Our Team
Board & Staff Members
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Ray Andresen
Chairman, Camden Parks and Recreation Committee
Retired Manager, Corporate Communications, General Electric
Camden, Maine
Vice President
Karin Rector
Retired Literacy Specialist
Former Chair, Camden Conservation Commission
Camden, Maine
Secretary
Laura Anthony
Former Special Events Coordinator at the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington DC
Treasurer
Toni Goodridge
Retired partner & bookkeeper, Goodridge-Lermond Tree Service
Lincolnville, Maine
John Fromer
President, Appleton Ridge Flower and Vegetable Farm
Dennis Milliken
Horticulturalist, Green Thumb Nurseries
Former Horticulturalist, Hoboken Gardens
Rockport, Maine
Susan Shaw
Horticulturalist
Founder and President, Maine Daylily Society
Camden, Maine
Charlie Costello
Seed Keeper, Writer & Photographer
Former Communications Director,
Operating Engineers Local 3
Jo Maxwell
STAFF
Managing Director
Toni Goodridge
Retired partner & bookkeeper, Goodridge-Lermond Tree Service
Lincolnville, Maine
info@merryspring.org
Program Director
John Fromer
Maine Master Gardener Volunteer
Appleton, Maine
education@merryspring.org
Gardens Manager
Denise DeSpirito
Former Garden Manager, Avena Botanicals
Lincolnville, Maine
gardens@merryspring.org
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