Ferry Beach Year-Round Staff
Cathy Stackpole
Executive Director cstackpole@ferrybeach.org 
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Cathy has over 28 years of experience as a not for profit Executive Director/CEO and has spent more than 30 years of her career in the not for profit sector. She consulted in the not for profit field, primarily in the area of governance and philanthropy for more than 10 years. She was a corporate trainer in the area of diversity, planning and creativity. She has always been an advocate for women and girls, since the time she was denied a paper route because she was a girl. She started her professional career in the movement to end violence against women and also spent time as CEO of a Girl Scout Council. With masters’ degrees in both Urban Planning and Counseling, Cathy working for the city of Kansas City Planning Department and in the mental health field. She has always been a change agent, leaving the organizations for which she worked in much better shape than she found them, often doubling membership, philanthropy and stabilizing or improving their physical infrastructure. She has served on several national task forces, chosen by her CEO peers in her profession. She has won awards for advocacy and communication and traveled internationally on one of the first Rotary Group Study Exchange programs. She is the mother of 2 daughters and is married to her partner, PJ Lassek.
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Alane spent her childhood in a small town in Connecticut. She attended college in Worcester, MA, receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Social Rehabilitation and Psychology. She attended graduate school at Boston University, where she received a Master's Degree in Deaf Education. Alane became fluent in American Sign Language and passionately taught Deaf children, 4-8 years of age for many years. After 25+ years of living in Boston and teaching Deaf children, she decided to embark on a different way of life – adopting a nomadic lifestyle. She travels by providing professional animal care throughout the country. During this time she became a bodywork practitioner, studying at the Sedona School of Massage in Sedona, Arizona. She is also a Reiki practitioner, having studied under John Harvey Gray in the 1990's. Alane came to Ferry Beach at a time when she was seeking to be in a community that shared a like-minded spiritual approach to life, serving a greater purpose – to create and nourish kindness, integrity, compassion, and empathy in the world. Her initial job was that of the Dining Hall Supervisor during the Summer and Fall seasons, 2017. When the Hospitality Manager position became vacant, Alane slipped into this role to increase her responsibilities and participation in the Ferry Beach Community. She has many passions which include: traveling, long hikes, (including two of the Camino de Santiago routes in Spain and Portugal), quiet time spent in nature, meditation, the beach, swimming, getting lost in a good novel, animals, the Red Sox, and American Sign Language.
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Sally was born in Massachusetts and completed a 4 year college degree at Salem State University in Salem, MA. She receiving a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and a minor in Communications. Before having a family, Sally worked as a Store Manager for several Retail Stores and was a Marketing Manager for Chrysler Corporation in the Houston, Boston and Baltimore/DC/Norfolk Areas. Relocating to New Hampshire and starting a family, Sally worked as the Membership Director at the Rochester Chamber of Commerce and Membership Coordinator at the Works Health & Fitness Center. Most recently, moving to Maine, and currently works as the Registrar/Office Manager at Ferry Beach Park Association.
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Chris is an award-winning, progressive culinary professional with over 25 years’ experience in establishments that include Executive Chef for large international resorts and several upscale restaurants. He has a unique blend of natural creativity and passion for food. Chris has loved to cook since childhood, learning much from his large family, especially his Grandmother and Mother. His love affair with professional kitchens began while working for his chef uncle doing dishes at age 13, then cooking professionally at 17. He went on to University of Massachusetts, Amherst for environmental science after which he soon realized his dream of becoming a Chef would not sway, prompting him to get a culinary degree from Southern Maine Community College. After college he traveled the country and the world looking for hands on experience working with great Chefs, and developed a love for different cultures and cuisines. He purposely worked with a range of Chefs from France, Italy, Asia, Germany, and Cuba, he loved learning while exploring the similarities and differences. Through his diverse training he forged his own culinary style and realized his dream of becoming a chef. Chris’ love for, and experience with other cultures also opened his eyes to a sense of world community, that through all of our differences we all are using the same tools and basic techniques in life, this outlook shaped his Management style. He has a natural ability to create enthusiastic, productive working environments with customer-oriented professionals. Chris has engaging interpersonal skills and a strong business sense. He has a record of streamlining operations and improving service while preserving the highest levels of quality. Chris is thrilled to have landed at Ferry Beach and to be working for a great organization that celebrates diversity of all kinds. So stop in to the dining room anytime and say hi, there is a place at our table for you.
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Brian was born and raised in the Southern Maine region. In high school he began exploring his love for photography and design and took multiple classes in each program and chose to continue on that path through college. After receiving his degree in Digital Media, he began his career in marketing for a small non-profit in Sanford, ME doing large scale work in the global biosafety and biosecurity industry. Some of his professional accomplishments have included several website development and design projects, rebranding well established organizations, and creating and implementing many successful and quantifiable marketing plans. Brian is a multi-faceted individual with proven skills in Marketing, Public Relations, Graphic Design, Social Media, Website Development, Branding, Computer Technology and Software, Database Development and Management, Meeting Management and Facilitation, and Communication. Brian spent 9 years learning, growing and developing his career, skills and techniques at one organization before moving to Ferry Beach and is excited to bring his talent and creativity to the Beach!
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Steve Carpenter is what would be called a jack of all trades if there ever was one. Coming from a background in skilled trades and environmental studies, Steve has been able to bring to Ferry Beach a vast assortment of knowledge to continually update the campus appearance, as well as reduce our carbon footprint. Steve grew up in rural Massachusetts where he would spend his time learning new trades in high school with the help of his father, and volunteering for several organizations while in the Boy Scouts. Attaining the rank of Eagle Scout at 16, Steve learned quickly and exhibited strong signs of leadership in groups, and was always willing to lend a helping hand to those in need. During the summers between college, Steve worked for the Massachusetts State Park service as both an employee and intern, where he learned the ins and outs of a working campground, as well as what it takes to run a large scale facility. Steve Graduated in 2014 with a bachelor’s of Environmental Studies from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and moved to Maine a few months later where he started his position working at Ferry Beach. He has been with us since December of 2014, and has shown great pride in his work as well as made countless improvements on campus to make Ferry Beach feel like a home away from home for its guests for years to come. When not focused on his work, Steve can be found outdoors enjoying nature, or spending time with friends and family.
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An enthusiastic Conferee since first coming to the GAYLA IX Conference in 1987, Roger knew from the start that He wanted to work at Ferry Beach. With a 30+ year background in the Social Services field, Roger is committed to the over-arching Mission of spreading Universal Love to our conferees and the Community as a whole. As a Volunteer, Roger has served as Coordinator for both the GAYLA and 12-Step Conferences on several different occasions. His work experience at Ferry Beach includes working as the Office Assistant in 1993, Summer Housekeeping Leader 2008-10, Live-in Caretaker 2010 – Present. Helping with Guest Services, assorted Office and Administrative tasks, being the On-Call Guy are all part of His varied duties. In His 10th Year of continuous employment, Roger’s favorite name tag identifies Him as LOKAPALA, a title given Him by our Buddhist Conferees. Roughly translated it means “Guardian of the Place.”
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Laura began practicing art as soon as she could hold a crayon. She began working professionally as an artist while still in High School by teaching art and selling her work. She moved to Maine to attend Maine College of Art and received her degree in Fine Art, majoring in Ceramics. Laura’s family has the honor of the title of America’s Most Creative Family.
She has worked as manager and buyer for many art galleries, been a production artist for a jeweler and glass blower, and started Art Clubs for kids everywhere she lived. She maintains her own line of art which is sold in galleries, stores and on her online Etsy shop. Being Arts Program Coordinator & Staff Assistant, and the Beach Keepers Coordinator combines her love of art, community and environmentalism. |
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Donna was born and raised in Scarborough, Maine. While in High School, she completed a two-year technical program. She married her husband, Dennis, in 1980 and began her career as a part-time Secretary. As her family grew, Donna became a stay-at-home mother of two daughters and started an at-home daycare which she lovingly ran for 12 years. With her love and high attention to detail for cleaning and organization, she decided it was time to start a new business. Donna owned her cleaning business for 18 years, which brought her to Ferry Beach when she was hired as a contractor to clean the campus for weekend groups. Later that year, she was asked to take over the cleaning on change-over days which eventually led her to be hired as the Head of Housekeeping at Ferry Beach.
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After being on the volunteer staff for eleven years leading the Ferry Beach middle school camp (and a few years with Religious Education week), Roberta Altamari began working as our part-time Youth and Family Coordinator in October of 2016. Roberta has been working in religious education and youth ministry for since 2003 (at several Unitarian Universalist churches in Massachusetts). She was also a 2015-2016 Fahs Fellows (with Meadville Lombard Theology School) researching more effective practices for youth ministry. In addition, Roberta has enjoyed creating preschool curricula (Friendship Finders and Rainbow Seekers), doing consulting work for small congregations, teaching comprehensive sexuality programs for teens and adults, volunteering at Camp Erin (a bereavement camp for kids who have lost a family member), and being on the leadership team of the Interfaith Service Training. Roberta earned a Bachelor’s degree majoring in developmental psychology from Suffolk University in 1991. She has more than a decade of work supporting adults with disabilities and a wide variety of fun jobs like leading music and movement programs for young children. She is a mom of two daughters, Dominique and Skylar Rose. When she’s not busy working or parenting, Roberta likes singing and playing her guitar, reading good books, trying a new art project, laughing with friends, or walking on a beach.
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Sue Schaller
Ecologist 
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Sue Schaller is a Wildlife Biologist and owner of Bar Mills Ecological. She has a Masters in Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, and worked for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in the National Wetlands Inventory and the Gulf of Maine Program. She is co-author of the Gulf of Maine Habitat Analysis which mapped critical habitat for species in decline. Sue initiated the Maine Horseshoe Crab Surveys and is a member of the IUCN Horseshoe Crab Species Specialist Group. Her passion is optimizing habitats for wildlife, applying science to address human-wildlife challenges, and sharing her love for the natural world.
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