Arron Sturgis

Born and raised in Keene NH, Arron attended the University of New Hampshire and graduated in 1983 with a degree in Psychology. Arron began his career of historic preservation in 1987.  In 1992, Arron created Preservation Timber Framing; a traditional timber framing company specializing in the structural repair of historic timber framed buildings. In 1998, Arron incorporated PTF with employees Dan Boyle and Tom Glynn who are still working with us today. Slowly and steadily PTF has expanded to a team of seventeen talented craftspeople who are dedicated to the preservation of historic buildings.

Arron serves on the board of Maine Preservation after two terms as president. Maine Preservation a non-profit preservation advocacy group serving the state of Maine that is dedicated to preserving Maine’s heritage and built environment. He also serves on the board of the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance. Arron has been instrumental in creating and supporting workforce development internships combining hands on preservation experience and advocacy with two state wide preservation non profits.

Arron lives in a traditional timber framed home with his beautiful and artistic wife Michele and two fun cats.

See his resume here.

Dan Boyle

Following his graduation from the UNH forestry school, Dan was hired as PTF’s first employee. He is active in the Traditional Timberframe Research and Advisory Group, and has served on the board of the South Berwick Historic District Commission for 20 years. Dan also sits on several other boards and committees. He is a member of the curriculum development committee at the Somersworth and Dover High Schools’ Career Technical Center. In this position, he advises the building trades teachers on current skills in the construction industry, and assists with job placement.  

Dan also is a board member of Sobo Central which is a non-profit organization that works to bring together citizens committed to a healthy, vibrant town.  The organization provides an umbrella for groups putting on concerts, providing fuel and food assistance for those in need and working to keep South Berwick environmentally, socially and economically vibrant.

In 2020, Dan was selected by the town of South Berwick to receive the Spirit of America award, honoring volunteerism.  For more than 30 years, the Spirit of America Foundation Tribute has been presented in the name of Maine Municipalities to local individuals, organizations and projects for commendable community service. This tribute of recognition is for his outstanding community service and dedication to the town and its programs. His volunteer efforts and recognition was strongly supported by the Town Council, the town manager, the employees of the Town and his peers.

Dan lives in South Berwick with his wife and three children and is president of Maine’s smallest ski area: Powderhouse Hill

Tom Glynn
Tom studied Preservation Carpentry at the North Bennet Street School and launched his career in this field with Historic New England. Not one to toot his own horn, Tom is one of PTF’s most knowledgeable and skilled carpenters, and a wit to boot.

Scott Lewis
Scott grew up in Cumberland, ME and attended UME-Orono. After a career bartending and managing restaurants like Fore Street and Street and Company, Scott attended the North Bennet Street School for Preservation Carpentry. Since 2022, Scott has served on the advisory board of the Abyssinian Meeting House in Portland, ME, the third oldest African American Meetinghouse. He lives on Chebeague Island with his wife, son, and dog. From a repository deep within his brain, Scott can tell you the best route between any two points in Maine.

Brian Cox
Brian began working in preservation in Savannah, GA.  He graduated from Columbia University in 2004 with a Masters in Preservation and pursued historic preservation in Manhattan before moving to Newfields, NH with his family and joining PTF.

Jessica MilNeil
Jessica graduated from Oberlin College with a degree in Environmental Studies and Visual Arts.  She launched her carpentry career as a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club’s construction crew, and developed her skills in the Preservation Carpentry program at the North Bennet Street School.  In 2008, Jessica came to work for PTF as a Maine Preservation intern. She loves crawling in the mud to inspect undercarriages, squeezing into tight spires, and crane days. She serves on the board of Greater Portland Landmarks and the East End Community School PTO.

Emilee Bolduc
Emilee has been an indispensable part of PTF since she joined the team over a decade ago. Her background in bookkeeping, project management, and all things office management working for a leading property management firm keeps the proverbial PTF chisels sharpened. She grew up in Rochester, NH, and has stayed close to her seacoast roots; she and her husband live in Barrington, NH with their two dogs and three snakes. She enjoys hiking, craft beer, and swinging kettlebells. If you want a prompt reply, copy Emilee.

David Ewing
Dave lives in Dover, NH with his wife, daughter and beagle.  He earned a degree in Architectural History from the Boston Architectural College while working for PTF. Dave is a dedicated job lead and inspired draftsperson.

Jacob Imlay
Jake grew up in New York City, and attended high school in New Hampshire, where he met his wife. Jake came to PTF after attending Boston Architectural College and graduating from the Preservation Carpentry program at the North Bennet Street School in 2015. He is skilled at cutting scarf joints, and loves a Japanese pull saw.

Erik Lindquist
While teaching high school geometry, Erik took a timber framing course at the Yestermorrow Design Build School. He was hooked. He joined the Timber Framers Guild, attending workshops and self learning until he started at PTF in 2019. He loves putting his math background to work on the job. He lives in Durham, NH with his one wife and two children, nine chickens, and a cat.

Tom Wilhelm
Tom grew up in southern New Hampshire and studied preservation carpentry at the North Bennet Street School, during which time he received a generous ‘Work Ethic’ scholarship from the mikeroweWORKS Foundation (see his writeup here).  He began full-time at PTF as a summer intern in 2018, and when not cutting joinery, doubles as our IT technician.

Daron Smith
With his fine carpentry and contemporary building skills, Daron is an invaluable addition to the our crew. Prior to PTF, Daron worked as a foreman and set carpenter in LA. Peep his extensive IMDb here.

David Maggio
Originally from Southern Vermont, David has spent the last decade working around the country. He fought wildfires with the National Forest Service on the west coast and patrolled the ski slopes of the east. David joined the PTF family in 2022 and when not working he loves hunting, fishing, and hiking with his fiancé and two dogs.

Alex Dykstra
Alex grew up in Kalamazoo, MI and studied construction management at Northern Michigan University. He started timber framing seasonally during college and moved to Bellingham, WA to work with Cascade Joinery upon graduation, where he cut new timber frames for five years. In 2022, he moved to Maine to pursue traditional timber framing with PTF. He loves to surf with his wife in their free time.

Michael Mason
Michael grew up in Tamworth, New Hampshire, and began his carpentry career as a teenager working with his father. He spent his early twenties traveling and working in outdoor education and wilderness therapy. After a short stint as a paddle maker, Michael returned to New England carpentry. In 2020, he completed a Timberframe Intensive Program with the Heartwood School. He joined PTF in 2022.

Tanner Starmer
Tanner grew up in Henniker, NH and attended the Thompson School at UNH for forestry.  After spending his early adult life working in home renovation and restoration, he came to PTF to pursue a lifelong interest in preservation.  Tanner lives in Maine with his wife and two dogs, he spends as much time as he can hiking, biking, canoeing, and skiing.

Henry Reade
Henry Reade was born in Bethel, ME, and grew up in Western Massachusetts. He graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in history, and wrote his thesis about tourism’s influence on a revival of wooden boat building in twentieth-century New England. After living in Germany, Henry moved to Portland to work at PTF. He likes the history of buildings and pie for breakfast.