Directors:

Geoffrey Richon (President)

William Taylor (1st Vice President)

Nancy Sullivan (2nd Vice President)

William Dyer, III (Treasurer)

Q. Bent

Corey Grammas

Carl Gustin

Jonathan Harvey

Philip Lake

David Marsh

John McGlennon

Jay McLauchlan

Scott Memhard

Geno Mondello

Melanie Murray-Brown

Greg Neal

Stephen Sacca

Timothy Thurman

David Warner

Staff:

Harriet Webster

Executive Director
Harriet is the author of twelve nonfiction books, including two children's titles. Her articles on travel and education have appeared in Reader's Digest, Yankee Magazine, Parents' Magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, The Boston Globe, Newsday, The Christian Science Monitor, and many other periodicals. Harriet served fourteen years as an elected official, six years on the Gloucester School Committee and eight years as a member of the Gloucester City Council. She has an M.A. in Urban Planning from Boston University.

Instructor/Boatbuilder/Exhibit Designer
When Dave Brown saw the schooner Te Vega pass the whale watch vessel he was on, he knew he wanted to be under sail. Trained in economics and international finance, Dave has moved far afield. He signed on to the Landmark School's Te Vega and became a traveling educator, sailing to Russia, Scandinavia and many European ports before returning to his native Gloucester. An advocate of experiential learning, he now puts his teaching skills to work on behalf of Cape Ann students.

Mary Kay Taylor

Education Director
Mary Kay combines a Harvard education, a love of the sea, a desire to teach and a personality that connects with children. This Nahant native grew up as a competitive sailor and sailing instructor before heading to Harvard where she concentrated in Social Studies. Before joining the GMHC, Mary Kay spent seven years with non-profits including the Schooner Adventure, where she
coordinated education programming.

Bill Van Stight

Property Manager
When he's not making or preparing canvas for Gloucester boat owners and
operators, Bill is making sure that GMHC's facilities and piers are functioning properly and ready for use by thousands of students and guests. Bill assisted with the restoration of the Burnham Brothers Marine Railway after its purchase by GMHC and worked on the Adventure, the first vessel to undergo restoration under the railway's new ownership.

Kristin McGrath

Bookkeeper
Kristin splits here time between the GMHC, her own bookkeeping business and a business making and selling jewelry. A Seattle native who grew up boating among the islands of Washington State, Kristin still finds time to join her family for cruises in home state waters. In Gloucester, she’s worked with some of the city’s prominent business leaders.