Michael Vance

President

Michael grew up in Pennsylvania and moved with his family to Falmouth several years ago after spending a decade in Los Angeles. He works in the video games industry from a small satellite engineering office in Portland. Michael and his family love hiking and camping, as well as gardening and raising chickens and dairy goats. His discovery of the Blackstrap Hill Preserve property and its trails led him to volunteer with the Falmouth Conservation Corps and eventually join the Falmouth Land Trust. He was elected President in 2018.

RON DOVICH

TREASURER

Ron began his career as a Naval Officer in the United States Navy. He served for 10 years as a naval aviator in operational leadership roles of increasing responsibility, in fact the Navy is what introduced Ron to Maine. After his service in the Navy, Ron moved into the corporate world and worked in various finance and operations roles, first for a fortune 500 energy company and then for a regional real estate development firm, both located in Houston, Texas. During his time in Houston, he also served on the board of St. Andrews Episcopal School, where he chaired the board's finance committee and served a term as Board President. Ron has Advanced Degree's in finance and accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Florida. Ron and his family have recently relocated back to Maine. Ron and his wife Lizzie have two boys, Alex and Nathaniel, with whom they enjoy living in Maine and exploring all the region has to offer.

Peter Farnum

SECRETARY

Peter grew up in Falmouth and graduated from the University of Maine. He recently retired as Chief Executive Officer of mWAVE Industries, LLC, a microwave antenna manufacturer in Windham. As chair of the Stewardship & Acquisition Committee for the Falmouth Land Trust, he enjoys the challenges associated with the field work on the Trust’s 50+ fee and easement properties. His interests in conservation and sustainability first took root as a camper and counselor at Camp Chewonki in Wiscasset. His engineering background enabled him to further these interests by designing and building two super-insulated airtight houses, including the house he shares with his wife in Falmouth. He enjoys nordic and alpine skiing, sailing, biking and hiking.

John Adelman

John W. Adelman is the majority owner as well as the Chief Executive Officer of CPRC Group, LLC. One of the largest recycling / re-use businesses in the state, CPRC converts over 500,000 tons of waste stream materials into beneficial re-use products annually. Continuing his interest in civic activities, he is the President of the Board for the Construction Materials Recycling Association of America, he is an Advisory Council member of the Children’s Museum of Maine, Trustee of the Falmouth Land Trust, and a Trustee of the Maine Technology Institute’s Environmental Technology Board. He and his wife Judy reside in Falmouth, Maine.

eve boyce-ratliff

Eve grew up in New York City but now lives in Deering Center in Portland, not far from the Falmouth line. Eve is Director of Growth and Partnerships at Upstream Tech, a conservation-focused technology company with the mission of improving the accessibility of remotely-sensed data for natural resource management. Before joining the Upstream team, Eve worked for the Open Space Institute, acquiring land for public recreation, habitat protection, and carbon sequestration. Eve also worked for the Washington Farmland Trust, where she managed a portfolio of conserved farmland to increase access to locally-grown food across the Puget Sound region. Eve holds a Master of Environmental Management from Yale and a BA in Environmental Studies from Bates. She spends her weekends exploring new beaches and trails across Maine with her husband and dog Wallace.

Marsha Clark

Marsha has lived in Falmouth for over 35 years. She has a Ph.D. in Special Education with a focus on individuals with autism. After working at the University of New Hampshire and the University of Maine, Marsha put her energy into raising two wonderful children. Her love of learning and reading resulted in volunteering at Falmouth Memorial Library, and she was eventually asked to join the Board of Trustees. Marsha was co-chair of the building committee and was involved with the capital campaign for the recently expanded and renovated library. Along with her husband, Marsha began the invasive plant patrol for their lake association. Gardening, reading, quilting, and pottery are her current interests. She loves to be outside and walking, especially with her dog, Tiger Lily.

Linzee Feigenbaum

Linzee grew up in Massachusetts, exploring wild places along the Eastern seaboard until planting firm roots in Maine. She has a decade of experience in nonprofit fundraising from major donors, corporate sponsors, foundations, and events. Linzee holds a BA in Political Science from Haverford College. She and her family love exploring Maine by land and by sea, especially FLT's many treasures right here in town.

Casey fournier

Casey is a Maine native and grew up in South Portland. He graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Economics and attended law school at the University of Maine School of Law in Portland. Casey is an attorney with Bergen & Parkinson in Kennebunk, practicing real estate, land use, and commercial law. He became interested in conservation by volunteering with his partner for other local land trusts doing land stewardship, trail maintenance, and property monitoring. He enjoys hiking and exploring new trails and sceneries with his partner, Jade, and their dog, Autumn.

Ben GEci

Ben moved to Falmouth over 25 years ago and with his wife raised 3 children who attended Falmouth Schools.  Ben and his family have enjoyed biking, running and dog walking on the Falmouth Trails.  Ben joined the Board to help continue the great work of the Land Trust in providing public access to the outdoors here in Falmouth.  Ben’s professional career has been in the Banking Industry in Southern Maine and is the Chief Lending Officer at Androscoggin Bank.  Ben grew up in CT and attended Bowdoin College.  He returned to Maine soon after college and enjoys the many outdoor pursuits Maine has to offer including running, hiking, skiing and golfing.

clifford Gilpin

Clifford had a 22 year career with the World Bank based mainly in Washington D.C., where his last position was as director of staff training and leadership development for the organization. Since retiring and moving to Maine in 1996, Clifford has served on several boards including the World Affairs Council of Maine where he served as President from 2011 to 2015. He worked with Maine Coast Heritage Trust and was part of the group that started the campaign to purchase Clapboard Island. Clifford has lived with his wife, Susan, in Falmouth since 2002. He has been president of the Tidewater Homeowner Association since its inception in 2012. He enjoys hiking/walking and x-country skiing.

Savas Gunduz

Savas was raised in Massachusetts, lived in California and London, but chose Maine to settle and put down roots in 2006.  He and his wife moved into a home abutting the Blackstrap Preserve, and instantly became a fan of the network of trails and access to nature that the Falmouth Land Trust provides to them and their 2 children.  You'll find him and his family hiking, mountain biking, trail running, nordic skiing, and snowshoeing on the trails throughout the year.  He was an avid rower in college and beyond and is currently using that competitive streak to fuel his bike racing hobby today.  Savas has his BBA from UMass Amherst Isenberg School of Management, and his MBA from Babson College.  He currently runs Alliances for Adobe and looks forward to helping the Board build relationships and alliances with other like-minded community leaders and organizations to further the use of land and water access for generations to come. 

Dillon Hamill

Dillon grew up in New Jersey and and after living in Baltimore for 5 years, moved with his family to Falmouth in 2020. His discovery of the nearby Underwood Springs property and its trails pushed him to become involved with the Falmouth Land Trust. He works in the banking industry, supporting businesses all over Maine. Dillon graduated from Haverford College, where he majored in Economics and played lacrosse. He now coaches youth lacrosse in Falmouth and enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons and dog.

Phelps Peeler

Phelps was raised in Cincinnati and moved up and down the east coast after college, finally settling in Maine in 2004 with his wife, a Casco native. Phelps received a BA in English from Williams College before building a career in software development. Phelps enjoys hiking and cross country skiing (although he will occasionally brave the green trails when his family insists on skiing downhill). He works to make the outdoors a part of his everyday life, and can regularly be found enjoying the trails of Falmouth with his family and their dog, Dory.

Jason Raichle

Jason moved to Falmouth in 2011 from the Philadelphia area after he and his wife chose the quality of life and access to outdoor recreation Maine offers. He is a Partner at Connecticut River Capital, a firm that invests in commercial real estate throughout New England. Like so many Falmouth residents, Jason places a high importance on quality of place, and he believes an abundance of natural areas and a vast trail network are valuable assets worth protecting and expanding. Jason and his family love to be outside in all seasons, and particularly enjoy hiking, skiing and camping.

Rick Scala

Rick Scala has lived in Falmouth with his wife Janet and family since 1985. He recently retired as a math teacher in the Brunswick School Department where he taught for 40 years. He is active in the rugby community, where he was one of the original players on the Portland Rugby Club, and was the Head Coach of Bowdoin College Rugby. Hiking, snowshoeing, and cross country skiing are some of his outside interests as well as traveling. When time permits, “Rockin’ Rick” also co-hosts a radio show on the history of Rock and Roll.

Kate Thomas

Kate moved to Falmouth with her family in 2002, purchasing a home with land that backs up to FLT preserved open space. She grew up in Vassalboro, Maine on 100 acres and spent her childhood camping, Nordic skiing, and hiking all over Maine. After working in the film industry in New York in the early 90s, Kate made her way back to Maine with her husband and together they began enjoying the natural beauty of Maine and many of the activities that come with it. Since then, she has been working in the field of design and marketing, working first for Swardlick Marketing Group and then for White Rock Distilleries until starting her own business, Rhizome Marketing, in 2012. Kate makes great use of our green spaces here in Falmouth in the forms of skiing, mountain biking, trail running and paddle-boarding.

Jack Zinn

Jack has been a financial advisor for the past 30 years. He is currently a partner at Back Cove Financial in Falmouth. When not working, he is an active mountain biker, snowboarder and sailor. He was a past board member of the New England Mountain Bike Association (NEMBA) and is currently Fleet Captain of Etchells Fleet 27 out of Portland Yacht Club, one of the largest one design sailboat racing fleets in the country. Jack is married to his wife Jennifer, and they have two grown sons, Jack and Emmitt, who are both professionals living in Portland. A close knit family, they enjoy Falmouth trails, Casco Bay and spending time at Sugarloaf.