After growing up in Augusta,  Katie attended the University of Maine at Farmington and graduated with a degree in Psychology. During her time in college, she worked at Childcare at Sugarloaf and in private care.

After graduation, she taught environmental education and lived and worked in Montana. When she returned to Maine, she spent time nannying and working at Outdoor Adventure Camp as the lead counselor, where she “lived in the outside safely and happily ever after!”

She spent many years being mentored by Marcia White and is thrilled to now be stepping into the role of director at Western Maine Center for Children. 

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When she's not at WMCFC, she can be found swimming in rivers, hiking with the dog, skiing, crocheting or baking cookies (with chocolate, of course)!

Denise started at Sugarloaf Employee childcare in November in 1985 and has been taking care of the babies of Carrabassett Valley ever since!

In her free time Denise can be found camping in the summer with her friends and family, traveling (especially to Alaska to visit her daughter) and drinking warm tea.

Alyssa grew up in North Yarmouth but spent many of her weekends and summers in Carrabassett Valley. She attended Wheaton College, MA where she majored in Environmental Science.

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During the summers, she worked in childcare at the YMCA and at the Audubon supporting conservation efforts and environmental outreach.

Upon graduating, Alyssa returned to Carrabassett Valley. She currently has the pleasure of spending her time between working in the Preschool and Infant and Toddler rooms here at Western Maine Center for Children, teaching skiing at Sugarloaf, and being a camp counselor at Outdoor Adventure Camp.