It takes unique people to fill important positions in a small nonprofit with such a large reach. Our team excels at what we do and takes great pride in our programs. We work hard. We have fun. We laugh a lot. We love winter. And we love kids!

Courtney Holub

Executive Director

Marion Doyle

Education Director

Josh Harrington

Family Programs & Outreach Manager

Sterlynn Marx

Events & Sponsorships Manager

Tom Long

Program & Environmental Sustainability Manager

Kristel Hayes

Marketing Manager

Melissa Ferrigno

Administrative & Volunteer Manager

Board of Directors

WinterKids Board of Directors

Officers

Parker Swenson

President

Executive Committee Chair
Mountain Mayhem Committee Chair
Manager, Operations, Diversified Communications

Chad Creelman

Vice President

Downhill 24 Committee Chair
Senior Director, Sales Operation and Marketing Analytics, WEX

Ryan Larsen

Treasurer

Finance Committee Chair
Program Committee Chair
Corporate Merchant, Sporting Equipment, L.L.Bean

Seth Coburn

Past President

Governance Committee Chair
Licensing Committee Chair
Partner, Duane Morris, LLP

Courtney Holub

Secretary

Executive Director, WinterKids

Dirk Gouwens

Ski Maine Association

Executive Director, SkiMaine

Members

Justin Brewer

WinterKids App Committee Chair
Performance Director, CRH Americas Materials, Inc.

Abe Furth

Owner, Orono Brewing Company & Wild Maine Seltzer

Jessica Gagne

Morning News Anchor, WMTW

John Giffune

Partner, Verrill Dana, LLP

Joe Lajoie

Vice President, Lajoie Brothers, Inc., Construction & Design Firm

Peter Lowell

Financial Advisor, Edward Jones

Kristen Mazoki

DO, Psychiatrist, Franklin Memorial Hospital

Jillian Rich

Marketing Committee Chair

Advisory Board

William Dexter, M.D.

Medical Advisor

Sponsors & Partners

11th Annual Downhill 24 ski and snowboard challenge and fundraiser to benefit WinterKids Held at Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley March 2 3, 2023 for the 8th consecutive year, $950,056 was raised for the non profit’s most important annual fund

Become a WinterKids Sponsor

WinterKids has enjoyed many long-term partnerships, large and small, with corporate sponsors statewide. The benefits of sponsoring WinterKids are many—and we are always interested in creating custom packages that work best for your company!

Employee Engagement

Rally your employees around a source of purpose and pride in your company by supporting an important event or program in the WinterKids community with teams or volunteers.

Brand Awareness

Reach new audiences through partnership promotion on WinterKids’ website, social media, email marketing, and other assets.

Cause Marketing

Align your product or service with the WinterKids mission for a feel-good benefit that increases customer engagement.

Impact Support

Fund our WinterKids App, Learn Outside Guide & Virtual Training, WinterKids Winter Games, StoryWalk & Snowshoe Loan Program, Peisner Nordic Fund, or other initiatives to have a direct impact on kids’ early experiences, development, and physical and emotional health.

Sponsorship

Get involved in events (Mountain Mayhem, License to Chill, Welcome to Winter, Downhill 24), digital campaigns (WinterKids Fund, WinterKids App, Snowball Effect), or our dedicated WinterKids community by becoming a corporate sponsor.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Remove financial barriers and support increased outdoor activity to improve health outcomes in your community and preserve the natural heritage of Maine in winter.

Please fill out the form below if you’re interested in discussing partnership opportunities:

Major Community Sponsor

L.L. Bean and WinterKids have been partners for 17 years. Given its rich outdoor heritage, L.L. Bean supports nonprofits that engage more young people in activities such as camping, hiking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. L.L. Bean applauds WinterKids for our efforts in creating lifelong outdoor enthusiasts! In addition to their annual sponsorship of our programs in Maine & New Hampshire, L.L. Bean is involved with WinterKids through board membership and community events. The Outdoor Discovery School offers snowshoe lessons at our Welcome to Winter Festival and L.L.Bean employees participate in the WinterKids Downhill 24 at Sugarloaf. L.L. Bean has given more than $14 million to local, state, regional, and national outdoor conservation and recreation organizations in the last ten years.

Supporting Sponsors

Agren is proud to be working with WinterKids again this year. Since 1975, Maine’s largest independently owned appliance and mattress retailer has been serving Maine communities. Today, with six locations, community involvement and charitable participation within our communities remain core values. Agren is excited to support an organization focused on creating healthy habits and opportunities for the children of Maine.

We strive to give back to the communities in our service area by undertaking responsibilities in the neighborhoods where we work, in the schools we support, and in the environment. Our corporate sponsorship and community service programs are designed with one goal in mind: to care for the people we serve.

Harvard Pilgrim is proud to support WinterKids.

Harvard Pilgrim and its family of companies provide health benefit plans, programs and services to more than 3 million customers in New England and beyond. A leading not-for-profit health services company, we guide our members – and the communities we serve – to better health.

Kittery Trading Post D24 Platinum Price Sponsor 2021

Kittery Trading Post is proud to support WinterKids. Since 1938, Kittery Trading Post has taken pride in offering the finest goods and services to enhance your time outdoors.

WEX believes that corporate giving is both an opportunity and a responsibility to give back to our local communities. The company’s giving is centered at its heart and headquarters in South Portland, focusing on larger gifts that benefit greater Portland and the state of Maine as a whole. WinterKids and WEX have partnered for several years through programming and event initiatives. WEX employees have a large team presence at the WinterKids Downhill 24, and believe in long-term effective partnerships with the nonprofits they support.

Zachau Construction has been a proud sponsor of WinterKids since 2016 and has a large presence at the Downhill 24, having helped found the Skin-up division.

Zachau Construction is one of Southern Maine’s leading commercial construction management companies, working with the state’s most recognized corporations, institutions, and non-profits. Above all else, their dedication to maintaining honest relationships and partnerships has carried them from their founding in 1969 by Earle Zachau into where they are today. As a 3rd-generation company, they care deeply about our people, projects, and community.

Exclusive Television Partner

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WMTW is the official television partner of WinterKids. WMTW, Maine’s Total Weather and News, serves the Portland television market with studios in Westbrook. Channel 8 WMTW won a dozen honors at the 2015 Maine Association of Broadcasters annual awards ceremonies. From PSAs to on-air talent hosting our events, WMTW supports WinterKids throughout the year.