved to Connecticut when she was nine, and then went on to obtain her degree in both Accounting and IT at Nichols College outside of Worcester. After working in Boston for a “Big Eight” (now big four) accounting firm, she and her husband moved to Virginia where she changed careers and pursued her love of IT by working for MCI as the Director of Switch Systems Engineering. In 1999, the family moved back to New England where Sue took some time off and eventually went back to work as an Accountant. She opened her own bookkeeping/accounting firm in 2013 and is still working in that capacity. When not working Sue enjoys spending time with her family and friends at the lake, boating, reading, puzzling, playing games (card or board) and swimming.

Sue Baney lives on 19 Whitcomb Court on Forest Lake. Sue and her husband, Tim, came to the lake 10 years ago and 2 years ago retired to the lake as a full time residents. They have 3 children and 1 grandchild - all love coming to the Lake for fun and relaxation. Sue worked as an LMNA using her degree in computer information systems to help medical coworkers achieve computer proficiency. She also work in the computer lab at Southern New Hampshire University. Sue has a love for animals and has volunteered at the humane society taking care of their sickly Kittens and getting them ready for adoption. While raising her children she was a Den Mother, Girl Scout leader,  Girl Scouts summer counselor. Sue enjoys cooking, kayaking with her dog Penny, hammocking, being out walking with nature, traveling, and has a love for training dogs. 

Doug serves as the Association’s VLAP Director and has occupied several offices with the Association over the years. His primary role currently (at Forest Lake) is the person who organizes the water sampling in order to provide water quality samples to the lab operated by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services in Concord. You are likely to see him around the Lake dipping plastic bottles into the various tributaries from which we collect samples. Doug is a Forest Lake lifer who started coming to the Lake shortly after his birthday in June of 1953. When he is not at Forest Lake he serves as Vice President and Chief of Staff to the President of Boston University. Doug served four years of active duty in the US Foreign Service with postings in the Philippines and Switzerland.

Deb came to NH in 1970 when she transferred to Keene State College. She graduated in 1973 with a B.S. in Education. Due to scarce teaching positions in her field, she began a journey into the medical world, locally, finishing out as a Surgical Technologist, an eventual Medical Office Manager, and then retiring from a position at a mental health agency. She has been on the Board of a Keene Condo Association, serving as President, she has also served on numerous sports-related Boards, having been President of a Keene youth softball association for eleven years. She has also been a player/coach for many teams in both youth and adult leagues and was inducted into the local “Ball of Fame”. She has two grown children, as well as two grandchildren, all living in Cheshire County. She also has a 14-year-old Shih Tzu, Oreo. Her primary home is in Keene, NH but she enjoys a seasonal cottage on Forest Lake which she purchased in 2020. Deb looks forward to serving the Forest Lake community and gives thanks to you all for your confidence in her as your new Membership Coordinator.

Meg has called the Cedar House on Forest Lake home since September of 2019, two years after retiring from a long career in higher education. She has a son, Taylor, daughter-in-law, Alli, and a brand new grandson. From May to October, Meg can be seen before sunset cruising the lake in Happy, her little red electric boat. She spends winter months coaching skiing at Mount Snow in Vermont.
Meg enjoys entertaining family and friends, bonfires, boating of all kinds, skiing, golf, tennis, reading, puzzling, and game nights!

Meg served for many years on the Woodbridge Lake Association in West Hartford Connecticut. She values community engagement and collaboration and looks forward to many years of both on Forest Lake!  

Lauren has been coming to Forest Lake her whole life. Her family has owned cottages on the lake since 1934. Her great-grandmother used to camp and rent cottages during the summer in the 20s and eventually built a cottage. The tradition of coming to Forest Lake has been carried on through multiple generations. Lauren grew up in West Palm Beach, FL, and moved to Savannah, GA to receive her B.F.A. in Graphic Design from the Savannah College of Art and Design. She now lives half the year in Austin, TX as a Software Product Designer at IBM, and works remotely half the year at her family’s cottage on Forest Lake. Lauren likes to spend time with friends and family, renovating her family's cottage,  riding horses, and traveling. You may frequently see Lauren walking her two mischievous cats Gatsby and Sinatra.

George and his wife, Mei-Ling, have owned their cottage at 434 Forest Lake Road for thirty years. George is from Garden City, New York and Mei-Ling is from Taipei, Taiwan. Their daughter, Vera, lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children. George and Mei-Ling are retired; they were international educational consultants for more than twenty years. They love gardening and can often be seen outside tending their flower beds.