Deb Delmage brings expertise in leadership, strategy, and marketing to the ACT. During her business career, Deb worked in executive roles for mission-focused businesses including LL Bean, Lands’ End, and Gardener’s Supply Company. In her retirement, she enjoys having the time to combine her experience in strategic planning, product development, and marketing with her passion for the outdoors to advance the goals and mission of the ACT. As a four-season outdoor enthusiast, Deb’s pursuits include hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, gardening, and skiing. Deb, her husband John, and their Golden Retriever, Cooper, enjoy exploring the ACT trails in all seasons. Deb serves as an ACT Board member, as well as the Chair and member of the Governance Committee. 

Joan Hull is a founding member of the ACT, and past president of the Board of Trustees. She is currently involved in several ACT committees including the Trailblazers, Events, Development, PR and Bike Committees. She also serves as a liaison ACT Board member on the Board of hte Kennebunkport Conservation Trust. Joan enjoys the people she has met through ACT and collaboratively building community and pride in Arundel. Joan says that the ACT has enabled people to connect to each other and to nature, getting outside in nature, and making a difference. Joan’s education in nursing and later business, as well as her career which grew from community nursing to CEO of a large non-profit health care company have given her experience in all aspects of the nonprofit world. Her love of the outdoors and training as a Master Naturalist have given her ways to connect to her community and the beauty of Arundel’s special places. Joan enjoys a variety of nature-based pursuits including woodworking, small boat building and long-distance walking which she has enjoyed with her husband Sam in faraway places including Spain, England, and Italy.

 Nikki Schlie is a relatively recent Arundel resident and when she moved to town, becoming involved with the community was important to her. She feels that where she grew up seemingly few people cared about preserving community land and when she moved to Maine, she was inspired by how passionate many residents are about keeping the state natural and beautiful. While walking the Eastern Trail, Nikki discovered the ACT Trails and strongly identified with ACT's mission to conserve local land and provide safe spaces for community members to enjoy. She serves on the ACT board and works on the Finance, Public Relations, and Events Planning committees. “I enjoy being a part of a welcoming, supportive, and hardworking group that achieves their goals while helping the community - what’s better than that!?” 

 Nikki is the Financial Manager of the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust and contributes this valuable expertise to the Arundel Conservation Trust.

Wendy sits as the chair for the ACT Events Committee as well as Co-chair for the PR Committee. Her Master’s in Environmental Studies, although it ultimately led to a career in working with educators and Ed technology, is reflective of her interest in ecology and nature. A long time employee of Antioch University, her background is in experiential learning, community building and social justice. She moved to Arundel in 2019, and like many new residents, found it a bit challenging to get involved in a town without even a village center. But with ACT’s development of the Community Trails and the launching of Trail Fest at the new Town Hall - signing up to run in that first race was eye opening. She was impressed by the energy and goodwill of the ACT group and by how it was working to bring the Arundel community together and offered her services as a volunteer. “This is truly a unique group of people who have a lot of fun together, and who work hard to assure that land is put aside to be enjoyed by all. Iit is a privilege to be a part of it”

Wes Mills comes to the ACT Board of Trustees with experience in growing non-profit organizations and leading volunteers. He takes pride in maintaining natural social infrastructure for the community he lives in and loves, and feels that land and habitat conservation is incredibly important for preserving the ecosystem and the rural living environment that he and other people from Arundel value. He enjoys running and biking the trails of Maine alongside his huskies while keeping an eye out for chaga to harvest and watching for animals in their natural habitat.

Sammy Mills serves as Co-chair of the ACT PR Committee. She comes to the ACT with a digital marketing and website management background, and a deep love for the outdoors, which is her sanctuary. She enjoys making the outdoors more accessible to the community and believes the outdoors is a powerful healing source that can impact our mental, physical, and spiritual health in a positive way. She believes in preserving land to limit the development of natural areas which is vital for protecting ecosystems and wildlife. Sammy, her husband, and their two huskies regularly hit the trails after work or on weekends to stretch their legs. She feels fortunate that there is a location such as the ACT trails, away from the road, where her dogs can run off-leash in the shaded woods. She takes pride in looking back on all that the ACT has accomplished as a group, and is thankful for the friendships she has developed with fellow ACTers.

Keelan's sense of place and purpose has been forged in the backcountry where mother nature's great works inspire her and align goals with actions.  After years of travel for adventure and career, Keelan and her family recently returned to Arundel to build a forever home along the banks of the Kennebunk River.  She has spent over two decades in the nonprofit educational administration, accumulating significant experience in fundraising and educational outreach management.  She enjoys collaborating with others, forming dynamic partnerships with diverse individuals and groups to move forward shared visions for youth development, community empowerment and positive social change. 

Keelan is Director of Development & Community Outreach for the White Pines Program in York, Maine. 

Meet Randy Chenard, the dedicated Governance Chair and a passionate member of the Trailblazers committee at the Arundel Conservation Trust. An avid outdoor enthusiast, Randy loves skiing, hiking, biking, and camping—essentially anything that connects him to nature. He deeply values ACT's mission to preserve outdoor spaces for the community, recognizing the vital role it plays in protecting natural areas from private development. Randy's focus is on enabling outdoor enjoyment and helping people connect with trails, a passion reflected in his love for both Maine's iconic Knife Edge on Katahdin and the ACT Community Trails, especially the blue trail. Fun fact: Randy and his wife kayaked to Stage Island for their wedding—a true testament to his love for the outdoors!

Henry Ingwersen is the Current ACT Board President and Co-Chair of the Events Committee. Henry is an outdoorsman and an educator with 25 years of experience in science, outdoor education, and educational leadership in public and private schools.  He has experience as a state legislator and familiarity with the process of enacting policies relating to land conservation. Henry enjoys XC skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, exploring, and observing the natural flora and fauna. He has fond memories from his childhood of playing in wild places. He is motivated to work with other like-minded people to conserve wild spaces so that his three children and ten grandchildren can enjoy the same outdoor pursuits that he has enjoyed throughout his life. In addition to his involvement with the ACT, Henry is a Board Member and Secretary for Defend Our Health, a Portland-based advocacy group working for toxic-free food, water and products. He is a proud Arundel resident and beekeeper with his wife Christine.

More to come.