Lucinda Brown, Board President
Lucinda has a lifetime of experience in the nonprofit sector—consulting, volunteering, managing, and providing strategic oversight. She served for six years on the Governing Board of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals—five on the Executive Committee—where she was instrumental in bringing financial strength to the organization. In the spring of 2022, Lucinda joined Visions for Creative Housing Solutions as the interim Development Manager. During her tenure, she helped raise over $1 million, aligned donor management systems, and strengthened donor stewardship efforts. Lucinda holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University and an MBA from Georgetown. She lives in Norwich with her husband and adult son on the autism spectrum.
Nick Estes, Board Vice President
From the beginning, Nick knew he wanted to join the family business–a local real estate construction firm founded by his parents over 50 years ago. After completing his Associate’s degree in Applied Sciences and a Bachelor’s in construction management, Nick spent six years gaining industry experience before joining Estes & Gallup. Today, the firm is one of the most highly regarded construction companies in the Upper Valley. In addition to their residential and commercial work, Nick has overseen several low-income housing projects, including Green Street Commons and Spruce House for Visions and Tracy Street for Twin Pines Housing. Nick’s connections to the community run deep, serving on Vital Communities Corporate Council and as board member of the Hanover Improvement Society. He is the parent of a daughter who is a Visions resident.
Maggie Byers, Board Secretary
With 18 years of dedicated service at Mascoma Bank, Maggie possesses expertise in the field of information security and enterprise risk management. Following her transition into the IT field in 2017, she ascended to the role of Director of Information Security in 2022 and then VP Technology Risk in 2024. Over the past five years, her contributions have been transformative: forming a specialized information security team, enhancing IT audit efficiency, launching an IT security awareness program, and implementing a robust IT GRC framework. She is an advocate for diversity in technology, serving on the Hartford Area Career Technology Center’s Advisory Board. Maggie lives in Hartford, VT with her blended family, some of whom live with diagnoses such as intellectual disabled, bipolar, and cerebral palsy.
Reese Madden, Board Treasurer
Reese is a Senior Director of Corporate Marketing and Revenue Operations at Hypertherm Associates, an industrial cutting technologies company, located in Hanover, NH. Hypertherm provides paid time off for its employees to volunteer at Visions and dozens of other local non-profits and is proud to have a Visions resident working on its manufacturing team. Reese has been a volunteer program administrator for Ford Sayre Ski Club and served on the boards of Twin Pines Housing Trust and the Friends of the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD). He is a graduate of Bates College and earned his MBA at the Tuck School at Dartmouth. Reese lives in Norwich, VT with his wife and two daughters, both Hanover High School students.
