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Christopher Audet PE, LATC has been teaching PE and Outdoor education for the past 25 years in both Belfast and Camden. His goal is to help students have a voice and a choice in their learning and instil in them the tools to be life-long learners. When not teaching, he is a Master Maine Sea Kayaking Guide and a Registered Maine Recreation Guide. Chris is also an ACA certified Advanced Open Water Sea Kayak instructor and advanced white water instructor. He holds the British Canoe Union’s 4 star sea leader certification. -WFR certified; -Special Olympics certified track and field coach; -Former Manager of the Jackson Kayak Professional Exploration Team; -Current member of the P&H Custom Kayaks professional paddling team. He is also the lead singer in a Van Halen tribute band.
Kimberly Baker is a New York transplant and grew up on the Long Island Sound. She has her BFA in Arts Education from the University of Southern Maine. Graduating from Belfast Area High School, she got to experience the rich art and marine culture that makes up this town. Having the privilege to teach art here, Kimberly enjoys watching students grow in their creativity and ability and is excited to be part of the Marine Institute.
Genna Black has a BS in Marine Biology from Maine Maritime Academy and a MS in Sustainable Natural Resource Management from Unity College. She teaches the Aquaculture program for Waldo County Technical Center. In addition, she is the self-declared maven of the kelp farm and keeper of the BMI Minnke whale bones.
Grace Hall is a Belfast Area High School graduate. She is also a recent graduate of Vanderbilt University where she earned two B.As in Public Policy and Law History and Society. She also obtained a concentration in Environmental, Resource and Energy Policy. Some of Grace’s earliest memories involve the Penobscot Bay. When she was a child she would climb onto the roof of her Grandfather’s house on the east side and watch the bay with her father. These experiences have shaped a deep passion for ecological protections through policy and a dedication for shaping the next generation of water and marine advocates.
Sydni Hosmer Is a Belfast Area High School graduate. She received her Bachelor's (B.S.) in Biology with a concentration in Pre-Medicine from the University of Maine, Orono. She teaches Biology at Belfast Area High School and is co-advisor to the Climate Action Club. Sydni has attended multiple educational visits to Hurricane Island in Penobscot Bay. She is a Belfast native from a multi-generational lobster fishing family and can usually can be found hiking, swimming, kayaking, or fishing.
shosmer@rsu71.org
Charles H. “Chip” Lagerbom received his MA in History/Archaeology from the University of Maine. He has organized surveys of ship remains in Maine lakes, the 1779 Penobscot Expedition and the 17th century English galleon ANGEL GABRIEL off Pemaquid. He spent two field seasons in Antarctica with University of Maine Quaternary Institute, now Climate Change Institute. He is the author of The Fifth Man (1999), Whaling in Maine (2019), Maine to Cape Horn: The Most Dangerous Journey (2020), and The HERO Way: The Untamed Life and Enduring Legacy of an Iconic Antarctic Research Vessel (2026). In addition to AP US History, he teaches Archaeology and co-teaches the Marine Studies Class as part of the BMI while also frequently speaking on Antarctica, Cape Horn, Maine whaling and New England colonial and maritime history.
clagerbom@rsu71.org
Andrew Rayner earned his BS in Psychology from Tufts University and M.Ed in Educational Instruction from Lipscomb University. His teaching course-load at BAHS allows him to share his passion for human and animal behavior with students. He believes that experiences outside of the classroom are powerful educational tools that push learning into the forefront of real life. Andrew grew up in suburban Massachusetts, but escaped to his grandfather’s farm in Waldo County any chance he could. After teaching in Nashville, Tennessee for 9 years, Andrew headed north and has been teaching at BAHS for 5 years. Outside of school, he is a Registered Maine Hunting and Fishing Guide and takes any opportunity to be in nature.
Lindsey Schortz is a teacher at BCOPE, RSU 71's alternative high school program. She has a BA in Biology from Colby College. After spending multiple summers hiking, biking, canoeing and sailing in and around Maine, she moved to Maine permanently twenty-five years ago. Prior to teaching, Lindsey owned a wholesale baking business in Belfast, Let Them Eat Cake. Both of her daughters graduated from Belfast Area High School. An enthusiastic gardener and coordinator of BCOPE's garden program, Lindsey became enamoured with aquaculture after reading, "Eat Like a Fish" with one of her classes.
Nathan Skvorak grew up in Windham, Maine, and spent lots of time kayaking and fishing on lakes, rivers, and the Maine coast. After graduating from UMO, he headed to Southeast Alaska to sea kayak guide. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard on the Washington and Oregon Coasts as well. Sea kayaking is his primary passion, and he has done several large-scale trips over the years. In 2022, he thru-paddled the Pacific Northwest Inside Passage, a sea route that extends for over 1,000 miles from Washington state to Alaska. He recently completed an arduous sea kayak journey at Labrador. Nate loves the ocean and all of the intricacies that define it.
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