Jasmine Saros
Associate Director of the Climate Change Institute (CCI) and Professor in CCI and the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine. Jasmine is an aquatic ecologist interested in how lakes have responded to environmental change over time. She works in a variety of lakes, including sites in Maine as well as in the central Rocky Mountains and Greenland, exploring how water quality and algae communities change over time. Jasmine uses both modern ecology and fossil records preserved within lakes to examine a particular type of algae, called diatoms, which are sensitive to shifts in environmental conditions.
William Gawley
Bill Gawley manages the Air and Water Quality Programs at Acadia National Park. He has been monitoring park lakes, including Jordan Pond, since 1993.
Lisa Horsch Clark
Lisa Horsch Clark is the Director of Development at Friends of Acadia. She leads all fundraising efforts and works day-to-day with individuals, foundations, and corporations interested in making charitable gifts to support capital and special projects. She serves as the chief liaison with Canon U.S.A. and project partners.
Stephanie Clement
Stephanie Clement is the conservation director at Friends of Acadia. She develops and executes conservation programs in advocacy, policy, and planning. She serves as the primary contact with park staff for many FOA park policy initiatives and is the principal liaison with community officials.
Rachel Fowler and Avery Lamb
Rachel Fowler and Avery Lamb are the 2023 Friends of Acadia Aquatic Scientists for the project, involved in data management, calibration and maintenance, and outreach and science communication activities. Avery is a PhD candidate studying harmful cyanobacterial blooms in Maine lakes through the paleo-sediment record. Rachel began her involvement with the project during her PhD studies in 2016 and continues her paleolimnology research work while also serving as the Biology Laboratory Coordinator at the University of Maine.
Previous FOA Aquatic Scientists include Kelsey Boeff, Vendy Hazukova, Matthew Farragher, Nora Theodore, and Courtney Wigdahl.
Kathleen Brown and Jake Van Gorder
Kathleen Brown and Jake Van Gorder are the National Park Service staff responsible for conducting much of the field work for the project. Jake is in his fifth year with the program and Kathleen is new to the team in 2023. Kathleen and Jake also conduct air quality monitoring, swim beach bacteria monitoring, and take water quality and quantity measurements from park streams and lakes for the Acadia National Park Air-Water Resources Program.
Former NPS personnel who were involved with the Jordan Pond project are Erica Doody, Diana Gurvich, Carrie Harris, Kelly O’Neil, Brenda Pizer, Alyssa Reischauer, Adam Thime, and Shannon Wiggin.