Sandra Armington Trained as a nurse, Sandra is a full-time clinical education specialist at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta. She is an environmental activist at work and at home. From efforts to eliminate products with PVC and reduce biomedical waste to planting trees and flowers at the hospital’s cancer center, Sandra is helping to reduce the hospital impact on the environment. She is equally active on the home front, working with NRCM and our coalition partners to help pass legislation to eliminate toxic chemicals from many consumer products. Sandra resides in Hallowell.
Lisa M. Bisceglia Lisa is a teacher and mentor for youth at risk, working at the Real School-Regional Educational Alternative Learning in Windham and on Mackworth Island. With her help and encouragement, her students pursue long-term community service projects in Maine and have ventured to New Orleans and Guatemala to assist people in need. Lisa’s volunteer work has taken her to Guatemala and Honduras, too. An avid outdoorswoman, Lisa has served as a wilderness instructor for Hurricane Island Outward Bound. She has worked for several years as an outreach counselor for Preble Street Resource Center and an instructor and counselor at schools in New England and Honduras. Lisa resides in South Portland.
Christopher Bond Chris is an assistant professor of business administration at Saint Joseph's College. He loves honing his modest outdoor skills in all of Maine’s outdoor seasons and venues whether it is cruising coastal waters, camping on islands and inland waterways, backcountry skiing or fishing and paddling our rivers and lakes. Prior to his work at St. Joseph's, Chris was a tax manager with TD Banknorth and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is a graduate of the University of Maine School of Law, the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He is a licensed CPA in Maine as well as a member of the bar in both Massachusetts and Maine. Chris resides in Cape Elizabeth.
Edmund Cervone Ed Cervone is a program director for the Maine Development Foundation, a private nonprofit organization focused on economic development issues in Maine. Prior to working for the Maine Development Foundation, Ed worked for the Maine Center for Economic Policy as an analyst and was formerly a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Coastal Management fellow for the Delaware Coastal Program. Ed is a graduate of Princeton University, with an M.S. in Ecology and Environmental Science from the University of Maine, Orono. Ed resides in Hallowell.
Steven E. Diaz Steve is an emergency physician at MaineGeneral Medical Center, and Vice President of Medical Administration. A graduate of Cornell University Medical School, Steve did his residency at the Maine-Dartmouth Family Practice Residency in Augusta. Steve has served on the American Red Cross board, among others, and has spent time in Yosemite National Park as a guide. Steve resides in Waterville.
Lani F.B. Graham A family practice physician with a master's degree in Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Lani has worked in the public health field for many years. She is the former director of the Maine Bureau of Health and continues to perform clinical work. She also consults with various public health agencies and associations on matters such as the prevention and control of tobacco use, school health, and environmental public health. Lani serves on the board of the Maine Health Access Foundation and is an active member of several professional non-profit organizations. She lives in Portland.
Diane Guethlen (Secretary of the Board) She and her husband Bob are involved in conservation activities on local and national levels and have worked within the state to protect the Allagash and to further land conservation. Diane brings a balanced approach to issues and represents a geographical area of critical importance to NRCM members. She lives at Toe of the Boot on the northwest shore of Moosehead Lake.
Bill Houston (Vice President of the Board) A Registered Maine Guide, Bill teaches at Skowhegan Regional Vocational Center. For several years, Bill worked with NRCM to organize a Guide's Rendezvous to discuss their concerns about Maine's environment. He chairs the State of Maine's Whitewater Advisory Board. Bill received an Environmental Award from NRCM in 2002 in recognition of his efforts to protect Maine's wild and scenic places, beginning with his work to stop the "Big A" dam in the early 1980s. Bill resides in Kingfield.
Cynthia Hyde In 1982, Cynthia and her husband Jim Kinnealey opened the Caldbeck Gallery in Rockland, where they exhibit the work of significant Maine and New York artists. Cynthia, who holds a degree in geology and has done environmental field work, lives in an old farm on Fish Pond in South Hope where she and her husband have increased wildlife habitat and open-space management. Cynthia resides in Hope.
Warren C. Kessler Warren is the former president of MaineGeneral Health, a non-profit primary care provider based principally in Augusta and Waterville and continues to consult in the field of health care. He is a well-known advocate for children and family health issues. Warren is the former, founding president of Maine Health Access Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Warren resides in Manchester.
Eleanor H. Kinney (President of Board) A graduate of Yale University, Eleanor has a master's degree in biological oceanography from the University of Rhode Island. She is especially knowledgeable about New England coastal ecosystems, having done extensive fieldwork in Bass Harbor, on Cape Cod, and along Narragansett Bay. Her interests extend to air pollution (especially the impact of mercury on human health and wildlife) and landscape-scale conservation work. Eleanor served on NRCM's National Advisory Board for 5 years prior to joining the board of directors in 2002. She and her husband have three small children and live in Bremen.
Adam Lee The president of Lee Auto Mall, a family business, Adam splits his days between Lee Toyota in Topsham and the new Lee Cadillac-Chevrolet dealership in Augusta, with occasional circuit riding to the other dealerships. He is currently serving on the boards of Maine Audubon and Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) as well as serving on The Nature Conservancy's Corporate Conservation Council of Maine. Adam is the recipient of NRCM’s Environmental Award in 2005 for his efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality. Adam resides in Cumberland.
Lynne Y. Lewis Lynne is currently a professor at Bates College where she teaches courses on environmental economics. She specializes in water resource economics and most recently is working on research projects related to dams, dam removal and river restoration. She served on the Board of Directors of the Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR) from 1998-2005, and currently also serves on the Penobscot River Science Steering Committee and the Advisory Board of Mitchell Center for Environment and Watershed Research. She received the friend of UCOWR award in 2005. She is also a volunteer for the Animal Refuge League and participates in canine training and awareness education events. She is an avid sea kayaker and river enthusiast and advocate. She resides in Portland.
Anthony Marple Tony is currently the Director of the Office of MaineCare Services. MaineCare provides healthcare coverage 280,000 low income Mainers. Prior to becoming the director of MaineCare, Tony was the executive vice president and treasurer of MaineGeneral Health in Augusta. He holds an MBA from the University of Connecticut and has done advanced work in health care finance. A long-time member of NRCM, Tony is an avid hiker, photographer, and environmentalist who participated in the development of a recycling program in his community. Tony has served on the boards of various health care organizations and has been active on the school board and the budget and planning committees of Whitefield. Tony resides in Whitefield.
Rondi Nelson (Treasurer of Board) Rondi is a financial advisor with over 20 years of corporate experience managing personal and charitable funds for individuals and institutions. She is also the co-owner and operator of Camp Skoglund, a family vacation camp on Echo Lake in Mount Vernon owned and operated by her family as a boy's camp from 1955-1985. She is enthusiastic about Maine's environment and resources and about NRCM's role in protecting them. She is especially interested in becoming more involved due to NRCM's work to preserve the Moosehead region. She lives in Yarmouth and Mt. Vernon.
Ken Olson Ken recently retired from a three-decade management career that included twenty years as chief executive of three conservation organizations. Most recently, Ken served ten years as President of Friends of Acadia. Ken previously served as Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy of Connecticut, President of American Rivers, and Director of Special Projects at The Conservation Fund in Virginia. He has received many awards for his work including NRCM’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. He holds a graduate degree from Yale in natural resources management, an honorary degree from the College of the Atlantic for “outstanding contributions to human ecology,” and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maine. Ken resides in Bass Harbor.
Tony Owens Tony is an emergency physician at Maine Medical Center Emergency Department and directs the Emergency Ultrasound section. As an amateur naturalist, he is a volunteer with Maine Audubon's Vernal Pool Monitoring and Owl Survey programs. He is plant conservation volunteer with New England Wildflower Society and a former trustee of Hurricane Island Outward Bound and The Nature Conservancy. His interests include fishing, sailing, winter camping, and wilderness preservation. Tony resides in Cape Elizabeth.
Kathy Remmel Kathy retired from Waynflete School, Portland, as the Principal/Director of the Middle School in August of 2007. Before being Director for 19 years she was Chair of the Science Department. She has a degree in biology and chemistry and has done graduate and field work in archaeology. She has taught and designed science curricula for students in grades K-12 and teaching faculty. She was named Maine Biology Teacher of the Year by the National Biology Teachers Association. She is a graduate (ETA class ) of the Institute for Civic Leadership training in Portland. She has served on the following boards: Maine Environmental Education Association, Coastal Conservation Trust, and Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence. This winter she worked on the Biodiversity Project of The Nevis Historical and Conservation Society as a volunteer. She lives in Portland and on Orr's Island.
Sarah Rheault Sarah has been active in land conservation, youth issues, and cultural activities in the midcoast region for many years. She serves on the board of the Midcoast Forum on Foreign Affairs, the board of Friends of Maine Seabird Islands and The Maine Advisory Council of Trust for Public Lands. She resides in Camden.
Thomas Tietenberg Having retired in 2008 following a 35-year career teaching environmental and resource economics, Tom is the Mitchell Family Professor of Economics, Emeritus at Colby College. A former President and current Fellow of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Tom was the team leader for the United Nations project that laid the foundation for the design of the emissions trading, joint implementation and clean development mechanism components of the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change. He currently serves as one of three Trustees for the Energy and Carbon Savings Trust, a Maine institution which uses revenues from the sale of allowances in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) to fund energy efficiency projects in the state, and he represents the Trust as a member of the Energy Conservation Board. Tom resides in Waterville.