Onset Bay Center Team

Angie has been with the Coalition's full-time team for four years and is thrilled to be starting her fifth summer with the Onset Bay Center! Angie serves as the Director for summer programs and oversees the Center's staff and programs year-round. With over a decade of camp experience and a degree in Youth Development Outside the Classroom, Angie most enjoys helping youth develop a sense of connection to nature and mentoring young leaders, through safe, structured, and engaging outdoor programs. Angie looks forward to leading the OBC summer team in creating lasting memories and friendships for youth in our programs! Angie is excited to drop lines for crabs, cruise on the Giant Paddleboard, and most of all, to meet new families and welcome back returners this summer!

Angie is a great resource for answering your questions about summer programming, camp registration, and ongoing events at the Onset Bay Center, and welcomes parents and guardians to reach out with any and all concerns!

508-999-6363 ext. 283, weldon@savebuzzardsbay.org

Abby serves as the Coalition’s Sailing & Waterfront Manager year-round and brings a lifelong love of Buzzards Bay to her work on the water. With years of experience teaching sailing and on-the-water leadership, Abby is excited to bring her skills and enthusiasm to the waterfront in her first summer with the Coalition. She looks forward to sharing her passion for sailing, exploration, and environmental stewardship with our summer campers.

Abby is knowledgeable about all things waterfront, and is happy to field questions about year-round and summer operations!

508-999-6363 ext. 228, forcier@savebuzzardsbay.org

Year-round, Carly serves as the Coalition's Outdoor Learning Manager, fostering partnerships with New Bedford and Wareham Public Schools. Joining the OBC team as Head Counselor in her second summer, Carly provides a consistent and responsive presence at the Center, supporting youth, staff, and programs to ensure a fun, safe environment. With over 20 years of experience facilitating youth programs in camps and outdoor settings, Carly looks forward to sharing engaging lunchtime and outdoor activities with our groups!

508-999-6363 ext. 220, baumann@savebuzzardsbay.org

Meet our Health Care Consultant returning for Summer 2026, Kayla Blount! Kayla will be helping our team of instructors and on-site Health Care Supervisors throughout the summer! Kayla, a Wareham native, has been a nurse for 10 years and has held a pediatric nurse practitioner license for the past 8 years. Kayla currently spends her school year as a nurse at Wareham Elementary School. Kayla is also a mom and is excited to be apart of this program this summer!

Highly qualified Sailing Instructors are ready to hop aboard our fleet with you this summer! Each instructor has their First Aid, CPR, and AED certifications, US Sailing Level 1 or 2 Instructor certification, Safe Boating Certification, and American Red Cross Basic Water Rescue certification! How could you KNOT have fun learning from such a dynamic team of sailors?

Our experienced Waterfront Instructors are eager to share their knowledge of kayaking, paddleboarding, canoeing, rowing, and exploring with you this summer! Each instructor has their First Aid, CPR, and AED certifications, American Canoe Association Level 1 or 2 Paddle Instructor certification or Paddlesports Facilitator Certification, and American Red Cross Basic Water Rescue certification or Lifeguarding certification. There's no certification in FUN (that we know of...), but if there was, we know our Waterfront Instructors would ace that course, too!

Our Junior Instructors, ages 16-18, support our programs and participants! Many were former participants who were inspired to join our staff team! Junior Instructors receive First Aid, CPR, and AED training, as well as in-house watersports training each summer! They are excited to empower the next generation of Explorers and Sailors to follow in their footsteps!

Stuart has served as Vice President of the Coalition's Outdoor Exploration Department for the past four years, overseeing the Onset Bay Center, Bay Adventures, Outdoor Learning, and our Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey programming. With extensive expertise in sailing, watersports, and adventure programming, he is dedicated to providing enriching outdoor experiences for enthusiasts of all ages.

In addition to managing all department activities, Stuart ensures that each program upholds the highest standards of safety, technical excellence, and innovation. During the summer, you’ll often find him observing and training OBC staff or at the helm of OBC’s launch, Bufflehead.

508-999-6363 ext. 227, downie@savebuzzardsbay.org