Background
Welles, Virginia Chrisman was born on June 17, 1954 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of John Galt and Barbara Lee (Chrisman) Welles.
Welles, Virginia Chrisman was born on June 17, 1954 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Daughter of John Galt and Barbara Lee (Chrisman) Welles.
Student, Hampshire College, 1972-1974; Bachelor in Political and Economics Sys., Yale College, 1976; Master in City Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981.
Planning consultant, Sugarloaf Mountain Corporation, Carrabassett Valley, Maine., 1982-1984; regional director, EIP/N.E., Boston, 1984-1985; project manager, MetroWest Growth Management Committee, Natick, Massachusetts, 1985-1988; planner, environmental enalyst, Executive Office Transportation and Construction, State of Massachusetts, 1988-1989; planner, environmental enalyst, Control Transportation Planning Staff, Boston, 1989-1991; general partner, Welles Farms Partnership, since 1991.
Chair Loon Preservation Committee, 1991-1993. Trustee Squam Lakes Association, 1988-1991, Squam Lakes Conservation Trust, 1988-1992, Audubon Society, New Hampshire, 1988-1995, secretary, 1993-1995, chair education committee, 1994-1995. Secretary Lincoln Nursery School Board, 1994-1996.
Director Walden Conservancy, 1994-1997. Associate director Massachusetts Audubon Society, 1995-1998, director, 1998-2004, chair advisory committee, 2001-2004. Member distribution committee, Crossroads Community Foundation, 2001-2004.
Trustee Rural Land Foundation, 2000-2006, Revels, 2002-2006.
Married Dwight Lyman Gertz, October 9, 1982.