Town Manager's Office


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Russell Dean, Town Manager

Kelly Geis, Administrative Assistant

Carole Mitchell, Receptionist

Address: Exeter Town Manager, 10 Front Street, Exeter, NH 03833


Phone: 603-778-0591 x101

Fax: 603-772-4709

Email:kgeis@exeternh.org


The Town Manager's Office is open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.  The

Town Manager's Office is primarily responsible for the day to day administration of all Town

departments with the exception of the Public Library and Town Clerk.  The Town Manager also

serves as the Tax Collector of the Town under RSA 37:16.  You can reach the Town Manager's

Office by phone at 778-0591 or by email at rdean@exeternh.org.  Exeter has been a Town Manager

plan community since 1954.  The Town Manager is appointed by and reports to the Board of

Selectmen.


About the Town Manager

Russ Dean has a B.A. from Arizona State University and a Master's of Public Administration from

the University of New Hampshire.  Mr. Dean is a member of the International City Managers'

Association (ICMA) and also a member of the New Hampshire Municipal Manager's Association

(NHMMA), where he serves on the Executive Board.  He is also a proud graduate of Exeter High

School class of 1987.


Town Manager History in Exeter

Exeter has had a Town Manager since 1956.  The first Town Manager was Allen Marks. 

Subsequent Town Managers have been:

1960-1963           Elton O. Feeney

1963-1967           Ted Nowak (d. 10/14/67)

1967                   Warren Scribner

1967-1969           Robert P. Barker

1969-1972           Paul A. Keefe

1972-1974           Tom Prentiss

1975                   Ken Wright

1975                   Tom Prentiss

1975-1984           Don Chick

1984-1987           Tom Powers

1987-2005           George Olson

2005-Present       Russell J. Dean

The Nowak Room of the current Town Office is named in honor of Ted Nowak, who passed away

unexpectedly in 1967.