Justin LaFontaine

Justin is a lifelong resident of Maine, moving back to his hometown of Greene 20 years ago when he started his family. He received his BS in Psychology, and his Master’s degree in CyberSecurity from Thomas College. He has spent the last 15 years working in IT,...

Emmy Andersson

Emmy is a Business Developer and Maine Network Coordinator with the Cooperative Development Institute. Emmy has a Master of Business Administrations degree with a focus on sustainable business practices and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies. She has many...

Jeremy Lavertu

Jeremy grew up in Turner, Maine and has always enjoyed the outdoors. He is an Eagle Scout and has played music as a percussionist since a young teen. He is graduate from Unity College with a B.S. in Ecology and also earned a M.S. in Business from Husson College....

Dana Little

Dana grew up in the foothills of western Massachusetts surrounded by woods. An early interest in bird watching led him to an undergraduate degree in zoology. This was followed by a medical degree and 41 years of medical practice in Pennsylvania, Ohio and finally Maine...

Rob Taylor

Rob teaches science at Spruce Mountain and fosters in students a love of the outdoors. For many years he has coached a local group of students in Envirothon, an annual competition that tests high school students’ knowledge of environmental science and natural...

Rick Speer

Rick, originally from western Pennsylvania, moved to Androscoggin County in 1984 where he served as the director of the Lewiston Public Library for 33 years prior to retiring in 2017. Many of his lifelong interests revolve around his love for Maine’s wild...

Missy Bilodeau

Missy has a deep love for natural spaces and feels most at home walking in the woods and spending time among the trees. She began her involvement with ALT as a volunteer, helping with trash cleanups. After attending several events and getting to know the organization,...

Margaret Craven

Margaret grew up on a small farm on the west coast of Ireland and is well acquainted with and loves the outdoors. Her professional training is in social work and she worked at John F. Murphy Homes for 25 years. She is in the process of retiring from the Maine State...

Mary Howes

Mary is a life-long resident of Maine.  She first got involved with ALT when she owned the Otis Mill in Jay and helped establish the Otis Falls Mill Recreation Area. She ran Howie’s Welding in Jay for over 30 years and now enjoys retirement. She is active at the Maine...

Judy Marden

Judy lives in an antique farmhouse on a “mountaintop” in Greene, Maine. Her surrounding 200 acres of woods and fields, called the “Marden-Chittick Refuge,” is covered by Conservation Easements held by ALT since 2003, and her 200+ year-old brick house is protected by a...

Ashley Medina

Ashley Medina was born in Texas and has lived in Lewiston, Maine, since she was three years old. She is a proud mom of two teenagers and serves as the Community Engagement Coordinator at Maine Community Integration. Ashley is passionate about using her lived...

Megan Ricker

Megan keeps busy as a mother of 3 boys. She enjoys hiking, she and her boys have completed three of the fourteen 4,000 foot mountains in Maine. She also enjoys skiing (alpine and Nordic), fishing, hunting and farming with her family. She is an active runner and is...