Meet Us

Lynne Richard is the environmental education coordinator at the Portland Water District.

Lynne received a bachelor’s in education and an MSEd specializing in aquatic sciences from Eastern Connecticut State University. She began her teaching career as an environmental educator at Ragged Woods Environmental Center in Willimatic, Connecticut. In 1984, Lynne left the Ragged Woods to teach science in the Connecticut public school system. After sixteen years of teaching a wide range of subjects to students from grade 5 to 12, Lynne and her husband moved to Maine. Lynne came to the Portland Water District as senior environmental educator and is now the coordinator for the education program. She is the Maine coordinator of Project WET, a national nonprofit delivering water education programs. For more information contact Lynne, our education coordinator.

Each year, the Portland Water District hires temporary educators during the school year to support the program. 

2011/2012 Educators

Meghan Rounds

Katrina Venhuizen