Brian Hinrichs

Executive Director

Brian Hinrichs, Bangor, Maine, is the Executive Director for Friends of Katahdin Woods & Waters. He moved to Maine in 2013 to serve as the Executive Director for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, where he oversaw significant growth and championed a focus on community engagement during his ten years of leadership. Brian grew up in Bay Shore, New York, and attended Colgate University. After graduation, he went to Thailand on a Fulbright scholarship. Once stateside again, he worked in marketing and communications roles for various arts nonprofits, and completed his MBA at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He sees a throughline in his career of building community around powerful experiences, and is inspired by the mission and work of Friends. Brian and his wife Alexandra, a children’s book author, are raising three children and hit the trails as a family whenever they can.