Leadership School Staff

Here are our Leadership School Staff photos and bios. If you'd like to meet our Teachers, click the icon to the right.

Charlie Richardson - Director of Education and Operations
Charlie has been an integral member of the Kieve-Wavus family since 1983, first as an intern in Kieve’s Leadership School program then as a counselor, and ultimately as C0-Director of the Boys’ Camp. He currently is involved in helping to provide the best educational experience for each and every person and group that comes to our incredible campuses. In the community Charlie has been a board member at the Central Lincoln County YMCA and board member and chairman of the Nobleboro, Maine School board. His teaching and administrative experience have taken place in the Hull Public School in Massachusetts, the Linsly School in Wheeling, WV, and McDonogh School in Owings Mills, MD. He now resides year round at Kieve with his wife Annie and their two children Laurie Beth and C.J.

Lisa Steele-Maley - Leadership School Administrator
Started at the Leadership School: February 2010
Lisa Steele-Maley came to the Leadership School at Kieve in 2010 after almost 20 years working both directly with young people on trails and in classrooms and also in a number of administrative roles in experiential education programs of the Midwest and Pacific Northwest. As Administrator at the Leadership School, Lisa is the first point of contact for schools and groups interested in bringing their students to participate in our dynamic program. She enjoys working with administrators, teachers and parents to help them identify how the dynamic program and exceptional staff at the Leadership School can support their students and school communities. Lisa lives in an old farmhouse in Edgecomb, ME with her husband, two sons and an assortment of animals.

Reid Anderson - Assistant Director of Education and Operations
Started at Leadership School: August 2010

Originally from Philadelphia, Reid was a Kieve camper for five years,a counselor for 5 years, and has been the Kieve Assistant Director for Tripping since 2003. Reid taught Computer Science and Robotics for seven years at the Pomfret School in Pomfret, CT. He now resides with his wife, Jess Anderson, in Dresden, Me.

Rob Reilly - Director Challenge Course & Facilitation
Rob is a native if Manchester, England where he started rock climbing at the age of 13. He moved to the US in 1993 and has been working in the field of outdoor education for over 15 years with groups ranging from corporate managers to adjudicated youth. Rob joined the Kieve-Wavus team in the spring of 2010 as a Leadership School teacher and Challenge Course Manager. He lives in Hope, ME with his wife of 20 years, Sarah, and their three children.

Mike Hampton - Program Director
Started with the Leadership School: August 2010

Mike has served in many educational and leadership roles for summer camps and experiential programs. Growing up with a large family in the backwoods of upstate New York, he has a unique perspective and appreciation of the outdoors and lifestyles in general. Mike has many interests, enjoys all manner of games and sport, plays multiple instruments, and is a competitive endurance athlete. Mike is always learning from experiences, colleagues, and students, and currently, he is pursuing a Masters in Organizational Leadership as well.

Sandi Sullivan, LPN
Sandi started working for the Leadership School in 2001 as the nurse for visiting students. Her duties encompass all aspects of medical care as required during her work schedule. Sandi has 45 years experience in various fields of nursing. Sandi lives in Nobleboro. She enjoys visits with her two daughters and four grandchildren (Kara, Gillian, Darryl and Adelyn).

Henry R. Kennedy - Executive Director
Henry Kennedy has served as Kieve’s Executive Director since 1991 and is the third generation of his family at the helm. Henry graduated from Colby College in 1980 then worked as a Certified Public Accountant in California and Portland, Maine. His non-profit experience includes 2 terms elected to the Cumberland, Maine school board, member of the Colby College Board of Overseers, appointment to the Great Ponds Taskforce by Governor King, past president of the Maine Youth Camping Association, past member of Allagash Wilderness Waterway advisory committee, founding board member of the Family Ice Center in Falmouth, Maine, member of Governor Baldacci’s Equity in Education taskforce, and member of Maine Huts and Trails board. He was a Kieve camper from 1967 through 1972 and a counselor from 1973-1980. He lives in Cumberland and Nobleboro, Maine with his wife, B.J., and their 2 children, Sam and Blair.

Dick Kennedy - Founder, The Leadership School
Richard C. Kennedy, Founder of the Leadership Decisions Institute (now The Leadership School) and of the Science Camp for Girls, was Camp Kieve's Director from 1959-1990. Dick is a former member of the Maine State Board of Education and the Governor's Task Force on Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting. He is an Emeritus Trustee of The Artisans College, in Rockport, Maine, an Emeritus Trustee of Lincoln Academy in Newcastle, Maine, and an Emeritus founding member of the Board of Riley School in Rockport, Maine. Early in his career, Dick was founding Assistant Headmaster of the Pingree School in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Dick remains very close to Kieve, assisting in development activities and program design. He and his wife, Nancy, spend their winters on Sanibel Island in Florida. In the spring of 2003 Dick was awarded the prestigious Jefferson Award for his contributions to Maine education. He received a BA from Columbia College and an MA from Stanford University.