Board of Directors
Arnie Amoroso, President
Arnie graduated from the Univesity of Maine and was lucky enough to become a teacher and football coach at Kennebunk High School in time to have Tom Bradbury as a student and athlete. In 1970 he earned a U.S. Dept. of Education fellowship. He completed the Program in Writing at Bread Loaf (Middlebury) and Oxford in 1984. He completed five Vermont Ski Marathons, one in air at -20 degrees F. which led some to question his sanity.
His sanity proved to be sound when, in 1973, he became a charter member of the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust. Having been raised in Natick, Massachusetts, he had seen his town grow from 13,000 residents to over 30,000 during his formative years. It was from that growth that he had come to value the need for proper planning and conservation. Arnie has served with distinction as President of the KCT for more years than can now be counted.
Dave Jourdan, Treasurer
Dave is the co-founder and president of Nauticos, a company devoted to the exploration of the deep ocean. He studied physics and engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy and Johns Hopkins University, and served as a U.S. Navy submarine officer during the Cold War. As a physicist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and as leader of Nauticos, he became an expert in the exploitation of undersea environmental data, and has supported many scientific, archaeological, and military programs. He has written extensively on these topics. Jourdan and his Nauticos team managed ocean operations for The Discovery Channel during the live broadcast from the wreck of the Titanic in 1998. He is responsible for the discovery of the Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga, sunk at the World War II Battle of Midway in the Pacific, and the Japanese World War II submarine I-52 in the Atlantic, both at depths exceeding 17,000 feet. His team discovered the missing Israeli submarine Dakar in the Mediterranean at 10,000 feet and he has led two deep ocean expeditions in search of Amelia Earhart’s lost Lockheed Electra airplane. He has spoken to many groups across the country about his major discoveries and has appeared on the National Geographic Channel, The Discovery Channel, and the Today Show. Jourdan was named Maryland Small Business Person of the Year in 1999 and is an International Fellow of the Explorer’s Club. He has been active in many humanitarian programs, including Rotary International since 1994, and has traveled to Africa to support initiatives to combat AIDS and provide fresh water to rural communities.
Jerry Mullin, Secretary
Jerry Mullin is a faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Physics at the University of New England (UNE) in Biddeford. He earned his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry at the University of New Hampshire, and still roots for the Wildcats hockey team, even when they play the University of Maine Black Bears. As founding chair of the Department of Chemistry and Physics at UNE, he led the development of new academic programs in chemistry and biochemistry, as well as the growth of the Department from five full-time faculty members to seventeen. His research interests include (a) the synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of unusual fluorescent molecules that have potential for use in chemical sensors and devices such as organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), (b) the investigation of inorganic fluorescent complexes, (c) the determination of heavy metal (e.g., cadmium and lead) distributions in marine and fresh-water sediments and soils, and (d) analytical applications of chemiluminescence and bioluminescence (the chemical generation of light, as practiced, for example, by fireflies).
When not teaching or working in the laboratory, Jerry enjoys running, snowshoeing on KCT properties, bicycling, kayaking around the islands of Cape Porpoise, and hiking in the mountains of New Hampshire and Maine. He is a member of the Appalachian Mountain Club’s New England 4000-footers club, having climbed to the summits of all 67 “official” New England peaks exceeding 4000 ft elevation.
Bill Case
Bill has been a real estate broker for over 30 years and has served on many local planning, zoning and growth planning boards. He has helped the Trust with many of their acquisitions and enjoys working on building repairs and maintenance as well as improving and extending our trails.
Richard Perry
Richard is a physician who practices Internal Medicine in Kennebunk. He has served on the boards of several area not-for-profits. Having particular interest in open space preservation, Richard has previously chaired a municipal land trust. He and his family have owned a home in Cape Porpoise for 21 years and feel fortunate to be a part of the community. He is honored to serve on the Board of Directors and is very active in KCTs Island Stewards Program.
Karen Dombrowski
Karen grew up at Goose Rocks Beach. She and her husband, Scott, have been caretakers of Goat Island Lighthouse for the KCT since they moved back to the area with their family 17 years ago, when their two sons, Greg and Eric, were 5 and 7 years old. They live in Cape Porpoise and feel very blessed to be a part of this wonderful community. Come visit them on the island this summer!
Larry McKay
Being born and brought up in Bar Harbor, near Acadia National Park, Larry was instilled early with an appreciation of preservation and the need to pass on the best that is Maine to the generations that will follow. After graduating from the University of Maine, Larry spent his professional career in insurance and real estate. He joined the KCT Board in 1989, giving oversight to our insurance policies and management to the River Green.
Mark Roller
Mark has lived in Kennebunkport for 30 years, employed during much of that time as the Vice President of Kennebunk Savings Bank. For over twenty of those years he has been involved with the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust, including a long term as the organization's treasurer. "Land conservation has always been an important concern," he says, "The focus of the Trust towards the acquisition of land for public use and the establishment of a wildlife corridor from Cape Porpoise to the Biddeford town line is of particular interest to me."
Bud Danis
Having always been a nature lover and avid bird watcher, being on the KCT Board of Directors and a trail steward has been a perfect fit for Bud. "I feel privileged to be involved in an organization that continues to preserve the beauty, history and character of Kennebunkport for present and future generations," he states. He is the owner of Oarweeds Restaurant in Ogunquit, Maine. Bud is also an instrument rated private pilot.
Lois Samuels
In a former life Lois was a technical information scientist for such companies as Union Carbide and Johnson & Johnson. In this life she hopes to finish reading "Remembrance of Things Past" and to listen to the complete works of Mozart. In her next life she plans to operate a truck farm, raise chickens, listen to Dylan and play the harmonica in a jug band. Before the excitement of all that happens, she remains a generous supporter of the KCT in any number of ways.
Jenne Kember James
Jenne is a freelance graphic designer and artist. Her many talents have been put to good use at the KCT. She has made trails, fought local wildland fires, tracked rabbits and deer, organized the Discovery Days program and created countless KCT newsletters, tickets and photoshop slideshows. Her 12th Night creations have now become legendary. "I'm very happy to be living where so many people care so deeply about conserving land and heritage, for the future and for the now," she says. Jenne and her son have enjoyed many adventures on Trust properties over the years, including meeting her future husband, and living on Goat Island for the summer.
Christ Angelos
Christ graduated from the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Veterinary Medicine in 1983 and has been a veterinary practitioner at the Mann Clinic since 1984. He served on the board of directors for Big Brothers/Big Sisters for 2 years and on the board at the Animal Welfare Society for 8 years. He has been a Rotarian since 1985, serving as president from 1995 to 1996. His good cheer and "can do" attitude make him a welcome addition to any organization.
Bill Dugan
Bill Dugan worked for 38 years in both engineering and international marketing at Raytheon Company. Since retiring 10 years ago, he has discovered golf, paddle tennis and the Conservation Trust. In addition, he is a docent at the Wells Reserve and a volunteer firefighter. During this time he continued a long term interest in finance working as an investment analyst in Portland. Now he chairs the Investment Committee for the Trust as well as several other nonprofits in town. With all this investment experience his wife wonders why they are not wealthy.
Steve Kingston
When visitors find their way to Kennebunkport, one of the first sights they see is the Clam Shack, located right on the bridge. Many stop to eat there, and well they should, for Epicurious.com has named it one of the top ten seafood shacks in America. Steve is the owner of the Clam Shack. When he's not there, he is involved in community activities. With three girls at Consolidated School and with his wife Jenny as the PTA chairman, there are many of them. We are delighted that a love of the Kennebunkport landscape and his appreciation of the Trust in our Children program has brought his positive attitude and his many talents to the KCT.
Mike Weston
Mike has retired as an automotive supplier executive and manufacturing consultant, but has remained very busy in Kennebunkport, serving on the town's Board of Selectmen and as the past treasurer for the KCT. He is the former Chairman of the Foundation Board of Georgia Southwestern University and is a current Life Trustee.
Nancy Kling--Conservation Commission
Nancy serves as the Board liaison to the Kennebunkport Conservation Commission, only one of a variety of volunteer positions she holds throughout the community. In addition to keeping the Trust in touch with the various organizations, she has played an active role in many of our fundraisers, especially 12th Night, in scanning photos into our archive and in creating beautiful, native species gardens.
Tom Bradbury--Executive Director
Tom has led the KCT as President or Executive Director since 1979. In 1996 he was the first to win the American Land Conservation Award, recognizing the leading citizen conservationist in the United States. In 2004 the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection presented him with the Environmental Merit Award for Lifetime Achievement.
