2026 Board of Directors
Eric Ferguson, Chair
In 2011 Eric moved to Bowdoinham from his hometown of Fryeburg to pursue farming ambitions. In 2014 he and partner Bethany Allen founded Harvest Tide Organics and in 2015 bought their farm located on the Pork Point Road. They partnered with Brian Smith to open the FarmCart on Main Street, and have operated the small honor-system stand since then. They also grow vegetables for wholesale and CSA. Eric served on the Advisory Council for the Carroll County UNH Cooperative Extension and looks forward to supporting the mission, programing, and goals of BCDI.
Molly Seaward, Vice Chair
Molly was first introduced to Bowdoinham in 2006 while conducting ecological research on Merrymeeting Bay with her now-husband Scot McFarlane during a Bowdoin College summer fellowship. It was her dream to settle in Bowdoinham since then - to which her 12 year old cat named Cathance is a testament. Following a major restoration of a historic house in the village, Molly is happy to finally call Bowdoinham home. Molly works as a veterinarian at Androscoggin Animal Hospital and cares deeply about the human-animal bond, caring for people's furry loved ones, and serving the community. She and Scot have two sons who enjoy exploring the waterfront and patronizing the country store.
Wayne Sanford, Treasurer
Wayne has been a Bowdoinham resident since 1977, when he took an information technology job at BIW. As the chairperson of the Solid Waste Committee, he was deeply involved in establishing the town’s recycling program. He has previously served on the Board of Directors for the United Way of Midcoast Maine, the Maine Lacrosse Officials Association, and US Lacrosse. He is a recent member of the Bowdoinham Guild of Artisans. He and his wife Lynne have two daughters and three granddaughters.
Katrina Bickford
Katrina moved to Bowdoinham with her husband Peter in 2022, after 30 years in Connecticut. She had a landscape design business before operating as master franchisee and area developer for a national smoothie franchise. She has served on the boards of The Montessori School in Wilton CT and Talmadge Hill Community Church in Darien CT. She was on the board of Hope Builders Inc, formed in Vieques in 2017 to help locals rebuild after Hurricane Maria and has been a board member of the Vieques Conservation Historical Trust which has stewardship of their bioluminescent bay since 2016. Katrina enjoys horseback riding, gardening, hiking and skiing and she is a volunteer with the new Bowdoinham Community Connections program. Katrina and Peter have 4 children and 4 grandchildren.
Jason Lilley
Jason settled in Bowdoinham in 2018. Having grown up in Aroostook County, he was drawn back to the Midcoast area after more than a decade of farm related jobs in the Mid-Atlantic and volunteering with Peace Corps Paraguay. He is an Assistant Extension Professor of Sustainable Agriculture with UMaine Cooperative Extension. In that role he connects farmers in Cumberland, Androscoggin, and Sagadahoc Counties with production, business, and general sustainability resources and research. Jason and his wife Dani Scherer have a 2-year-old son, a dog, a flock of chickens, and a larger than necessary garden.
Dominique Ostuni
Dominique Ostuni is a ceramic artist whose work explores the intimate connections of everyday life through hand-built porcelain that blends painting, poetry, and narrative. She received her B.F.A. in ceramics from Maine College of Art and Design and was a resident artist at CRETA in Rome, Italy. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is held in collections around the world.
Dominique lives and works in the woods of Bowdoinham on good old Carding Machine Road, where she runs her studio and remains deeply connected to the local creative community. She is passionate about supporting arts, culture, and community-based initiatives in Bowdoinham, and is excited about the opportunity to contribute her perspective, energy, and dedication to the board. She values collaboration, creative growth, and strengthening the cultural fabric of the town she proudly calls home!