Jeff McCabe ~ Class of 2000
Director of the Lake George Regional Park, Maine

In December, 2006, Jeff McCabe was named director of the Lake George Regional Park. The following excerts are taken from a Morning Sentinel Article written by Staff Writer Darla Pickett.

...Little did the Unity College graduate know that someday he would be the person in charge of future college student in the same positions (interns).

"The legacy of Lake George is pretty inspiring," McCabe said, pointing to its history as a youth camp--Camp Modin--for years before the park was established in 1993.

McCabe said his new position is an apt fit because oof a strong partnership between the park and his alma mater. Unity College provides interns an education on how the park is run while they perform work there.

McCabe's job includes fundraising, handling day-to-day operations of the park, bookkeeping, office management, and human resources. During the summer, there are up to 200 day camp employeses.

McCabe, originally from Arlington, Mass., graduated from Unity College in 2000 with a degree in environmental education. For five years he was executive director of Somerset County Soil and Water Conservation District. In that capacity, he traveled the wtate working on conservation and environmental issues as they relate to water quality and soil erosion.

"I thought the job was a good fit for me. It's not every day people get to work where they have a sense of place. Before I was all over the county. Now I am in one location," McCabe said. "I spent a lot of time in Maine as a kid and I always said I would move here. Now here I am, and I love it."