Taft Lodge
and Mount Mansfield 
Caretakers:
1920 to 2020

Photos by Glenn Aiken courtesy of Dick Aiken List courtesy of GMC with minor updates by Ted Albers, Burlington Section, Fall, 2020

Spring in the Green Moutains - Taft Lodge, April 10, 1026. The hardy woodsmen are Ray Buchanan, Laurence Cowles, and Bruce Buchanan.
G. Aiken and L. Cowles, trying to make themselves think the Taft Lodge Stove give heat
  • Judge Cowles Taft Lodge Caretaker 1920
  • Glenn Aiken Taft Lodge Caretaker 1925
  • Glenn Aiken Taft Lodge Caretaker 1926
  • George Wallace Taft Lodge Caretaker 1933
  • Mark Pierce Taft Lodge Caretaker 1938
  • Daan Zwick Taft Lodge Caretaker 1939
  • Daan Zwick Taft Lodge Caretaker 1940
  • Daan Zwick Taft Lodge Caretaker 1941
  • Sandy Austin Taft Lodge Caretaker 1942
  • Dave Sullivan Taft Lodge Caretaker 1946
  • Jim Walford Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1969
  • Roger Wilder Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1969
  • George Monda Taft Lodge Caretaker 1969
  • Donavan Bowley Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1970
  • Jim Walford Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1970
  • Roger Wilder Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1970
  • Alice Boyd Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1971
  • David Buck Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1971
  • Donavan Bowley Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1971
  • Horace Squire Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1971
  • Ken Boyd Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1971
  • Martin Hanft Taft Lodge Caretaker 1971
  • Horace Squire Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1972
  • Vic Henningsen Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1972
  • Sue Valyi Taft Lodge Caretaker 1972
  • Wendy Turner Taft Lodge Caretaker 1972
  • Carl Dow Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1973
  • Howard VanBenthuysen Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1973
  • Vic Henningsen Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1973
  • Elizabeth Tuthill Taft Lodge Caretaker 1973
  • Nancy Pettingill Taft Lodge Caretaker 1973
  • Edward Frank Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1974
  • Howard VanBenthuysen Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1974
  • Vic Henningsen Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1974
  • Harry Peet Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1975
  • Larry VanMeter Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1975
  • Lowell Nottingham Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1975
  • Peter Rohman Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1975
  • Preston Bristow Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1975
  • Marian Frack Taft Lodge Caretaker 1975
  • Preston Bristow Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1976
  • Peter Zika Taft Lodge Caretaker 1976
  • Cecilia Elwert Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1977
  • Liza Little Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1977
  • Peter Sweeney Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1977
  • Susan Allen Mt. Mansfield Ranger-Naturalist 1977
  • Larry Keyes Taft Lodge Caretaker 1977
  • Colin Wrightman Taft Lodge Caretaker 1978
  • Linda Gionti Taft Lodge Caretaker 1980
  • Chris Halpine Taft Lodge Caretaker 1981
  • Doug Spegman Taft Lodge Caretaker 1982
  • David Rider Taft Lodge Caretaker 1983
  • David Day Taft Lodge Caretaker 1984
  • David Day Taft Lodge Caretaker 1985
  • Daan Zwick Taft Lodge Volunteer Caretaker 1986
  • David Day Taft Lodge Caretaker 1986
  • Mike O’Tuel Taft Lodge Caretaker 1987
  • Mike O’Tuel Taft Lodge Caretaker 1988
  • Toby Crane Taft Lodge Caretaker 1988
  • Lesley Allen Taft Lodge Caretaker 1989
  • Shaun Coleman Taft Lodge Caretaker 1989
  • Jeff Ormsbee Taft Lodge Caretaker 1990
  • Bill Keefe Taft Lodge Caretaker 1991
  • Corey Duefield Taft Lodge Caretaker 1992
  • Gregory McLaughlin Taft Lodge Caretaker 1992
  • Mark Lipman Taft Lodge Caretaker 1993
  • Paul Lachapelle Taft Lodge Caretaker 1993
  • Val Murphy Taft Lodge Caretaker 1993
  • Tim Tierney Taft Lodge Caretaker 1994
  • Jonathan Szalewicz Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2003
  • Jessie Posilkin Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2004
  • Jonathan Szalewicz Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2004
  • Kezia Procita Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2005
  • Megan McKee Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2006
  • Ryan Morra Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2006
  • Emily Minck Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2007
  • Heather Nielsen Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2007
  • Lori Schippers Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2007
  • Peter Rondoni Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2007
  • Julia Rainville Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2008
  • Kim Rosenbaum Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2008
  • Zachary Mangione Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2008
  • Hannah Court Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2009
  • Jennifer Poland Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2009
  • Emily Peck Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2010
  • Christine Raudonis Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2011
  • Camille Robertson Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2012
  • Elisabeth Fenn Mt. Mansfield Caretaker and Intern 2012
  • Ilana Copel Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2012
  • Kevin Hudnell Mt. Mansfield Lead Caretaker 2012
  • Tom Freeman Taft Lodge Caretaker 2012
  • Caitlin Miller Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2013
  • JP Kroll Mt. Mansfield Lead Caretaker 2013
  • Katherine Rose Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2013
  • Nika Meyers Mt. Mansfield caretaker 2013
  • James Robertson Taft Lodge Caretaker 2013
  • Bryan Munch Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2014
  • Elisabeth Fenn Mt. Mansfield Lead Caretaker 2014
  • Jeremy Epstein Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2014
  • Mike Milideo Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2014
  • Rachel Spirito Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2014
  • Jason Gerhart Taft Lodge Caretaker 2014
  • Alice Tonry Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2015
  • Ben Cowan Mt. Mansfield Caretaker & Wilderness Monitor 2015
  • Darcy Anderson Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2015
  • Ilana Copel Mt. Mansfield Lead Caretaker 2015
  • Michael Lawrence Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2015
  • Adam Joseph Taft Lodge Caretaker 2015
  • Daley Matthews Pennanen Mt. Mansfield Lead Caretaker 2016
  • Tony Zambito Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2016
  • Max Zielinski Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2016
  • Amelia Williams Taft Lodge Caretaker 2016
  • Tim Elkin Taft Lodge Caretaker 2016
  • Adam Joseph Mt. Mansfield Lead Caretaker 2017
  • Brendan Popp Mt. Mansfield Fall Caretaker 2017
  • Kelly Missett Mt. Mansfield Summer Caretaker 2017
  • Tyler Foldie Mt. Mansfield Fall Caretaker 2017
  • Robin Roianov Mt. Mansfield Summer Caretaker 2017
  • Jonah Roscoe Taft Lodge Caretaker 2017
  • Marla Davidson Mt. Mansfield Lead Caretaker 2018
  • Nicole Robitaille Mt. Mansfield Summer Caretaker 2018
  • Bryan Stolzenburg Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2018
  • Alex Mangus Taft Lodge Fall Caretaker 2018
  • Dillon McQuade Taft Lodge Caretaker 2018
  • Austin Beeler Mt. Mansfield Caretaker Fall 2019
  • Cara Schaefer Mt. Mansfield Caretaker 2019
  • Duncan Shippee Mt. Mansfield Caretaker Fall 2019
  • Jennifer Mayhew Mt. Mansfield Caretaker Fall 2019
  • Nigel Bates Mt. Mansfield Lead Caretaker 2019
  • Wesley Simko Taft Lodge Caretaker 2019
  • Tyler Foldie Mt. Mansfield Lead Caretaker 2020