Our Staff
Kathi Wall, Executive Director
Kathi is a registered nurse, wife, mother and grandmother. She was the first clinical nurse specialist in child abuse in the State of Maine and is a Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow. Kathi has served as president of the Kennebec Valley Mental Health Center and the Family Violence Project.
Roger Jack, Program Coordinator, Augusta Boys and Girls Club for Teens
Roger graduated from Brooklyn College in 2005 with a B. A. in Film. Before joining the ABGC, he was an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher where he had the good fortune of working with students from Somalia, Kenya, China and Puerto-Rico. He loves playing soccer and enjoys spending time with his wife and son and looking at old cathedral buildings in downtown Lewiston.
Darren Joyce, Youth Development Worker, Augusta Boys and Girls Clubs for Teens
Darren graduated from Eastern Nazarene College in 2005 with a B.A. in Religion. Darren taught for history for two years in a private school in Lewiston, most recently he was a VISTA working with the Governor’s Children’s Cabinet to help increase high school completion. Darren enjoys spending time hiking with his wife and dog.
Jesse Patkus, Manager, ABGC Silk Screening Project
Jesse graduated from Lawrence High School in Fairfield Maine. He has been involved with Capital Kids since February of 2000, when he began volunteering and teaching break dance lessons at The Augusta Boys and Girls Club for Teens. Prior to becoming Program Coordinator, Jesse served a year in Americorps as a VISTA volunteer at the Teen Center from 2005-2006.
 Tyler Backus, Administrative Assistant, Augusta Boys and Girls Club for Teens
Tyler graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington in 2008 with a B.A. in Political Science. He has also served 4 years in the Army, spending time in South Korea and Kansas, then joined the National Guard and spent a year in Iraq. Tyler spends his free time officiating youth sports and researching impacts of education on the economy.
Andrea McLaughlin , VISTA Member Augusta Boys and Girls Club for Teens
Andrea joined the Augusta Boys and Girls Club as an AmeriCorp VISTA member. Andrea recently graduated from the University of Maine with a B.A. in Sociology and a minor in Political Science. She enjoys playing sports and spending time outside.
Barbara Helen Baker , Director, 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Barbara Helen Baker has been teaching, directing, performing and writing for the theatre in Texas and Maine for over 30 years. With a BS degree from Northwestern University and an MA from UMaine, Orono, she has recently returned to Maine as program director for the Augusta 21st century program. Last summer she was one of 14 acting teachers throughout the country selected to participate in a 2 week intensive training at The Actors Center in NYC taught by Master Acting Teachers
 Marlo Young, Administrative Assistant, 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Marlo graduated from Thomas College in Waterville, Maine with an Associates degree in Business. She previously worked for the Augusta School District in the Human Resources department. Hobbies include skiing, knitting, 4-wheeling, card playing and swimming.
 Rebecca Donaldson , Regional Coordinator, Spurwink Services
Rebecca was a founding member of the Tool Shed Project in 2006. Originally from Chicago, Rebecca received her master’s degree in social work from the University of Chicago in 2004. Rebecca now serves as the Regional Coordinator for Spurwink Services and enjoys working with different programs at ABGC. In her free time, she enjoys gymnastics and kick-boxing, spending time with friends and family, traveling, and all of the outdoor adventures that Maine has to offer.
Michele Burgess, Education Support Specialist, Reducing Barriers to Learning
Graduated from University of Maine at Orono with a B.S. degree in Child Development and Family Relations along with a minor in Psychology. Michele has worked with children and their families in the mental health field for the past 7 years. Previous titles included Family Support Specialist and Targeted Case Manager. Michele enjoys spending time with her family, the outdoors and baking.
Judy White , Education Support Specialist, Farrington and Gilbert Schools, Reducing Barriers to Learning
Judy worked for many years at the Jefferson School as an Ed Tech III in Special Education as well as supporting those children mainstreamed into the classroom with special needs. Judy was most recently a substitute teacher while she pursued her Social Science degree which she was awarded in 2009. Judy's spare time included camping, biking, kayaking, and time with her family. For the last couple of years, Judy has found great satisfaction in advocating for the residents in long term care facilities in the Mid Coast area with maine's Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. She is passionate about helping those that have little or no voice.
Richard Rogers, Education Support Specialist. Diversion to Assets
Richard is the Coordinator for the Diversion To Assets Program. He is a licensed social worker and has worked with children and families for many years. He enjoys skiing and his horses and dogs.
 Liz Wilbur, Social Worker/Case Manager
Liz graduated from the University of Maine in 2006 with a B. S. in Mental Health and Human Services. She received her social work license in May 2007 and has previously worked at the Teen Parent School Program in Waterville. Hobbies include scrap booking, gardening, cooking, music, tennis, and skiing. Liz lives in Clinton with her husband and their son, who was born in 2006.
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