Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership 2021 Annual Report

A Message from the Executive Director

Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership is proud to release our 2021 Annual Report which charts the steady, sustainable growth of our organization and the expanding reach of our education, research, and leadership programs.

fter 2020 gave us pause to reflect on where we’d been and plan for where we’re headed, we dove into 2021 with a full fleet of initiatives committed to empowering today’s youth to be tomorrow’s science-informed thought leaders and change makers.

n 2021, as schools continued to navigate the balance of remote and in-person education and manage the learning deficit created by the pandemic, Hurricane Island created and implemented new strategies to support students, teachers, schools, and communities in place-based learning initiatives. We expanded our commitment to year-round education programs and are now regularly sending Hurricane Island educators to teach hands-on science in schools across Midcoast Maine and beyond. We opened the island for programs

again and welcomed students to the island to engage in learning experiences on our sustainable campus.

A I A O 2021

s we increase our organizational capacity, we hold the value of sustainable growth— good things take time and we are committed to expanding in a way that responds to the shifting needs of our community. Our research initiatives continue to shed light on the marine conditions of Penobscot Bay and answer questions to support the health and diversification of Maine’s blue economy. We’ve connected more students to hands-on research projects through our spat bag work with local schools, and our research work was featured in the New York Times in August 2021.

n the island, we’ve made great strides toward improving our facilities to accommodate increased capacity in more sustainable ways. We are seeing exciting forward progress at the site of the new Hurricane Island Field Research Station. During summer 2021, we were joined by state representatives, journalists, and local leaders at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new building which expand access to research in the important ecosystem of Penobscot Bay.

was a year of leveraging our resources to grow intentionally, and we could not have done it without your support. At the start of the year, I could never have imagined all we accomplished as we ramped up our programs. You have helped us expand our reach and find new ways to integrate our programs into the bedrock of the communities we serve. Thank you for your sustained engagement with our vision for a future helmed by scienceinformed leaders and resilient communities.

Bo Hoppin, Executive Director

OPERATING REVENUE

Individual and Corporate Giving $ 527,140

Foundations and Grants 340,993

Program Earned Revenue 284,370

Miscellaneous Revenue 107,149

COVID Relief Government Grants 160,760

Subtotal Operating Revenue 1,420,352

RESTRICTED REVENUE

Restricted Capital for Field Research Station and other Infrastructure Improvements 518,063

Subtotal Restricted Revenue 518,063

Total Operating and Restricted Revenue $ 1,938,415

OPERATING EXPENSES

Program Delivery $ 471,919

Island and Programs Administration 375,726

Development and Marketing 264,676

Island Facilities Operations 336,018 Research 108,197

Subtotal Operating Expenses 1,556,536

RESTRICTED EXPENSES

Capital Improvement (Facilities and Research Station) 178,713

Subtotal Restricted Expenses 178,713

Total Operating and Restricted Expenses $ 1,735,249

* may differ from the organization’s 990.

COVID Relief Government Grants $160,760

Restricted Capital for Field Research Station other Infrastructure Improvements $518,063

Program Earned Revenue $284,370

Foundations and Grants $340,993

Island Facilities Operations $336,018Science, Statement of Revenue and

Miscellaneous Revenue $107,149 $108,197

Development and Marketing $264,676

Island and Programs Administration $375,726

Individual and Corporate Giving $527,140

Program Delivery $471,919

Capital Improvement (Facilities and Research Station) $178,713

Education

Hurricane Island’s Education initiatives expanded in breadth and depth in 2021. With support from the Onion Foundation, the Leon Lowenstein Foundation, and the Robbins-de Beaumont Foundation, we found innovative ways to help teachers integrate place-based, experiential learning projects into their existing STEM curricula with schools including those across Penobscot Bay. Our continued collaboration with the St. George School, generously underwritten by the First National Bank, has created a working model that we are implementing with area partner schools, offering crucial support to classroom teachers while engaging students with the wonders of outdoor science learning.

A RETURN TO SUMMER PROGRAMS

It was with great joy that we welcomed students back to the island during summer 2021. In addition to our hands-on open enrollment summer science programs, a few gaps in programming due to COVID cancellations allowed us to offer opportunities for youth from University of Maine 4-H Camp & Learning Center at Bryant Pond, The Game Loft, Trek2Connect, Chewonki Waypoint, and OUT Maine to immerse themselves in environmental education on Hurricane Island. Participants in our summer programs learned from the island and connected with numerous visiting leading scientists.

SUSTAINING PLACE-BASED EDUCATION

With an eye toward sustainable growth, our Education Team continued strategizing and codifying ways to integrate place-based learning into existing science curricula on a regular basis. During 2021, the Hurricane Island Education team collaborated with classroom teachers throughout the year, sending Hurricane Island Educators to make weekly visits to partner schools, instructing hands-on science classes while working alongside teachers to model new project-based science teaching strategies. With partners at the Riley School, the St. George School, and the Vinalhaven School, we guided students in projects focusing on exploring science and marine ecosystems with an eye toward solving environmental issues.

SUPPORTING YOUTH ON A RURAL ISLAND

Hurricane Island is committed to building networks and sustainable partnerships to fortify the web of support for students and teachers engaging in science and sustainability. Our ties to schools in Penobscot Bay are strong, and we continue to strengthen our relationships with schools in urban centers so we can bring underserved youth who experience barriers to accessing coastal Maine’s natural wonders to Hurricane Island. Support from the Jinny Chalmers Fund and individual donors made it possible to offer scholarships to numerous students from the Epiphany School and the Young Achievers School in Boston. With an ongoing commitment to fostering science experiences for Portland High School students, the Gardner Family Fund continued to support our program in partnership with Portland High School bringing new English language learners to Hurricane Island for hands-on science experiences.

United People Global Connected Across the Globe

Our Partnership with United People Global strengthened in 2021 as we worked remotely with a cohort of 600 young people from around the world and welcomed a select number of applicants to travel to Hurricane Island. After negotiating a myriad of travel constraints due to various international pandemic policies, eleven UPG Young Sustainability Leaders arrived on Hurricane Island in the fall of 2021. These young leaders, heralding from countries including Bolivia, Brazil, Philippines, Venezuela, Tajikistan, Cameroon, Pakistan, Ukraine, Indonesia, and Nigeria, came together to learn and teach each other about their diverse approaches to sustainability and the techniques and methodologies they use to galvanize change in their home communities and expand the ripple of impact by teaching others. To date, UPG Young Sustainability Leaders have instructed over 14,000 others. The sustainable systems we use on the Hurricane Island campus model our particular approach to sustainability that is built specifically for the island ecosystem. During their time on Hurricane Island, the participants developed the tools they need to apply sustainable systems thinking to the challenges they face in their home communities. After leaving, these leaders immediately implemented the lessons learned, and some of the projects that have been carried out by our leaders are detailed here. Last year, we were thrilled to have our very own Peter Willauer greet the cohort of Young Sustainability Leaders at the Rockland Ferry Terminal to present the UPG leaders with their certificates of completion.

“PERIFASUTENTAVEL (SUSTAINABLE SUBURB) is not just a project I developed in UPG training, but it is part of my story and my affirmation process as a woman, black and peripheral!”

Amanda Costa, UPG Sustainability Leader

SMALL STEPS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE: MICRO GREEN SPACES IN BRAZIL

What can you do with three parking spaces? A whole lot! In São Paolo, three parking spaces have been turned into a shared human space. This parklet includes a sit-down area, bike-parking, solar-powered phone chargers, and LED lighting. The structure is built from recycled blocks made from construction waste by a local cooperative of former trash-pickers.

DIGNITY FOR WOMEN IN CAMEROON

This initiative aims to enhance menstrual hygiene in rural communities by making sanitary pads accessible and affordable for girls. Without pads, many girls don’t go to school during their menstruation period, and this program seeks to directly support these young women. Access to menstrual hygiene products improves girls’ privacy, safety, dignity and overall quality of life.

“People from historically discriminated groups have found a place to develop and execute projects that will positively impact our world!”

A Sample of UPG Sustainability Projects

Over the course of the year, Lead Scientist Phoebe Jekielek continued to direct our research efforts in aquaculture and wild fisheries. On-going research projects include: the evaluation of gear effects on gonad conditioning and spawn timing in cultured and wild populations of scallops in collaboration with scallop farmers throughout Penobscot Bay; a collaborative project with Maine Department of Marine Resources tagging scallops to evaluate their movement and growth in the Lower Penobscot Bay Scallop Rotational Management Area; and annual dive surveys and spat bag deployments to monitor local Hurricane Island scallop populations and larval supply.

understand food supply, presence of scallop eDNA, and monitored variables including temperature, salinity, and pH.

Another research goal was to collect flow speed and direction data during a scallop spawning event on our aquaculture site.

In 2021, we received important grant support from The Bonnell Cove Foundation and the Gackstatter Family Foundation to underwrite infrastructural improvements to our aquaculture floats and equipment allowing us to increase our research capacity while improving efficiencies and working conditions.

In 2021, Research Assistant Lucy Williams was instrumental in deploying and analyzing data from the Tilt Current Meter (TCM) made by Lowell Instruments, LLC. Measuring flow speed and direction at aquaculture and wild scallop sites during the spawning season provided valuable information about where scallop gametes and larvae go immediately after dispersal. Our initial deployments showed us that our site has higher average flow speeds near the bottom than on the surface.

NEW YORK TIMES

*GSI, or gonadosomatic index, is the ratio of gonad mass to total body mass (Langton et al. 1987). Hurricane Island’s Aquaculture Manager, Assistants and Interns measure these masses by shucking a scallop, then weighing everything but the shell and then weighing just the scallop’s reproductive organ, the gonad. For our local wild scallops (P. magellanicus), GSI are a proven way to determine when spawning occurs.

Under the guidance of Aquaculture Manager Madison Maier, the research team maintained over 8,000 scallops at our 3.2 acre experimental research aquaculture site located off the north end of the island. The Hurricane Island Research team’s weekly schedule included visits to area scallop aquaculture sites and dives on nearby wild scallop populations to collect specimens to provide data for an ongoing GSI* study. Along with fresh scallops, they also collected water samples, plankton tows, environmental data to better

In August of 2021, Hurricane Island’s scallop aquaculture research was featured in a New York Times article that was selected as an Editor’s Pick. The article, which surveyed Maine’s scallop farming initiatives, focused on the unique benefits of bivalve farming. Scallop aquaculture doesn’t require any arable land, fresh water, or fertilizers to grow protein, and it is actually beneficial to the wild scallop populations in its shared waters. Phoebe’s collaborations with Marston Brewer and her research partnership with the University of Maine were highlighted, underscoring the significance of our research efforts in Maine’s fishing and science communities.

Field Research Station

This year we took major steps towards the construction of the Field Research Station. In 2021, we completed the demolition of the building at the Valley Cove site and celebrated the groundbreaking and initial site work for the new building. We welcomed our supporters and partners to the island for the groundbreaking ceremony, and were honored to hear remarks from a number of notable speakers including Board Chair David Conover, Board members Bob Steneck, and Heather Deese, OPAL architect Matt O’Malia, and representatives from Maine’s congressional delegation. An overview of the event and our vision for the Field Research Station was highlighted in press coverage from the Portland Press Herald and the Bangor Daily News.

Photographer Alison Langley documented the experience with beautiful photographs, and we are grateful to her for capturing the memories of this day.

Hurricane Island continues to raise funds for this major capital project, and is honored to have received 2021 grant funding from the The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation to furnish the new facility with education and research equipment, and from the Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation to provide the important flowing seawater system for the wet lab. Additional 2021 capital funding came from the generosity of Hurricane Island Board members, individual donors, and family foundations.

“This Field Research Station will be a scientific bonanza!”

-Bob Steneck PhD on our

Stewardship is the Heart of Hurricane ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE ENDURING GENEROSITY OF OUR 2021 DONORS

Individual Gifts Received in 2021

Judy & John Adelman

Lance & Liz Ahearn

Marge Albertson

Tom & Nancy Albertson

Bill Alcorn

Laine Alexander & Jon Kerr

Manaan Alexander Taylor Allen & Martha White

Max & Jean Alley HS

Holly & David Ambler

Kyle Amergian S

Jon Amory

Tom & Mary Amory

Tim Amory Andrew Anderson-Bell

Schofield Andrews III & Eleanor B. Andrews

Anonymous Donors

Richard & Muriel Arms

Debra Arter

Tom Arter

Jean Ashland & Hank Reisner

Bill Aughton

Eliza Bailey

Malcolm Baker & Christina Wood

Katharine Baker & Peter Titelman

Lola Baldwin

Philip Baldwin

Howard & Liani Balloch

Jeanne Bamforth

Michael Banks

Benjamin Barrows

Joan Bartlett

Bob & Leslie Barton HS

John & Cilla Bass

Katie & Chip Bauer HS BOD*

Megan Bauer

Fred & Cindy Beams

Dan & Sarah Beard

Andrew Bendheim HS BOD

Peter & Nancy Bennett

Bob & Wings Benton HS

Steve & Lurana Bergson HS

Jen & Hal Berry

Miriam & Norwood Beveridge

Bilimoria Family

John & Mary Alice Bird

Mike & Geoff Bird

Alice Bissell & Steve Rosen

Linda Black

Joanie Blaine HS

Frank Blair HS TS

Paige & Mark Blake

Stephen Blatt & Lynn Krauss

Constance Budorow

Merry & Jim Boone

Jay & Anyes Borden HS

Jay Braatz & Eric Buck HS BOD

Emily Buckner HS

Toria Brett & Geoff Schaefer

Galen & Hathy Brewster HS

Eric Brown & Jean Camuso

Foy & Lydia Brown

Josh Brown

Marc Brown

Woody & Pixie Brown HS

Doug & Dale Bruce

Jane Bryden & Chris Krueger

Noah & Staley Buck

James Bucknam & Ann Elderkin Whitney & Clark Bullock

Reed Bundy & Kelly Fanning HS BOD*

Barbara & Bill Burgess

Pat & Deb Burkhart Sandra Burnaman HS

Dan & Holly Burnes

Edward Buzinky

Leverett & Cathy Byrd Wytie & Sally Cable Mary Cabot TS Walter & Dorsey Cabot

2021 Gifts Received in Honor of the Following Individuals

Peggy & Jack Huckel

In Honor of Abby Huckel

Alan Rote

In Honor of Bo Hoppin

Ed & Helen Thieler

In Honor of Bo Hoppin

Louisa Gebelein Jones

In Honor of Bo Hoppin

Sandra Burnaman

In Honor of Buck Burnaman

Douglas Rice & Melanie Carter

In Honor of David Rice

Sheri Boulos

In Honor of David Rice

Kim & Keating Pepper

In Honor of Frank Blair and Blakeslee Bell

Jay Frost

In Honor of Janet and Eric Anderson

Bill Nowlan

In Honor of Jenn Page

Eleanor & Will Harte

In Honor of Julia Pope

Chris Dodge & Hilary Berkman

In Honor of Lisa Kaneb

Kimberlee Luce & Rashid Bilimoria

In Honor of Lisa Kaneb

Cornelia Calder & Nathaniel Krenkel

Levin Campbell, Jr. HS

Jamie Carpenter & Toshiko Mori

Art & Alex Wettlaufer Carpenter

Chris & Laura Carrigan HS BOD

Bill & Linsley Carruth

Dru Carter HS Ilene Carver HS

Peter Castner

John & Tania Chandler

Lois Cheston

Arthur Choate HS

Tom & Rachel Claflin

Max Cobb & Rosemary Shea-Cobb Bruce & Sherry Cobb

Ted Coladarci

Sandy Colhoun & Selina Rossiter HS Douglass & Katherine Compton

Philip Conkling & Paige Parker BOA

David Conover & Beverly Slade HS BOD

Deedee Conover

William & Nancy Stratton Constable

Kathy & Bob Conway Linzee Coolidge

Barry Copp Merle Cosgrove

Sue Crane

Albert M. Creighton III & Sarah Hammond Creighton

Peter & Kitty Creighton HS Tom & Laura Cronin

Phil & Elaine Crossman

Agnes Danciger

Dr. Amy Davidoff & Mary L. Schwanke

Amy Davis & Phil Saul Chip & Nan Davison

Pieter & Joanna de Zwart Keith & Therese Dean

Heather Deese BOD

Marilyn DelDonno

Nik DeMaria HS

Susan Dempster & Jerry Doughty

Eric Denny

Mike & Suzanne Derby HS

Francois Deschamps & Judith Mohns

Jill Detmer

Dodge Family

Gordon & Cynthia Donaldson

Jim & Karen Donovan

Kate & Dave Doub

Brackett Dow & Joan Davisson

Wells & Leelie Dow

Dave Drake

Peter & Nancy Drake

Nonie Drexel HS

Dreyer Family

Dyan Oakley Dyer

Richard Dykiel

Terry & Sally Eagle

Keith Eaton

Harry & Linda Edwards

Tom & Tina Edwards

Tara Elliott S

Suzy Elmiger

Jeb & Dianne Embree

Ben Emory

Fred Emrich & Diana Cable

Helen Evarts

Joe Faber & Sumy Daeufer HS

Phoebe Fairburn

Ron & Pam Fairfax

Neil Farrow & Marcia Ryan

Bob & Leslie Fillnow

Barbara Fiore & Anders Larson

Marjorie Fisher

Des FitzGerald & Lucinda Ziesing HS BOD

Fitzpatrick Family

Erin Flanagan & Matthew Lawson HS

Wendy Fleischer

Bob Flight BOA

Chris & Jane Flower

Andrew & Blake Foote HS

George Fosque Clay & Margie Fowler HS

Jay Frost

Gene Gardner & Jo-Ann Ramsey HS Cathy Garnett

Isabelle Gaston & Steve Robey Perry Gates & Deb Meehan

Peter Gates

Scott Gazelle & Judy Bonzi HS BOD

Louisa Gebelein Jones

Harvey & Pamela Geiger HS

Jeffrey & Marjorie Geiger

Dick & Cate Gilbane

Tom & Peggy Gilbert

Linda & Arch Gillies

Bill Ginn & June Lacombe

Addison Godine

Jeffrey & Susan Goodell

Deb Goodwin

Dr. Jerry & Sharon Goodwin

Meg & Tom Goodyear

Jack Goralnik

2021 Gifts Received in Memory of the Following Individuals

Nik DeMaria

In Memory of Anne Kilham

Betsy Saltonstall

In Memory of Ken Rich Beverly & Wayne Nelson

In Memory of Ken Rich

Lolly Cochran & John Totman

In Memory of Peter Coburn

Anne-Seymour St. John & Albert Ellis

In Memory of Peter St. John Bill Slade

In Memory of Priscilla Slade

Kate Romanski

In Memory of Ted Douglas

Bob & Maureen Gordon

Peter Graham & Lili Wright

Tony & Sally Grassi

Harry & Anita Gratwick

Joel & Rebecca Gratwick

Stephen Gray & Linda Baron HS

Annie Gray

Sam & Mickey Green

Jack & Zdenka Griswold

Brent Groce & Donna Cordner George Gugelmann

Jackie Gurley Peter Haddock

Chris & Bo Hagler

Barney & Christie Hallowell Scott Hamilton Lynn Hamlen

Melissa & Frank Hanenberger HS Chuck & Mary Happ

Stephen & York-Chi Harder Henry & Mary Harding

Bob & Diana Harding

David & Kristin Harman HS BOD Sean & Eva Harrington Trevor Harris & Paola Vita Eleanor & Will Harte

Bill Harwood & Ellen Alderman HS BOD Kris & Vic Hathaway

Nate Hathaway S

Laurie Hawkinson & Henry Smith-Miller Wooly Hildreth HS Todd & Pam Hixon Peter Hochschild HS

Ann Hoefer HS

Hal Holt & Pam Kittredge

Nancy & Steve Homer HS Stan & Sally Honey HS

Bo & Jess Hoppin S Mark Horton

Sam Howe

Peggy & Jack Huckel

Richard Hughes Horace Hunt

Anne Hutchins

Sarah & David Hyde

Dotty & Ed Jekielek

Kristin Jekielek

Phoebe Jekielek S Liz Jenkins Nancy Jenkins

Brewster Jennings

Judy Johanson

Dan Johnson & Christina Young

Andy & Sheree Johnson HS D.E. Johnson

Kate Jones & Chris Reardon

David & Hilary Carr Jones

Patrick & Kitty Jones HS BOD Wade & Nancy Judge HS

Doug Kahn Meredith Kane

Chris & Lisa Kaneb HS

Joshua & Kelsey Kaufman

Steven Keirstead & Lansing Wagner

Richard Kessler & Pamela Cox

Jim & Cathy Kinsella

Alec & Linda Knowles HS BOD TS

Rebecca Knowles

Anne Kolker

Gary & Carol Kraemer

Sylvia Lacey Dudley Ladd

Chip Lamb Juliet Lamont & Phil Price Jean & Nick Lamont

Sandra Lancaster Shappy LaPointe

Martha Lawlor

Susan & David Lawrence Ned Lawson Lance Lee Lois Lemelman

Chuck & Harriet Leonard George & Mary Lillich Sue Lincoln Ruth & Michael Lockwood

HARVEY & PAMELA GEIGER CREATE UNBRIDGED ISLAND SCHOLARSHIPS

A special thank you to Harvey and Pam Geiger for their generous support of our education programs. The Geiger Scholarship offers middle and high school students from unabridged islands a scholarship opportunity to participate in Hurricane Island’s programs. While many youth from the islands live and work in these coastal environments, very few have access to the unique educational experiences offered by Hurricane Island.

The Geiger’s gift will support numerous young people in deepening their connection to the islands they call home.

Nick Loeb

Charlie Lowrey & Susie Rodriguez HS

Sam & Kay Lowry

Robert M. & Elizabeth Lux

Tom Luxon & Ivy Schweitzer

Nathan Lyczak S

Cabot & Heidi Lyman HS BOD

Pam MacBrayne & Denis Moonan HS

Malcolm & Luli MacNaught HS Bill Macomber HS

John Magruder & Brenda Free

Carolyn Manson

Gregg & Caroline Marston HS BOA TS Hugh & Sue Martin

Linnell Mather

Jennifer Mathews S Keith & Carolyn May

Jim Mays BOA

Betsy McCann

Donna McConnell

Julia and Bill McCue

Emily & Jonathan McDevitt

Paul McDonough

John McGough

Henry & Edith McHenry

Sharon McHold

Dennis McKay

Kelly McPhee S

Laurie McReel & John Poirier HS

Ellen Mecray & Steve Remsen HS BOD

Josie Merck HS

Dick & Toni Merrick

Bob & Robyn Metcalfe HS

Eric Meyer & Sarah Snell

Nick Meyer

Chris Michael & Sita Hellerich

Rick Miller & Cathy Straka

Charlie Miller

Holly Miller BOA

Rich Miner & Corinne Nagy HS

Ran Miner

Daniel & Carolyn Montague

Fred and Geordie Moon

Mary Moran & Bruce Haffner HS BOA

Manny Morgan

John Morin

Paul Moritz & Jayleen Ryberg HS

Luke Moring HS BOD

Jack & Bridget Morton

Ingrid & Bill Mroz

Taylor Mudge

Nejdat & Andrea Mulla HS Burke & Denise Munger

Jack Myer

Beverly & Wayne Nelson Tigris Nevans S

Bill Nowlan

Tino O’Brien

Whitney & Tony Oppersdorff David & Mary Otto HS Tony & Beth Owens

Jenn & Joe Page S

Rafe & Kate Parker BOA

Jim Parmentier HS

David Parsons Herb Parsons

John & Meghan Parsons

Deborah Patten

Sally Patton & Leo Mondale HS Hal & Basia Paumgarten

Arthur Pearson

Mark & Nina Pelletier Kim & Keating Pepper

Donny & Nancy Perkins HS BOA Heidi & Dave Perkins

Mary Perkins

David & Sandra Perloff HS Tom & Becky Peterson Peter & Leigh Phillips Karen & David Pier

Derek Pierce & Anja Hanson Becky Pierce & Mike Prokosch Polly Pierce

Hannah Pingree & Jason Mann Dianne Pingree

Nicholas Platt, Jr. & Robyn Watts Nicholas Platt HS Charlie & Liz Poole Malcolm & Patty Poole Katherine Pope HS Bonnie Potter Andrea Rabinowitz Claire Raffel & David Bice

Jay Reighley

Katherine Reilly HS BOD

Douglas Rice & Melanie Carter

Sheri Boulos

David Rice HS BOD

Eleanor Motley Richardson

Tom & Ginny Ring

Mar Roberts & Bill Babcock HS

Liv Rockefeller & Ken Shure

John Rodenhausen

Vinnie & Kelley Rodino

Paul K. & Martha L. Rogers

Rob Rogers

Carol Rohl & Gordon Bok Kate Romanski HS

Alan Rote

Janis Rothbard & Dominique Aubin Frank & Susan Ruch

Sarah Russell & Joe Reynolds

Polly Saltonstall & John Hanson

Betsy Saltonstall

Richard Sanford Brenda & John Santoro Steve & Eva Santoro

Wally Savory Mary & Patrick Scanlan HS Leigh & Alan Scharfe

Sam Scott HS BOA TS Bill & Margot Seefeld Craig & Elyse Seeley

ALEC KNOWLES CREATES RHODE ISLAND SCHOLARSHIPS

A special thank you to Board Member Alec Knowles for getting more youth to Hurricane Island. In 2021, Mr. Knowles galvanized a generous group of donors to create a special scholarship for underserved students from Rhode Island. This fund directly supports youth with financial need and helps inner city students access the wonders of science learning on Hurricane Island.

Bill & Wynn Seemann HS

Lisa Shapiro

Andy & Betsey Shephard

Sarah Sherbrooke & Peter Thacher

Ross & Kathleen Sherbrooke HS

Heather Shields & Lee Lindenau

Steve Shirley

Alexandra Shor HS

Tom & Martha Sieniewicz

Ellen Simmons

Frank & Libby Simon

Julie Slade S

J.P. & Kaki Smith

Judy & Larry Snyder

David Sobel

Tony & Anne Solley

John & Sylvia Sowles HS

Sowles Family HS

Anne-Seymour St. John & Albert Ellis

Andrew St. John

Dagny St. John

Susan St. John HS BOD

Andrew & Esperanza Stancioff

Harlan & Peggy Stanley

Jenny Stanley HS

Susie Stedman

Bob & Jo Steneck HS BOD

Steve Stone & Amy Tunney

Peter Stoops & Kate Wilkinson

Bill & Johanna Strassberg

Anthony Strauss

Gust & Jan Stringos

Michael Strong

Betsy Sweet

Meriby Sweet HS

Ben Taylor

Michael & Wendy Taylor

Nils & Karen Tcheyan

David & Adena Testa

Douglas Thacker

Ed & Helen Thieler

Yvonne & Jamie Thomas

Mia Thompson

Skip & Carol Thompson

Chuck & Lois Ann Thomsen

Alix Tower Thorne

Ellen Tobias & Joanna Billiard

Wes Todd & Jana Goddard

Dick & Cindy Trask

Steve Trehu

David Urion & DeeDee Choate

Peter Van Alstine

John Van Dis & Jamie Gillette S

Biz Van Gelder & Ollie Patton HS BOD

Chuck Verrill

Brian & Petra Vogel

Gary & Tamera Vogel

Matthew & Lisa Watkins HS

Arthur Watson

David & Nancy Webb

Cathi Webster

Del & Sue Webster

Karen Weiler

Katie Weiler

Adam & Lorraine Weinberg

Ben & Pam Wellumson

Todd West Pam Wetherbee

Jerry White & Rachael Brown

Harry & Liz White

Mary White HS

Ben Willauer & Amanda Berry HS BOA

Brad & Ann Willauer BOA TS

Gale & Charlie Willauer

Langley Willauer

Peter & Carol Willauer BOD

Joan & Cliff Willey

Lucy Williams S

Rufus & Susan Williams

Pen & Bev Williamson BOA

Rich Wilson

Mary Tod & Buz Winchester HS

Jeremy & Amy Wintersteen

Wendy Wood & Suzanne Hopkins HS

Tim & Leelee Wright

Holly & Dick Young Elaine Zimmerman

Además Foundation

Aldermere Foundation

Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation

AmazonSmile Foundation

Ann H. Symington Foundation

Ash Point Fund of the Maine Community Foundation

Bench Dogs

Bernice Godine Family Foundation

Blackbaud Giving Fund

Bonnell Cove Foundation

Brimstone Consulting Group TS Chevron Matching Employee Gift Program

Creighton Family Fund

Daniel & Mary Reeves Foundation

David F. & Christina W. Millet Charitable Fund

Davidson Realty

Davis Family Foundation Field Company (the Muscarella Family)

First Congregational Church

First National Bank

Flagg Foundation

Fletcher Family Foundation Foreside Foundation

Gackstatter Foundation

Gilbert Verney Foundation

Harbor Builders Associates Harbor Foundation

Island Spirits

J.C. Kellogg Foundation Fund

J. Edward Knight Insurance

J.P. Fletcher Foundation

Jebediah Foundation

Jeff’s Marine

Jinny Chalmers Fund for Education Justice

Lawrence and Muriel Graham Charitable Fund

Leon Lowenstein Foundation

Maine Space Grant Consortium

Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust

McClellan’s Maine Guided Trips

MidCoast Economic Development District

O’Hara Corporation Onion Foundation

Patagonia Pencoyd Foundation

Peter R. & Cynthia K. Kellogg Foundation

Raytheon Technologies Employee Giving Program

Robert R. Gould & Sarah Copeman Gould Fund

Seth Sprague Educational & Charitable Foundation

Stanley Family Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey

Stonesthrow Fund

Strypemonde Foundation

The Comer Family Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation

The Harbor Foundation

The LOTS Family Fund

The Thendara Foundation

University of Maine Sea Grant

Vinalhaven Land Trust

Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation TS W.F.S. Corporation

Weld Foundation

Westwind Foundation

Women4Progress Charitable Trust

S 2021 Staff

HS Hurricane Society honors donors who help sustain our organization with gifts of $1,000 or more (within the 2021 calendar year)

BOA Board of Advisors

BOD Board of Directors (as of 2022)

BOD* Board of Directors (term ended 2021)

TS Tillson Society recognizes Founding Members whose gifts of $50,000 or greater in our first years left an indelible legacy

Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of your name. Please contact us if a correction is necessary.

We are grateful for the 2021 support from the following Foundations, Funds, Trusts, Corporations and Businesses

Philanthropy in 2021 Transformed Island Transportation

SOLAR-POWERED JIMMIE

Thanks to a “Jimmie Grant” from the Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation, we were able to purchase an electric side-byside to improve our facilities work around the island. Once acquired, we mounted solar panels on this vehicle, and now all we have to do is park it in the sun and it powers itself. This vehicle has made every maintenance task on the island dramatically easier, and has a much lower impact on the fragile island ecosystems than the tractors that we previously relied upon. In appreciation of this gift, we’ve named the solar vehicle Jimmie.

ANONYMOUS GIFT BRINGS US SUNNY

Hurricane Island is profoundly grateful for the anonymous donor whose gift has allowed us to purchase a US Coast Guard inspected 17-person passenger vessel. The acquisition of this boat dramatically improves our ability to run research and education initiatives on the water and allows us to make the island more accessible to students, teachers, scientists, visitors, and community members.

Community Events

FOUNDING BOARD CHAIR RECOGNITION of BEN WILLAUER

After the pandemic drove us apart, we had our very first post-COVID in person celebration in honor of Ben Willauer’s contributions to Hurricane Island. Ben served as Founding Board Chair and was instrumental in shepherding our growth during the early years of our organization. In recognition of his service, we hosted a day of spring skiing at Sugarloaf in early March of 2021. The celebration was attended by past and current Board members and friends, and current Board Chair David Conover honored Ben with a gift of a hand-crafted Hurricane Island side table.

NORTH HAVEN PICNIC

As we rediscovered the joys of offering programs on the island and gathering in person with our extended community, we were delighted to host a group of longtime supporters from North Haven. Helmed by Board members Bill Harwood and Ellen Mecray, this event invited a group of summer and year-round North Haven residents to learn and explore the beauty and history of the island. Our partnership with community members from North Haven is vital to our education and research initiatives, and we have forged a strong, historied connection with the North Haven school which will take a new and exciting shape with the future launch of the Offshore Year program.

VOLUNTEER DAY

Familiar faces and helping hands always bring joy to the end of the island season. Thank you to our loyal volunteers who came out to the island on October 9, 2021, to help us batten down and button up Hurricane Island for the winter.

Words from the Board Chair

As we close the books on 2021, I think it safe to say that this second year of the great COVID pandemic offered spectacular opportunities for human learning and growth.

found myself continually amazed at the uncanny relevance of our core work and values at Hurricane Island, vis-à-vis these challenges in the broader world. Three questions, often asked at Hurricane Island in the context of understanding topics as diverse as a scallop’s life cycle or the changing climate in the Gulf of Maine, illustrate how I see this relevancy within a pandemic:

1. How does the world work? This is the year that scientists identified a novel and threatening virus.

2. What is our role in it? This is the year that scientists took on the job of developing and testing a successful vaccine in record time.

3. Given that, how then shall we act? This is the year that leaders throughout society struggled to broadly distribute that vaccine to keep people healthy and productive, to care and empathize for those who struggled, and to balance the needs of the individual and the collective.

n short, 2021 has been a year when the value and challenges of science-informed leadership could not be more obvious. At Hurricane Island, we not only survived the pandemic. We learned and grew from it. Yes, we have remained fiscally robust and well into the black. And we also re-affirmed our purpose, our capacity,

our responsibility to each other and to the communities around us.

am very pleased and proud of the work that Bo Hoppin and his team have done to keep us on this trajectory in 2021. Our current Board members have also really stepped up—as wise and experienced strategists, as cheerleaders, and as committed stewards and supporters. We welcomed five new Board members. We thanked others who stepped off active duty into emeritus and ongoing supporter roles. Our rooted network of donors reached deep when we needed it, and a steady stream of new supporters came on board month after month. Thank you! Our ambitions and aspirations for 2022—and beyond—are blossoming, with the completion of the Field Research Station right at the top of the list!

n behalf of our full Board, I invite you to join us in this work. We are on a roll and there is much to do.

Onward,

David Conover, Board Chair

OUR MISSION

The Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership integrates science education, applied research, and leadership development through year-round educational programs and a seasonal, environmentally-sustainable island community.

2021 Year-Round and Seasonal Staff

In 2021, Hurricane Island grew on the inside and the outside, expanding our programmatic reach while also increasing our staff! We are thrilled to have welcomed new members to the team who bring with them a wealth of knowledge and a broad range of experience.

We said goodbye to former Director of Education and Programs Dr. Jenn Page and former Marketing and Stewardship Coordinator Caroline Albertson and celebrated all of the contributions they have made to Hurricane Island. None of our work would exist without our inspiring, competent, ambitious staff. Thank you!

Executive Director

Bo Hoppin Administrative Operations Director Slade Advancement Director Mathews Education Director John Van Dis Island Director Lyczak Research Director Jekielek

Development Officer Kelly McPhee Aquaculture Manager Madison Maier Education Manager Kyle Amergian Facilities Manager Silas Rogers Program Manager Bob Heath Grants Coordinator Tara Elliott

Marketing & Stewardship Coordinator Nate Hathaway Captains Nate Hathaway Julie Winzler Cooks Grifka Philip Ulbrich Educators

Keila Flores Tigris Nevans Assistants LaBarre Pesek Simon

2022 Board Members

Facilities Assistant Wahle Assistant Poratti Interns Lenfestey Lisle Interns

2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

David Conover Van Deese, Bendheim Carrigan FitzGerald Frederick Scott B. S.

Susan St. John, Architect (retired) Steneck, PhD

DIRECTORS

EMERITI

Cabot Lyman Bob Weiler Willauer OF ADVISORS

John Anderson, PhD Philip Conkling Kris Davidson Jason Day

Ben Donaldson Bob Flight Charlie Harrington Longley-Leahy Gregg Marston Jim Mays, PhD Miller Moran, Perkins Pingree Salter, Scott, Seddiqi Willauer Willauer Williamson