President
Alice Noyes
Franklin, ME
tel. 207-565-2113
e-mail: info@friendsofTauntonBay.org
Maine Master Naturalist, also volunteers with Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County and is a member of the Schoodic Byway Working Group. 30+ yrs. as educator, project manager, corporate and college program manager. Enjoys hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing on the trails and roads in the area; loves kayaking and exploring the shores of Taunton Bay. M. Education, BA Biology
Vice President
Gerry Monteux
Hancock, ME
tel: 207-408-1413
email: monteuxgallery@gmail.com
Gerry Monteux has spent the better part of six decades working and playing on Taunton Bay, having roots in the area which reach back nearly a hundred years. Roughly ten years ago, he changed professions and now makes his living as a wildlife photographer and gallery owner in the town of Hancock. He currently acts as Vice President of Friends of Taunton Bay, and counts protecting the bay as one of his lifelong goals and lasting legacies. And yes – he counts the Harbor Seals as his neighbors and friends!
Secretary
Position Vacant
Treasurer
Michael Fisher
Sullivan, ME
Also is Secretary, Frenchman Bay Library; Secretary, Long Pond Water District; Member, Rotary Club of Ellsworth. 30+ yrs. in publishing and editing in science & medicine. MA Communications, AB History
Members At Large:
Gary Blazon, Sullivan, ME
Avid birder and photographer. 30+ yrs. as an Information Technology Consultant, MSBA Management Science, BA Psychology
Frank Dorsey, Franklin, ME
Retired biostatistician who has lived on Taunton Bay with his wife, Mary Beth, for more than 20 years. Over that period he has annually counted horseshoe crabs who mate on Shipyard Point. on Taunton Bay. He has served several offices for Friends of Taunton Bay; as a Hancock County advisor for the Maine Community Foundation; as a board member for Frenchman Bay Conservancy. Frank and Mary Beth have seven grandchildren, one of whom claims, “You have the best backyard in the whole world!” PhD Biostatistics, BA English
Catherine Fox, Ellsworth, ME
Freelance editor for scholarly and academic presses specializing in archaeology/anthropology. MA History/anthropology, MS Resource Economics. Member Maine Archaeological Society and Maine Historical Society.
Dave Stevens, Hancock, ME
Currently a forestry/erosion control consultant and non-commercial lobsterman. 30 yrs. forestry, mill management, business management, and consulting experience. MS Forest Economics, BS Forestry
Mark Whiting, Ellsworth, ME (ex-officio)
Chair, Board of Supervisors, Hancock County Soil and Water Conservation District; 24 yrs. managing water quality programs, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, 2+ yrs. college teaching, Ph.D. Marine Biology, MS Botany, BS Zoology and Ecology
Camp Coordinator
To be determined
Sub Teams — Chairpersons
Boat-based Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting Program:
Team members: Dave Stevens (Lead), Mark Whiting, Frank Dorsey, Alice Noyes
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring Program: Frank Dorsey, Lead
Stream Monitoring Program: Team members: Mark Whiting, Frank Dorsey, Alice Noyes
Facebook pages: Lisa Herrington (lisatherrington@gmail.com), Gerry Monteux, Alice Noyes
Membership: Gary Blazon
Honorary Lifetime Members
Mary Lou Barker of Sullivan is an Honorary Lifetime member of Friends of Taunton Bay.
Sheila Karlsen, retired Newsletter Editor and Membership Chair, is an Honorary Lifetime member of Friends of Taunton Bay.
Doug Kimmel of Hancock is an Honorary Lifetime member of Friends of Taunton Bay.
Steve Sjoberg of Sullivan is an Honorary Lifetime member of Friends of Taunton Bay.
Mary Turner of Hancock is an Honorary Lifetime member of Friends of Taunton Bay.
Bob Bonthius, the Founding President, was an Honorary Lifetime Member; he died at the age of 92 in 2011.
Lois Johnson, past President, was an Honorary Lifetime member of Friends of Taunton Bay; she died at the age of 86 in 2018.
Steve Perrin was an Honorary Lifetime member of Friends of Taunton Bay; he died at the age of 86 in 2019.