Meet Our Team
At Meadowsend, our small team accomplishes big goals with skill, experience and integrity.
Our individual strengths are unified in our common belief of both putting the health of the forest first and the value in helping connect people to the land. This belief defines our purpose.
Jeremy Turner
Meadowsend Team Member Since 1996
Interests & Hobbies: Learning how little I know, tending our farm & woodlot. Hanging out with the dogs & farm critters. Mtn. biking, keeping bees & being present.
Forestry Accreditation: Licensed NH Forester#318, Licensed VT Forester #1869, Certified Tree Farm Inspector #17822, NH Certified Professional Logger, Former Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified Resource Manager & Member Forest Stewards Guild- since 1998
NH Timberland Owners Association Director 2014-2018
Recipient of New England Society of American Forester-2023 Austin Carey Practicing Professional Award
Education: Associate of Science- Thompson School of Applied Science- Forest Technology, Bachelors of Science: University of New Hampshire
Laura French
Meadowsend Team Member Since 2005
Interests & Hobbies: Working on our farm, painting, gardening, canning & making pies, knitting, woodworking, sign making & barn quilts. Skiing, being in the woods with her dog Annie & observing our ravens Ross and Rose.
Forestry Accreditation: Licensed NH Forester #405, Licensed VT Forester #148.0121866, TSP-NRCS, Certified Tree Farm Inspector & Member Forest Stewards Guild.
Education: Bachelors of Art- University of Vermont Studio Art. Bachelors of Science- University of Vermont Forest Management.
Ryan Kilborn
Meadowsend Team Member Since 2013
Interests & Hobbies: Anything outdoors, including mountain biking, hunting, canoeing or camping. I have a hidden desire to build a camper van and travel portions of the United States that I have not seen.
Forestry Accreditation: Member of the Forest Stewards Guild, NRCS Technical Service Provider, Vermont Tree Farm Inspector & committee Member, Licensed Herbicide Applicator, VT PLF #148.0121908, NH PFL #442
Education: University of Vermont Bachelor of Science in Forestry & Wildlife Biology-2005
Matthias Nevins
“Forestry is 90% art, the other half is science.”
Meadowsend Team Member Since 2020
Forestry Accreditation: New Hampshire Licensed Professional Forester #518,Vermont Licensure #148.0134027Certified Tree Farm Inspector.
Interests & Hobbies: Recreating outdoors through the seasons, fishing, working in the garden, spending time with family.
Education: Bachelors of Science in Conservation Biology from St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY-2012, Masters of Science in Forest Science from the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT-2019
Jeni Lauder, Bookkeeper
Meadowsend Team Member Since 2022
Jeni brings with her vast experience in accounting. She strives to understand the whole picture, to get the details right, and won’t leave a job until it’s done well. She has held various accounting roles, most recently Accounting/HR Manager and lives in Bradford, NH.
Interests & Hobbies: Jeni enjoys spending time with her family & friends, gardening, quilting, and being a first-time grandmother.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Accounting.
Sheila Kendall, Office Administrator
Meadowsend Team Member Since 2022
Sheila came to MTL verh highly recommended with many years of administrative experience from various positions over the years.
Although new to the forestry industry, Sheila brings an understanding of agriculture, woods work and transportation from her local Vermont upbringing.
Sheila now lives in Goshen, NH and enjoys reading, hiking, gardening and has a keen interest observing birds and nature.
