Brenda has spent her career in non-profit administration, human resources, accounting, and most recently as a payroll specialist for 3 years. After accepting a part-time position for OSI in 2019 she felt “right at home” and knew that this is where she belonged. She is excited to work with a tight-knit team, and to help OSI continue to grow in its work.

Brenda and her husband Ron have two sons and six beautiful grandchildren (from 10 months old to 8 years old). In her spare time she enjoys gardening, home decorating, camping, sitting around campfires and spending time with family and friends. She also loves the great outdoors and when the grandchildren visit and it’s a beautiful day, there is no time allowed in front of the tv. There is too much beauty and fun to be had outdoors!

Guy has built a robust outdoor career working in higher education. He graduated from Messiah College where he earned his undergraduate degree in health and physical education before going on to earn a master’s degree in sport and recreation management from James Madison University. He helped grow University of Maine’s Maine Bound Program for five years followed by three years at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA.

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As a registered Maine Guide Guy has a diverse skill set teaching and leading groups in the outdoors. He enjoys rock climbing, paddling, biking, skiing, and teaching wilderness medicine. As an active member of the American Mountain Guides Association and former board chair of the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education and the he is no stranger to working collaboratively to create greater educational opportunities in the outdoors.

As part of his PhD work at JMU Guy is currently working with OSI to further develop the learning outcomes associated with our core curriculum. He is particularly interested in helping us further refine and improve our evaluation methods, and create connections for OSI in higher education.

Sarah is the Southern Maine Director at the Women’s Business Center at CEI, where she helps entrepreneurs access advising, training, capital and other resources to start, or grow their own businesses.

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Sarah’s passion around entrepreneurship has driven her recent career choices, including: work at CEI in their StartSmart program with immigrant and refugee entrepreneurs; several years in Ecuador growing a local consulting firm focused on high impact entrepreneurial ecosystems, and time at ACCION USA measuring the outcomes of their domestic microlending.

Sarah is an active community member: she sits on the boards of Portland Bike Share Inc. and Women Standing Together, and is working as part of a collaborative initiative to encourage more female equity investors in Maine.

She has an MBA from Boston University, with specializations in marketing and public and nonprofit management, and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Maine, where she was first exposed to the field of outdoor experiential education.

Originally from Bangor, Sarah now lives in Portland with her husband. When not pouring over spreadsheets, she can often be found out running on the trails, swimming somewhere (ideally open-water, weather permitting), or cooking up vegetarian delights at home.

Abe has been an entrepreneur his entire adult life. He is currently focusing his energy on Orono Brewing Company and property development in the Bangor, Maine region with a focus on developing historic downtown properties for commercial and residential use. He also owns Woodsman’s Bar and Grill and Verve Burritos in Orono, and serves on the board of the Maine Brewers’ Guild. He studied creative writing at the University of Maine Orono, where he met his wife and business partner Heather Furth.

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Abe grew up in a family of outdoor educators, spent much of his childhood on backpack and canoe expeditions and is committed to outdoor adventure. As a young adult he bicycled across the United States twice, and he has stayed dedicated to the sport of cycling and mountain biking. Abe also is an avid skier and motorcycle adventurer.

Originally from central Maine, Eileen Carey has an impressive resume in the world of competitive outdoor sports. A graduate of Dartmouth College, Eileen spent her formative years competing as a division one nordic skier. This eventually brought her to the Maine Winter Sports Center where she worked as a development coach and later as Vice President.

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After leaving Aroostook County she became the Director Adaptive Programs at NENSA in southern New England and then the head coach with U.S. Paralympics Nordic Team. In her time in this role she transformed the program into an athlete-centered model that built from 3 medals in Sochi to 16 medals in Pyeong Chang. Eileen was awarded the Team USA Paralympic coach of the year in 2017.

Eileen now serves as the Director of the U.S. Paralympics Nordic Team. Her focus has been on sustaining competitive excellence and building the development of the sport across the country from first time experiences to podium finishes.

Matt has spent the last 10+ years working in public libraries across the northeast and now serves as the Director at the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor, ME. Matt enjoys changing people’s ideas about the role of public libraries in rural communities and he is passionate about developing innovative programs that connect people with new and exciting opportunities. In his role at Millinocket Memorial Library, he helped co-found the Katahdin Gear Library with OSI and other community partners.

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Matt will tell you that he grew up playing team sports that he didn’t like and, as he grew older, was drawn to more solo endurance adventures. Now he is an avid trail runner, and what he lacks in speed he makes up for in ambition. In 2019 he ran every mile of trail in Maine’s Baxter State Park. He lives in Southwest Harbor with his partner Emilie, and their son. When Matt isn’t exploring new trails in Acadia, he is playing guitar, walking his dogs, and spending time with his family.