Team Members

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>

Elizabeth grew up just down the road from Wolfe’s Neck Center. She spent part of her summers during high school working at a small animal veterinary at her family’s homestead in Rome, Georgia. Spending time in Rome led her to apply to her grandfather’s alma mater – Berry College. At Berry, she attained a Bachelor … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/elizabeth-taratino/">Continued</a>

Originally from Buffalo, N.Y., Maddy is more than just a chicken wing buff and devoted Bill’s fan. In 2018, she attended University of Plattsburgh in upstate New York where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies with a focus on nutrition and farming. During those years, she spent time playing rugby and working on … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/maddy-nemec/">Continued</a>

Rian Wanstreet has spent the last six years researching the ramifications of new technologies on the agricultural sector at the University of Washington. She is a former affiliate at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, and a 2020 recipient of the Mozilla Open Science Fellowship, where she worked with global stakeholders to build … <a href="https://www.wolfesneck.org/team/rian-wainstreet/">Continued</a>