DirectorEMAIL: alaffely05@alumni.unity.eduAudrey’s love of the Appalachian Trail started as a child hiking Katahdin with her family. It continued into college, with her love of the outdoors influencing her undergraduate degrees in Maine at Unity College in Parks, Recreation, and Ecotourism and Landscape Horticulture. After completing a thru-hike of the AT, she served as the Gulf Hagas Ridge Runner for a season. Since then, she has been active in the MATC serving as an Executive Committee member, site supervisor for the Horn’s Pond Caretaker, maintainer of a section around White Cap, and has served on the CARE, Finance, and Nominating Committees […]
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Mike Stillman
DirectorFarmington and Hamdpen, ME EMAIL: poepaddy@hotmail.comMike has a long history in conservation and trails: he served on the National Park Service Historic Landscape Preservation Team from 1990-1992; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Wetland Restoration Service, 1990-1992; as a crew leader for Baxter State Park, 1988-1990; a crew leader for the Maine Conservation Corps, 1993-1994, and a crew leader for the MATC’s Maine Trail Crew, 1995-1996; he has also served as a board member for the Friends of Baxter State Park, 2012-2015. Mike is a fly fishing guide and maker of bamboo fly rods.
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Tony Barrett
DirectorHarpswell, MEEMAIL: barretttony@mac.comIn 1998, Tony left the corporate world and moved to Maine taking on various part-time occupations – most recently in Maine’s seafood economy. With more flexible hours, he has pursued his life-long interest in trails and long-distance, non-motorized travel. He has bicycled through Europe, in the Middle East and across the United States. Tony has also thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail and currently maintains a section of trail in Maine. He is a life member of MATC, AMC, ATC, Adventure Cycling and the League of American Cyclists. He serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Maine […]
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Lester Kenway
President Trail Champions Committee Chair Bangor, ME EMAIL: president@matc.org Lester worked as the Trails Supervisor at Baxter State Park for 22 years, spent two years with Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission, and served as the Field Team Program Coordinator for the Maine Conservation Corps until his State retirement. He owns a trail tool business, Trail Services, which provides equipment, support, and advice to trail organizations throughout the United States. He has volunteered with the Maine Appalachian Trail Club throughout his career, serving as its President for the last 10 years. Besides working on trails, Lester has enjoyed hiking and mountaineering […]
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Club Coordinator Portland, ME EMAIL: coordinator@matc.org Holly has worked as the Club Coordinator for the Maine Appalachian Trail Club since 2004. She works with MATC’s Board of Directors, volunteers, organizational partners, seasonal staff and other stakeholders in helping the organization meet its mission to maintain, manage & protect 267-miles of the Appalachian Trail. Holly co-founded and co-managed environmentally themed camps for children ages 4-13 at both Turkey Hill Farm, in Cape Elizabeth, and Wolfe’s Neck Farm, in Freeport. Activities centered on agriculture, wildlife, pond and forest ecology. Prior to this Holly taught life science at Portland’s King Middle School. Holly […]
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