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Meet the Team

Get to know the people behind MCHT’s mission—dedicated experts working every day to protect Maine’s lands and waters.

Communications & Philanthropy

Nicky Blanchard

Senior Director of Communications & Philanthropy
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Michelle Hennessey

Communications Manager
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Julie Kravetz

Senior Development Associate
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Rebecca Kurtz

Annual Fund Officer
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Linda Lidov

Director of Communications
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Sophie Nelson

Associate Director of Communications
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Ryan Pelletier

Data Analyst & Researcher
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Kaileigh Sweeney

Associate Director of Data Operations
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Tom Warhol

Director of Institutional Giving
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David Warren

Planned Giving Officer
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Hannah Whalen

Director of Development
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Erin Zeller

Institutional Giving Manager
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Community & Government Relations

Nolan Altvater

Special Projects Cultural Coordinator
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Donna Bissett

Land Trust Program Manager
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Katia Hajduk

Land Trust Program Event & Administrative Associate
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Jeff Romano

Public Policy Director
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Megan Shore

Conservation Resilience Specialist
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Angela Twitchell

Senior Director of Community & Government Relations
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Ciona Ulbrich

Associate Director, Community Relations
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Deirdre Whitehead

Wabanaki Community Liaison
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Executive

Karin Marchetti

General Counsel
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Nolan O’Brien

Associate Director of Organizational Leadership
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Kate Stookey

President and CEO
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Charlene Swift

Associate Director of Special Projects
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Finance and Administration

Jeff Brazee

Director of Information Technology
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Aili Hartikka

Topsham Office Administrator & Land Protection Associate
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Lori Johnson

Senior Staff Accountant
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Molly MacGregor

IT Business Solutions & Support Analyst
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Terri McDonough

Staff Accountant
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Stephanie Rogers

Associate Director of Human Resources
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Rosa Schuchert

Human Resources Associate
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Land Protection

Frank Cangelosi

Senior GIS Associate
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Bob DeForrest

Project Manager, Eastern Hancock County
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Soren Denlinger

Conservation Planner
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Jeremy Gabrielson

Director of Conservation Planning
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Ardrianna McLane

MDI Project Manager
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Misha Mytar

Senior Director of Land Protection
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Adam Pereira

Midcoast Project Manager
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Jacob van de Sande

Associate Director of Land Protection
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Chris Schorn

Southern Maine Project Manager
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Patrick Watson

Project Manager, Western Washington County
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Stewardship

Joelle Albury

Outreach & Office Manager, Aldermere Farm
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Tatia Bauer

Marsh Restoration Program Manager
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Andrew Deci

Southern Maine Regional Stewardship Manager
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Amanda Devine

Senior Director of Stewardship
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Renee Duncan

MDI Region Community Outreach Manager
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Aaron Englander

Associate Director of Stewardship, Aldermere Farm/Erickson Fields
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Erin Espinosa

Farm Program Coordinator
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Kirk Gentalen

Regional Stewardship Manager
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Trevor Herrick

Regional Stewardship Manager
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Caleb Jackson

Associate Director of Stewardship
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Maria Jenness

Associate Director of Stewardship
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Mike Kersula

Regional Stewardship Manager
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Kyle Koch

Conservation Easement Steward
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Cathy Lookabaugh

Community Outreach Manager for Washington County
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Emily Marshall

Stewardship and Operations Manager, Aldermere Farm and Erickson Fields
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Nicole Sanders

Marsh Restoration Steward
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Jacob Sattler

MDI Regional Steward
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Eliza Stinneford

Stewardship Senior Associate
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Joe Taft

Conservation Easement Manager
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Kevin Walter

Farm Worker, Aldermere Farm Preserve
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Kyle Winslow

Associate Director of Stewardship
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