Board

Richard Anderson, Portland, ME – Founding President and Honorary Board Member

Dick Anderson was born in Brockton, Mass. in 1934 and graduated from Brockton High School in 1953. Dick studied at University of Maine starting and obtained a BS in Fishery Biology in 1957. Dick worked as an Assistant Fisheries Biologist and as the Fisheries Manager of Sebago Lake from 1957 to 1959. In 1969, Dick became the Executive Director of the Maine Audubon Society and in 1977 he became General Manager of Land Reclamation Inc., an industrial recycling company. Dick was appointed Commissioner of the Maine Department of Conservation in 1981. In 1987, Dick became a partner of Barton, Gingold, Eaton and Anderson, a marketing and permitting firm in Portland, and retired in 2000.

Amanda Baker, Presque Isle, ME

As an Aroostook County native Amanda is firmly planted in the potato fields of northern Maine.  Amanda, just like so many, wears many hats, but the hat that brings her the most pride is being Mom to Zoey.  Amanda has stories from the woods of Maine and Canada as a Chewonki Environmental Education Instructor and Trip Leader, stories of college-student adventures as a University of Maine at Presque Isle employee running the Outing Club and Rock Wall for several years, and stories from the streets of Caribou as a full-time Police Officer.

Amy Barker-Dresden, ME-Coordinator

Amy Barker has been working in the nonprofit sector for over 26 years years, and currently works for a tech firm specializing in software for the nonprofit development industry. She grew up on the coast of Maine and got her degree in Anthropology/Geography from the University of Southern Maine. She is a Maine Master Naturalist, and spends her weekends hiking and exploring the great outdoors.

Julia Daly, Farmington, ME

Julia Daly is a Professor of Geology at the University of Maine – Farmington, teaching classes that emphasize the connection between the geologic history of Maine and the landscape we all enjoy. Her research explores the impact of changing climate on mountain lakes and watersheds. Teaching at UMF allows her to bring her students into the field frequently, encouraging them to spend time outdoors observing the natural world. Outside of school, she enjoys hiking, paddling, and Nordic skiing with her family. She’s had the chance to day hike sections of the IAT in Maine, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ireland, and Scotland.

Ed Friedman, Falmouth, ME

I am an Eagle Scout from the beginning. I always loved the outdoors, camping, hiking, fishing, and an avid fan of Straight Arrow.

I’m a retired osteopathic physician and vascular surgeon. BA at The Ohio State University, DO at Kansas University, Vascular-Thoracic Fellowship at Baylor University, BFA at Maine College of Art with my major in sculpture and design. I have aspirations of being a real artist when I grow up. 

I have served on several boards over the years and presently also serve on the Maine College of Art Board of Trustees, with whom there is no known conflict of interest.

I’m not sure how many years I have served on the BOD of the ME Chapter of the IAT, but I must be in my second or third term and I love it.  I love the mission and the people involved and devoted to supporting the mission. I am so impressed with how much progress has been achieved so far, starting from one person’s dream. It’s exciting to think where we might go from here and something I would not want to miss out on. I look forward to many more years to come.

Suzanne Goulet, Smithfield, ME

Suzanne Goulet (Alien), traditional, digital, and emerging art educator in Waterville, ME, has hiked thousands of miles on the AT, IAT, CDT, and sections of the PCT, C2C, and PNWT. She was the second editor of the AIT/SIA long distance hiker guide, initiating the French translation.

Suzanne maintains the West Carry Pond section of the AT, which coincides with the Arnold Trail. To foster stewardship with younger generations, she coordinates volunteer trail sign making with Art and Adventure Club members for both the IAT and AT, as well as sharing the history and stories of our adventure heritage.

Herb Hartman, Whitefield, ME

Herb Hartman is a Hospice volunteer; member of several Whitefield Committees; member of several environment and fishing organizations; director of the Maine Council Atlantic Salmon Federation; director of the Jackman Moose River Valley Historical Society; editor MCIAT’s guide to the IAT in Maine. Herb spent eight years Deputy Director Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands (retired at 65 in 2003) and seventeen years as Director of the Maine Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Herb is the former Chief Planner, Bureau of Public Lands; recreation consultant to the Bureau of Parks and Recreation and the Bureau of Public Lands (Bigelow Mountain plan, Machias River Watershed plan); former Maine Guide, avid hiker, wooden canoe enthusiast; university and high school teacher; US  foreign service employee (Tchad). Herb is married, two sons, one daughter, two grandchildren, and one great grandchild. He resides in Whitefield.

Nancy Hathaway, Surry, ME

Nancy Hathaway first hiked on the AT when she was seven, admittedly only a few yards! Ten generations Maine, now living on the Blue Hill Peninsula she has a therapy practice and is part-time faculty in the University of Maine Systems teaching courses such as ‘Integrating Mindfulness, Social and Emotional Skills into Education’ as well as Colby College JanPlan semester and workshops around the state. She is also a student at UMaine taking courses on Climate Change. She founded Dark Sky Maine and is a troublemaker when it comes to saving Maine’s dark skies.

Elaine Hendrickson, Presque Isle, ME 

Elaine Hendrickson, an avid hiker, skier, and explorer is a retired middle school teacher who was the Maine 2001 Maine Teacher of the Year.  She was one of the founding directors of the Katahdin Learning Project whose goal is to acquaint children of all ages with the opportunities the Monument offers.  Bringing her enthusiasm of learning about the outdoors, Elaine is now the volunteer education director for the Francis Malcolm Science Scienter in Easton who continues to share love and knowledge of the nature’s wonder and beauty with K-12 students in Aroostook County.  Since becoming a volunteer on the IAT Board, Elaine has been secretary and is now the vice president.  Along with her husband, Eric, they have spent countless hours on the IAT clearing trails in the Monument, across Mars Hill Mountain, and along the Border Trail between Maine and New Brunswick.

Don Hudson, Arrowsic, ME – President

Don Hudson developed an interest in plants and ecology in the early 1970s while leading expeditions for the Chewonki Foundation in Maine and Quebec.  While president of Chewonki in October 1993, Don met with Dick Anderson to begin work on a trail to connect the highest points in Maine, New Brunswick, and southern Quebec––the IAT. Don has received the Green Heart Award (2009, Quimby Family Foundation), an Environmental Merit Lifetime Achievement Award (2010, US EPA), a Distinguished Service Award (2010, University of Maine Machias; 2019, Gulf of Maine Council), and an Outdoor Hero Award (2010, LL Bean).

Seth Levy, Portland, ME- Secretary

Seth Levy was raised in Brunswick, ME. A life-long conservation advocate, he’s worked to engage people in sustainable outdoor recreation in California, Utah, and Maine. Seth is also a long-distance cyclist, backpacker, and runner. He’s honored by the opportunities the Board of Directors of the Maine Chapter of the IAT provides him to “think beyond borders.”

Robert Marvinney, Readfield, ME-Chief Geologist

Bob Marvinney has studied Maine’s Appalachian geology for over 40 years, the last 25 serving as State Geologist and Director of the Maine Geological Survey.  He has been a board member with the IAT for more than a decade, during which time he has made numerous presentations on the IAT to civic organizations and at professional meetings.  He spends as much time biking, hiking, and stargazing as his other duties permit.

Cole Peters, Cape Elizabeth, ME

Born and raised in PA, for the last 33 years Cole Peters now calls ME home. Cole has BS and MS degrees in geology which brought him here to form an environmental permitting consulting business.  Living in Cape Elizabeth and now working in Freeport, Cole’s appreciation for ME is continuously inspired by his work with Mainers and as much so, those from away.  Being on the Board of Directors for the last two years has also expanded his regard for not just its path across ME but the goals of the IAT.  From an early interest in the  outdoors as a Boy Scout with 2 trips to Philmont, NM, his outdoor adventures have since included canoe trips in ME, the Boundary Waters and above the Arctic Circle in AK, and much like the course of the IAT-SIA, travelling throughout maritime Canada, Iceland, Great Britain and parts of western Europe.

Will Richard, Georgetown, ME

Wilfred (Will) Richard joined the IAT Board of Directors in the early years––1996.  Credentials include Registered Maine Guide with company Outdoor Ventures North (no longer in business), Research Fellow with Uummannaq (Greenland) Polar Institute, Research Associate with Smithsonian Museum of Natural History – Arctic Studies Center, Geographer PhD, Anthropologist MA, US Marine Corps – NCO.

Chunzeng Wang, Presque Isle, ME

Chunzeng Wang (PhD) is a geology professor at the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI). He earned a BS (1984) and a MS (1989) in geology from two universities in China before coming to the USA to be a visiting professor at two universities and to earn two more degrees, a MPh (2000) and PhD (2001). He has been studying geology in Maine since 1997 with focus on the Norumbega Fault System and the Munsungun, Winterville, and Weekboro-Lunksoos Lake inliers. He also has expertise in GIS and has developed a state-of-art GIS laboratory at UMPI. He is a board director of the Maine GeoSpatial Institute and a member of Maine GeoSpatial Committee.

Cliff Young, Sidney, ME – Treasurer

Cliff is a Retired Hazardous Waste Manager. He has been a Trail Maintainer for approximately 20 years on the Maine Appalachian Trail, one of the founding members of the IAT in 1994, President of the Sidney, Maine Historical Society, member of the MATC, Hipointers Club, and ATC.