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Maine Agricultural & Natural Resources Education Directory

Lists technical schools with secondary programs in agriculture, aquaculture, biotechnology, forestry, horticulture, and other relevant areas, as well as high school courses offered in these areas. Directory provides listing of Maine FFA chapters, Maine Association of Agriculture Educators (MAAE), Maine Forestry Instructors' Association (MFIA), and information on post-secondary programs related to agriculture and natural resources.

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Agriculture & Natural Resource Schools - Secondary

Agriculture & Natural Resource Schools - Post-Secondary

Maine Association of Agriculture Educators (MAAE)

Maine Forestry Instructors Association (MFIA)

Maine FFA Chapters

Maine FFA State Officers

AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCE SCHOOLS - SECONDARY
SCHOOL ADDRESS COORDINATOR PROGRAM
     
Ashland High School (SAD #32) Janet Perry Science Curriculum, Integrated
46 Hayward St., P.O. Box 369 JPerry@sad32.org with Agriculture
Ashland, ME 04732    
Tel: 435-3481    
Fax: 435-6417    
     
Brewer High School Daryl King Sciences &
79 Parkway South dking@breweredu.org Food Services
Brewer, ME 04412   (inc. garden)
Tel: 989-4140    
Fax: 989-8659    
     
Bucksport High School

Denise Smith

Environmental Science
102 Broadway denise.smith@bucksportschools.com Marine Biology
Bucksport, ME 04416 Terry Jergenson Biology
Tel: 469-6652 terry.jergenson@bucksportschools.com Anatomy
Fax: 469-6654   (inc. greenhouse)
     
Camden High School Margo Murphy Botany
25 Keelson Drive margo_murphy@fivetowns.net (inc. greenhouse)
Rockport, ME 04856    
Tel: 236-7800 Nick Ithomitis  
Fax: 236-7813 nick_ithomitis@fivetowns.net  
     
Capital Area Technical Center Rene Albison Earth / Life Science
40 Pierce Drive, Suite 1 ralbison@augustaschools.org Nature Center
Augusta, ME 04330   Field Exploration
Tel: 626-2475   (inc. greenhouse)
Fax: 626-2498    
     
Caribou Regional Applied Thomas Hale Agri-Science
Technology Center
308 Sweden Street, Suite 1
thale@mail.caribouschools.org (Ag. Mechanics & Engineering;
Caribou, ME 04736
Tel: 493-4263 (FFA Hotline)
  Physics & Chemistry in Ag.;
Fax: 493-4242   Natural Resources;
    Turf Landscape; Honor Ag.)
    (inc. greenhouse)
     
Carrabec High School Sue Hallowell Agri-Science
160 North Main Street shellewell@msad74.org (inc. greenhouse)
P.O. Box 220    
North Anson, ME 04958 Ken Coville Food Services
Tel: 635-2296 kcoville@msad74.org Agriculture
Fax: 635-2276    
     
Central Aroostook High School Jennifer Morin Ag-Science
P.O. Box 310 jmorin@sad42.k12.me.us (Natural Resources;
Mars Hill, Me 04758   Ag . Mechanics; Agri-Business
Tel: 425-2811   & Sale; Animal Science;
Fax: 429-8460   Horticulture; FFA Studies;
    Introduction to Agriculture)
     
Charleston Correctional Center Steve Conner Wood Harvesting
1202 Dover Road steve.conner@maine.gov  
Charleston, ME 04422    
Tel: 285-0872    
Fax: 285-0815    
     
Coastal Washington County David Finlay Aquaculture
Institute of Technology finlay_david@yahoo.com  
School Union 102 Tim Reynolds  
109 Court Street treynolds@msln.net  
Machias, ME 04654 Brian Leavitt Entrepreneurship
Tel: 255-3812 bleavitt@mmhsbulldogs.org (inc. greenhouse)
Fax: 255-3093    
     
Deer-Isle Stonington High School Tom Duym Natural Resources
251 North Deer Isle Road tduym@dishs.org Partners in Monitoring
Deer Isle, ME 04627   (Water Quality)
Tel: 348-2303   Marine Technology
Fax: 348-2304    
     
Easton High School
P.O. 66
Bryan Wright Environment & Natural Res.
Easton, ME 04740 bryan.wright@eastonschooldistrict.org Science and Biology
Tel: 488-7702    
Fax: 488-7707    
     
Fort Fairfield Middle/High School Linda Jones Environmental Studies
28 High School Drive, Suite A ljones@msad20.org Botany / Horticulture
Fort Fairfield, ME 04742   Freshman Science
Tel: 472-3271   Veterinary Science
Fax: 472-3281   (inc. greenhouse)
     
Hodgdon High School Malcolm Nesbitt Natural Resources
174 Hodgdon Mills Road Hodgdon, Me 04730 malcolmnesbitt@msln.net (Environmental Science
    Earth Science and
Tel: 532-2413   Advanced Biology)
Fax: 532-2679    
     
Jonesport-Beals High School Lynn Alley Natural Resources
180 Snare Creek Lane lyalley@yahoo.com Partners in Monitoring
Jonesport, ME 04649   (Water Quality)
Tel: 497-5454    
Fax: 497-3004    
     
Katahdin High School Jim Willard Natural Resources
800 Station Road jwillard@khs.msad25.k12.me.us (Ecology, Biology)
Stacyville, ME 04777    
Tel: 365-4218    
Fax: 365-6011    
     
Kenneth Foster Regional Dean Merrill Wood Harvesting
Applied Technology Center dmerrill@msad9.org  
173 Seamon Road    
Farmington, ME 04938    
Tel: 778-3562    
Fax: 778-3562    
     
Lee Academy Vanessa Michaud Biology
26 Winn Road vanessa.michaud@leeacademy.org Anatomy & Physiology
Lee, ME 04455-4214 Susan Sieczkiewicz Linscott Biology
Tel: 738-2252 linscotts@leeacademy.org  
Fax: 738-3257 Rena Poole Physics, Chemistry
  rpoole@leeacademy.org (inc. greenhouse)
     
Lisbon High School Olivia Griset Ecology
2 Sugg Drive ogriset@lisbonschoolsme.org Biology
Lisbon Falls, ME 04252   Oceanograpy
Tel: 353-3030 Jill Denniston Marine Biology
Fax: 353-7908 jdenniston@union30.org (inc. greenhouse)
     
Lubec Consolidated School David Finlay Aquaculture
44 South Street finlay_david@yahoo.com (inc. greenhouse)
Lubec, ME 04652    
Tel:  733-5591    
Fax: 733-2004    
     
Madison High School Jessica Ward Science
486 Main Street jessicaward@msln.net Lab Biology
Madison, ME 04950   Anatomy
Tel: 696-3395   (inc. greenhouse)
Fax: 696-5644    
     
Maine Applied Technology David Smith Horticulture
Region 10 smith@mrv10.org Landscape Design
68 Church Road   (inc. greenhouse)
Brunswick, ME 04011    
Tel: 729-6622    
Fax: 721-0907    
     
Marshwood High School Christopher Stauffer Biology
260 Route 236 cstauffer@msad35.net Marine Biology
South Berwick, ME 03908   Honors Biology
Tel: 384-4500   (inc. greenhouse)
Fax: 384-4508    
     
Medomak Valley High School 320 Manktown Road Neil Lash Horticulture / Landscaping
Waldoboro, ME 04572 neil_lash@sad40.k12.me.us Greenhouse Management
Tel: 832-5389
Fax: 832-2280
  Heirloom Seed Saving Project
    Water Quality Monitoring
    (inc. greenhouse)
     
Messalonskee High School Marge Stehle Science
131 Messalonskee High Drive mstehle@rsu18.org (inc. greenhouse)
Oakland, ME 04963    
Tel: 465-7381 Gwen Bacon Life Sciences
Fax: 465-9683 gbacon@msad47.org  
     
Mid-Coast School of Technology John Pincince Horticulture & Natural Resource
Maine Applied Tech. Region 8 (734-6723 - Islesboro) Management
One Main Street ashgrove@peoplepc.com (inc. greenhouse)
Rockland, ME 04841 jpincince@msln.net  
Tel: 594-2161    
Fax: 594-7506    
     
Mount Desert Island High School Bruce Munger Marine Technology
P.O. Box 180 bmunger@u98.k12.me.us  
Mount Desert, ME 04660    
Tel: 288-5011    
Fax: 288-4703    
     
Mount View High School Peter Wagner Biology, Science
577 Mount View Road pwagner@msad3.org  
Thorndike, ME 04986 Travis Collins Alternative Education
Tel: 568-3255 tcollins@msad3.org Greenhouse
Fax: 568-7550   (inc. greenhouse)
     
Nokomis Regional High School
266 Williams Road
Ed Buzanoski Agriculture & Natural Resources
Newport, ME 04953 ebuzanoski@rsu19.org  
Tel: 368-4354    
Fax: 368-3276    
     
     
Northern Penobscot Tech. Ctr.Maine Applied Tech. Reg. 3
35 West Broadway
Frank Burnell Natural Resources Technology
Lincoln, ME 04457 sburnell@fairpoint.net (Forestry)
     
Tel: 794-3004    
Fax: 794-8049    
     
Oxford Hills Technical School Maine Applied Tech. Region 11 Al Schaeffer Forestry and Wood Harvesting
P.O. Box 313 aschaeffer@sad17.k12.me.us  
Norway, ME 04268    
     
Tel: 743-7756 x 2207    
Fax: 743-0667    
     
Portland Arts & Technology Robert Francis Horticulture
High School francb@portlandschools.org (inc. greenhouse)
196 Allen Avenue Barry Roberts  
Portland, ME 04103 roberb@portlandschools.org  
Tel: 874-8165    
Fax: 874-8170    
     
Presque Isle Regional Aaron Buzza Ag-Science and
Technology Center aaron.buzza@sad1.org Natural Resources
79 Blake Street, Suite One Shelly Gross (inc. greenhouse)
P.O. Box 1118 shelly.gross@sad1.org  
Presque Isle, ME 04769 Vicki McCurry  
Tel: 764-8113 vicki.mccurry@sad1.org  
Fax: 7648107    
     
Sanford Regional Vocational Ctr. Aaron Stam Environmental Science
52 Sanford High School Blvd. astam@sanford.org (inc. greenhouse)
Sanford, ME 04073    
Tel: 324-2942    
Fax: 324-2957    
     
School of Applied Technology Maine Applied Tech. Reg.9 Marc Dupuis Forestry / Wood Harvesting
377 River Road
Mexico, ME 04257
mdupuis@region9school.org  
  Ben Welch  
Tel: 364-3764 benwelch@region9school.org  
Fax: 364-2074    
     
Skowhegan Regional William Houston, Jr. Outdoor Resources
Vocational Center whouston@msad54.org  
61 Academy Circle    
Skowhegan, ME 04976    
Tel: 474-2151    
Fax: 858-4879    
     
Southern Aroostook Melanie Greaves Environmental Sciences
Community School mgreaves@nscom.org  
922 Dyer Brook Road    
Dyer Brook, ME 04747 David Libby Forest Management &
Tel: 757-8206 dlibby@satc.houlton.k12.me.us Operations
Fax: 757-7313   (inc. greenhouse)
     
Southern Aroostook David Libby Forest Management
Vocational Education (SAVE) (757-8877) and Operation
Maine Applied Technology dlibby@satc.houlton.k12.me.us  
Region 2    
Box 307 5 Bird Street    
Houlton, ME 04730    
Tel: 532-9541    
Fax: 532-6975    
     
United Technology Center Jeff Beswick Environmental
Maine Applied Technology jbeswick.utc@gmail.com Horticulture
Region 4   (inc. greenhouse)
200 Hogan Road    
Bangor, ME 04401    
Tel: 942-5296    
Fax: 942-0076    
     
Waldo County Technical Center Patrice Janssen Horticulture
Region 7
1022 Waldo Road
Waldo, ME 04915
pjanssen@waldo-tech-ctr.k12.me.us Natural Resources Management
Tel: 342-5231   (inc. greenhouse)
Fax: 342-4070    
     
Washburn High School (SAD 45) Daryl Molton Ecology / Botany
1359 Main Street dmoulton@msad45.net  
Washburn, ME 04786    
Tel: 455-4501    
Fax: 455-4509    
     
Washington Academy Don Sprangers Ecology / Biology
66 Cutler Road, P.O. Box 190 sdsprangers@gmail.com Marine Vocational
East Machias, ME 04630 Tim Reynolds (inc. greenhouse)
Tel: 255-8301 treynolds@msln.net  
Fax: 255-8303 Clint Tuttle  
  c.tuttle@washingtonacademy.org  
     
Windham High School Dale Wilson Life Sciences
406 Gray Road dwilson@windham.k12.me.us (inc. greenhouse)
Windham, ME 04062    
Tel: 892-1810    
Fax: 892-1813    
     

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AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCE SCHOOLS - POST SECONDARY
SCHOOL ADDRESS COORDINATOR PROGRAM
     
College of the Atlantic Suzanne Morse Ecology
105 Eden Street srm@ecology.coa.edu  
Bar Harbor, ME 04609    
Tel: 288-5015    
Fax: 288-3780    
   
     
No. Maine Community College Ron Fitzgerald Agri-Business
33 Edgemont Drive rfitzgerald@nmcc.edu  
Presque Isle, ME 04769    
Tel: 768-2700    
Fax: 768-2831    
     
So. Maine Community College Cheryl Rich Plant and Soil Technology
2 Fort Road    
South Portland, ME 04106    
Tel: 741-5500    
Fax: 741-5645    
crich@smccme.edu    
     
Unity College Kay Fiedler Agriculture, Ecology
90 Quaker Hill Road kfiedler@unity.edu Environmental Analysis
Unity, ME 04988-9502   Environmental Biology
Tel: 948-3131; (800) 624-1024   Environmental Policy
Fax: 948-2928   Environmental Sciences
Web Site: www.unity.edu   Environmental Studies
    Fisheries, Park Management
    Outdoor Recreation, Wildlife
    Urban & Community Forestry
     
University of Maine Robin Avery Forestry (UM)
215 East Annex ravery@maine.edu  
Orono, ME 04469    
Tel: 581-3624    
Fax: 581-4087    
     
University of Maine
205 Rogers Hall
Charles Wallace Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Orono, ME 04469-5782 wallace@maine.edu Pre-Veterinary
Tel: 581-2737    
     
University of Maine Linda Kling Aquaculture
207 Rogers Hall lking@maine.edu  
Orono, ME 04669-5782    
Tel: 581-2735    
     
University of Maine Alfred Bushway Food Science &
109 Hitchner Hall bushway@maine.edu Human Nutrition
Orono, ME 04469-5782    
Tel: 581-1629    
bushway@maine.edu    
     
University of Maine
116 Nutting Hall
William Livingston Forest Ecosystem Science
Orono, ME 04469-5755 williaml@maine.edu  
Tel: 581-2990    
     
University of Maine David Field Forestry
263A Nutting Hall
Orono, ME 04469-5755
messer3@adelphia.net Wood Science & Technology
Tel: 581-2856   Parks, Recreation & Tourism
     
University of Maine Stephen Norton Earth Sciences
111BGSC norton@maine.edu  
Orono, ME 04469-5790    
Tel: 581-2156    
     
University of Maine William Mitchell Landcape Horticulture
117 Deering Hall wlmitch@maine.edu  
Orono, ME 04469-5782    
Tel: 581-2948    
Web: http://www.umaine.edu/lhc/    
     
University of Maine Bruce Sidell Marine Science
316 Murray Hall bsidell@maine.edu (Marine Biology
Orono, ME 04469-5741   Physical Ocean Science)
Tel: 581-2563   Aquaculture
     
University of Maine Mark Anderson Natural Resources
206 Winslow Hall mark.anderson@umit.maine.edu  
Orono, ME 04469-5782    
Tel: 581-3198    
     
University of Maine
215 Nutting Hall
John Daigle Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Orono, ME 04469-5755 john.daigle@umit.maine.edu  
Tel: 581-2850    
     
University of Maine
206 Winslow Hall
James Leiby Agribusiness Management
Orono, ME 04469-5782
Tel: 581-3178
james.leiby@umit.maine.edu Environmental Management
    & Policy
     
University of Maine Marianne Sarrantonio Sustainable Agriculture
5722 Deering Hall, Room 115 mariann2@maine.edu  
Orono, ME 04469-5722    
Tel: 581-2923    
     
University of Maine James Gilbert Wildlife Ecology
206 Nutting Hall gilber@maine.edu  
Orono, ME 04469-5755    
Tel: 581-2866    
     
University of Maine
119 Nutting Hall
Robert Rice Wood Science & Technology
Orono, ME 04469-5782 robert_rice@umit.maine.edu Forest Product
Tel: 581-2883    
     
University of Maine Dave Marcinkowski Cooperative Extension
332 Hitchner Hall davidm@umext.maine.edu Dairy & Livestock
Orono, ME 04469    
Tel: 581-2740    
     
Washington County Thomas Duym Boat Building
Community College tduym@dishs.org Marine Mechanics
16 Deep Cove   Aquaculture / Life Science
Eastport, ME 04631-9618    
Tel: 853-2518    
Fax: 853-0940    
     

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MAINE ASSOCIATION OF AGRICULTURE EDUCATORS (MAAE) - OFFICERS
     
NAME ADDRESS TITLE
     
Tom Hale Caribou High School President
  308 Sweden Street  
  Caribou, ME 04736  
  Tel: 493-4263  
  Fax: 493-4242  
     
Kevin Marquis P.O. Box 44 Vice President
  Easton, ME 04740  
  Tel: 488-6846  
  Fax: 488-7706  
     
Darick Williams 53 Woodland Road Secretary / Treasurer
  Caribou, ME 04736  
  Tel: 496-7231  
     

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MAINE FORESTRY INSTRUCTORS' ASSOCIATION (MFIA) - OFFICERS
     
NAME ADDRESS TITLE
     
Frank Burnell Maine Applied Technology President
  Region 3  
  35 West Broadway  
  Lincoln, ME 04457  
  Tel: 794-3004  
  Fax: 794-8049  
     
Al Schaeffer Oxford Hills Technical School Vice President
  Maine Applied Technology  
  Region 11  
  P.O. Box 313  
  Norway, ME 04268  
  Tel: 743-7756 x2207  
  Fax: 743-0667  
     
Ron Hodgdon Kenneth Foster Regional Secretary
  Applied Technology Center  
  173 Seamon Road  
  Farmington, ME 04938  
  Tel: 778-3562  
  Fax: 778-3562  
     
Daphne Chaplin Maine Applied Technology Treasurer
  Region 11  
  Oxford Hills Technical School  
  P.O. Box 313  
  Norway, ME 04256  
  Tel: 743-7756  
  Fax: 743-0667  
     

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Ashland High School Janet Perry  
46 Hayward Street, PO Box 369 Shari Ward  
Ashland, ME 04732    
Tel: 435-3481    
Fax: 435-6417    
jpwhisper@aol.com    
JPerry@sad32.org    
SWard@sad32.org    
     
Caribou High School Thomas Hale  
308 Sweden Street, Suite One    
Caribou, ME 04736    
Tel: 493-4263    
Fax: 493-4242    
thale@mail.caribouschools .org    
     
Central Aroostook High School Jennifer Morin  
(SAD #42)    
P.O. Box 310    
25 Pleasant Street    
Mars Hill, ME 04758    
Tel: 425-2811    
Fax: 429-8460    
jmorin@sad42.k12.me.us    
     
Easton High School Kevin Marquis  
Box 66, Main Steet    
Easton, ME 04740    
Tel: 488-7702    
Fax: 488-7707    
kcmarquis@ainop.com    
     
Lubec Consolidated School David Finlay  
44 South Street    
Lubec, ME 04652    
Tel:  733-5591    
finlay_david@yahoo.com    
     
Maine Applied Tech. Region 10 David Smith  
68 Church Road    
Brunswick, ME 04011    
Tel: 729-6622    
Fax: 721-0907    
smith@mvr10.org    
     
Oxford Hills Technical School Al Schaeffer  
256 Main Street    
South Paris, ME 04281    
Tel: 743-7756 (x2207)    
Fax: 743-0667    
aschaeffer@sad17.k12.me.us    
     
Presque Isle Regional Erin Argraves  
Technology Center Bethany Caron  
79 Blake Street    
Presque Isle, ME 04769    
Tel: 764-8113    
Fax: 764-8107    
Erin.Argraves@sad1.org    
caronb@sad1.org    
     
United Technologies Center Jeff Beswick  
Maine Applied Technology Rg 4    
200 Hogan Road    
Bangor, ME 04401    
Tel: 942-5296    
Fax: 942-0776    
jbeswick.utc@gmail.com    
     
Unity College Aimee Sawyer  
90 Quaker Hill Road Jonathan Sawyer  
Unity, ME 04988    
Tel: 948-3131    
Fax: 948-6277    
asdorval@unity.edu    
Jsawyer@unity.edu    
     
University of Maine, Orono Eric Gallandt  
5782 Winslow Hall, Room 302    
Orono, ME 04469-5782    
Tel: 581-3178    
Fax: 581-4278    
gallandt@maine.edu    
     
University of Maine, Presque Isle Barb Blackstone  
181 Main Street    
Presque Isle, ME 04769    
Tel: 768-9415    
Fax:    
blackst@umpi.maine.edu    
     
Waldo County Technical Center Patrice Janssen  
1022 Waterville Road    
Waldo, ME 04915    
Tel: 342-5231    
Fax: 342-4070    
pjanssen@waldo-tech-ctr.k12.me.us    
     
Washington Academy Don Sprangers  
66 Cutler Road    
P.O. Box 190    
East Machias, ME 04630    
Tel:  255-8301    
sd.sprangers@gmail.com    
     
     

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MAINE FFA STATE OFFICERS 2009 - 2010
     

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