Paul Anderson is Director of the Maine Sea Grant Program and leader of the Marine Extension Team, a group of 9 Sea Grant and Cooperative Extension staff members based along the Maine coast. Before joining Sea Grant in 1999, he spent 10 years working for the Maine Department of Marine Resources, first as chief microbiologist and later as Director of the Public Health Division. Paul and his wife Jan live in Winterport, Maine where they enjoy their six children, organic gardening, at "Spacious Skies Farm." Paul plays guitar and mandolin in the Maine-based band, Blue Northern.
Louis Sage Vice-Chair, trustee since 2009
Dr. Sage has an extensive history working on behalf of the world's oceans and marine environments. For more than 10 years Sage held the post of Executive Director of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in West Boothbay Harbor, retiring in June of 2007. Dr. Sage's life-long commitment to bring science to the public provides Herring Gut with exceptional leadership to steer the organization into its second decade.
Tacy Ranney Treasurer, Trustee since 2007
Tacy Trippe Ranney is a certified public accountant with Williams CPA Group in Rockport, Maine. A native of nearby Thomaston, she graduated from Georges Valley High School. At present she has one son in the local school system. She brings expertise in accounting and commercial banking to oversee Herring Gut's financial management.
Phyllis Wyeth Founder, 1999
Phyllis Wyeth has a longstanding and enthusiastic dedication to the environment, inherited from her mother, Alice Mills, an environmental activist who raised her to "leave the world a better place." Mrs. Wyeth believes in the power of education to resolve environmental challenges. She founded Herring Gut Learning Center to teach local children about aquaculture and marine conservation to help preserve Maine's traditional fishing communities and received the NOAA Fisheries Environmental Hero award in 2002 for these efforts. Mrs. Wyeth is active in conservation initiatives in Maine and the Brandywine watershed in Pennsylvania. She has served as trustee to The Heinz Foundation, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Mary Chichester duPont Foundation and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Elaine Jones Trustee since 2005
Elaine Jones serves as the Education Director for the Department of Marine Resources where she has created two educational facilities: the Maine State Aquarium and the Burnt Island Educational Center. A dedicated teacher and strong proponent of education, as a member of the Herring Gut Board of Directors, Jones contributes towards organizational and curriculum development. Elaine and her husband Jeremy built their home in Hampden where they raised three children. She enjoys kayaking, snowshoeing, gardening, and genealogy.
Wendy Makins Trustee since 2010
Wendy W. Makins, resides in Washington D.C. and Cushing, ME. Wendy brings years of experience serving on boards and working in collaboration with institutions focused on education, art, science, and the natural world. Trained in art history, she's a graphic and botanical artist as well as a natural science photographer.
Herring Gut Learning Center admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin.
