President
Alice Noyes – Franklin, ME
tel. 207-565-2113, e-mail: info@friendsofTauntonBay.org
Maine Master Naturalist, 30+ yrs. as educator, project manager, training program manager. M. Education, BA Biology
Vice President
Gerry Monteux – Hancock, ME
e-mail: monteuxgallery@gmail.com
Professional photographer, business owner. 38 yrs. in network TV sports broadcasting. BA Broadcast/Film, University of Maine at Orono.
Secretary
Ellen Hall- Sullivan, ME
STEM Program Liaison, Sullivan. Chemical Engineer in industry, 10 years. Business owner, 10 years. Science Teacher, 10 years. President, Water for ME, a non-profit organization for water research and education in developing countries. Non-commercial lobstering. BS Chemical Engineering.
Treasurer
Mary Turner – Hancock, ME
Long time member of Friends of Taunton Bay, and former Secretary of the Executive Committee. Taught computer programming, worked as a programmer, co-owned a paint
store and a photo shop, and prepared income taxes. Has helped with Friends of TB children’s summer camps several years.
Members At Large:
Ana Gott – Franklin, ME
Moved to the US in 2015 from Romania. Worked 7 for a non-profit in genetics. I enjoy baking, being outdoors and a lot of crafts. BA in biochemistry and a Masters in Molecular Biotechnology.
Gary Blazon – Sullivan, ME
Avid birder and photographer. 30+ yrs. as an Information Technology Consultant, MSBA Management Science, BA Psychology
Frank Dorsey – Franklin, ME
35+ yrs. Biostatistical design, execution, analysis and interpretation of clinical research and epidemiological projects. Has conducted long-term study of horseshoe crabs on Taunton Bay. Ph.D. Biostatistics, BA Mathematics.
Robert Eaton – Sullivan, ME
Former Town Manager of Sullivan, Served on Water Quality Marine Resources Committee with the state for several years, volunteers with Lake Stewards of Maine.
Stephen Eddy – Trenton, ME
Director, University of Maine Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research. Has 30+ years history working in commercial fisheries, marine biology, aquaculture, and the seaweed industry. Graduate Certificate Food and Nutrition; M.S. Microbiology; B.S. Wildlife and Fisheries Biology.
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
Camp Co-Sponsors
Town of Sullivan Recreation Committee; Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR)
Sub-Teams
Boat-based Water Quality Monitoring and Reporting Program:
Team members: Dave Stevens (Lead), Mark Whiting, Frank Dorsey
Horseshoe Crab Monitoring Program: Frank Dorsey, Lead
Stream Monitoring Program: Team members: Ellen Hall (Lead), Mark Whiting, Frank Dorsey, Alice Noyes
Membership Coordinator: Gary Blazon
Facebook pages: Gerry Monteux, Alice Noyes
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.