Archives: Team

Jeremy Sheaffer

Jeremy Sheaffer

Jeremy Sheaffer, Hallowell, Maine, is the Maine State Director at The Wilderness Society (TWS). Jeremy came to TWS in 1999 from the Alaska Wilderness League, where he served the National Field Director on a campaign to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Jeremy has extensive campaign experience working on numerous House and Senate races, including …

Don Hudson

Don Hudson

Don Hudson, Arrowsic, ME, developed an interest in plants and ecology in the early 1970s while leading expeditions for the Chewonki Foundation in Maine and Quebec. He graduated from Dartmouth College (1972, A.B. French and Environmental Studies); and received graduate degrees from the University of Vermont (1979, M.S. Botany) studying the reproductive biology of a …

Lucas St. Clair

Lucas St. Clair was born and raised into a subsistence living family in the North Woods of Maine, with no running water or electricity for most of his childhood. He left that lifestyle to attend a boarding school in the Western Mountains of Maine and went on to study abroad, pursuing a Culinary Arts degree …

Molly Ross

Molly Ross

Molly Ross, Arlington, VA, spent over 35 years working with the National Park Service to preserve and provide enjoyment of the nation’s natural and cultural heritage.  From 2012 until her retirement in January 2017, Molly served as Special Assistant to the NPS Director, where her responsibilities included Antiquities Act projects.  Molly also served during her …

Matt Polstein

Matt Polstein

Matthew Polstein, Millinocket, ME, is the owner and founder of New England Outdoor Center, Twin Pine Camps and related companies. A registered Maine guide, he is considered a pioneer of Maine whitewater rafting and is a passionate supporter of natural and economic sustainability. He also serves as Executive Director of Maine River Trails LLC. and …

Cathy Johnson

Cathy Johnson

Cathy Johnson, Alna, ME, is the Senior Staff Attorney and Forests and Wildlife Project Director at the Natural Resources Council of Maine. She attended Yale University, then transferred to College of the Atlantic where she received her B.A. in 1974. She worked for the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and U.S Fish and Wildlife …