Our Team
| Chris Farmer:Chris is the General Manager of Saddleback and oversees all resort operations. He also serves as the Director of Planning, Development , Real Estate & IT , and Saddleback's in-house attorney. Chris, a native of Franklin County, spent summers in Rangeley as a child, and enjoys fishing and hunting in the area as an adult. Chris is familiar with many of the unique features that make visitors return to the area each year. | |
| Jim Quimby: Jim is the Mountain Manager at Saddleback where he is also the former Ski Patrol Director. He has held these positions since the Berry family bought the mountain in 2003. He is responsible for snowmaking, lifts, grooming, trails, ski patrol, and equipment maintenance. Jim was born and raised in Rangeley. He has skied most his whole life at Saddleback; Jim calls Saddleback his baby sitter because his parents would let him ski the mountain alone from a young age. In the Air Force, he was certified in all three disciplines of the Professional Ski Instructors of America (Nordic, snowboard, and alpine). He is also certified as a Senior Ski Patroller. His first love is his family and his Quimby roots that run deep into the Rangeley Region. | |
| JoAnne Taylor: JoAnne is Director of Hospitality. She manages all wedding and special events at the mountain, oversees the food and beverage operations, including the Swig 'n Smelt Pub, the Saddleback Express Sandwich and Coffee Bar, and the Food Court, reservations and on-mountain lodging. | |
| Greg Andrews: Greg is the Controller and Director of Finance at Saddleback. Greg insures that Saddleback is adequately funded for its next growth phase, helps evaluate and integrate new ventures into the organization such as Saddleback's new marina in Oquossoc Cove, and manages accounting, human resources, information systems and the ticket department. Greg holds an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College and a BA in Economics from Colby College. | |
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| Mark Robie: Mark is the Ski and Ride School Director. Mark oversees the operation of the school and all of the ski and snowboarding instructors. Mark has been in the Western Mountains of Maine for 25 seasons, teaching skiing and snowboarding to people of all ages and abilities. Also a Master Maine Guide, he has spent his summers sharing his passion and knowledge of the outdoors. He loves to tell stories and even knows a poem or two. He lives with his wife Deborah and son Leon in Kingfield. Favorite breakfast: Eggs Benedict, but not every day. | |
| Jeff Hawksley: Jeff is manages our Wellness and is the Alpine Skiing Competition Center Director, and Junior Programs at Saddleback Maine. He runs the mountain's Ski and Snowboard Competition Center. He is a Certified Personal Trainer, a Performance Enhancement Specialist, and a Corrective Exercise Specialist. He is also a USSA International Level 400 Alpine Ski Coach. | |
| Ian Grierson: Ian runs both the retail and rental operations at Saddleback, with over ten years of experience in ski industry retail. A graduate of St. Lawrence University in 1999, Ian has managed ski shops from Colorado to Maine with an expertise in boot fitting. During the warmer months Ian can be found on the trophy fly fishing waters of the Rangeley Lakes Region as Saddleback's own Registered Maine Fly Fishing Guide. | |
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