• 1966

    Rev. Michael Bradley

    Born 1956

    Michael was born in Taunton, Massachusetts in 1956 and moved to Portland, Maine, where he grew up with his four brothers and sisters.  He was graduated from the University of Southern Maine and his first career was as a musician and church organist.  Ordained into the Episcopal ministry in 1993, he has served as a Chaplain at Massachusetts General Hospital, as a parish pastor in Newfoundland, and for the last ten years as rector of St. George's Church in Durham and Chaplain to the University of New Hampshire.  He also is an adjunct instructor in ethics at New England College.  Seniors have always been an important part of his work and ministry.  "The dreams of those who have gone before us inspire our present hopes."   

  • 1966

    Babu S. (Ram) Ramdev, MD

    Born 1940

    Rotarian since 1980
    Dr. Ramdev received an MD from Osmania University, India; did his residency in general surgery and surgical registrar in England; and completed surgical residency at Westminster Hospital at London, Ontario. He earned a fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons,UK. Ram, as he is known to family and friends, choose to practice emergency medicine when his children were young as he wanted to spend time with his family. On staff at Wentworth Douglas Hospital(WDH), Dover, NH, since 1976, Ram retired in 2007. He has a long list of awards for outstanding services and involvement with both the medical and local community, including the Medical Staff Award from the NH Hospital Association. WDH honored Dr. Ramdev by naming a patient care room after him. Ram continues to hold a warm spot in his heart for our elders. Together with his wife, Prem Ramdev, also a physician, they raised two sons, both of whom are physicians.

  • 1960

    Walworth Johnson, Jr.

    Treasurer

    Born 1941

    Rotarian since 1977
    Born in 1941, Wally sails both coastal and blue waters bringing a sense of safety to anyone on board. He considers himself 'almost a Dover, NH native', arriving while in the fourth grade, returning again after college and duty as a Navy Officer, to own and manage Johnson's Hardware store. Retiring from that adventure in 1989, he continues to share his Yankee humor and ingenuity with others, including his wife, Janet of 35 years.

  • 1970

    Peter Widmark

    Born 1950

    Rotarian since 1981
    Born 1950 in Stockholm, Sweden to an American mother and Swedish father, Peter always appreciated the two cultures and the travel he experienced growing up. A real estate broker and developer for over 30 years, he's most proud of his 25 years of perfect attendance in the Rotary Club. Peter began playing the accordion at age 5 and continues to learn new songs every day.

  • 1970

    Laurie Widmark

    Founder

    Born 1950

    Rotarian since 1998
    One of five daughters, Laurie was born in Worcester, MA in 1950, eventually moving to and calling NH home with her three daughters. Often called 'a dreamer' by her father, Lauries entrepreneurial spirit was always ever present. The loss of her youngest daughter in 1998, caused her to listen more closely to her intuition and forge ahead with this Ageless Dreamer idea that took over six years to materialize. Her very wise mother always told her 'to never give up'. She lovingly says of her husband, Peter: "He is the wind beneath my wings".

  • 1977

    Marion Cheney

    Chairman of the Board

    Born 1951

    Rotarian since 1994
    A native of Dover, NH, Marion married Harry in 1972. They lived throughout the US and in 1999 returned to the area to care for her aging parents who live in the home they built after WWII. Marion is a Broker Associate and Senior Real Estate Specialist with REMAX/Legacy. As a result of assisting her folks, she is now more knowledgeable of the issues facing our ageing population. As her Dad (who is 91) says: "You cant make a new one out of an old one...but you can still dream."

  • 1973

    Jane Faix

    Born 1949
    Born in Western Pennsylvania, I am the second of six kids . My mother was a RN and dad worked in the steel mills, and helped to maintain his family farm. Money was tight, but we never lacked for companionship! After a busy life raising two children my husband Rich and I are empty nesters in our Madbury home and enjoying it! We love to travel and visit our grandchildren and Geocaching, reading, baking, scrap booking and spending time with friends fill my nonworking hours.

  • 1983

    Tammy P. Svenson

    Secretary

    Born 1978
    Born in Akron, OH in 1978, Tammy fulfilled a childhood dream of living on the East Coast when she moved to Boston after graduating from Ohio University. While living in New York City, she completed her Master's Degree in Social Work at Columbia University. In 2006 she and her husband, Mark, moved to the Seacoast where she presently acts as Social Worker and Assistant Administrator at Bellamy Fields Assistant Living Facility in Dover.