Will Abbott presently serves in a part-time capacity as the project manager for “Forest Society North,” the rebuilding of facilities and program activities at The Rocks in Bethlehem. He joined the Forest Society in 2005 as vice president for policy and land management, a full time position from which he retired on April 30, 2020.  He lives in Holderness, and works from a home office there.

Before joining the Forest Society, Will served as the executive director of the Mount Washington Observatory (2003-2006); executive director of the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center (1992-2003); and executive director of the New Hampshire Land Conservation Investment Program (1988-1992). Will studied political science at Johns Hopkins University.