Team Members

While the peak of the growing season may be earlier in the fall, we have a new heated greenhouse next to the Smith Center that will extend our season! Join chefs Damien Sansonetti and Ilma Lopez for a warm and hearty meal featuring seasonal fare and delicious drinks. Sunday, November 5th | 5:00 to 8:00 … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/sunday-november-5th-late-harvest-dinner-with-chaval/">Continued</a>

Our 2023 series kick-off signature event with Big Tree Hospitality featuring seasonal delights, great drinks, and joyous celebrations. Sunday, June 11th | 5:00 to 8:00 pm $125 per person. Tickets go on sale on May 1st.

Kate joined the Wolfe’s Neck Center team in 2023 with a background in nonprofit management and philanthropy. Most recently Kate served as Vice President of Investor Relations and Board Governance at Upstream USA, a national nonprofit working to increase access to contraceptive care. In that role, Kate worked closely with the CEO to build and … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/kate-barrett/">Continued</a>

Joining us as our OpenTEAM Program Coordinator (Technology & Equity), Anna brings an array of knowledge in technology, design, and equity to OpenTEAM and Wolfe’s Neck Center. Her interest in agriculture is driven by its unique potential to improve soil health, mitigate climate change, and address social equity issues. Her previous experience includes conducting a … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/anna-lynton/">Continued</a>

Cat brings an agriculture and food security background to this role with OpenTEAM. As a student at Colby College, in Waterville, ME, Cat fell in love with Maine and Maine’s agricultural heritage. After graduating, she worked as a Farm and Markets Coordinator with the Somali Bantu Community Association, farming with community members in the harvest … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/cat-padgett/">Continued</a>

Melody first came to Wolfe’s Neck Center in 2019 as a Farm Camp Counselor and has found it hard to wander too far ever since. After graduating from Colby College in 2020 with a major in Environmental Policy, she was an educator for our inaugural Farm Discovery School that fall. In order to become a … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/melody-larson-3/">Continued</a>

Tyra joined our team in February 2022 as Visitor Services Manager, in which she primarily oversees Wolfe’s Neck Oceanfront Campground. She has extensive hands-on experience in directing and leading large-scale operations, including affordable senior housing programs, both federal and state correctional reentry programs, recovery residences, battery intervention programs, permanent and supportive housing for homeless veterans … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/tyra-parker/">Continued</a>

Vice President, Finance and Real Estate – Hannaford Supermarkets How did you first become connected with WNC? After moving to the area in 2017, my family’s first experience with the Center was hiking the beautiful trails. How do you hope to best contribute to WNC’s development through your tenure on the Board? I hope my … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/tom-kelly/">Continued</a>

Paddy Fallon is a longtime New Englander with ancestral ties to the Freeport-Brunswick area. Born in Pittsburgh, Paddy has lived in Massachusetts for 40 years and started spending time in Maine in the last few years. Paddy spent a large portion of his career at the intersection of printing, publishing, and technology before following his … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/paddy-fallon/">Continued</a>

Hayes is a native of the New Gloucester area and comes to Wolfe’s Neck Center with a passion for agriculture. He grew up with an extensive garden and chickens, which taught him from an early age the importance of sustainably grown food. He has held a myriad of roles, from landscaping to construction to facilities … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/hayes-heather/">Continued</a>