Contact Clearwater Clearwater 112 Little Market St. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Toll Free: 800-67-SLOOP Phone: 845-454-7673 Fax: 845-454-7953 Email: office@clearwater.org   Alphabetical Listing Pictures & Bios   Executive Director   Jeff Rumpf, Executive Director jeff@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x121   Bio   Administration   Contact the Administration department for all issues related to the purchasing of merchandise, accounts payable, and general information.   Amy Bonder, Office Manager larson@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x100   Bio   Roger D’Aquino, Financial Director roger@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x119   Bio   Catherine Stankowski, Office Administrator catherine@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x101   Bio   Captains   Contact the Captains for all information related to the Sloop’s functioning, as well as for information on being employed as a crewmember or apprentice.   Captain Samantha Heyman sam@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x140   Bio   Captain Nick Rogers captain@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x103   Bio   Clearwater Spring 2008 Crew   Clearwater’s Crew can be contacted by mail at the Clearwater main office. Messages for the crew can be left at 845-454-7673 x130.   Topher Sappington, 1st Mate Kate Tanski, 2nd Mate Julie Edwards, Cook Erik Fyfe, Engineer Lara Gaasland-Tatro, Bosun Parks Marion, Deckhand Alexia Witcombe, Education Intern Bard Prochaska, Apprentice Christopher Gray, Apprentice   Community Outreach & Events   Contact the Events department for all information regarding the Great Hudson River Revival and other festivals and events co-sponsored by or benefiting Clearwater.   Ron Aja, Events Director raja@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x102   Bio   Pam Ladds, Performer Logistics pamladds@earthlink.net   845-454-7673 x122        Development   Contact the Development department for all information regarding supporting Clearwater’s mission through sponsorships, planned giving, memberships, and corporate partnerships.   Christine Kane, Development Director christine@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x118   Andrew Lenec, Director of Member & Volunteer Support Services andy@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 123   Natalie McKinstrie, Development Assistant natalie@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x120   Education   Contact the Education department for all information regarding our educational programs, volunteering on the sloops as an educator, and booking sails on the Clearwater or Mystic Whaler.   Dave Conover, Education Director dave@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x104   Bio   Dan Einbender, Beacon Tideline Discovery Program Director dan@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x117   Bio   Brian Mohan, Onboard Education Coordinator brian@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x105 Bio   Maija Niemistö, Onboard Education Coordinator maija@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x115   Bio   Eli Schloss, Tideline Discovery Program Director eli@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x106   Bio   Myra Seka, Sail Coordinator sailcoord@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x107   Bio   Environmental Action   Contact our Environmental Action department for all information regarding Clearwater’s environmental advocacy, the Hudson River Watershed Alliance and environmental issues affecting the Hudson River, Hudson Valley, and New York State.   Manna Greene, Environmental Action Director mannajo@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x113   Bio   Katy Dunlap, Hudson River Watershed Alliance Coordinator katy@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x116   Bio   Jen Rubbo, Fall Kill Watershed Coordinator jen@clearwater.org   845-454-7673   Bio     Alphabetical List   Ron Aja, Events Director raja@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x102   Bio   Amy Bonder, Office Manager larson@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x100   Bio   Dave Conover, Education Director dave@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x104   Bio   Roger D’Aquino, Financial Director roger@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x119   Bio   Katy Dunlap, Hudson River Watershed Alliance Coordinator katy@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x116   Bio   Dan Einbender, Beacon Tideline Discovery Program Director dan@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x117   Bio   Manna Greene, Environmental Action Director mannajo@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x113   Bio   Captain Samantha Heyman sam@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x140   Bio   Christine Kane, Development Director christine@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x118   Pam Ladds, Performer Logistics pamladds@earthlink.net   845-454-7673 x122        Andrew Lenec, Director of Member & Volunteer Support Services andy@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 123   Natalie McKinstrie, Development Assistant natalie@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x120   Brian Mohan, Onboard Education Coordinator brian@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x105   Maija Niemistö, Onboard Education Coordinator maija@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x115   Captain Nick Rogers captain@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x103   Bio   Jen Rubbo, Fall Kill Watershed Coordinator jen@clearwater.org   845-454-7673   Bio   Jeff Rumpf, Executive Director jeff@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x121   Bio   Eli Schloss, Tideline Discovery Program Director eli@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x106   Bio   Myra Seka, Sail Coordinator sailcoord@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x107   Bio   Catherine Stankowski, Office Administrator catherine@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x101   Bio       Executive Director      Jeff Rumpf, Executive Director jeff@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x121  Jeff received his BS degree in environmental science from S.U.N.Y. Purchase, and his MS.ED degree in environmental education from the University of Northern Illinois. Jeff grew up in Nyack, a self-proclaimed Pete Seeger loving “Hudson River Rat” steeped in the nature, culture, and spirit of the Hudson. Jeff has over 20 years of experience in the outdoor education and youth development fields. The last 10 years he served as Executive Director for several award-winning initiatives. In 1997 he led the development of the Community YMCA branch in Somers NY. In 2000 he founded YMCA Camp Combe in Putnam Valley, NY. From 2002-2006 he ran “Little Heroes” Camp programs for the children of 9/11, including an organic farm and an adventure camp recently featured on the Learning Channel. Jeff, his wife Laurie and their three boys, Walker, Wilder, and Wyatt love the Hudson Valley and are passionate about the Clearwater mission and its wonderful people!     Administration      Amy Bonder, Office Manager larson@clearwater.org   x100  Amy came to Clearwater in the fall of 1996 after graduating with a Bachelor degree in English from Trinity College in Burlington VT. After 6 years of Vermont life, she wandered south to the Hudson Valley. She started here as Development Assistant and after a few years became Office Manager. When not at her desk in the main office, you can probably find her skiing in Sugarbush VT, camping on Lake George, paddling on Saranac Lake, or working on her house and building bonfires with her husband Scott and cat Doogan.        Roger D’Aquino, Financial Director roger@clearwater.org   x119  Roger came to Clearwater in September of 2007 after spending most of his career in the corporate and educational worlds of employment. He is very happy to be aboard the sloop after swimming the Hudson the last two summers. He is also happy to include both worlds of accounting and music into one great job, and looks forward to keeping the mission of Clearwater going strong for the next generation of environmentalists.        Catherine Stankowski, Office Administrator catherine@clearwater.org   x101  Catherine Stankowski, Clearwater’s Office Administrator, is from Canada. Since settling in the United States in 2003, she has fallen in love with the Hudson Valley and has taken to extolling its beauty and virtues to anyone who’ll listen. Catherine’s professional background is in volunteer and program coordination, and she’s worked in paid and voluntary capacities with organizations dedicated to strengthening communities and improving the quality of life for all people, including Housing Works in NYC and Best Buddies- Vrais Copains Canada in Toronto. When she’s not busy being an office maven, Catherine enjoys reading poetry aloud to her daughter, who has yet to show any sign of appreciating it.     Captains      Samantha Heyman, Captain sam@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x140  Born and raised in Newton, MA, she holds a USCG 500-ton Ocean Master License and a B.A. in Political Science from Lehigh University. After her twin brother, Leigh, got her into traditional sailing on Martha’s Vineyard, she started as an apprentice on Clearwater in 1994. She has sailed aboard the schooners Roseway, Ernestina, and Westward and has crossed both the Atlantic and Pacific on the Pride of Baltimore II. She has been through the Panama Canal twice and is captivated by such a feat of engineering. She sailed around the world as Chief Mate on the barque Picton Castle visiting the Caribbean, the South Pacific, Indonesia, Africa and the Indian Ocean. She was Captain on Clearwater for four years prior to that epic voyage, and has returned to the best education program on the seven seas. When not barking orders, she loves watching both live theater and old movies (the cheesy 80’s genre included). She has the best music collection around and isn’t afraid to dance to it (and dance well). She is very fond of the Red Sox, beautiful boats, a spotless galley, cheeseburgers, dogs and a good night’s sleep.        Nick Rogers, Captain captain@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x103  Captain Nick Rogers returned to Clearwater as relief Captain in October of 2007 and full Captain in January of 2008. During his previous stints on Clearwater, he worked as 2nd Mate during the 2005 season, and as Engineer & Bosun before that. Nick received 2 degrees from the University of Rochester in physics and applied mathematics. He has experience working with youth as an Environmental Educator and Trail Crew Leader with the Student Conservation Association and as an Educator with a YMCA camp in New England.     Environmental Action      Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Action Director mannajo@clearwater.org   x113  Manna Jo Greene, Clearwater’s Environmental Action Director since 2000, was formerly the Recycling Coordinator/Educator for the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency for more than 10 years and a registered Critical Care Nurse since 1976. She holds an AAS in Nursing, a BA in biology (pre-med) from SUNY/New Paltz, and completed course work toward a Masters in Environmental Sciences at Bard College. A lifelong environmental professional and community activist, Manna avidly supports collaborative land use planning and problem solving. Working to promote sustainable agriculture and green building and landscaping practices, she teaches communities how to integrate environmental preservation, economic prosperity (based on quality of life indicators), and social equity using effective communication. Most recently Manna was elected to serve as Councilwoman on the Rosendale Town Board.        Katy Dunlap, Hudson River Watershed Alliance Coordinator katy@clearwater.org   x116  Before docking at Clearwater in January 2007, Katy Dunlap lived in the Finger Lakes where she established an environmental non-profit organization devoted to citizen awareness and participation in local and regional issues. While still a new environmental organization, support for the Finger Lakes Environmental Network is growing, and she remains active as the President of the Board of Directors. Katy earned her B.S. in Environmental Science, with a concentration in policy and management, from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse. Recognizing the need to effectuate change in the policy arena, she continued her education at Vermont Law School and earned a J.D., as well as a Masters in Environmental Law. Katy is admitted to practice law in the state of New York and brings varied experience in watershed protection and environmental policy to Clearwater. Thriving on all issues water-related, she is a passionate advocate for protecting, restoring, and conserving the water resources of the Mighty Hudson.        Jen Rubbo, Fall Kill Watershed Coordinator jen@clearwater.org  Born and raised in the Hudson Valley, Jen traveled north to Syracuse to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Biology. Sick of the long, cold winters of Central New York she moved with her husband Mike, to Louisiana, where she dodged water moccasins and giant mosquitoes in the wetlands of the Deep South. Her feet and interests firmly stuck in the muddiness of wetland ecology, she continued her studies at Penn. State where she spent four years learning about riparian restoration and watershed issues, before completing her Master’s degree in Ecology. Eight years, three dogs and two kids later, Jen and Mike decided to return to the Northeast and settle back in the Hudson Valley. Jen started working at Clearwater in January of 2006 as Events Assistant, wrangling volunteers for Revival. She is now applying her considerable skills to the protection of the Fall Kill creek, and chasing after her two children.     Education      Dave Conover, Education Director dave@clearwater.org   x104  Dave Conover first joined Clearwater as an onboard educator in 1991 and has worked off and on with the organization in various roles, including Navigator editor, grant officer and even storyteller at the Clearwater Festival. He received a BS in forest biology from SUNY ESF and an MS in environmental studies with a teaching certification from Antioch University New England. Some of his unusual experiences include removing ticks from deer as part of a Lyme disease study, portraying a nineteenth century schoolmaster, and traveling to Russia and Syria as part of environmental exchange programs. Dave has been a teacher at an environmental program for high school seniors and is currently an adjunct instructor at Marist College.        Dan Einbender, Beacon Tideline Discovery Program Director dan@clearwater.org   x117  Dan Einbender began working on the Sloop as a cook and educator back in the early eighties, and he has been singing and teaching for Clearwater ever since. He is currently coordinating Clearwater’s new Tideline Discovery Program in Beacon.        Brian Mohan, Onboard Education Coordinator brian@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x105  Brian A. Mohan, onboard educator, has been floating around the Hudson River Valley for years. A pouring rain, forty wet boy scouts, and a captain who noticed him wearing foul weather gear set the scene. Five minutes on the helm, and he was hooked. Coming up thought the ranks of volunteer crew, bosun and second mate, he has found a home away from on the big green sloop. The lifestyle meshes well with his dual passions for sailing and photography. He is current looking for volunteers to sail with him. You know anyone?        Maija Niemistö, Onboard Education Coordinator maija@clearwater.org   845-454-7673 x115  Maija was born to a family of musician in the heartland, far from the sea. Minnesota was her first hailing port. School, university and adventures took her to Finland, Wisconsin and Lebanon. She followed the smell of sweet salt air and ran away to see the sea aboard her 28-foot sloop. Clearwater appeared on the horizon and she jumped at the chance to combine her interests in music, sailing, teaching, water ecology, environmental advocacy and pumping the bilge.        Eli Schloss, Tideline Discovery Director eli@clearwater.org   x106  Eli was born at a very young age to a female mother in the fair state of Indiana. Schooled and corn-fed he departed for the big city only to fall in with the wrong crowd. They hung out by the dock, tying knots and climbing things using unseemly or archaic language. They would yell at kids things like “haul away” and “avast you land lubbering scuds”. Permanently fixed to their salty spirit by shared spider crabs, speaking sea robins and estuarine adventures, his fate was sealed. He roamed from the brackish in Baltimore to the salty mists of Maine. To his eternal benefit, the ravages of age (and love) brought forth a beacon from the shore. He navigated a course to the tideline for a wife and babe. Eli still has the brackish water in his veins though, and still bellows to the children a gravelly “ahoy”.        Myra Seka, Sail Coordinator sailcoord@clearwater.org   x107  Born in the guest room [of course!] of her grandmother’s home, this budding “steel magnolia” hails from the “Sportsman’s Paradise” region of the great state of Louisiana. She could never have imagined then that she would one day work side-by-side with an environmentally concerned group of “Yankees” for the restoration, preservation and celebration of “America’s First River”!     Community Outreach & Events      Ron Aja, Outreach Events Director raja@clearwater.org   x102  Ron Aja has worked in professional and academic theatre since receiving an under graduate degree in theatre design at Humboldt State University in California and an MFA degree in Performing Arts Management from the City University of New York at Brooklyn College. After earning his graduate degree he accepted a position as a union representative for Actor’s Equity Association. In NYC he managed and produced Off-Off Broadway theatre and was active in the downtown alternative theatre scene. Ron and his wife, actress and director, Lesley Ann Sawhill have since relocated to Upstate New York where they continue to produce theatre, festivals and events having built a new community for themselves and their son Brandon Cobalt. Ron is currently the Outreach Events Director at Hudson River Sloop Clearwater where he has produced concerts, festivals and special events as well as Clearwater’s music and environmental festival, the Great Hudson River Revival.