Anna Cynar (Novi, MI) – BA (2007) in Communication and Culture Studies from Michigan Technological University.  The letter “M” has been a major sponsor of Anna’s life adventures having lived in the UP and the mitten of Michigan, Minnesota and now Maine.  She is fascinated by the art in science and the science in art.  Anna is a rudimentary gardener and frequents libraries despite her inability to escape late fines.  Since her last stint at FBES in Fall 2008 she has been working with Ripple Effect in Portland as an AmeriCorps volunteer.

Harvey Garcia (Philippines) – BS (2003) Wildlife Biology from the University of the Philippines.  Harvey is a chiropterologist (a bat scientist) who likes to run aimlessly nowhere, swim & sing random songs.  He has been in Seattle working with Northwest Youth Corps & with EarthCorps for a year.  Harvey is really excited to visit the east coast and join the FBES team.

Emily Guerin (Andover, MA) – BA (2009) in Environmental Studies and History from Bowdoin College. Emily hails from suburban Boston but she has spent a considerable time in Maine and agrees with the state's motto "the way life should be." From spending childhood summers in a cabin near Fryeburg to attending the Chewonki Foundation's Maine Coast Semester to studying at Bowdoin, nearly all of her formative environmental experiences have been in the Pine Tree state. When she can tear herself away, Emily has worked as a naturalist in the Four Corners region, studied forestry in Chile and gone on numerous rock climbing trips in Kentucky, Wyoming and the Southwest. She is looking forward to returning to Ferry Beach after her first trip in 5th grade and is most excited about rolling around on the ground while wearing silly wigs and googly-eye glasses.

Emily Irwin (New Canaan, CT) – BA (2008) in Religion from Middlebury College in Vermont.  Though Emily is not a New England native, she loves everything about this lovely and beautiful place and is excited to teach about the ecology of coastal Maine.  After graduating from college in Vermont, Emily worked in Glacier National Park in Montana, taught high schoolers about climate change, and spent seven weeks backpacking in the Maine woods as a trip leader at a summer camp.  She enjoys riding her bike, swimming in the Maine ocean, eating delicious food, learning how to play the guitar, digging in the dirt, and pretending she will finish knitting her sweater before the wintertime.

Sarah “Link” Klinkenberg(Marlborough, MA) – BA (2008) in History from Oberlin College in Ohio.  Link spent much of her childhood crouched down in the mud or perched up in a tree.   She loves tromping around in the woods (especially with kids!), learning about plants and swimming.  She also likes to laugh, sing, draw, ride her bike and practice the ukulele.  Link fell for Maine while gardening near Lewiston last summer and is excited to be returning to FBES for the fall term.

Heidi Magario — BS (2005) in Natural Resources from the University of Vermont. Heidi has been working for the Appalachian Mountain Club as a hut caretaker, mountain classroom naturalist and teen wilderness instructor over the past few years.  Her travels have also taken her to California where she worked as a naturalist.  Heidi enjoys cooking hiking and learning to play the guitar.

Ernesto Miranda (Cochabamba, Bolivia) – BS (2008) in Environmental Engineering from Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo, Bolivia.  Ernesto comes from other side of the hemisphere where he worked with many environmental organizations focusing on indigenous kids, farmers and the rest of his community.  He came to FBES by way of EarthCorps where he worked in Seattle doing environmental restoration. He spent part of his winter working with Lopez Community Land Trust building sustainable homes and his summer working at Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary of Massachusetts Audubon Society in Belmont. In his free time he likes to sleep and cook Bolivian food, watch the night sky and nature documentaries, as well as finding fossils and other really cool looking rocks. He is very excited to be returning to FBES!

Augustus Narag (Tuguegarao, Philippines) – BA (2005) Public Administration & Political Science from the University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao in the Philippines.  Tus, as he is fondly called by family & friends, began his professional career as an instructor at the University of Saint Louis (Philippines). In the Philippines, Tus was a complete homebody with no interest in the outdoors. Coming to America to be part of EarthCorps in Seattle, he found the joys of hiking, backpacking, and just strolling in an open green space.  Tus spent his summer teaching about nature to kids in Belmont, MA and is excited to be returning to FBES this fall.

Leah Penn Boris (Seattle, WA) -- MS (2008) in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from University of Michigan and BS 2005 in Biology from Pacific University in Oregon.  An ecologist-errant, Leah wanders the world to explore, discover, and appreciate all our Earth has to share.  She’s been in Minnesota where she is working on visiting all 72 state parks and completing the wildlife safari geocaching challenge.  Her favorites include salamanders, ultimate frisbee & baseball, canoes & cottonwoods.  When not exploring nature, she reads, takes photos & plays board games.  Leah last visited Maine when she was 14 and is excited to return!

Willie Richards (Minneapolis, MN) — BA (2007) Environmental Studies, St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. Willie has been fascinated by the natural world since a young age and has spent much of his life seeking out wildlife, especially birds. He spent a year living in the North Woods of MN teaching at Wolf Ridge ELC and had many incredible adventures, including spending time on the shores of Lake Superior during a crazy spring storm that dumped a couple feet of snow and created 20 ft waves that crashed over the cliffs. He enjoys exploration of natural places, cooking and eating good food, playing sports (especially bocce ball), and watching David Attenborough nature films. He looks forward to living, learning, and exploring in a new and exciting environment.

Allison Zick (Barnstable, MA) – BS (2008) in Elementary Education from Radford University.  Ali has always loved being outside, especially to roam around in bare feet.  She enjoys hiking, swimming and snowboarding.  Ali is a sister, tea drinker, frisbee player, dancer and teacher.  She grew up in New England but her love of travel and adventure has inspired her to explore and live in different places like Virginia, Spain and, most recently, California. There, she worked as an Outdoor Educator in the redwood forest.  She is very excited to experience the Maine Coast at FBES this fall.

Linda Newell, R.N. (Old Orchard Beach, ME) — Linda is a nurse, mother of 4 sons, grandmother of 4 granddaughters and 3 grandsons and has practiced in nursing almost continuously since 1961.  Linda lives with her cat, Muffin, and is excited about returning to the FBES team for her fifth term.

Rich O'Brien, Proprietor, Pangea Food Service. Rich is from Hull, Massachusetts and is a master in the kitchen. He's has a long history with Ferry Beach and he and his staff have been providing delicious and nutritious meals in our dining hall since 1999! When he's not cooking, Rich enjoys his hobbies — traveling and scuba diving. This picture of Rich was taken in Dublin, Ireland during a menu research & development trip.