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Deputy Chief of Interpretation, Acadia National Park -
Nimisha Bastedo '15
Outdoor Education Teacher, Deh Gáh Elementary and Secondary School -
Melissa Blue Sky '00
Senior Attorney, Center for International Environmental Law -
Yaniv Brandvain '04
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Biology, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities -
Jeanee E. Dudley '10
Managing Editor, TrueLine Publishing -
Nikhit D’Sa '06
Doctoral Candidate, Harvard University -
Richard Epstein '84
Senior Architect and Urban Designer, RNL Design
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Tom Fisher '77
Architect & Sustainability Coordinator, Parsons Inc & ENVIRON Design -
Corinne Harpster '00
Naturopathic Physician/ Pediatrician, SageMED -
Researcher; UN Adaptation Committee, GRULAC
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Surya Karki '16
Diyalo Foundation, Rouhana and Karki LLC, United World Schools Nepal -
Daniel Lindner '11
Assay Development Technologist, The Jackson Laboratory -
Demitria Lunetta '03
Author, HarperTeen & Delacorte/ Random House -
Luke Madden '12
Director of Communications at The Island School -
Stephanie Martin '93
Marine Biologist, Marine Mammal Naturalist and Expedition Leader for Lindblad Expeditions -
April Mauro '04
Equine Veterinarian
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Ian Medeiros '16
Botanist -
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin -
Era, Founder - joinera.org
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Hale Morrell '12
Stewardship Project Manager, Coastal Mountains Land Trust -
Neil Oculi '11
PhD Candidate, UConn, Geography -
Aoife O’Brien '05
Certified Nurse Midwife, Mid Coast Hospital
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Chellie Pingree '79
Representative to US Congress from Maine’s First District
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Emily Postman '11
Lead Organizer, Environmental Health Strategy Center -
District of Columbia Public Schools -
Jenny Rock '93
Professor at University of Otago -
Kerri Sands '02
Associate, Good Group Decisions
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Kyle Shank '14
Data Analyst, CLEAResult -
Lara Shirley '15
Research Assistant, Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity Law -
Hazel Stark '11
Co-Founder/Co-CEO at Maine Outdoor School L3C
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COA snapshots…
- <div class="dispatch_card"><a href="/live/image/gid/23/width/650/3253_foley_sean_-_08.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview"><img src="/live/image/gid/23/3253_foley_sean_-_08.jpg" alt="Painting & drawing professor Sean Foley explains the finer points of oil painting in his class, Beginning Painting. Students in the class learn a variety of painting skills, develop a basic awareness of color theory and auxiliary craftsmanship, and work towards an informed perceptual and thoughtful expression of a subject using the medium and techniques of painting." class="lw_image lw_image3253" width="2048" height="1365"/></a><span class="lw_images_caption">Painting & drawing professor <a href="/live/profiles/1824-sean-foley/templates/details/faculty.php" target="_blank">Sean Foley</a> explains the finer points of oil painting in his class, <a href="/live/profiles/2303-beginning-painting/templates/details/courses.php" target="_blank">Beginning Painting</a>. Students in the class learn a variety of painting skills, develop a basic awareness of color theory and auxiliary craftsmanship, and work towards an informed perceptual and thoughtful expression of a subject using the medium and techniques of painting.</span><span class="lw_images_location"/></div>
- <div class="dispatch_card"><a href="/live/image/gid/23/width/650/3297_img_20160202_141412588.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview"><img src="/live/image/gid/23/3297_img_20160202_141412588.jpg" alt="Students in the Chaos and Fractals class build a snowflake fractal as part of a classroom activity. The shape they are making has a dimension of 1.465. The class, offered by Physics Professor Dave Feldman, lets beginning math students experience some of the surprising and fun properties of chaos and fractals. The class is taken by a wide range of students, including those whose interests lie in the arts, philosophy, and literature." class="lw_image lw_image3297" width="2048" height="1147"/></a><span class="lw_images_caption">Students in the <a href="/live/profiles/1627-introduction-to-chaos-and-fractals">Chaos and Fractals</a> class build a snowflake fractal as part of a classroom activity. The shape they are making has a dimension of 1.465. The class, offered by Physics Professor <a href="/live/profiles/1108-david-feldman">Dave Feldman</a>, lets beginning math students experience some of the surprising and fun properties of chaos and fractals. The class is taken by a wide range of students, including those whose interests lie in the arts, philosophy, and literature.</span><span class="lw_images_location"/></div>
- <div class="dispatch_card"><a href="/live/image/gid/23/width/650/2726_img_2303.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview"><img src="/live/image/gid/23/2726_img_2303.jpg" alt="Examining kelp on the municipal dock in Southwest Harbor, Maine with the Ecology: Natural History class" class="lw_image lw_image2726" width="2048" height="2048"/></a><span class="lw_images_caption">Examining kelp on the municipal dock in Southwest Harbor, Maine with the <a href="/live/profiles/1638-ecology-natural-history">Ecology: Natural History</a> class</span><span class="lw_images_location"/></div>
- <div class="dispatch_card"><a href="/live/image/gid/23/width/650/3071_bog_botany_lesson.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview"><img src="/live/image/gid/23/3071_bog_botany_lesson.jpg" alt="Professor Nishanta Rajakaruna ’94 (right) and students in the Trees and Shrubs of Mount Desert Island class work to identify flora while exploring a bog in Acadia National Park." class="lw_image lw_image3071" width="2048" height="1536"/></a><span class="lw_images_caption">Professor <a href="/live/profiles/1183-nishanta-rajakaruna">Nishanta Rajakaruna</a> ’94 (right) and students in the T<a href="/live/profiles/1640-trees-and-shrubs-of-mount-desert-island">rees and Shrubs of Mount Desert Island</a> class work to identify flora while exploring a bog in <a href="/about/bar-harbor-maine/acadia-national-park/">Acadia National Park</a>.</span><span class="lw_images_location"/></div>
- <div class="dispatch_card"><a href="/live/image/gid/23/width/650/2987_img_4528.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview"><img src="/live/image/gid/23/2987_img_4528.jpg" alt="COA students from the Practicing Climate Politics class join the battle for climate justice at COP21 in Paris, December 2015." class="lw_image lw_image2987" width="2048" height="1150"/></a><span class="lw_images_caption">COA students from the <a href="/live/profiles/1801-practicing-climate-politics">Practicing Climate Politics</a> class join the battle for climate justice at COP21 in Paris, December 2015.</span><span class="lw_images_location"/></div>
- <div class="dispatch_card"><a href="/live/image/gid/23/width/650/2994_torrey.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview"><img src="/live/image/gid/23/2994_torrey.jpg" alt=" Liam Torrey pitches his final project for Documentary Video Studio with his concept diagram on the chalkboard. " class="lw_image lw_image2994" width="2048" height="1536"/></a><span class="lw_images_caption"><p class="p1"> Liam Torrey pitches his final project for <a href="/live/profiles/1581-documentary-video-studio">Documentary Video Studio</a> with his concept diagram on the chalkboard.</p></span><span class="lw_images_location"/></div>
- <div class="dispatch_card"><a href="/live/image/gid/23/width/650/3070_torchin_biodiversity_gradient_nov-dec15_jpeg_34_of_36_copy.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview"><img src="/live/image/gid/23/3070_torchin_biodiversity_gradient_nov-dec15_jpeg_34_of_36_copy.jpg" alt="Alyssa Murad ’19 puts a settlement plate into the Bay of Panama off the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s (STRI) Naos Island dock. Thousands of such plates, which become colonies for marine creatures, are being deployed by STRI as part of The BioVision Project. Murad is working at STRI as part of COA’s vigorous internship program." class="lw_image lw_image3070" width="2048" height="1367"/></a><span class="lw_images_caption">Alyssa Murad ’19 puts a settlement plate into the Bay of Panama off the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute’s (STRI) Naos Island dock. Thousands of such plates, which become colonies for <a href="/live/galleries/82-marine-science-at-coa">marine creatures</a>, are being deployed by STRI as part of The BioVision Project. Murad is working at STRI as part of COA’s vigorous <a href="/academics/internships/">internship program</a>.</span><span class="lw_images_location"/></div>
- <div class="dispatch_card"><a href="/live/image/gid/23/width/650/2999_yucatan_1.jpg" class="lw_preview_image lw_disable_preview"><img src="/live/image/gid/23/2999_yucatan_1.jpg" alt="Learning traditional cooking methods during a term-long immersion in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula." class="lw_image lw_image2999" width="2048" height="1365"/></a><span class="lw_images_caption">Learning traditional cooking methods during a <a href="/academics/off-campus-study/yucatan/">term-long immersion</a> in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula.</span><span class="lw_images_location"/></div>
