Officers of the Board
Roseanne Saalfield
Chair of the Board
Michael Fleisher
Vice-Chair
Elizabeth Mygatt
Vice-Chair
Jeff Eberle
Treasurer
Dan Townley
Clerk of the Board
Trustees
Laura Appell-Warren
Southborough, Massachusetts
Kyo Bannai
Yarmouth, Maine
Scott Beebe
Milton, MA
Alison Carnduff
Wellfleet, MA
Kevin Connors
Dedham, Massachusetts
Jeffrey Desjarlais
Concord, Massachusetts
Jay Gudebski
Lafayette, California
André Heard
Milton, Massachusetts
Marion Howard
New York, New York
W. Randolph Jack
Clyde Hill, Washington
Richard Krantz
New York, New York
Gerrit Lansing
Somerville, MASSACHUSETTES
J. Bailey McCallum
Boulder, Colorado
Edgardo "Ponch" Membreño
Peaks Island, Maine
M.T. Charkie Quarcoo
Brooklyn, New York
Karen Scheu
Hunt Valley, Maryland
Honorary Trustees
Tim Ellis, Jr.
Woolwich, Maine
Robert L. Elmore, Jr.
Dartmouth, Massachusetts
William B. Hetzel, Jr.
Brunswick, Maine
Kevin W. Kennedy
Gulf Stream, FL
Joshua D. Marvil
Yarmouth, Maine
Fay Lampert Shutzer
New York, New York
Advisors
Julius Alexander
New Canaan, CT
Ed Barker
Belmont, MA
Richard Barth
New York, NY
Harold Burnett
Winthrop, ME
Sam Buttrick
Boca Grande, FL
Darron Collins
Bar Harbor, ME
Paul Crowell
Falcon Heights, MN
Isabelle de Trabuc Smith
West Harrison, NY
Charlize Gordy
Concord, MA
Jenn Gudebski
Lafayette, CA
Joshua Hahn
Lakeville, CT
Danielle Heard
Meredith, NH
Anna Howell
Lincoln, VT
Don Hudson
Arrowsic, ME
Andrea Kassar
Pasadena, CA
Becca Kosakowski
Manchester, NH
Devon Liddell
Lancaster, PA
Dave Liebmann
Beverly, MA
Ariane Lotti
Oak Park, IL
Rebecca Marvil
Houston, TX
Laird McCulloch
Bellingham, WA
Suzanne McGinn
Cape Elizabeth, ME
Malin Pinsky
Princeton, NJ
Chartey Quarcoo
Washington, DC
Syd Roberts
Westport, MA
Susie Rodriguez
New York, NY
Joe Selle
Concord, MA
Clay Smith
Golden, CO
Ben Spiess
Anchorage, AK
Ben Thompson
Morristown, NJ
Tavo True-Alcala
New York, NY
David Vail
Brunswick, ME
John Warren
Southborough, MA
Dale Wright
Nobleboro, ME
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Join us in Wishing Tim Ellis a Happy Birthday!
From 1970 through 1991, Chewonki experienced a profound transformation, and in honor of his 86th birthday on October 1, we are honoring the man who steered these monumental changes: Chewonki’s First President, Harwood “Tim” Ellis Jr., by publishing guest-written blogs about Tim over the next few weeks.
He Ignited a New Chewonki Era
Tim Ellis’ lifelong connection to Chewonki began in 1937. He arrived in a bassinet when his father, Harwood “Hardy” Ellis, Assistant Head at the Rivers School, was recruited by Chewonki founder Clarence Allen as head counselor. Tim spent every childhood summer at Chewonki, eventually becoming a counselor. After college, he ventured abroad and met his wife, Margaret Ellis, while teaching in Switzerland in the early 1960s.
In Memorium: Gary Spiess (1940-2022)
With the deepest sadness, I am sharing that we recently learned of the death of Honorary Trustee and long-time Chewonki board member and friend, Gary
Gordy Hall Kept the Fire Alight
For nearly 70 years, Chewonki has been fortunate to count Gordy Hall as a camp counselor, trip leader, trustee, and dear friend. Gordy left us all the great gift of being memorable, and many of us have our own “Gordy stories” to share, and we hope to hear yours. He was a remarkable person, “one of a kind,” and left an indelible mark on Chewonki. As Gordy frequently said, “Gratitude is a powerful motivator.” We are grateful for all Gordy did for Chewonki through more than seventy years of connection and caring.
Gordy’s Allagash Sass
I had the privilege of being invited by Gordy to join him, his wife, Taffy, and several of their friends along with Peg-WT, Greg Shute, Kate Z, for a late summer trip on the Allagash River. Although I responded with an immediate and enthusiastic, “yes!” I was, admittedly, a bit nervous to go. Before this trip, I never traveled the Allagash, and, frankly, had very limited paddling experience. Although I heard stories of the beauty of the landscape I kept thinking about other comments shared with me of the hardships of encountering a strong headwind. But Gordy, with his years and years of familiarity with the trip, and his characteristic enthusiasm, assured me that all would be well.
With Every Dip of My Paddle
Fly fishing for landlocked salmon at Chewonki’s Big Eddy Campground on the West Branch of the Penobscot River. Fly fishing for brook trout on a remote pond near Big Pleasant Lake in the Allagash Region. Paddling the St. John River when a late spring storm dropped a foot of snow on our group. Canoeing the St. Croix and the Allagash. These are just a few memories I’ve made with Gordon “Gordy” Hall, III, an avid outdoorsman, Chewonki’s longest-serving trustee, and my dear friend. I will deeply miss Gordy, who died on October 9, 2022, at age 92.