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Advisory board

Mary Ellen Barnes: Director, Economic & Community Development for Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission
Dr. Deborah Bronk: President & CEO Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Jeff Curtis, Esq: Owner/President Sherman’s Bookstore
Michael “Mike” Finnegan: Retired Senior VP and Senior Loan and Investment Officer at Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI)
Catherine Wygant Fossett: Executive Director – Institute for Family-Owned Business
Patti Irish: Owner/President Patti Irish Media
Rebecca Kosakowski: Independent College Counselor
Todd Kosakowski: Yacht Consultant & Surveyor; Student – Plymouth State College (Computer Science & Mathematics)
Jaimie Logan, Esq.: former Governor LePage’s Account Executive with DECD
Steve Malcom: Owner/CEO Knickerbocker Group
Daniel Miller: Owner/CEO of Ocean Point Marina
Cindy Nickerson: former Executive Director at New England Science & Sailing (NESS) Foundation
David Nutt: owner of a boat shop specializing in building and repairing Boothbay Harbor One Design sailboats
Kimberly Reed: Science Program Coordinator at Sea Education Association (SEA) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Carla Scocchi: UMaine Cooperative Extension Service: 4-H Youth Development Professional
CDR Cecily E. J. Walsh: U.S. Navy Advanced Sensor Technologies Program Office
CDR John A. Walsh: U.S. Navy Advanced Sensor Technologies Program Office
Patricia Zinkowski: Director “Friends of Thai Daughters”

From our parents

My daughter enjoys BSSC very much. She likes swimming and especially science. She likes getting “jobs” on the boat. She really enjoyed this week’s movie about the 16 year old who sallied the world by herself.

Our child was super excited about the seaweed identification and that knowledge really presented when we kayaked out to spectacle island to camp and encountered many different types of seaweed. She loves the camp! Everything. One noticeable difference was that our child was able to identify the different types of seaweed on the coast and in the water while we went out kayaking.

BSSC’s thematic programming is one of its strongest components. All three of our campers (ages 5, 8, 13) were enthused by the topics and methods of exploration. They came home curious and eager to learn more ocean science related concepts.

I value the balance between time on the water and the educational component adding to their overall respect/perspective. The Olympics were also a huge hit this year!! A great balance between skills, education and good old fashioned summer camp fun!

We loved the overnight on the Schooner Tyrone. Anytime this is a possibility, please make it available for the kids. It was such a wonderful opportunity. The highlight of the summer!

Everything is fantastic! We really appreciate this stellar program and thank you for providing such wonderful enrichment and a unique experience for the students. Eleanor has been anticipating this program for months- having the time of her life.

You were the best organized communicators of the three camps she went to last summer – thank you! She loved the data collecting and science portions, that felt really unique to your program.

KSL