Fun facts: Kate is a lover of yoga, exploration, new experiences, new flavors, travel, oceans, mountains, conversation, heavy backpacks, and passion!
Tim Barker
Director of Operations and Safety
Tim Barker
Director of Operations and Safety
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Started with HIOBS: 2019
Fun fact: In his off-time, Tim does his best to learn the skills necessary to call himself a Homesteader.
Andy Bezon
Director of Fleet & Facilities
Andy Bezon
Director of Fleet & Facilities
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Started with HIOBS: 2023
Fun fact: When not working in the outdoors, Andy loves to spend his time biking, boating, fishing, and skiing.
Amber Bolduc
Admissions Coordinator and Course Advisor
Amber Bolduc
Admissions Coordinator and Course Advisor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Started with HIOBS: 2017
Fun facts: Prior to joining the HIOBS team, Amber ran after school programs for YMCAs in Vermont and Maine. In her downtime, she enjoys exploring with her adventure pup, Gracie Lou.
Cindy Brown
Senior Consultant for Custom Programs
Cindy Brown
Senior Consultant for Custom Programs
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Started with HIOBS: 1984
Fun facts: Aside from Outward Bound, Cindy has spent her life in the world of Alpine ski racing, as an athlete, parent, coach and official. She is also an avid quilter.
Andy Colby
Director of Educational Partnerships
Andy Colby
Director of Educational Partnerships
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Started with HIOBS: 2022
Fun facts: Andy is an avid road cyclist and enjoys reading maritime and mountaineering history.
Sarah Cotton
Custom Programs Coordinator & Course Advisor
Sarah Cotton
Custom Programs Coordinator & Course Advisor
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Started with HIOBS: 2019
Fun fact: Sarah uses her free time to canoe with her husband and eat home grown tomatoes.
Eric Denny
Executive Director
Eric Denny
Executive Director
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Started with HIOBS: 1991
Fun fact: Eric celebrated his 50th birthday on a HIOBS sailing expedition in the Bahamas.
Lynn Lavertu
Accounts Receivable Manager
Lynn Lavertu
Accounts Receivable Manager
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Started with HIOBS: 2022
Fun facts: Lynn’s husband introduced her to Rockland, Maine in 2015, and they moved here in 2017. She loves reading, spending time with her husband, daughter, granddaughter, and dog Bailey, and living and working on the coast.
Rachel Loomis Lee
Development Director
Rachel Loomis Lee
Development Director
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Started with HIOBS: 2022
Fun fact: Rachel is currently on a quest to bag all 58 Colorado Fourteeners.
John McBride
Facilities Manager
John McBride
Facilities Manager
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Started with HIOBS: 1996
Fun facts: John once put a rabid raccoon in a duffle bag. It did not go well. He's cooked over 20,000 lobsters in the last 35 years. Towed Pulling Boats over 150,000 miles in the last 12 years. And he has been riding motorcycles for 40 years!
Suzanne Newsom Pierce
Land Program & Outward Bound Professional Staffing Manager
Suzanne Newsom Pierce
Land Program & Outward Bound Professional Staffing Manager
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Started with HIOBS: 1990
Fun fact: Suzanne was a bank manager before becoming an Outward Bound instructor.
Caroline Norris-Jacobs
Office Manager
Caroline Norris-Jacobs
Office Manager
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Started with HIOBS: 2024
Fun facts: In her free time, Caroline enjoys walking her dogs with her husband, sailing out of Belfast on their sailboat in the summer, and having bonfires with friends. Caroline and her husband live in an old Maine farmhouse that they’ve been renovating for the past 3 years with a large flock of chickens and ducks.
Keith Orlando
Director of Finance & Administration
Keith Orlando
Director of Finance & Administration
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Started with HIOBS: 2023
Fun fact: Yes, Keith may be a finance nerd, but he also loves to ski, mountain bike, and boat. Bonus fun fact—Keith is a musician who plays guitar and saxophone and used to be part of the horn section in a Portland based Ska band.
Whitney Pander
Program Director - Wheeler Bay and Florida
Whitney Pander
Program Director - Wheeler Bay and Florida
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Started with HIOBS: 2016
Fun facts: Whitney is an avid swimmer and will take any chance she can to snorkel in FL/the Bahamas or swim around Ram Island in Maine. In her free time, Whitney loves to cook, ski, and go boating (in any form).
Autumn Pante
Development Coordinator
Autumn Pante
Development Coordinator
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Started with HIOBS: 2023
Fun facts: Autumn loves birdwatching and is currently on a quest to befriend several crows that visit her backyard.
Bruce Pierce
Maintenance Supervisor - Newry
Bruce Pierce
Maintenance Supervisor - Newry
Started with HIOBS: 2003
Fun facts: Bruce started working for HIOBS 18 years ago by driving a transport bus with students from Newry to Wheeler Bay. His role at the Newry Base is to fix things that break!
Kim Ratner
Marketing Director
Kim Ratner
Marketing Director
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Started with HIOBS: 2022
Fun facts: Kim lived in six different states by the time she was 10, mostly in the southern U.S., before eventually ending up in California for college. She moved to Maine with her husband and son in 2007 and loves exploring the beauty of the coast and hiking trails throughout the state—often with a camera in her hand.
Nina Shepperson
Marketing Coordinator
Nina Shepperson
Marketing Coordinator
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Started with HIOBS: 2021
Fun facts: Nina's favorite pastimes include hammocking in the sunshine, swimming in the ocean, XC skiing, film photography, and cooking for lots of people. Last year she started fostering kittens, and recently adopted one!
Andrew Spofford
Director of Outward Bound Professional
Andrew Spofford
Director of Outward Bound Professional
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Started with HIOBS: 2017
Fun fact: Andrew first experienced HIOBS as a teenager on a snowshoe expedition with classmates…and a successful mid-life career correction brought him full circle.
Eli Walker
Director of Talent & Culture
Eli Walker
Director of Talent & Culture
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Fun facts: Working for HIOBS gave Eli the opportunity to merge his passions for social justice, the outdoors, and place-based learning. The staff and students work together to build a community that learns, grows, and has a lot of fun together, which are the primary reasons he keeps coming back year after year.
Chris Wells
Boathouse & Facilities Support
Chris Wells
Boathouse & Facilities Support
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Started with HIOBS: 1982
Fun fact: Chris attended Woodstock!
Office Pets of HIOBS
Doug
Office Toy Coordinator
Doug
Office Toy Coordinator
Pronouns: He/They
Hometown: Santa Fe, NM
Started with HIOBS: 2022
Fun fact: Doug's best friend is a 3-legged pit bull named Meaty.
Eleanor "Ellie" Rigby
Paper Shredder
Eleanor "Ellie" Rigby
Paper Shredder
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Gorham, ME
Started with HIOBS: 2023
Fun fact: Ellie is a play hard, sleep harder Labradoodle who, as a puppy, flew on a plane all the way from Arizona to Maine to be with her adopted family.
Gracie Lou
Self-Care Specialist
Gracie Lou
Self-Care Specialist
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Puerto Rico
Started with HIOBS: 2018
Fun fact: Gracie’s left eye (aka the mystic eye) doesn’t work the way it’s supposed to, but it does allow her to see ghosts.
June
Field Media Intern
June
Field Media Intern
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Lincolnville, ME
Started with HIOBS: 2022
Fun fact: June goes by Junie, June Bug, and Junie June.
Korra
Lead Couch Sitter, Wheeler Bay
Korra
Lead Couch Sitter, Wheeler Bay
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Portland, ME
Started with HIOBS: 2022
Fun fact: In her free time, Korra loves to chase rodents.
Lewis & Clark
Course Location Scouts
Lewis & Clark
Course Location Scouts
Pronouns: He/Him/His, He/Him/His
Hometown: Topsfield, MA
Year started with HIOBS: 1804
Fun fact: Leading by example, these adventurers model self-care by sneaking in 16-18 hours of sleep per day.
Willow
Staff House Host, Newry
Willow
Staff House Host, Newry
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Hometown: Newry, ME
Started with HIOBS: 2019
Fun fact: After work, Willow loves to go on long walks down the Newry base driveway.
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