Administrative Staff

 

Pam Erickson, Executive Director

Inspiration
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~ Mark Twain

Related Activities
Science and Wilderness Director, Kieve Affective Education, Nobleboro, Maine (1994 - 2004)
School Program Director, Boston University Sargent Camp Environmental Center, Hancock, New Hampshire (1989 - 1993)
Naturalist, Long Lake Conservation Center, Palisade, Minnesota (1984 - 1986)
Adventure and Environmental programming at Land Between the Lakes, Kentucky and Tennesee; Tin Mountain Conservation Center, New Hampshire; Maine Audubon Adventure Program, Maine
New Girls Network Member, Maine (2002 - present)
Maine Recreational and Sea Kayak Guide (2000 - present)
Field Study in aquaculture for Coastal Studies for Girls (Fall 2004)
Member of the Omicron Class at the Institute for Civic Leadership, Portland, Maine (2007 - 2008)
 

Education
 M.Ed., University of New Hampshire (1998)
 B.S. Recreation Administration/Biology/Environmental Education, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse (1985)

 

Ginger Jones, Director of Development and Marketing

 

Inspiration

"Life is either a great adventure or nothing... Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." ~ Helen Keller

 

Related Experience

 Director of Development, Maine Audubon, Falmouth, Maine (2001 - 2008)

 Director of Development, Pearl S. Buck International, Perkasie, Pennsylvania (1999 - 2001)

 Field Office Coordinator, S.S. Universe Explorer, University of Pittsburgh Semester at Sea: Trans-global voyage (1998)

 International Education and Development Consultant, Winrock International/U.S. Agency for International Development; Far East Russia, Sakhalin Island, Siberia; Nepal (1997 - 2001)

 Member of the Kappa Class, Institute for Civic Leadership, Portland, Maine (2002 - 2003)

 

Education

 Masters of Intercultural Education, School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont (1995)

 B.S., Psychology and Biology, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas (1981)

 

 

Margaret Martin, Office Manager and Administrative Assistant

Inspiration
"You make a difference. Know that the very thing which disturbs your mind’s peace offers opportunity to generate clear mind and transform patterns of disturbance for all.”~ Dyhani Ywahoo

Related Activities
 Massage/Energy Therapist and Yoga Teacher, self-employed, Brunswick, Maine (1996-2008)

 Language Arts Teacher, Lyman Moore Middle School, Portland, Maine (2004-2006) and Bruce M. Whittier Middle School, Poland, Maine (2004)
 Program Director and Counselor, The Luther Gulick Camps, South Casco, Maine (summers 1983-2004)

 

Education
 Extended Teacher Education Program, University of Southern Maine (2004)
 Maine 7-12 Language Arts Teacher Certification (2004)

 B.A., Political Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont (1987)

 

 

Jo Sorrell, Associate Director of Admissions

 

Inspiration

“One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice." ~ Mary Oliver

 

Related Activities

 Conservation Director, Residents’ Committee to Protect the Adirondacks, New York (2008 – 2009)

 Wilderness Faculty, Hyde School, Bath, Maine (2003 - 2005)
 Naturalist, Naturalists At Large, California (2002 - 2003)

 Wilderness Instructor, Adventures Cross Country, California (2001 - 2003)

 Teaching Fellow, Dunn School, Los Olivos, California (2000 - 2001)

 

Education

 Masters of Environmental Law and Policy, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont (2007)
 B.A., Anthropology, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York (2000)
 Sea Education Association Semester, Woods Hole, Massachusetts (1999)
 

 

Gail Todd, Food Services Director

 

Inspiration:

“I am not afraid of the storms, for I am learning to sail my ship.” ~ Louisa May Alcott

 

Related Activities:

 Owner, Chebeague Island Bakery and Catering, Chebeague Island, Maine (1991 - present)

 Head Baker and Food Coordinator for Events, Sugarloaf Outdoor Center, Bull Moose Bakery and Café (2003 - 2009)

 Co-owner/Bookkeeper, Chebeague Island Lobster Pound (1993 - 1998)

 Mother of daughters, Emma (16) and Addie (12)

 

Education:

Johnson State College Liberal Arts studies (1973-1975)

Preserving Foods with Ruth Hertzburg, University of Vermont, Burlington (1974)

Boulangerie with Claude Cote, Le Cordon Bleu, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (September 2000)

40 years of food exploration!

 

 

Tara Treichel, Director of Education

Inspiration
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
 

Related Activities
Core Teacher, WellSpring Community School, Bellingham, Washington (2004 - 2007)
Sea Kayak Guide, Washington (Summers 2005 & 2006)
Core and Contract Teacher, Timber Ridge High School, Bellingham, Washington (2002 - 2004)
Adventure and Experiential Education programming at On Belay Youth and Family Service, Wisconsin; University of Washington-Madison; YMCA Camp Manito-wish, Wisconsin (1996 - 2002)
Wilderness Program Guide and Leadership Program Staff, YMCA Camp Manito-wish, Boulder Junction, Wisconsin (1997 - 1999)
Program Coordinator, Adventure Learning Programs, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1996 - 1997)

Education
B.A., Zoology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1995)
M.S., Curriculum & Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1997)
Teacher Certificate, Biology, Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin (2001)