Cathy Stackpole
Executive Director cstackpole@ferrybeach.org |
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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Linda was born and raised in sunny Southern California, but always dreamed of four seasons growing up which made her decision to attend the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York an obvious choice after 7 years as a computer systems analyst. She studied at the CIA for 3 years earning her BS in Bakery Management and achieving the Craig Claiborne Culinary Writing award upon graduation. Love of food writing propelled her to achieve a masters degree in Food History which lead to her dissertation work being published as a book, The Evolution of the American Woman Chef. She worked in the culinary industry holding various jobs such as smoking salmon, bakery work, wedding cakes, and savory foods. Travel has always been a passion and mixed with her love of food this passion has taken her as far as Vietnam where she acquired new cooking techniques and developed a passion for Asian foodways. After working in the culinary industry for a few years, Linda again became restless and endeavored to explore the culinary travel industry which lead her to Kings College London to pursue a masters degree in Tourism Environment and Development. Her dissertation work for this degree lead her to Amsterdam to explore the dearth of food tourism in the Netherlands, and once there decided to stay and open a baking business and work as a personal chef and teacher for a dining event business. Maine was never far from her mind and she made the decision to return and explore food options in her adopted home 3 years later. Having worked for Ferry Beach two separate seasons, she always felt the draw of the center for the loving nature of the environment, people and the serene location. When asked to come on as Food Director in 2018, it was a no-brainer.
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Brian Johnson
Marketing Coordinator bjohnson@ferrybeach.org |
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 several 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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Katherine (Kate) Nicoll holds a BFA in Creative Writing and English from UMFarmington. She is a proud business owner for the past five years of Unwritten Roads, a creative writing & filmmaking company for grades K-12. She has been to multiple writing workshops all over New England and holds multiple poetry awards, including the Scholastic Golden Key Award. Along with published works she has years of videography experience and technical stagecraft experience she shares with students as they transform their ideas from imagination to reality. Kate has 5 years experience in event and programming coordination and creation. She has led events and programs through her own business as well as local land trusts, as conservation is another important mission to her.
Kate began working at Ferry Beach in August 2020. She is excited to bring her creative and organized spirit to Ferry Beach to create new events and programs. If you have any creative ideas, Kate would love to talk about them with you! |
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After graduating with a degree and Hospitality & Tourism Management from UMass Amherst, Cheryl embarked on a backpacking trip through Europe. This trip sparked her love for travel and she began to work for a non-profit hostel network for the next several years. Working for hostels, she had the opportunity to work in California, Maryland, Wisconsin, and several locations on Cape Cod, MA. Having traveled across the country and managing hostels, she landed in Maine as a place to hang her hat for a while. She is grateful to have found a non-profit community-oriented organization to participate in and learn from. Having joined the team in late June 2020, she is grateful to have met the guests that have been able to visit given the circumstances of this year, but is looking forward to seeing Ferry Beach in full swing. Please feel welcome to introduce yourself - maybe with your favorite travel story or favorite food - two topics she could endlessly chat about!
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Donna Burnham
Housekeeping Coordinator dburnham@ferrybeach.org |
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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Diana Wagman
Registration Assistant dwagman@ferrybeach.org |
Having worked in the medical field for over 35 years, Diana finally retired only to be lured into working part-time in the registration office at Ferry Beach. Originally introduced to Ferry Beach at a community dinner, she immediately felt at home with the people and place & began volunteering in the gardens. She has now joined the team in registration, learning the ropes and getting to know all that Ferry Beach has to offer!
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