Board of Directors 

Sandy Muller, President - I was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, graduated from Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing, and University of Cincinnati.  I have a degree in Health Care Administration from St. Joseph’s College in Maine. I trained as Cardiovascular Nurse Specialist at Baylor College of Medicine under Dr. Michael DeBakey during the heart transplant era. I married Wynn Muller in Houston Texas and moved to Hartford CT.  There I became Director of Nursing for several large hospitals and Nursing Homes. Involved in the Town of Cromwell on various boards, CT Science and Engineering Fair for over 40 years I have two sons Marc, and Michael, and three grandchildren, Lainey, Bradley, and Gavin. Since 2003, I have been very involved with F.O.W.L. with the Blueberry Festival boat rides, the watershed survey, and as coordinator for Courtesy Boat Inspections.  And with the Maine Lakes Society. In 2022 Wynn and I were both named “Clean Water Champions” for State of Maine by Natural Resources Council of Maine. A summer resident in Wilton for 35 years, in the winter, we live in Cromwell CT.

Wynn Muller, Vice-President and Treasurer - BA Pomona College; MFS American College. Retired from Phoenix Mutual Life in 1999 after thirty-two years in life insurance administration. President FOWL 2003-2015; Board of Directors Maine Lakes Society; Connecticut Science Fair since 1987; Chamber Music Plus 1990-2000; town of Cromwell, CT Wetland Commission since 1994. I enjoy fishing, swimming, reading, and listening to music. Sandy and I have two grown sons and three grandchildren. Sandy, a cardiac nurse, did heart transplants with Dr. DeBakey in Houston, and my parents were both classmates of Ronald Reagan at Eureka College in Illinois. 

Robert Lively, Vice-President  -  Dean Emeritus, University of Maine at Farmington. Masters degree Yale University; Ph.D. University of Oxford. Trustee of the Pierce House, Farmington; Maine Chapter-Fulbright Association; Western Maine Storytelling Committee; formerly, Tri-Valley United Way. We chose to move to Wilton in 1977 because of the lake and Kineowatha Park. Both of our (now grown) children learned to swim there, and I especially enjoy kayaking. We have two granddaughters. Maintaining the pristine quality of the lake is my highest priority as president.

Holly Windle, Secretary - Actor and writer. B.A. Oberlin College; M.A. University of MN. Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company; acting troupe for The Barbara Schneider Foundation’s Crisis Intervention Training; former Director of Museum Education for The Schubert Club of St. Paul, MN; Minnesota chapter of The Wodehouse Society; assistant beekeeper. I have sung in all of the extant Gilbert & Sullivan operettas and I have more than 120 approved limericks for the Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form. My great-grandfather, a HS principal and friend of the founders of Camp Kawanhee in Weld, played the part of Chief Kawanhee in the early days of the camp. I recognize that the beauty and health of our lake and its wildlife cannot be taken for granted. I am happy to be part of furthering FOWL’s mission of research, advocacy, and communication.

Justina "Justy" Nazar, Board Member - Retired librarian/teacher.  BS in Elementary Education.  Wilton Ecumenical Board; Sunday School teacher and  church financial board member.  Al Anon treasurer, Red Hat Queen; preschool volunteer; community outreach with Santa's Workshop. I enjoy gardening, reading, jigsaw puzzles, and I have two cats - Twiggy and Dominika.

Judy Landry, Board Member - Retired, enjoys wood carving , collecting shells, and making things with them. Also has a home in Port Charlotte FL and is a member of the Englewood FL Shell Club. She and her husband are travelers; they own a motor home and enjoy traveling and visiting with friends. She says: “Wilson Lake is such a beautiful place—just looking at it puts me in a good place.” 

Mary Ryan, Board Member - Former high school biology teacher; currently coordinator of Everyone's Resource Depot at UMF. B.A. in Biology (UNH); M.A. Science Education (The Ohio State University).  Organist at First Congregational Church, Wilton. Member of Tyngtown Club of Wilton; Arts Institute of Western Maine; Foothills Land Conservancy; volunteer water quality monitor for Wilson Lake; former member of Wilton Library Board; Wilton Recycling Committee. I enjoy sailing, tennis, gardening,  swimming, cross-country skiing. I serve on the FOWL board because our Lake is so important to Wilton, and maintaining the good water quality requires all our attention. My family has had a camp on the lake since the mid-1950's, and now we have three generations enjoying it every summer. Mary was a founding member of FOWL when it was established in 1989.  

Martha Lively, Board Member - Retired Database Administrator with IBM, and former piano teacher. Studied Art History at Oberlin College, Indiana University (BA) and Brown University (graduate studies). Much later, entered the University of Maine at Farmington as a non-traditional student and earned a degree in Computer Science. We have enjoyed Wilson Lake since moving to Maine from England in 1977, and I am very interested in preserving the water quality of the lake.

Barry Hathaway, Board Member - Retired from Maine Department of Public Safety. Education- Business Administration University of Maine. Past member Maine Manufactured Housing Board.  Past Associate Real Estate Broker. Owns a number of residential rental properties in Franklin County and the Mid-Coast area: Lincoln and Knox Counties.  Enjoys the Lake house which has been in his family since May, 1945. The water quality of Wilson Lake is a priority. Barry and his wife, Barbara, returned to Wilton in 1993.

Olivia Schanck, Board Member - Olivia is a student at the University of Maine - Orono, majoring in Child Development and Family Relations, minoring in Leadership, and concentrating in Early Childhood Education. She has grown up in Wilton, spending her summers at the lake and graduating from Mt. Blue High School in 2020. While attending high school, Olivia was the President of her student body, President of National Honor Society, and sat on the RSU #9 School Board as a Student Representative. She has worked for FOWL for the last 3 years as a Courtesy Boat Inspector and was the recipient of the David Prince Memorial Scholarship in 2020. She is very excited to be the youngest member on the board, helping preserve and save the majestic lake and its wildlife.

Rob Rogers, Board Member—BA Environmental Science (Interdisciplinary), University of Maine, Farmington (1995).GIS Analyst, CADD instructor, and Certified Maine Property Tax Assessor. Rob enjoys rowing, sailing, camping, Celtic music, and home improvement projects. A former Wilton resident and past coordinator of the Courtesy Boat Inspection program, Rob has two grown sons and lives in Chesterville with his cat Nigel. “Wilton Pond is a community treasure to be preserved for future generations – It is an honor to serve with FOWL and to lend a hand in that effort”.

Lyn Jellison, Board Member -— I have been a resident of Wilton for 58 years. I retired from public service as the Wilton Town Clerk and left the office to tend the garden! I intensely love gardening, both perennial flowers, and a vegetable garden. The residents of Wilton are very blessed to have Wilson Lake in the center of their town.  Wilton is a very special place!