Board of Trustees
College of the Atlantic
Cynthia Baker, Chair, Senior Development Director – Duke University, Washington, DC
Marthann Samek, Vice Chair, Trustee Emerita – Bucknell University, New York, NY
Ronald E. Beard, Secretary, Extension Professor Emeritus – University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Bar Harbor, ME
Clay Corbus, Treasurer, President and CEO – Clean Energy Fuels Corp., San Francisco, CA
Michael Boland ’94, Principal Owner – Havana Restaurant Group, Bar Harbor, ME
Joyce Cacho, Independent Director & Former Global Chief Sustainability Officer, Plymouth, MA
Heather Richards Evans, Founder & President – Yaverland Foundation, Vero Beach, FL
Allison Fundis ’03, President/COO – Ocean Exploration Trust, New Haven, VT
Beth Gardiner, Art Historian, London, UK
Marie Griffith, Professor of Humanities – Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Andy Griffiths, Former Administrative Dean & CFO – College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME
Chris Groobey, Angel Investor & Advisor – Clean Energy and ClimateTech, Miami, FL
Cookie Horner, Hospice Volunteer & Former School Nurse – MDI High School, Bar Harbor, ME
Howard Lapsley, Partner – Oliver Wyman, Needham, MA
Casey Mallinckrodt, Senior Conservator – Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver, CO
Chandreyee Mitra ’01, Associate Professor of Biology and Director of Environmental Programs – North Central College, Aurora, IL
Roland Reynolds, Managing Director – Goldman Sachs, Alexandria, VA
Laura McGiffert Slover, Founder – CenterPoint Education Solutions, Washington, DC
Laura Z. Stone, Art Historian, New York, NY
Steve Sullens, Executive Advisor – The Blackstone Group, New York, NY
Claudia Turnbull, Philanthropist & Research Advocate – Psychedelic Studies, Greenwich, CT
David Hackett Fischer, Wayland, MA
William G. Foulke, Jr., Bedford, NY
Amy Yeager Geier, Santa Fe, NM
Elizabeth D. Hodder, Cambridge, MA
Anthony Mazlish, Chevy Chase, MD
Jay McNally ’84, Bar Harbor, ME
Philip S.J. Moriarty, Hinsdale, IL
Cathy Ramsdell ’78, Portland, ME
Nadia Rosenthal, Northeast Harbor, ME
Hamilton Robinson, Jr., New York, NY
William N. Thorndike, Boston, MA
Samuel M. Hamill, Jr., Princeton, NJ
John N. Kelly, Yarmouth, ME
Lynn Boulger, Interim President | Chief Philanthropy Officer
Stories from the Field
COA faculty and alumni contribute to new volume on innovative P–12 learning environments
Their chapter highlights how College of the Atlantic’s teacher certification program prepares educators for culturally responsive, trust‑centered learning. Read More
COA alum and former faculty member receives prestigious national teaching award
Dr. Nishanta “Nishi” Rajakaruna ’94 has been honored with the Botanical Society of America’s Charles Edwin Bessey Teaching Award, recognizing his innovative, student‑centered contributions to botanical education. Read More
What A Great College Education Should Look Like In An AI World
College of the Atlantic is among three colleges highlighted in Forbes for its long‑standing focus on the durable skills graduates need in a rapidly changing world. Read More