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ZuluOfficers 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
Karen Scheu
Hunt Valley, Maryland
M.T. Charkie Quarcoo
Brooklyn, New York
Honorary Trustees
Harwood Ellis, Jr.
Woolwich, Maine
Robert L. Elmore, Jr.
Boulder, Colorado
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, Connecticut
Edward Barker
Belmont, Massachusetts
Richard Barth
New York, New York
Harold K. Burnett
Winthrop, Maine
Samuel C. Buttrick
New Canaan, Connecticut
Darron Collins
Bar Harbor, Maine
Paul A. Crowell
Falcon Heights, Minnesota
Isabelle de Trabuc Smith
New York, New York
Richard DiBianca
Livingston, New Jersey
Kirstin G. Edelglass
Marlboro, Vermont
Charles B. Gordy II
Concord, Massachusetts
Genevieve E. Gudebski
Lafayette, California
Joshua Hahn
Lakeville, Connecticut
Danielle Heard
Milton, Massachusetts
Anna Howell
Lincoln, Vermont
W. Donald Hudson, Jr.
Arrowsic, Maine
Andrea Kassar
Pasadena, CA
Rebecca Kosakowski
Woolwich, Maine
Devon Liddell
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
David Liebmann
Beverly Farms, Massachusetts
Ariane Lotti
Oak Park, Illinois
Laird McCulloch
Woodside, California
Suzanne McGinn
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Malin Pinsky
Princeton, New Jersey
Stephen Chartey Quarcoo
Washington, District of Columbia
A. Sydney Roberts
Westport, Massachusetts
Joseph C. Selle
Concord, Massachusetts
Claiborne B. Smith
Golden, Colorado
Jasmine W. Smith
Bar Harbor, Maine
Benjamin W. Spiess
Anchorage, Alaska
Benjamin Thompson
Morristown, New Jersey
Tavo True-Alcalá
New York, NY
David Vail
Brunswick, Maine
Dale C. Wright
Nobleboro, Ma
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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.