Andrew Mackie
Executive Director
Andrew has had a career and life-long passion for conservation and the natural world. He has more than 25 years of conservation experience, including community-engaged conservation planning, land protection and restoration, stewardship, and wildlife management and holds a B.S. in Biology from the State University of New York, and a Master of Environmental Management from Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Andrew was with the National Audubon Society for 15 years and most recently served for 10 years as Central Colorado Conservancy’s first Executive Director. During his 10-year tenure there, he built the organization into a well-respected regional land trust, completing over a dozen conservation easements and several fee acquisition projects, initiating a rivers and streams restoration program, raising over $10 million in project funding, increasing their operating budget ten-fold, and developing strong volunteer and citizen science programs.
Volunteerism has always been important to Andrew. He volunteered on his first species counting project at eleven and has been involved with bird and amphibian monitoring throughout his entire life, most recently having been a founding board member of the Amphibian and Reptile Trust International, working to conserve habitat for declining amphibians and reptiles worldwide.
Currently, Andrew continues to travel and bird when time allows. He has led nature travel programs to the Galapagos Islands, Costa Rica, Pantanal, Trinidad and Tobago, Alaska, and Australia, and has taken numerous canoe/kayak trips to the Adirondacks, Canada, and the Boundary Waters.
To reach Andrew, use the contact form, or email amackie@scarboroughlandtrust.org
Sami Wolf
Stewardship Director
Sami holds a M. Sc. in Conservation from Trinity College Dublin, a B.S. in Sustainable Agriculture from Lyndon State College, Vt, and completed the ME Forest Service’s Invasive Plant Management Program.
She has been a Natural Science Educator with Chewonki and the Hurricane Island Foundation, has designed and installed solar thermal heating for organic greenhouses in Vermont, and built trails across Vermont and New Hampshire. She has worked closely with land trusts in Southern Maine to document, map, and manage habitat and trails on private and public conserved lands since 2016. She cares deeply about local food systems and intersectional environmental justice. Her joys in conservation work include critical analysis of land use, teaming up with community members and other organizations, and brainstorming with her creative and passionate colleagues. All the fresh air and sunshine is pretty nice, too.
To reach Sami, use the contact form, or email swolf@scarboroughlandtrust.org
Scott Kunkler
Conservation Director
While growing up in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Scott learned to appreciate swimming in the ocean, sunny skies, and afternoon thunderstorms. He also learned to appreciate the last remaining wild places amid the rapid development of South Florida. A love of those wild places eventually led him to spend two summers as a naturalist with Alaska State Parks and three seasons as a Park Ranger in Badlands, North Cascades, and Everglades National Parks. While hiking and camping in the Redwoods of the northern California coast, Scott earned his B.A. in Geography from Humboldt State University. He has explored much of the Adirondack Mountains and continues to enjoy discovering the many wild areas of Maine.
Scott’s work experience ranges from working on farms to managing the facilities of a non-profit leadership summer camp. He was a board member of a library and served on a town planning board. Recently, he worked for the state of NY managing real estate transactions while developing housing for homeless individuals and families. He looks forward to applying these skills to help protect land in Scarborough.
When not working, Scott still loves swimming in the ocean, as well as running, playing the piano (or at least attempting to do so), and spending time with his family.
To reach Scott, use the contact form, or email skunkler@scarboroughlandtrust.org
Lisa Detweiler
Development Director
Lisa Detweiler is the Director of Development at the Scarborough Land Trust. With over a decade of philanthropic experience, Lisa has a passion for connecting philanthropy and impact.
Hailing originally from New Hampshire, Lisa harnesses her commitment to the impact of community and her belief in the power of conservation. She looks forward to working with the SLT community to support permanent conservation and access.
Lisa joins the SLT most recently from Colby College, in Waterville, Maine, where she served as a Major Gift Officer. Prior to her time at Colby, Lisa worked in the community foundation space in both philanthropic advising, and donor relations capacities at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and the Maine Community Foundation.
Lisa holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication from Bryant University, and presently lives in York County with her spouse and their dog.
To reach Lisa, use the contact form, or email ldetweiler@scarboroughlandtrust.org
Therese Lamperty
Marsh Scientist and Restoration Director
Therese has over a decade of experience in ecological research and conservation and holds a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Rice University. Before joining the Scarborough Land Trust, Therese was working in the Ecuadorian Amazon as a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow studying the impacts of hunting and unsustainable resource extraction on tropical forest plant and animal communities. Therese loves investigating how interactions between species create the diverse and important ecosystems we rely on, like tidal marshes (one of the most biodiverse terrestrial ecosystems!). She is also interested in understanding how humans are influencing ecological communities and, consequently, the ecosystems on which we rely. It is important to her to contribute to our abilities to conserve and learn from nature while still utilizing it and being a part of it. She leverages statistical modeling, molecular, experimental, and observational approaches in her work. Therese loves fieldwork, working with all kinds of students, and collaboration outside, and she values learning from others, especially those with backgrounds different from her own.
Therese has pursued her passion for ecological research and conservation in the Congo and Amazon basins as well as in Southeast Asia and North America. Now she is excited to put down roots in Maine and to collaborate with the broader community here to restore and protect the Scarborough Marsh. Joining the Scarborough Land Trust allows her to combine her love of research and conservation with public outreach and education. Also, having grown up in Georgia, she is now enjoying getting to explore a slightly cooler climate with her dog Maple.
To reach Therese, use the contact form, or email tlamperty@scarboroughlandtrust.org
Founders
We are proud to recognize our Founding Board Members:
- Wallace Fengler, President
- Mark McIntyre, Vice President
- Phineas Sprague, Treasurer
- Rebecca Warren, Clerk
- Georgiana Chase
- Robert Jensen
- Teresa Messer
- John Snow
Board of Directors
Our Board members are your friends and neighbors who cherish Scarborough’s natural assets.
- Christine Labaree
President
Marketing and Communications Consultant - Cameron Boyd
Secretary
Managing Partner, Smith & Wilkinson - Tod Edgecomb
Treasurer
CPA
- Betsy Barrett
- Linwood Higgins
Retired, Minority Leader of Maine House of Representatives - Heather Jamieson
Retired, Educator - Charlie Lee
Retired, Co-Founder and Executive, Seagis Property Group LP - Jason Lindstrom
President/CEO, Evergreen Credit Union - Alfred Morrow
Attorney, Jensen Baird
- Diane Neal
Retired, Director of Implementation, Disability RMS - Tom Nolan
Retired, Nurse Anesthetist - Patrick O’Reilly
Principal, CBIZ - Steve Pinette
Geologist - Nancy Ravin
Medical profession, small business owner - Jeremy Wintersteen
- Doug Williams
Learn more about our board members
- Christine Labaree
- Cameron Boyd
- Tod Edgecomb
- Charlie Lee
- Diane Neal
- Patrick O'Reilly
- Tom Nolan
- Betsy Barrett
- Jason Lindstrom
- Lin Higgins
- Steve Pinette
- Alfred Morrow
Christine Labaree
Raised in midcoast Maine, Christine Labaree returned to the state in 2020 after work took her to Boston and the San Francisco area for more than two decades. She and her spouse live on Grondin Pond in Scarborough and enjoy walking their dog at Pleasant Hill and Libby River Preserves. As a lover of the outdoors who believes strongly in “giving back,” Christine is active on SLT’s Board and Communications Strategy Team. She chaired the successful Yes on 3 campaign supporting Scarborough’s 2024 conservation land bond referendum and also serves as a volunteer for Maine Audubon, Maine Community Foundation and the American Cancer Society.
Christine has spent 30 years in corporate communications, consulting and coaching, helping executives demonstrate leadership, articulate and advance strategy for mission driven organizations, and message effectively to key audiences. She is also an artist and strives to capture and celebrate the beauty of the natural world in what she creates.
Cameron Boyd
Cameron Boyd and his family have called Scarborough home since 2015. From Boothbay Harbor, Cameron’s parents were volunteers in organizations ranging from The Y to the Boy Scouts, and his father was a founder of of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Through his grandmother, a long-time volunteer with the Boothbay Land Trust, he inherited a passion for preserving wild spaces.
Cameron is a graduate of Hartwick College and has spent almost the past two decades in the executive search business. He is currently Managing Partner of the Financial Services Practice of Scarborough-based Smith & Wilkinson, a diversified talent advisory firm. Cameron leads a team of consultants that serve financial services companies nationally.
His past volunteer roles have included serving on the HR and Organizational Development Committee for the UWGP and as a Meals on Wheels driver during the pandemic. For Cameron, a walk in the woods has always been the best medicine and maintaining natural spaces and providing free public access to them is a cause near and dear to his heart. During the pandemic the Land Trust’s properties were a refuge for their family and a playground and classroom for their young boys when their schools were closed.
Tod Edgecomb
Tod Edgecomb has lived in Scarborough since 1998. He and his wife Shari have lived in Maine their entire lives. They have two grown children, Drew and Brooke. Tod graduated from the University of Maine and is currently a partner at Marcum LLP, a national certified public accounting firm. He has served on the Land Trust board of directors as Treasurer since January 2024 and has served on the finance committee since January 2023. He also serves on the board of directors of Scarborough Community Chamber of Commerce. He enjoys running on the Eastern Trail and around the Back Bay in Portland.
Charlie Lee
Charlie, now retired, was involved in commercial real estate from 1987 – 2020, following two years of private banking experience. His career experience includes both public and private real estate companies. In 2004 he cofounded Seagis Property Group LP, where he served as Co-CEO and Chief Operating Officer. Charlie and his wife Eliza have owned a home in Scarborough for decades and moved here from Philadelphia full time in 2021. Active outdoor enthusiast who enjoys fishing, hiking, hunting, skiing and golf. Charlie has been active on other non profit boards focused on conservation, in addition to for-profit and other board work over the years
Diane Neal
Diane Neal is a native Mainer who began volunteering for SLT over 15 years ago because of her love for the outdoors and her belief in SLT’s mission of conserving land forever. She is a member of the Stewardship Committee, the Communications, Education and Outreach Committee and is the lead steward for trails at Pleasant Hill Preserve. Diane retired in 2021 from a career in information technology and account management in the disability insurance industry. She holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern Maine.
Patrick O’Reilly
Patrick O’Reilly was born and raised in Scarborough and is a graduate of Scarborough High School as are his two grown daughters Elise & Lauren. He and his wife Sue, who hails from Seoul via New Jersey, met when both earned their undergraduate degrees from New York University in NYC’s Greenwich Village. Together they own, and Sue operates, O’Reilly’s Cure Restaurant and Bar here in town. Patrick is a partner at CBIZ, a national certified public accounting firm. He has served on the Land Trust board since 2009 having previously served Scarborough as a town councilor and Council Chair, as a Scarborough Public Library Trustee, the Haigis Parkway Study vice chair, the Growth and Services Study Committee, the building committees for both the Scarborough High School and the Wentworth Intermediate School projects, and many other committees and groups over the years. He grew up in Dunstan but now resides with his wife at Higgins Beach. He enjoys section hiking the Appalachian Trail, is a private pilot, referees youth, high school, and collegiate sports and is a staunch supporter of all that is Scarborough.
Tom Nolan
Tom Nolan was born and raised in rural, western, Pennsylvania. He spent a lot of time playing outside, all year long. He always loved winter. He was involved in scouting and is an Eagle Scout. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh and started his career as a Nurse Anesthetist in Ohio. He met his wife, Charlotte, while living in Cincinnati. In September 1998, Tom and Charlotte vacationed in Maine. They were hooked and moved to Harpswell in April of 1999.
Tom and Charlotte moved to Bridgton in 2006. They embraced the rural, Maine life-style that they felt they were meant for. Tom was introduced to farming, logging, maple sugaring and living off of the land.
In 2017, anticipating retirement, Tom and Charlotte moved to Scarborough. At the end of 2018, Tom retired after 35 years of practice.
During his years of practice, he served on a number of professional and hospital committees and boards of directors. He has served on the board of several homeowner associations, churches and as secretary of the Crooked River Masonic Lodge, where he is a Master Mason. Tom is the volunteer land steward for SLT at Fuller Farm and Blue Point Preserve.
Betsy Barrett
Betsy was a Friends of Scarborough Marsh Board member for 10 years, serving as Treasurer for 9 years. She is now retired from a 45-year career in the insurance industry as a data professional. Raising 3 children near the Marsh, she enjoys hiking, kayaking, and cross-country skiing on the Marsh. She is excited about the opportunities to protect the Marsh and all the lands and wildlife within Scarborough with the Scarborough Land Trust.
Jason Lindstrom
Jason Lindstrom has been working in credit unions for over 28 years. He started his career as a part-time teller and has worked as a Loan Officer, Business Development Manager, Assistant Vice President of Business Development, Chief Political Officer, Product Development Manager, and Chief Marketing Officer. He is currently the President/CEO of Evergreen Credit Union in Portland, Maine. Jason is a Credit Union Development Educator and Mentor, a graduate of Western Credit Union Management School, a Filene i3 graduate, and the past Chair of the America’s Credit Unions Marketing and Business Development Council and serves on the America’s Credit Unions CEO Council. Jason holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Long Beach State and holds a certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace from the University of South Florida. Jason also serves on the Maine Credit Union League Board where he is the current Treasurer, Synergent Board, Scarborough Land Trust Board and also the Board for the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, Maine where he is the Board Chair.
Lin Higgins
A third generation Scarborough-ite, Lin Higgins grew up in Dunstan in a family-owned contracting business setting. After graduating from SHS in 1966 he attended the University of New Hampshire, received a BA in Economics and then returned home to run the family business.
Lin has served many roles in the community. From 1972-1977 he served on the Scarborough town council and as State Representative from 1974-1990. While in Augusta Lin served 10 years on the Appropriations & Financial Affairs Committee and four years as the Minority Floor Leader. During that same time, he was appointed by the School Board to serve as chairperson of the 1988 High School building committee and later appointed a member of the 2009 Town Charter Review Commission.
Having seen the enormous growth of Scarborough these past many years, Lin is anxious to become part of a group dedicated to preserving open space for current and future generations to come.
Lin has three adult sons, two of whom currently reside in Scarborough. His oldest son, Eric, currently owns the family business. In his spare time Lin enjoys golfing with longtime friends and fishing with anyone willing to deal with blackflies and mosquitos in remote parts of Maine!
Steve Pinette
Steve Pinette is a life-long Mainer, retired professional geologist and past president of Friends of Scarborough Marsh. Since moving to Scarborough over two decades ago, he’s been intrigued by the Scarborough Marsh’s beauty and complexity, and land conservation in the Marsh watershed.
Steve’s recent research has focused on understanding how salinity modification of the Marsh peat, mainly from stormwater discharge, has affected growth of the invasive Phragmites australis reed that has overtaken approximately five percent the Marsh’s approximately 3,100 acres.
Steve is currently a co-principal investigator on a NOAA-funded project directed by SLT which focuses on restoring degraded areas of the Marsh to improve its resilience in the face of sea-level-rise. In addition to co-chairing SLT’s Marsh Committee, he also serves on the Land Acquisition Committee which helps SLT identify and prioritize potential land conservation projects in Scarborough.
In retirement, Steve has also turned to writing fiction. His novel Cardinal House is set in fictional Samuelton, Maine, and a Scarborough Marsh-like salt marsh plays heavily in that setting. His short stories also have Maine settings.
Alfred Morrow
A Tar Heel by birth but a Mainer by choice, Alfred and his wife Elizabeth moved to Portland in February of 2020, and to Scarborough in June of 2021.
Secretary of the Scarborough Town Council’s Coastal Waters and Harbor Advisory Committee, a Friend of the Scarborough Library, and a volunteer at the Library, Alfred and his family love their new home and are thrilled to grow roots in Scarborough.
Although he has had many different jobs through the years, Alfred is currently an attorney at Jensen Baird in Portland. When he’s not wandering the Trust’s trails, he is running in the marsh or sailing on Casco Bay.