With a background in environmental science and a love for teaching during out-of-school time, Gabby's position as the Washington County 4-H Youth Development Professional is a perfect fit. When she isn't out in the community facilitating youth programs or events, you can find her outside hiking, kayaking or in the garden.
Gabby helps facilitate Birding Festival School Days.
Norma Randi Marshall is a painter and illustrator with cultural heritage themes. She draws inspiration from her life and adventures with her husband in the beautiful Wabanaki territory and from the rich heritage of her parents, who come from the Passamaquoddy Tribe of the Wabanaki people and the MHA Nation in North Dakota. Observing nature and exploring her ancestral cultural history, language, and stories brings her delight where she then creates art and shares with the world.
You can view her art and follow her art journey at normarandi.com and instagram @emerald_forests.
Abby McBride is a sketch biologist, MIT-trained science writer, and Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellow based in Machiasport, Maine. She uses field sketching and creative projects to explore the past, present, and future of global biodiversity (especially birds) with collaborators around the world.
Ginny Raichart is a 200hr registered yoga teacher living in Lubec, Maine. Her vinyasa and yin classes serve the Washington County communities of Lubec, Trescott, Whiting, Cutler, Campobello Island, and beyond. Ginny discovered yoga in 2014 while healing from a running injury and fell in love with its powerful practices. She enjoys including humor and funky playlists in her vinyasa classes and currently teaches students of all ages-from children to the elderly. You can find Ginny teaching outdoor vinyasa flow classes at Stockford Park during the summer, and yin yoga at the Fitness Port in Lubec.
Bob Duchesne became interested in birds in the first grade. Interest grew to passion, and today Bob is a chapter board member and frequent field trip leader for Maine Audubon. He spearheaded creation of the Maine Birding Trail, which launched in 2009, and is the author of Maine Birding Trail: The Official Guide to More than 260 Accessible Sites. Currently, Bob writes weekly birding columns in the Bangor Daily News and produces YouTube videos about birding in Maine and beyond.
Minquansis Sapiel (pronounced Min-Gwon-sis) is an enrolled member of the Passamaquoddy Tribe from Sipayik, one of the two Passamaquoddy reservations in Maine and part of the Wabanaki Confederacy. She grew up in Sipayik overlooking the Passamaquoddy Bay and is a published author of a children’s book called “Little People of the Dawn." Minquansis received her master's degree in social work, earned her captain's license, and is self-employed as a storyteller, truthteller, and speaker providing guided tours. She has collaborated with many organizations throughout Maine speaking on various topics of Wabanaki history and culture. She is a mother of three daughters and loves photography and nature.
