A desire to explore Maine’s coast brought Diane here over 15 years ago and she’s been living and working in Midcoast since. She is passionate about connecting youth to growth-oriented experiences. She facilitated programs for Ocean Classroom, worked as a course director and the semester program director for Hurricane Island Outward Bound and helped Cornerspring Montessori School design and implement their inaugural integrative middle school. She is thrilled to join the Trekkers team as the TTI training director. Diane recently completed her MA at Middlebury’s Bread loaf School of English. She loves going on adventures, watching the moonrise and swimming in cold water.

Tess likes to find creative ways for Trekkers to connect people and build community. She moved to the Midcoast in 2018 and worked at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine as a Community-Based Manager. Prior to becoming a Maine resident, she spent over a decade in Boston, MA working in advertising as a senior creative strategist for Digitas, building large global and small business brands. She holds a B.S. from Boston University in Communications. Outside the office, you can find Tess birding on Beauchamp Point, tending to veggie plants, or sharing laughs with friends around a campfire.