Interco(a)stal WHERE Walk Team
Madeline Bugeau-Heartt
Madeline Bugeau-Heartt is a Maine-based facilitator, community organizer, and theater-maker. She is a graduate of both the Harvard Divinity School and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Madeline currently serves two extraordinary Maine organizations: as a consultant for The BTS Center and as lead facilitator for the Intercoastal Project with The Atlantic Black Box. Madeline also co-runs a theater company based out of the Midcoast called the counter/current collective where she is excited to be directing Chekhov's Uncle Vanya this summer. When not consulting, art-making, or squeezing in some part-time farming, Madeline organizes radical changemaking spaces in her home of Sanford Maine.
Lead Facilitator
Amanda Pleau
Amanda Pleau (she/her) is the Marketing & Communications Manager at Maine Maritime Museum. At the University of Southern Maine, Amanda earned a BA in Media Studies and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction, where she also served as Managing Editor of the Stonecoast Review. Prior to joining the museum staff, Amanda spent time in Western Massachusetts and Los Angeles, working in hospitality, at other nonprofits, and writing. Amanda lives on the south end of Bath, and is part of the South End Community Coalition, advocating for residents of the neighborhood.
Marketing & Communications Manager at Maine Maritime Museum 
Allie Travers is the Manager of Education at Maine Maritime Museum. Allie manages the development, facilitation, and evaluation of the museum’s educational programming and has a professional background in education in classroom and early childhood facility settings. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education from Towson University and a Maine State teaching certificate.
Manager of Education at Maine Maritime MuseumAllie Travers
Rebecca Sewall
Rebecca Sewall is a conflict scholar and preservationist whose work focuses on how cultural heritage and marking difficult histories through historic markers and monuments can enable reconciliation. She has a MA in Anthropology from the American University in Cairo, a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University and is scheduled to receive her Masters in Historic Preservation from Goucher in 2026.
Public History Specialist
Winslow MacDonald
Winslow MacDonald is originally from midcoast Maine. He studied history and political science at Columbia University, where he graduated in 2022. His research focuses on the history of U.S. imperialism in Samoa and Hawaii, and as a descendant of Bath’s prominent Sewall family, he has a particular interest in genealogy and family history. Winslow’s creative writing and poetry have appeared in several publications, as has his research on the history of the eugenics movement in Maine, Irish American diasporic violence, and former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark.
Independent ResearcherBarbara West
Patten Free Library
Luke Gates-Milardo
Luke Gates-Milardo is director of exhibits and learning at Maine Maritime Museum. He co-curated the exhibitions Re|Sounding and Cotton Town, both of which challenge traditional maritime narratives by forefronting Indigenous and Black voices, history, and culture. He directs the coordination, design, and fabrication of exhibits and oversees the museum’s educational programming. His projects integrate universal design principles into immersive experiences that provoke critical thinking, invite cooperative discussion, and inspire imagination. He holds a certificate in exhibition design from the Pratt Institute, a BA in English and education from Bowdoin College, and a Maine state teaching certificate.
Director of Exhibits & Learning, Maine Maritime Museum
Kori Tanzer
Kori Tanzer is a maritime historian and educator known for her work in preserving and sharing the stories of Maine’s seafaring heritage. She has been recognized for her contributions to maritime history through her research, public presentations, and collaborations with museums. Tanzer’s work often involves archival research, interpreting historical documents, and connecting maritime history to broader cultural narratives. She has also participated in public forums and educational programs, such as the Black and Indigenous Maritime Histories Internship at the Mystic Seaport Museum, where she shared insights on inclusivity, collaboration, and visitor engagement Lincoln County Historical Association.
Independent Researcher
Sarah Timm
Sarah Timm is the Peggy L. Osher Head of Education at the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) in Portland, Maine and cocurated Maine Maritime Museum’s exhibition Re|Sounding, which challenges traditional maritime narratives by forefronting Indigenous and Black voices, history, and culture. In her work as a museum educator, Timm prioritizes initiatives and partnerships that cultivate dialogue and empathetic learning around human stories and firmly believes in the transformative power of education in strengthening community to build a more socially and environmentally just present and future. Timm is currently a member of the board of directors for the Museum Education Roundtable. She holds an MA in art history from Florida State University and a BA in art history and art from Elon University.
Head of Education, Portland Museum of Art
Adilah Muhammad
Adilah Muhammad is the Founder and Executive Director of The Third Place, a cross-sector network building social and economic infrastructure by connecting Black professionals, students, and entrepreneurs across Maine. Through initiatives like SHIFT Maine, she advances workforce connectivity, cultural visibility, and community-rooted pathways to opportunity. A strategic planning and research consultant by background, Adilah has spent over 15 years supporting ethnic and community-based organizations in strengthening capacity and driving systems-level change. She currently serves as board co-chair of Atlantic Black Box, a board director for the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, board Director for Lift All, a Corporator at Androscoggin Bank, and is the immediate past chair of the Maine Community Foundation. She collaborated on and served as Advisor to the Walks for Historical and Ecological Recovery (WHERE) in 2024 and 2025.
Founding Executive Director, The Third Place
Andrea Francis
Andrea Francis is a member of the Mi'kmaq Nation and the Elsipogtog First Nation. As the Executive Director of the Bomazeen Land Trust, she is committed to ensuring that the organization’s mission, vision, and values are effectively represented through the insights of the board. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Management from the University of Arizona and a Master of Public Health from the University of Southern Maine. Andrea hopes that her work with Bomazeen will promote the connections she has identified between Wabanaki health and land and food sovereignty. Her dedication to the Maine community is also evident in her roles as a Niweskok and Maine Initiatives board member and as an advisor for the Indigo Arts Alliance and the Maine Community Foundation’s BIPOC fund.
Executive Director, Bomazeen Land Trust
Matt Blazek
Matt Blazek is the Interim Director of Education and Educational Outreach at Maine’s First Ship, in Bath, Maine, where he develops hands-on programs, interpretive exhibits, and educational initiatives that explore Early Colonial history, highlighting Wabanaki perspectives and voices. A public historian and museum educator with more than 15 years of experience, he has worked with living history and educational organizations across Maine.
Director of Programs & Partnerships, Maine’s First Ship
Meg Steele Barker
Meg Steele Barker is a life long educator now working as an elementary school librarian in Bath, Maine. She previously taught middle and high school in Maryland and Washington, DC and led education outreach programs at C-SPAN and the Library of Congress, helping teachers and students use primary sources in the classroom. In 2021, she launched Embark Maine Tours, offering guided walking tours of Bath. She is a trustee of Bath Historical Society and has served on the boards of Sagadahoc Preservation, Inc. and Main Street Bath.
Embark Maine Tours
Emily Bollman
Bath
James Francis
James Eric Francis Sr. is a Penobscot artist, historian, and geographer based on Indian Island, Maine. As Tribal Historian for the Penobscot Nation, his work explores the deep connection between Indigenous people and their ancestral landscapes. Francis is widely recognized for his meticulous dot paintings, an additive technique inspired by the precision of flint knapping. His creative practice—spanning photography and film—was further refined during his Spring 2026 residency at Surf Point in York, Maine. Whether depicting ancient place names or the Penobscot River, his art serves as a visual bridge between historical research and contemporary Wabanaki resilience.
Tribal Historian, Penobscot Nation
Meadow Dibble
Meadow Dibble, Ph.D. is founding Executive Director of Atlantic Black Box (ABB) and convener of ABB’s ongoing Walks for Historical and Ecological Recovery (WHERE). Originally from Cape Cod, Meadow lived for six years on Senegal’s Cape Verde peninsula, where she co-founded and published a cultural magazine from 1996–2000. She received her doctorate from Brown University’s Department of French Studies and taught at Colby College from 2005–08. A Visiting Scholar at Brown University’s Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice from 2019–2023, Meadow served as Co-Lead on the Place Justice initiative, carried out in partnership with the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations.
Executive Director, Atlantic Black Box