President
Linda is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Maine at Farmington. Prior to arriving at UMF, she taught for ten years in the Political Science Department of Barnard College, Columbia University where she served as the Acting Chair of the Center for African Studies. Linda has won various teaching awards including the new faculty teaching award from the UMF student body. Prof. Beck has published a book entitled Brokering Democracy in Africa (Palgrave 2008) and a number of articles and chapters in edited volumes on African politics, identity politics and social accountability. She is a member of the American Political Science Association, the African Studies Association, and the West Africa Research Association.
Treasurer
Megan is the Environmental Affairs Specialist for Hannaford Brothers Co. She earned her Masters degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies where she focused on environmental sustainability planning for coastal systems. Ms. Hellstedt has been a board member of the Morris Farm Trust in Wiscasset since 2001. In her free time, she is a Big Sister to a twelve-year old girl and enjoys gardening, knitting, and house renovation projects. She and her husband, Erik, live in Brunswick.
Secretary
Brigitte is Executive Director of the Orchard Foundation. She is currently on the Maine board of the Conservation Law Foundation. She previously worked as an assistant editor for economics at Cambridge University Press in New York City and as a researcher for Bower, Rohr & Associates in Hanover, NH, an economic consulting firm specializing in regulated industries. Ms. Kingsbury served a term as a representative to the Portland Water District Board of Trustees. She has also served on the boards of the Maine Philanthropy Center, Friends of Casco Bay, the Cape Elizabeth Recycling Committee, the Fort Williams Charitable Foundation Study Committee and the Natural Resources Council of Maine. She received her AB in political science from Brown University, and her MIA in international political economy from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. Ms. Kingsbury lives in Cape Elizabeth with her husband and two children and spends her free time hiking, sailing, skiing and mucking about in a backyard pond.
Erik Anderson teaches middle school social studies having completed ETEP, the University of Southern Maine’s mid-career teacher certification program. Erik previously was an Assistant to the Maine Conservation Commissioner from 2003-2006, working to protect Katahdin Lake, encouraging the Maine tradition of public access to private land, and supporting the long range stewardship of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. He is the Board Secretary for Boys to Men, serves on the Freeport Project Review Board, and received an M.A. from Bangor Theological Seminary. Erik lives in Freeport with his wife, Dana, and three boys ages 7, 4, and 1.
Tom Bull honed a love of the environment simply by being born and raised in Maine; spending countless hours in the outdoors hiking, camping, canoeing swimming and skiing. Tom attended St. Lawrence University in Canton New York, graduating with a B.A. in Environmental Politics. Shortly after graduating from St. Lawrence and returning home, Tom was elected to his first term in the State Legislature, representing Freeport and Pownal. Tom went on to serve 4 terms, eight years, in the Legislature before term limits barred him from running for reelection. While in Augusta, Tom served on the Natural Resources Committee, the Judiciary Committee and the Marine Resources Committee; serving as Chair of the Marine Resources Committee in his last term. Now out of elective office, Tom works as a Fire Fighter EMT-I full time with the Brunswick Fire Department and part time with Freeport Fire Rescue. In his free time, Tom also volunteers as a Ski Patroller at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton. In addition, he still enjoys getting outside to hike and enjoy nature. Tom lives in Freeport.
Will Everitt is the Development Director for Friends of Casco Bay. Since graduating from Rutgers College, Will has been a dedicated community organizer, working with environmental and social justice groups from Alaska to Maine. He moved to Maine in 1999, opening Toxics Action Center’s office in the state, helping residents protect their families from pollution and toxic pesticides. During the 2010 election cycle, Will was the State Director of the League of Young Voters, returning to Friends of Casco Bay in November. When he isn’t at work, you’ll likely find him hiking somewhere in the wilds of Baxter State Park. He lives in Portland with his wife and daughter.
Karen Herold is on the Maine Audubon board, where she was board chair for two years. She chaired the board governance committee, and the Conservation (policy and advocacy) committee. She chaired the search for a new executive director, and chaired the strategic planning committee that restructured Maine Audubon in 2009. In Cumberland she was on the MSAD 51 school board, and now works with the Cumberland and Chebeague Land Trust, and on the Vernal Pool mapping project. Karen has a lifelong interest in wildlife habitat and wilderness landscapes. She is an avid hiker, canoeist, road biker, and cross country skier. She takes extended outdoor trips every year, including many paddling trips in the Canadian Arctic and "near North." She has taken many independent bicycle trips in the U.S.A. and abroad, and is always scheming the next one. She is attempting some writing and photography about the natural world. She graduated from Yale College and the University of Chicago Law School.
Alison Reich has over fifteen years of experience in healthcare management, having been employed as the Chief Clinical Dietitian at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta from 1987 through 2003. Ms. Reich graduated with honors from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst with a degree in Human Nutrition and completed her Dietetic Internship at the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland. Her decision to move into a part time position as a clinical dietitian at MaineGeneral has allowed her to pursue her passion for the outdoors and activism for the environment. She most recently has done volunteer work for the Maine League of Conservation Voters. Prior to this she served as the Publicity Chairperson for the Skating Club of Maine’s central region. Ms. Reich is also a member of the Ethics Committee at the hospital . She lives with her husband Ted and daughter Katy in Monmouth and enjoys spending time with them attending high school sporting events, hiking, skiing and skating.
Maine Conservation Alliance
Olde Federal Building
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Tel: (207) 620-8811
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Linda is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Maine at Farmington. Prior to arriving at UMF, she taught for ten years in the Political Science Department of Barnard College, Columbia University where she served as the Acting Chair of the Center for African Studies. Linda has won various teaching awards including the new faculty teaching award from the UMF student body. Prof. Beck has published a book entitled Brokering Democracy in Africa (Palgrave 2008) and a number of articles and chapters in edited volumes on African politics, identity politics and social accountability. She is a member of the American Political Science Association, the African Studies Association, and the West Africa Research Association.
Megan is the Environmental Affairs Specialist for Hannaford Brothers Co. She earned her Masters degree from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies where she focused on environmental sustainability planning for coastal systems. Ms. Hellstedt has been a board member of the Morris Farm Trust in Wiscasset since 2001. In her free time, she is a Big Sister to a twelve-year old girl and enjoys gardening, knitting, and house renovation projects. She and her husband, Erik, live in Brunswick.
Brigitte is Executive Director of the Orchard Foundation. She is currently on the Maine board of the Conservation Law Foundation. She previously worked as an assistant editor for economics at Cambridge University Press in New York City and as a researcher for Bower, Rohr & Associates in Hanover, NH, an economic consulting firm specializing in regulated industries. Ms. Kingsbury served a term as a representative to the Portland Water District Board of Trustees. She has also served on the boards of the Maine Philanthropy Center, Friends of Casco Bay, the Cape Elizabeth Recycling Committee, the Fort Williams Charitable Foundation Study Committee and the Natural Resources Council of Maine. She received her AB in political science from Brown University, and her MIA in international political economy from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. Ms. Kingsbury lives in Cape Elizabeth with her husband and two children and spends her free time hiking, sailing, skiing and mucking about in a backyard pond.
Tom Bull honed a love of the environment simply by being born and raised in Maine; spending countless hours in the outdoors hiking, camping, canoeing swimming and skiing. Tom attended St. Lawrence University in Canton New York, graduating with a B.A. in Environmental Politics. Shortly after graduating from St. Lawrence and returning home, Tom was elected to his first term in the State Legislature, representing Freeport and Pownal. Tom went on to serve 4 terms, eight years, in the Legislature before term limits barred him from running for reelection. While in Augusta, Tom served on the Natural Resources Committee, the Judiciary Committee and the Marine Resources Committee; serving as Chair of the Marine Resources Committee in his last term. Now out of elective office, Tom works as a Fire Fighter EMT-I full time with the Brunswick Fire Department and part time with Freeport Fire Rescue. In his free time, Tom also volunteers as a Ski Patroller at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton. In addition, he still enjoys getting outside to hike and enjoy nature. Tom lives in Freeport.
Will Everitt is the Development Director for Friends of Casco Bay. Since graduating from Rutgers College, Will has been a dedicated community organizer, working with environmental and social justice groups from Alaska to Maine. He moved to Maine in 1999, opening Toxics Action Center’s office in the state, helping residents protect their families from pollution and toxic pesticides. During the 2010 election cycle, Will was the State Director of the League of Young Voters, returning to Friends of Casco Bay in November. When he isn’t at work, you’ll likely find him hiking somewhere in the wilds of Baxter State Park. He lives in Portland with his wife and daughter.
Karen Herold is on the Maine Audubon board, where she was board chair for two years. She chaired the board governance committee, and the Conservation (policy and advocacy) committee. She chaired the search for a new executive director, and chaired the strategic planning committee that restructured Maine Audubon in 2009. In Cumberland she was on the MSAD 51 school board, and now works with the Cumberland and Chebeague Land Trust, and on the Vernal Pool mapping project. Karen has a lifelong interest in wildlife habitat and wilderness landscapes. She is an avid hiker, canoeist, road biker, and cross country skier. She takes extended outdoor trips every year, including many paddling trips in the Canadian Arctic and "near North." She has taken many independent bicycle trips in the U.S.A. and abroad, and is always scheming the next one. She is attempting some writing and photography about the natural world. She graduated from Yale College and the University of Chicago Law School.