Christopher Bond (Treasurer of the Board) 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.
Eileen D. Carey Eileen Carey is vice president of the Maine Winter Sports Center in Caribou, an internationally recognized economic and development organization that manages two of the world’s top Nordic ski venues and three alpine areas. The Maine Winter Sports Center provides programs that range in introduction to skiing through Olympic level cross-country skiing and biathlon. Eileen is an advocate for community programs that support healthy lifestyles and is active in groups promoting economic development in Aroostook County. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and lives in Presque Isle.
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.
Victoria M. Devlin Vicky Devlin is an advancement consultant with The Solstice Group, advising non-profits on board development, fund-raising, and other management issues. She served as vice president of college advancement at Bates College before retiring in 2007. Prior to that, she held similar positions WGBH in Boston and WETA in Washington, DC. She has been active in the arts and children’s causes as well as community activities in South Freeport and other towns in which she and her husband, Stuart Jones, have lived. Vicky is a graduate of Holy Names College in Oakland, California, and earned a teaching credential at UC Berkeley.
Maroulla S. Gleaton, M.D. Maroulla Gleaton is an ophthalmologist with a practice in Augusta. She is a leader in the state’s medical community, currently serving on the executive committee of the Maine Medical Association. Through the MMA, Maine Health Access Foundation, and the Family Medicine Institute, she has developed deep understanding of the challenges that families and physicians face in accessing or providing quality healthcare. She serves on the Governor’s Advisory Council for Health System Development, working for affordable health care and the State Health Plan. Maroulla is well known at the State House, both as an advisor and as an advocate before the Legislature. Her interests extend beyond health care, though; she is a passionate conservationist, with a special interest in North Woods issues. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, Maroulla earned her medical degree at Temple University School of Medicine. She did her Ophthalmology training at the Mayo Clinic. She and her family live in Palermo.
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.
Henry R. Heyburn, Jr. Henry Heyburn blends his interest in education with his love of the outdoors. A long-time member of the faculty and coaching staff at Hyde School in Bath, Henry spent this past summer teaching at the Chewonki Foundation, which runs several wilderness camps out of its headquarters in Wiscasset. He returns to the classroom in the fall, but as a student at the Muskie School at the University of Southern Maine. He continues to coach, working for the town of Brunswick where he established a Nordic Ski Program. Henry has coached Nordic and cross-country skiing at schools and colleges in Maine and Colorado. For more than a decade, he worked at L.L. Bean, both as an Outdoor Discovery Program Instructor and in product development. A graduate of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, Henry and his wife, Alicia, and their two children live in Brunswick.
Bill Houston (President of the Board) A Registered Maine Guide with thousands of river miles guiding canoe and raft trips, Bill teaches Outdoor Leadership at Skowhegan Regional Vocational Center. Bill started his environmental advocacy speaking at his high school graduation on the value of wilderness. His work with NRCM started in the early 1980’s fighting to protect the West Branch of the Penobscot River from the Big A dam. That work inspired his belief that guides can be powerful voices for wilderness, and for several years Bill worked with NRCM to organize Guide's Rendezvous where guides were empowered to take actions to protect Maine’s environment. He chairs the State of Maine's Whitewater Guides Advisory Board and is a life member of the Maine Wilderness Guides Organization. Bill received an Environmental Award from NRCM in 2002 in recognition of his efforts to protect Maine's wild and scenic places. Bill resides in Kingfield with his wife and two teenage daughters. Bill and his family spend time in the Maine outdoors skiing and hiking mountains and paddling rivers and lakes.
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.
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 Eleanor is 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 three children live in Bremen.
Norton H. Lamb, Jr. Buzz Lamb is returning to NRCM’s board after a long hiatus, during which he formed a computer sales and software business, Norton Lamb & Company. He sold the company in 2009 and plans to take on additional civic and non-profit roles. Buzz served on his local conservation commission and planning boards and currently serves on New Gloucester’s land management and recreation commissions. In addition, Buzz actively works several hundred acres of woods and fields. He shelters a couple of horses from an equine abuse center and raises heritage chickens, turkeys, and bees. His strong interest in the protection of the North Woods, transportation policy, and land use management brings him back to NRCM at this time. Buzz holds a bachelor degree from Cornell University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
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.
Rondi Nelson 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 (Vice President of the Board) 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 (Secretary of the Board) 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.
R. Stewart Strawbridge A Chartered Financial Analyst, Stewart Strawbridge is a founder and investment manager of Selkirk Partners, a long/short equity partnership, in Portland. He has worked in securities since 2002 and serves on the board of a bio-technology company focused on cancer and anesthesia research. A standout athlete at Bowdoin College, Stewart was a steeplechase jockey for six years. He spent most of his summers in Maine before making the leap to year-round resident in 2008. His wife, Elizabeth, is a physician in Portland, and they make their home in South Portland.
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.
Lois Ann D. Winter Lois Winter has worked as a wildlife conservationist in Maine for nearly 30 years. She worked as a Park Naturalist at Acadia National Park for nearly a decade. Later, she worked at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Gulf of Maine Coastal Program for more than a decade, where she initiated or actively supported nearly 100 projects, permanently protecting more than 40,000 acres of high value wildlife habitat and restoring habitat values in Maine's salt marshes and rivers. Lois now serves as Executive Director of the Pleasant River Wildlife Foundation, a land trust in downeast Maine dedicated to protecting important coastal habitat for waterbirds and other wildlife, and to ensure public access. Lois holds two undergraduate degrees from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and earned a master’s degree in Wildlife Conservation from the University of Maine at Orono. Lois serves on boards or advisory committees for Maine Land Trust Network, Portland Trails, and RESTORE: The North Woods. She lives in Portland with her partner and their golden retriever.