Downeast
Campus Staff
Susie James is the
EdGE Site Coordinator for Addison and Cherryfield.
A graduate of South Portland High school, she
is completing her course work towards her degree
in education. Susie enjoys spending time with
her family.
Isaac Marnik is the
responsible for the 7th and 8th grade and high
school EdGE programs. He graduated from Woodrow
Wilson College with a degree in Environmental
education and Outdoor Leadership. An Americorps
member, Isaac enjoys outdoor activities.
Les Stanwood, EdGE
Volunteer Coordinator, was born in Milbridge Maine.
He graduated from Crosby High School in Belfast,
Maine. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1980.
Since then, he has worked as a Merchant Seaman
and at the Medical Department at Bath Iron Works.
He graduated from the University of Maine at Machias
in 1989 with an A.S. in Recreation Management.
His hobbies are traveling, socializing, and outdoor
pursuits.
Melissa Tenney is
an EdGE Site Coordinator for Columbia Falls. She
received a B.A. in history from the University
of Maine at Machias and a M.A. in Education at
the University of Maine at Orono. She is currently
working towards a Certificate of Advanced Graduate
Study in Leadership and plans to transfer those
credits into a doctoral program. Melissa also
teaches math and science at the Columbia Falls
Elementary School. She enjoys spending time with
her family, reading, writing, learning, and hiking.
Laurie Merchant is
the Assistant Manager of the Mission’s Thrift
Shop. She moved to Maine in 1990 and started working
for the Mission as the Assistant Manager of the
Thrift Shop in 1996. She also does seasonal work
picking crabs and making Christmas wreaths. Laurie
enjoys camping and outdoor activities with her
two sons.
Marilyn Nickson is
the Manager of the Mission’s Thrift Shop
in Cherryfield. She moved to Maine in 1970 and
began working for the Mission at the Thrift Shop
in 1982. She later helped establish the Mission’s
Food Pantry and served as its first Manager. She
has been the Manager of the Thrift Shop since
2003. She loves helping with the Mission’s
Christmas Program and the Haunted Trails project
at Halloween.
Gena Norgaard is
the Manager of the food pantry at the Mission’s
Downeast Campus in Cherryfield where she plants,
cultivates, and harvests vegetables for the food
pantry clients. She also coordinates the senior
companion program which serves elderly clients
in Washington County. Gena has a nursing background
and served in several hospitals, including the
Downeast Community Hospital in Machias. She enjoys
bird watching, hiking, canoeing, swimming, and
singing.
Scott Shaw is the
Caretaker for the mission’s Downeast Campus
in Cherryfield, ME. He also serves as the project
coordinator for the Housing Repair program. He
attended Lyndon State College and the Rhode Island
School of Electronics and moved to Maine in 2000.
Scott enjoys playing music, outdoor activities,
and spending time with his family.
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