Lead Team
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Executive Director & Co-founder
Born and raised in Mexico City. A multimedia designer, motion-grapher and artist always in the lookout for decent tacos in ME. Pam didn’t try surfing until she moved to Maine in 2017, and fell in love with it.
A passionate, a bit sassy and happy soul that believes family and community are the way to thrive in this world. In her free time, you can find her hiking, paddle-boarding and dancing.
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Program Manager & Co-Founder
Born along the sound in CT, is always finding ways to make CT seem cool. Works at a nonprofit that assists asylum seekers and refugees with mental health supports and owns a vintage shop called Desperate Times
Consistently operating from a place of inclusion and happiness. In her free time loves playing competitive ball sports, listening to 50s americana country and procuring as many pair of cowboy boots as possible.
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Clinical Program Director
Growing up in western MA, she spent her time skateboarding, snowboarding and taking day trips to RI to teach herself how to surf. When she moved to ME her love for surfing grew stronger.
Jocelyn is a licensed massage therapist and occupational therapist by trade and has a private practice in both Kennebunk and Bridgton. She is also an aspiring birth doula with a passion for empowering women to advocate for the birth that they envision.
When there aren't any waves you can find her golfing, gardening, up in the mountains, or at the skatepark.
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Grant & Project Manager
Jenna grew up in Kennebunk, ME, and has always thrived living next to the water. After studying Queer Performance Art and Communications at McGill University in Montreal (BA, MA), she moved to NYC and worked with a number of women’s health care, queer advocacy, and veteran’s health care groups.She now splits her time in Maine and Luxembourg, working as a project manager with nonprofits and web consultancies. She loves languages, travel, bookstores, birds, and being outside—but meeting new people and hearing their stories is what she enjoys most of all
Instructors
Sela Betz she/her
Sarah Beagan she/her
Karen Phillips she/her
Jasmine Ayad she/her
Tici Cunin they/them
ADVISORY BOARD
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Born in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, and later raised in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. In 2021 she moved from Boston to New Hampshire. It was through watching Rocket Power on Nickelodeon en Español that Ruth first learned and became interested in outdoor recreation in the mountains & oceans as a means of joy, and the first time she saw Latine characters engaging in Deportes Extremos. It wasn’t until she moved to Maine on a scholarship that she had more access available to experience the outdoors. Nature became a space for self-reflection and growth as she navigated a new culture. In her 12 years of living in New England, Ruth has advocated for underrepresented groups to access the outdoors in her local community, her social media platforms and as a board member of Summits in Solidarity. During the day, she works as an Operations Engineer for a Data Analysis team. She has continued to explore the mountains and oceans of the area and their communities (along her dog Cosmo) through rock climbing, hiking, mountain running, skiing and surfing. The ocean has always had special meaning for Ruth as it connects her to her inner child and crucial memories of joy. .
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Desi joins MWS to amplify the voices of other brave women working to close the gap between their work life and what makes them feel alive. Desiree is passionate about being in collaboration with creators and entrepreneurs who are reimagining how the future works.
After lockdown, Desi found winter surfing with MWS as a way to get out the house and reinvigorate her entire being. Fast forward to the end of 2022 and she went from being a beginner winter surfer here in Maine to being a sponsored surfer at Waikiki beach with some of the best and brightest in the sport. Desi wasn't sponsored because she was the best. She simply shared her story of being a bad ass black woman surfing for the first time at age 37.
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Transplanted to New England from the Bay Area in 2019 and is enjoying it more with every winter swell! By day, Alex is CFO of Live Alive Cafe, a plant-based restaurant chain in the Greater Boston Area. In her free time, Alex is passionate about growing the surfing community and increasing access to our waterways. Inspired by her time volunteering with City Surf Project and Brown Girls Surf, Alex is a proud co-founder of Lavender Lineup, an inclusive surf collective focused on building community for LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC surfers. Alex lives in Boston, and enjoys spending time with her spouse and aging shih-tzu, briny wines, and cooking for friends.
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Born and raised Californian who fell in love with the salty Maine coastlines and vibrant community.
Committed to amplifying stories, cultivating change, and connecting good people.
Growth marketer, startup enthusiast, and coffee drinker from 9 to 5.
Runner, surfer, biker, cook, artist, and funk music advocate from 5 to 9.
Overly sarcastic & likely thinking about her dogs full-time.
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