Strategies
Island Fellows Program
The Island Fellows program is our most visible and valued resource to island communities. Since 1999, more than 60 Island Fellows – bright, talented college and master’s-degree graduates – have worked and lived in coastal and year-round island communities, weaving themselves into the fabric of community life for up to two years while addressing critical local issues.
In This Section
Our People
Some of our talented people working in this area.
![]() | Andy Whitaker Monhegan School Fellow |
![]() | Betsy Walker North Haven Historical Preservation Fellow |
![]() | Bill McGuinness Islesford Neighborhood House Executive Director |
![]() | Chris Wolff Community Development Director |
![]() | Eliza Greenman Cranberry Isles Sustainable Community Development Fellow |
Emma Lishness Islesboro Community Center Fellow | |
![]() | Emma Miran Stonington Planning and Development Fellow |
![]() | Kate Power Long Island Recreation Center Fellow |
![]() | Katie Chapman Alternative Energy Fellow |
![]() | Lana Cannon Matinicus School and Historical Preservation Fellow |
![]() | Laura Kramar Port Clyde Marketing and Branding Coordinator |
![]() | Mary Terry Casco Bay Affordable Housing Fellow |
![]() | Morgan Witham Isle au Haut Education and Library Fellow |
![]() | Peter Levandoski Vinalhaven Public Health Fellow |
Thea Youngs Chebeague Island GIS Fellow |
Helping build sustainability
Fellowships provide a unique opportunity for recent graduates to apply their skills and experience to help build sustainability within communities whose way of life and identity face many challenges: in the 19th century there were over 300 year-round island communities in Maine, today there are 15.
Publications & Resources |
| Island Institute 2008 Annual Report | |
| 2009 Island Journal Volume 25 | |
| An Extra Set of Hands |
News |
| May 13, 2009 | | Maine Islands Coalition Minutes May 1, 2009 |
| May 12, 2009 | | Tentative 2009-10 Island Fellow Placements Available |
| Apr 27, 2009 | | Long Island Hopes To Renovate Its Community Center |













