Lee grew up in White Plains, NY, and started coming to South Bristol in the late 1940s on family summer vacations. He remembers exploring the abandoned house on Witch Island in the 1950s, well before the island was donated to the Maine Audubon Society (and then to the DRA). He and his wife, Linda, continued this tradition of South Bristol summer vacations with their own children.
Lee has a BA degree in economics and an MS in engineering from Brown University, and an MS in computer science from Carnegie-Mellon. He worked in the computer industry for over 40 years in Massachusetts and North Carolina, finishing his career as a Director of Software Engineering at EMC. Approaching retirement, in 2010 he and Linda moved from Acton, MA, to their new home in South Bristol on the western shore of Johns Bay, so that they could enjoy the natural beauty of this area year-round.
While a member of the DRA since the 1990s, Lee did not have time for volunteer work until retirement in 2012 – initially trail taming, but later adding preserve stewardship, conservation easement monitoring, and clearing blow-downs. He joined the Finance Committee in 2021.
In addition to his volunteer work, Lee enjoys travel, sailing during the outdoor months, tennis at the Y during the indoor months, and just being outside on a nice day, regardless of the season. He is also a member of the South Bristol Fire Department and an EMS First Responder.
