Board & Staff
Board of Directors
Bill Bell, President, Saco
Executive Director, Maine Association of Conservation Districts
Susan Morris, Vice President, Waldoboro
Blueberry Grower
Frank Miles, Secretary, Cape Elizabeth
Retired Educator
Russell Libby, Treasurer, Mount Vernon
Executive Director, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
Paul Birdsall, Penobscot
Organic Farmer
Neil Crane, Exeter
Commercial Potato Farmer
Taylor Mudge, Camden
Founder, State of Maine Cheese Company
Steve Page, Secretary, Searsmont
Gulf of Maine Aquaculture Company, LLC
Advisory Council
Chris Hamilton, Whitefield
James P. Hastings, Skowhegan
Evan McDougal, Springvale
Jo D. Saffeir, Pownal
Art Thompson, Presque Isle
Adrian Wadsworth, North Turner
Staff
John Piotti, Unity
Executive Director
LouAnna Perkins, Penobscot
Legal Counsel
Kristin Varnum, Verona Island
Associate Director
Tim Fuller, Belfast
Membership Coordinator
Nina Young, Belfast
Lands Program Manager
Stacy Gambrel, Bangor
Lands Projects Coordinator
Sue Lanpher, Verona Island
Program Assistant
Agents
Esther Lacognata, Topsham
Statewide Agent
Jo Josephson, Temple
Franklin County Area Agent
Phil Soucy, Fort Kent
Aroostook County Agent
Nate Pennell, Machias
Washington & Hancock County Agent