Our board members include:
- Kalle Matso, President
- Bob Sheppard, Vice-President; Campaign Committee Chair
- Gavin Beaudry, Treasurer
- Cyndy Pawlek, Secretary; Chair
- Jeff Clifford, Acquisitions Committee Chair
- Steve Ostrow, Stewardship Committee Chair
- Nancy Colbert Puff
- Faith Harrington
- Dave Hawley
- Melissa Paly
- George Shea
- Clayton Smith
- Ben Sweeney
Lisa Linehan is the Executive Director of the Kittery Land Trust and Coordinator of the Mount Agamenticus to the Sea Conservation Initiative (MtA2C). Prior to coming on board in Kittery, Lisa was the Associate Director at the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust for nine years. She has a long history in the nonprofit world and spent a decade serving the extreme poor in the Third World with Partners in Development. She graduated from UNH and loves life on the seacoast. Lisa lives in Kittery with her family. When you can’t find her, chances are she is at the beach or in the garden.
Contact Lisa at lisa@kitterylandtrust.org
Dot Avery is the Deputy Director of the Kittery Land Trust. She is the founder and Co-manager of the Kittery Community Market. She also served on the Board of Directors for the Kittery Community Center. Dot comes to us with experience in the nonprofit arena, event planning, and customer service. She is also fourth generation Kittery gal with a wealth of local knowledge!
Contact Dot at dot@kitterylandtrust.org
Contact Dot at dot@kitterylandtrust.org
Claire Handy is the Educational Liaison of the Kittery Land Trust. Claire is a graduate of the University of NH (Bachelors of Science in Animal Science and Masters in Environmental Education) and passionate about experiential education. She has been teaching science in the Seacoast area since 2007 as both a high school life science teacher and college instructor. Claire is delighted for the opportunity to use her passion for creating science curriculum to help inspire Kittery's youth to connect what they are learning in the classroom with nature. In her free time she enjoys gardening, paddle boarding, skiing, and exploring outside with her daughters.
Contact Claire at education@kitterylandtrust.org
Contact Claire at education@kitterylandtrust.org
Elana Pasquale is the Giving Garden Coordinator for the Kittery Land Trust’s Nooney Farm. Elana has been immersed in the world of small-scale agriculture for the past decade, working on vegetable, flower, and herb farms internationally and throughout New England. She is passionate about food accessibility and community collaboration, so is thrilled to merge these two arenas with the Giving Garden role. Elana is also the owner of Solstice Herb Farm, located in Eliot, ME, where she grows a variety of bioregional medicinal plants and flowers. When she doesn’t have her hands in the soil, Elana can be found swimming along the coast, dancing in the sunshine, or cooking up a storm.
Contact Elana at garden@kitterylandtrust.org
Contact Elana at garden@kitterylandtrust.org