Our Team

A Team You Can Trust

Our programs are led by an incredible team of instructors and staff who care deeply about the sailors they teach and the community they serve. Day after day, they set the tone on and off the water - creating an environment that is welcoming, supportive, and grounded in respect and responsibility.

Every member of our instructional staff holds multiple certifications and licenses and has completed at least one to two years of training. Safety is central to everything we do, and our instructors are prepared to manage a wide range of conditions and situations, ensuring sailors are supported, supervised, and able to learn with confidence.

  • Glenn Squires - Director

    Glenn founded MDI Community Sailing Center in 1996 and has guided the organization through nearly three decades of growth and change. His steady leadership and deep commitment to the community have shaped the sailing center into what it is today, making him the heart of both the program and the people behind it.

  • Seth Dow - Head Instructor

    Having started at MDI Sailing as a camper at age six, Seth now serves as Head Instructor in his fifth season teaching at the center. A Southwest Harbor native and three-year captain of the MDI High School sailing team, he brings long-standing leadership and deep familiarity with the program to his role each summer. In the off-season, Seth studies business at the College of Charleston.

  • Cameron Graham

    Cameron is in his fourth-year as an instructor at the sailing center and grew up sailing with us as a camper. A Mount Desert native, he attends MDI High School as a senior and plays soccer and baseball for the school teams, bringing the same sense of teamwork and commitment to his work on the water. Cameron plans to study engineering in college after graduating this spring.

  • Stani Mays

    In his fourth-year as an instructor at the center, Stani grew up in Southwest Harbor, following in his older brother Sylvester’s footsteps at the sailing center. A senior at MDI High School, he has been involved in sailing, show choir, and band, and brings that same commitment and reliability to his work on the water. After graduating, Stani plans to attend the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

  • Rhythm Murawala

    Rhythm first joined our community as a freshman on the high school sailing team. Now, as a senior at MDI High School, she’s in her second year as an instructor. Born in India and raised in Germany before moving to Bar Harbor in 2021, she brings a global perspective to the sailing center community. After graduating this spring, Rhythm plans to major in aerospace engineering.

  • Charlotte Stanley

    Charlotte is back for her second season as an instructor at MDI Community Sailing Center. A Bar Harbor native and senior at MDI High School, she competes on both the school’s soccer and sailing teams and brings that same discipline and teamwork to the sailing center. After graduating, Charlotte plans to pursue a degree in nuclear pharmacy.

  • Eliana Welch

  • Antonia Burns

  • Kathleen Hogan

  • Brigid Hogan

  • James Ryckman

  • Ella Vogel

  • Kiran Hanna