Our Leadership
Captain Megan Frey
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Megan has spent the last 10 years at sea, sailing traditionally rigged vessels all over the world. Her love for foreign cultures and sailing has led Megan to pursue her dream of connecting people from around the world to explore and understand that we all have important lessons to teach one another in order to create a strong environment that supports all life.
When asked why Megan chose sailing as her life and career she responded "Going to sea gives me a sense of freedom and expansion that speaks to me, speaks to my core." 
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Emily Burke
(Vice-President)
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Emily is a curious person who is usually on or near the water. Wherever she explores coastlines and currents, Emily brings an infectious enthusiasm for adventure and the natural world that engages everyone around her. Emily wears many hats as a scientist, guide, sailor, educator, graduate student, and boat operator. She spends boreal summers living on a sailboat in Alaska’s Kenai Fjords and austral summers in Antarctica working as an expedition guide and zodiac driver. She holds a degree in Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University and is working towards a masters in Marine Biology at the University of New Hampshire. Emily is thrilled to share how sailing vessels can serve as platforms for a lifetime of learning and adventure.
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Dr. Alice Della Penna (Ali)
(Treasurer)
Dr. Alice Della Penna (Ali) is a researcher and university lecturer at the University of Auckland (New Zealand). Ali holds a Ph.D. in Marine Science and Oceanography and has worked at the interface between physical and biological oceanography for the past ten years. Having worked in scientific laboratories, universities, and onboard research vessels in four countries, Ali values the vibrant and enriching environment that a diverse group of people create.
Helen Dufel
(Secretary)
Helen has spent the last six years facilitating ocean research and stewardship through her roles as an educator, sailor, and scientist. She is now a technician at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in a lab that is constantly finding new ways to study our oceans. Through Ocean's Dream she hopes to spark curiosity for the ocean and encourage others to experience how it connects us all.
Nathan Bears
(Board Member)
Nathan graduated from Maine Maritime Academy with a BS in marine engineering. He has worked on a variety of merchant vessels over the past 18 years and for the past 6 years he has been working on sail training vessels. His role as Chief Engineer includes teaching students about maintaining the vessels systems and sustaining precious resources while at sea. Nathan also guides canoe trips in the north woods of Maine and teaches wilderness skills and Chi Gong.
Grace Hayward
(Board Member)
Grace Hayward has a background in Business Management and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Wheaton College (MA). Originally from Maine, she has a sense for coastal life having grown up near the shores of Penobscot Bay. Grace has a flair for the business side of things having worked for a schooner day-sailing business for eight years. Her passion is travel and has been to over 20 countries around the world. She enjoyed extensive studies abroad in Ireland and Czech Republic, and wants to pass on the gift of empowerment through education and travel.
Captain Dave Stuhlbarg
(Program Support Team)
Master Mariner/Educator/Advisor
Dave is a lifetime mariner with a half century of experience on the sea. He is a beneficial presence, creating and teaching programs wherever he goes. Equipped with a spectrum of valuable voyaging skills from his experience, the learning/teaching topics that he is most inspired to share now include: Crewmanship, Listening Skills, Inner Navigation, the Interconnectedness of Everything, Building Conscious Community at Sea and Ashore, and Personal Growth and Transformation.
Dave is passionate about Education, especially when closely connected to helping humanity and planet Earth.
Dave is a lifetime mariner with a half century of experience on the sea. He is a beneficial presence, creating and teaching programs wherever he goes. Equipped with a spectrum of valuable voyaging skills from his experience, the learning/teaching topics that he is most inspired to share now include: Crewmanship, Listening Skills, Inner Navigation, the Interconnectedness of Everything, Building Conscious Community at Sea and Ashore, and Personal Growth and Transformation.
Dave is passionate about Education, especially when closely connected to helping humanity and planet Earth.
Jordan Ferré
(Program Support Team)
Jordan is a marine scientist, activist and educator. Her passion for marine environments has taken her around the world, from sailing in the Caribbean to swimming with bull sharks in Fiji and conducting research on Heron Island in Australia. She is excited to bring people and the oceans together to help foster a connected and mindful community.
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Haley Terpenny
(Program Support Team)
Haley is passionate about the non-profits, looking to make the world a better place in anyway she can. More specifically she cares about how we pass down the earth to younger generations. She has experience in many environments with youth; including outdoor education, sports and athletics, rehabilitation with children who are differently abled. Her ultimate goal is to help youth feel connected to the earth they inhabit.
When Haley was an outdoor educator, she facilitated youth rock climbing excursions, kayaking, hiking, and mountain biking. She cares deeply about environmental education and empowering our youth through nature and adventure. Haley believes that the outdoors is the most powerful classroom, in which young people can explore the world and their identity freely. |
