Freedom — July 27, 2004 — Leavitt Bay resident June D’Andrea has been named program coordinator of Ossipee Lake Alliance’s Weed Watchers initiative. The appointment was announced by Susan Marks, the Alliance’s vice president and co-director.

As program coordinator, D’Andrea will work with individual volunteers, lake associations, and children’s camps to establish volunteer efforts across the lake system to search for and report on invasive exotic species such as variable milfoil.

She will also be responsible for community outreach efforts on the environmental and economic impact of invasive plants, including conducting information and education sessions for local schools, businesses, and non-profit organizations.

In addition to working for Hewlett-Packard/Agilent Technologies for 13 years, she has owned and operated three small businesses. She and her husband, David, recently became full-time residents on the lake. She may be contacted at JMDAndrea@www.ossipeelake.org.