Willard Morgan is the president of Chewonki Foundation. He moved into the position of president after six years as head of Chewonki Semester School. While at Williams College, Willard conducted field research as part of his major in Geosciences. After a number of years working in the mountains for Outward Bound and other organizations, he resumed his studies in the Field Naturalist Program at the University of Vermont, where he earned a master's degree. Before coming to Chewonki, he directed the Williams College Outing Club and served as a lecturer in the Rubenstein School of environment and natural resources at UVM. At Chewonki, Willard continues to study and explore the natural world on adventures with his wife, Jenn Barton, and their young daughter, Sierra.

 

Garth Altenburg is Chewonki's fifth boys' camp director and has a long history with Chewonki starting in 1988, when he participated in the Mistissini Canoe Expedition. He received his B.S. in elementary education from Skidmore College in 1995, and his master's degree from the University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service. Garth is president of the Maine Youth Camp Foundation and serves on the board of the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust. He and his wife Heather live in Cape Elizabeth and enjoying spending time with their three children: William, Benjamin and Phoebe.

 

 

 

Betta Stothart Connor, has been Chewonki's Director of Communications since 2002. She started her career as a journalist at Maine Times, an award-winning issues-based newspaper covering the state of Maine. After which time, she became marketing director at Fresh Samantha Juices where she helped expand the company's reach down the eastern seaboard of the United States. Betta moved into the nonprofit sector in 1999, when she accepted the role of marketing director for Wolfe's Neck Farm, where she helped develop an all-natural beef program for the Freeport-based nonprofit. Betta studied poetry, writing and literature at Sarah Lawrence College, where she graduated in 1987. She is married to Eric Connor. They have a daughter Beatrix.

 

Bill Hinkley is interim head of Chewonki Semester School. Bill has taught math at Chewonki since 2001; he assumed the role of interim head of school in spring 2010, when Willard Morgan became the president of the Foundation. Bill studied mathematics and philosophy as an undergraduate at Cornell University and earned a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois. He taught at Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine, for two years and at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts for four years. This year, Bill will serve as the interim head of school while continuing to teach math and coordinate Chewonki's community service program. When not teaching at Chewonki, Bill may be found on his farm harvesting organic blueberries with his wife, Amy, teaching math at the Maine State Prison, or grading Calculus AP exams. Bill, Amy, and their three boys, Max, Ezra, and Amos, live on their farm in Waldoboro, Maine.

Lucy Hull, Chewonki's director of development, has been on the Chewonki staff since 1997 and is a passionate champion of all of Chewonki's programs. When not in the office, Lucy can be found hiking, biking, skiing, sailing, kayaking or traveling with her husband Bart Chapin. In a former life she built and restored boats, constructed houses and worked as a veterinary technician. Lucy graduated from Bennington College in 1975 with a B.A. in psychology. Lucy’s children, Margaret and Miles Chapin, have enjoyed many Chewonki programs as both participants and leaders.

Chris Riley has been on the Chewonki staff since 1997, when he came here as an environmental educator and wilderness trip leader. In 2002, Chris became our Equipment and Logistics Coordinator, managing preparations and equipment for all of Chewonki wilderness trips, and today he is assistant director of Wilderness Programs. Chris is a registered Maine Guide, a USCG Licensed Captain, and holds a Level-Three Avalanche Certification with The American Avalanche Institute. He is an avid outdoorsman and spends his winter weekends on ski patrol at Saddleback Mountain in Rangeley. He also holds a degree in economics and is Chewonki's biodiesel production manager. He lives in Fayette with his wife Aimee and their son, Thatcher.

Greg Shute has been Chewonki’s Wilderness Programs director since 1991. He received his B.S. in Outdoor Recreation from the University of Maine at Presque Isle in 1982. A Registered Maine Guide who serves on the board of the Maine Youth Camping Association, Greg is a founding Member and Co President of the Maine Wilderness Guides Organization, a member of the Trail Committee of the Maine Island Trail Association, board member of the Hidden Valley Nature Center, a member of the West Branch of the Penobscot River Advisory Board, and a member of the Steering Committee for the Keeping Maine's Forest's Initiative. His wife, Lynne Flaccus, is Chewonki’s head naturalist. They have a son Kyle.

Dick Thomas, (lower right) started at Camp Chewonki as a 12-year-old camper and has almost never left since! Dick was a camp counselor through high school and college, and upon graduating from the University of Maine in 1980, became Chewonki's first Development Director. In 1987, he became Camp Director, a post he held until 2005, when he became Chewonki's Alumni Relations Director and Chief of Staff. Dick lives in Wiscasset with his wife, 16-year-old son, Colton, and 3-year-old daughter, Sadie. He is past-president of the Maine Youth Camping Association, a former vice-president of the American Camp Association New England Section, former president of the Wiscasset Congregational Church and past and no doubt future, local baseball coach. He enjoys family, his dogs, travel, friends, and all things Chewonki.

Edward Tittmann has been Chewonki's Chief Financial Officer since March 2008. He has a long history with Chewonki, first coming as a camper in 1980, counselor in the late 80s, and trip leader in the early 90s. After Chewonki he spent two years in Colombia as an English teacher and journalist, coming back to New York City in 1993. He received an MBA from Columbia University in 1998 and spent the following eight years at International Asset Transactions, a boutique securitization firm in New York, where he rose to Managing Director. Edward lives in Freeport with his wife Amy, his step-son Gabriel, and his new baby Paloma.

 

Katie Tremblay has been on Chewonki’s Outdoor Classroom administrative staff since 2002. She graduated from the University of West Florida with a B.A. in English and professional writing and from Lesley University’s Audubon Expedition Institute in 2001 with an M.S. in environmental education. Katie is a Registered Maine Guide, Wilderness First Responder and Lifeguard. She is an enthusiastic naturalist and has studied ecosystems all over the United States as well as in Mexico and Canada. Along with her administrative duties, she continues to lead our extended sailing and canoeing trips.

 

Genell Vashro’s enthusiasm for leadership development in the natural environment is what led her to a career as Girls Camp Director at the Chewonki Foundation. Her passion for the outdoors has drawn her to the boundary waters of Northern Minnesota, Oregon, and Alaska, where she led extended trips for teenage boys and girls, college students, and adults. Genell graduated from Lewis & Clark College with a major in environmental studies. Her recent professional life has been dedicated to programs that support positive changes for youth in their communities.