The 2004-05 Island Institute Fellows began their fellowship year on Sept. 12 with a weeklong orientation. The goal of the orientation was to provide an opportunity for the Fellows to form a cohort, get to know each other and learn about their projects and the communities in which they will be serving. The Fellows spent three days learning about facilitative leadership, which will help them feel more competent to lead community meetings and link resources with projects. For more information about this year’s Fellows, their backgrounds and the projects they’ll be working on, please visit our website: www.islandinstitute.org/fellows.
Left to right: Anna Rubin, Long Island; Meredith Harr, Fishers Island, NY; Cyrus Moulton, Cranberry Isles; Nate Howe, Herring Gut Learning Center, Port Clyde; Jeff Killian, Deer Isle/Stonington; Karen Burns, Vinalhaven; Andrew Mountcastle, The Lobster Conservancy, Friendship; Alyson Mayo, Islesboro; Sean Gambrel, Vinalhaven; Michele Tranes, Peaks Island; Stacy Gambrel, North Haven; Kurt Lynch, Vinalhaven.