The Silver Maple Crew
Our crew is our most important asset, these are people we work with and rely on every day. They need to be good at what they do, dedicated, and fun to work with. We’re fortunate to have a crew that meets and exceeds these elements!
Pete Hendee
When not working, activities I enjoy: Spending time with family, skiing, hunting, and fishing.
Favorite color: Red.
Interesting fact: Can beat you at arm wrestling.
Tim Steele
Hometown: Bristol, VT (originally from Woodstock, VT)
When not working, activities I enjoy: Mountain biking, skiing, RC airplanes. I have two kids I am very proud of. My son moved in with my wife and I at the age of 16. He recently graduated from college and is now a U.S. Marine stationed in Hawaii. My daughter is in elementary school. She is looking forward to another winter and the skiing ahead.
Favorite food: Burritos.
Unique talents: Brother to co-worker Mike Steele.
Andrew Marks
What is your favorite food? Jamaican and venison or fish we get ourselves.
What are your hobbies? Hiking, hunting, fishing, working out.
Russell Davis
Hometown: Middlebury, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Being a sportsman.
Favorite food: Seafood.
Unique talents: I am talented, but not unique.
Drey Ward
Hometown: New Haven, VT (originally from Ithaca, NY)When not working, activities I enjoy: Stand up paddle boarding, learning to weld, reading, spending time with my husband and 2 daughters, swimming, gardening.
Favorite food: Twizzlers.
Unique talents: I can do a headstand on a paddle board.
Nate Gusakov
Hometown: Lincoln, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Family time, bird-watching, hunting, following the Red Sox and composing music.
Favorite food: Home grown.
Unique talents: I can beat you at ping-pong 3 games out of 5.
Nate runs our Zone 6 Energy division.
Matthew Sweeney
Hometown: New Haven, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Traveling, mountain biking, skiing, hunting, fishing, hiking and jack jumping.
Favorite food: A good homegrown meal off the family farm.
Unique talents: I brew my own beer.
Jonathan Pirrung
When not working, activities I enjoy: Spending time with family and doing anything outdoors.
Plays: Trombone, drums, guitar and cello.
Interesting fact: I am an amateur beekeeper that may be allergic to bees.
Isaac Norris
Chris Golembeck
Duke Whitney
When not working, activities I enjoy: Coaching, sports, geneaology and being with my children.
Owns: 4 tool belts.
Interesting fact: I have 7 children and am a 9th generation Vermonter.
Nathan Littlefield
Jason Arvidsson
Marcel Leduc
Favorite food: Burritos!
What are your hobbies: Fly-fishing, hiking, snowboarding, reading, gardening, and generally being outdoors.
Jamie Lennox
Jason Kaye
Hometown: Middlebury, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Hiking, cooking, snowboarding, relaxing, reading, learning and gardening.
Owns: 1.5 tool belts.Interesting fact: I am a triplet.
John McKean
What is your favorite food? Ice cream.
What are your hobbies? Cycling, hunting and fishing.
Do you have any unique talents? Juggling.
Steve Dokus
Hometown: Lincoln, VT (originally from New Providence, NJ)
When not working, activities I enjoy: Fishing, skiing, cycling, reading and tying flies.
Favorite food: Thai.
Unique talents: I can’t tell you.
John Tenny
Matt Mallory
When not working, activities I enjoy: Hunting, fishing and hiking with family.
Favorite summer activity: Camping.
Favorite color: Chrome.
Chad Rule
When not working, activities I enjoy: Hunting, fishing and spending time with my family.
Favorite color: Blue.
Favorite winter activity: Sledding with my kids.
Mike Farnsworth
Hometown: Middlebury, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Traveling and working on the house.
Owns: 2 tool belts.Interesting fact: Owns around 8000 comics.
Krissy Wimett
Sarah Gilbert
Elliot Nezin
Sutton Cosmo Doria
Hometown: Middlebury, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Fly fishing, hunting, camping and hiking with the fam and all things out of doors or on the ocean.
Favorite food: Lobster.
Unique talents: Tying up imitation bugs for trout consumption.
Evan Herron
Holly Acker
Hometown: Lincoln, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Watching my grandson, knitting, and kayaking.
Favorite food: Coffee and chocolate.
Unique talents: I can burp the ABC’S.
Cooper Smith-Stackhouse
What is your favorite food? Broccoli.
What are your hobbies? Hiking, reading, photography.
Do you have any unique talents? I can dead-lift 100 pounds.
Rob Ekstrom
Hometown: Orwell, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Team Manager, and player for The Addison Legends FC, Vermont Amateur Soccer League, bird hunting.
Favorite food: Bacon and eggs.
Unique talents: Train my own hunting dogs.
Randy Butler
Hometown: New Haven, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Fishing, hiking, canoeing, spending time with my grandchildren and also competing in primitive biathlons in the winter (which consist of wooden snow shoes and muzzleloaders).
Favorite food: Pizza (with meat).
Unique talents: I custom build flintlock and cap lock black powder guns.
Brian Hayes
Hometown: Lincoln, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Skiing, mountain biking, hiking and motorcycling.
Favorite food: IPA beer.
Sean Flynn, President
Hometown: Weybridge, VT (originally from Patterson, NY)
When not working, activities I enjoy: Not working?
Favorite food: Coffee.
Unique talents: “Lord of The Dance” level step dancing skills.
Mike Clark
Hometown: Old Tappan, NJ
When not working, activities I enjoy: Kayaking, golf.
Favorite food: Pizza.
Unique talents: Occasionally golfing well.
Matt Blanchard
Hometown: Middlebury, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Hiking, running, 4-wheeling, riding motorcycles.
Favorite color: Blue.Favorite winter activity: Moving snow!
Matt Couture
What is your favorite food? Steak/seafood.
What are your hobbies? Remodeling my home.
Do you have any unique talents? Problem solving.
Nate Nugent
What is your favorite food? Steak.
What are your hobbies? Hunting.
What magazines do you subscribe to or regularly buy? Vemont F&G.
Mike Steele, Co-Founder
Hometown: Bristol, VT (originally from Woodstock, VT)
When not working, activities I enjoy: Spending time with my wife and 3 kids, snowboarding/skiing, frisbee, hiking, following the Red Sox and Patriots and traveling.
Favorite food: Cookies.
Unique talents: I’m enjoying learning to telemark ski and teaching my oldest son to ski. I’m looking forward to getting the rest of the kids on the slopes this winter as well. Brother to co-worker Tim Steele.
Lucas Phillips
What is your favorite food? Shepherds pie, root beer floats.
What are your hobbies? Archery, fishing, hunting.
Brianna Dempsey
Caleb Whitney
Chris Anderson
Ben Cadoret
What is your favorite food? Grilled Porterhouse steak, baked potato, asparagus.
What are your hobbies? Golf, fishing, hunting.
Do you have any unique talents? I bake really good pies!
What magazines do you subscribe to or read regularly?Sports Illustrated, Golf.
Jeb Orvis
What is your favorite food? Cubbers’ turkey bacon sub.
What are your hobbies? Hiking and fishing.
Aaron Cousino
Hometown: Bristol, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Hanging with the wife and our dogs, building my house (most of the time), riding my motorcycle, rooting for the Red Sox in the summer and the Broncos in the fall/winter.
Favorite food: Smoked brisket with a good BBQ sauce.
Unique talents: I can beat my 10 year old nephew at Mario Cart.
Dave Nerbak
When not working, activities I enjoy: Spending time with family.
Plays: Guitar, bass, drums, piano and trombone.
Interesting fact: Toured Europe for 3 weeks with a collegiate wind ensemble, visited 12 countries and performed 15 concerts.
Kelly Hines
Hometown: Middlebury, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Being outdoors with family.
Owns: 2 tool belts.Interesting fact: Builds and rides motorcycles.
Kip Andres
Hometown: Salisbury, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Reading, working on our house, collecting antiques, fishing.
Favorite food: Indian cuisine.
Unique talents: There’s a reasonably good possibility I can identify the maker of an unmarked piece of arts and crafts furniture based upon its construction techniques.
Brian Cauchon
When not working, activities I enjoy: Disc golf, camping, hiking and snowboarding.
Favorite color: Blue.
Interesting fact: I make my own hot sauces from the stuff I grow in my vegetable garden.
Donovan McLendon
Hometown: Anchorage, AK
When not working, activities I enjoy: I enjoy gardening and spending time with my family.
Favorite food: Chicken parm.
Unique talents: Nearly everything I cook is from scratch. And I consider that a talent.
Shawn Roscoe
Hometown: Starksboro, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Hunting, hiking.
Favorite food: Meat.
Unique talents: I have cat like reflexes.
Evan Griffith
Hometown: Bristol, VT (originally from Westminster West, VT)
When not working, activities I enjoy: Gardening, pottery, tea drinking, mushroom hunting, cooking and going on adventures with my wife and dog.
Favorite food: A good burger and a dry gin martini.
Unique talents: I have the VPR schedule memorized.
John Coté
When not working, activities I enjoy: Skiing, cycling and hiking.
Interesting fact: Is on his 4th life.
Shawn Rockwood
What is your favorite food? Kale.
What are your hobbies? Motorboating, making abstract metal sculptures, building huge fires.
Do you have any unique talents? Proficient in multiple instruments and majored in alto saxophone through college.
What magazines do you subscribe to or regularly buy? Massage Therapy Journal.
Cavan Drake
What is your favorite food? Indian vegetable samosa, or Thai green curry.
What are your hobbies? Researching history, designing historical posters.
Do you have any unique talents? I play guitar… “talent” would be a stretch here.
What magazines do you subscribe to or read regularly? Theosophic magazine called ‘Quest’.
Dennis Senesac
What is your favorite food? Hamburgers.
What are your hobbies? Woodworking , reclaiming lumber..
Greg Gillett
Hometown: Middlebury, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Camping, campfires, and fishing.
Favorite food: Either pizza or sushi.
Pierre Lalonde
What is your favorite food? BBQ – anything on the grill.
What are your hobbies? Gardening, side x side riding.
Do you have any unique talents? Making chocolate chip cookies!
Kevin Ouellette
Hometown: Middlebury, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Camping/fishing.
Favorite food: Pizza or nachos.
Unique talents: Don’t have a unique talent, but I do all of the cooking.
Brian Hanf
Hometown: Bristol, VT
When not working, activities I enjoy: Skiing, mountain biking and spending time with my kids.
Favorite food: Chips and salsa.
Jhimmy Sabillon
When not working, activities I enjoy: Playing cards with neighbors & doing projects around the house.
Languages: Spanish is my first language.
Interesting fact: I enjoy riding my Harley, dirt bikes, and motocross.
