With a deep passion for the arts and bringing people together, Jeff is delighted to join
The Waldo Theatre family. His background includes raising funds and growing audiences for The Public Theater/Shakespeare in the Park, Carnegie Hall, NY Philharmonic, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Met Opera. He has also worked as a theatre director, playwright, and actor on productions in 30 cities across 11 countries, including with Ping Chong & Company, Big Art Group, Sydney Theatre Company, and Theater for the New City.

 

Before joining The Waldo, Jeff served as the Director of Development and Strategic Partnerships for the Center for Medicare Advocacy in Maryland, a national nonpartisan nonprofit law firm advancing access to health care. There he produced the organization's National Voices of Medicare Summit and Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture, partnering with groups including the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, the Michael J. Fox Foundation, I AM ALS, and Justice in Aging.

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​Jeff is also passionate about the environment, having spent many years as General Manager of Tri-State Biodiesel, which manufactured clean fuel using recycled cooking oil sourced from thousands of restaurants annually. Beyond the environmental impact, he was proud to partner with local re-entry programs to provide jobs for those in need of a fresh start.

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Having a lifelong love of the outdoors from growing up in the Ohio countryside, Jeff is now enjoying getting out on the water and trails of the Midcoast. He’s a Kent State grad and currently serves as a Trustee for the Duckworth Gallery in Red Hook, Brooklyn. 

Keri Lupien thrives on bringing people together and is a firm believer in the power of local connection.

 

Keri was deeply involved in the reopening of The Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro, Maine. After serving six years on the Board of Directors for The Waldo Theatre — three of those as President, she is now the Music Program Director, booking local and national music and comedy acts that bring the community to life.

 

Originally from South Coast Massachusetts, Keri moved to the Midcoast over 25 years ago for a sales position at Pine State Trading. Working as a Fine Wine Specialist for a decade, Keri got to know all of the restaurants and wine shops in the region — she still runs into people who remember her as “the wine girl”.

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Keri is also a member of the Central Lincoln County YMCA Board and an active member of 100+ Women Who Care Lincoln County and Maine Community Foundation’s Southern Midcoast Community Building Committee.

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When she isn't scouting talent, Keri can be found at Moose Crossing Garden Center, a family business with over 50 years of history in Waldoboro. At home, she stays busy gardening, weightlifting, knitting, playing mah jong, and, of course, attending as many concerts as possible.

Before joining The Waldo to help develop their education program, Mia was the Director of Education for Open Door Arts in Boston, MA where she designed and managed collaborations between teaching artists, schools, and cultural institutions with the goal of providing inclusive and accessible arts experiences.

 

In addition to her work as an administrator, Mia has worked as a Teaching Artist for over 17 years, specializing in developing drama programming for students with autism and emotional trauma in independent settings as well as within schools. She has also developed and led training about inclusion best practices within arts programming for cultural institutions across the country including Roundabout Theatre (NYC) and Wheelock Family Theatre (Boston). Mia holds a masters in education from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree in Musical Theatre Performance from American University.

After earning a degree in Radio, Television and Motion Picture from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Eddie Holm found himself immediately taking a cross country road trip to LA, where he worked for six years in Hollywood as a sound effects and dialog editor. 

 

Returning to North Carolina, Eddie spec’d out the first commercially available video streaming and recording hardware during his ten years as a video producer/director at UNC School of Medicine. Eddie has been involved in video acquisition and editing, along with sound engineering and recording ever since, and is thrilled to be a part of The Waldo Theatre’s growth as a significant cultural presence in film, theatre and musical performance.

Anna-Marlies first stepped into, and fell in love with, the Waldo Theatre in 2013, shortly before the building was shuttered for a number of years. After volunteering at the Waldo for the past few years, she is excited to join as part of the staff.

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Anna-Marlies has always had a love for music, theatre, and art. Some of her first memories stem from hanging out backstage with her mom and siblings during community theatre productions, and attending concerts and art openings with her family. While attending the University of Maine she worked in the costume shop and for the theatre facilities crew, where she gained experience in technical theatre, stage management, and house management. Throughout her life, Anna-Marlies has taken part in dozens of theatre productions: she has directed class plays; spent three summers as musical director at Midcoast Actors’ Studio Summer Camp; has designed costumes for The Waldo Theatre, Everyman Repertory Theatre, and Penobscot Theatre; and held roles at Penobscot Theatre as their costume shop manager and scenic artist. 

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Anna-Marlies is a multifaceted teacher and has integrated the arts into all academic subjects. She has over 15 years of teaching experience, having been a PreK-12 music teacher and a middle school Waldorf teacher. Anna-Marlies holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education and a minor in Jazz Studies from the University of Maine, and is nearing completion of a Masters Degree in Waldorf Education from Antioch University New England. 
 

Kim grew up in Waldoboro. Now, returning to The Waldo feels like a homecoming of sorts, recalling his time volunteering at the theatre as a teenager. It is both meaningful and exciting to return to contribute to its next chapter.

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Kim believes deeply in the power of drama and theatre to change lives. His background spans web design, SEO consulting, and digital marketing for local organizations in the Midcoast, where he has built a reputation for thoughtful, community-rooted work.

 

Earlier in his career, Kim volunteered at WRFR LP-FM (alongside Eddie!) in Rockland as a host and tech-of-all-trades, an experience that honed his communication and his appreciation for the essential importance of community-driven media.

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Kim is passionate about connecting people with art and with each other, and is thrilled to help The Waldo tell its story to the community it has always called home.

An eighth-generation native Mainer, Oren teaches music at Palermo Consolidated School and Windsor Elementary School, covering general music, chorus, and modern band, and advising the drama club.

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A singer-songwriter, Oren writes and performs songs about the forest and the fields, wind and water, and the joys of late-stage capitalism. He also serves as music director for The Early Evening Show with Michael Miclon, Maine’s longest-running continuous variety show.

 

His great-grandfather, LaForest Myron Neal, was the lead mason on The Waldo when she was being built. Oren made his own Waldo stage debut as Papa Ge, the sly demon of death, in a production of Once on This Island. He also served on The Waldo's Board of Directors.

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He lives in North Waldoboro in a hand-built house with his dog, Banjo; his rooster, Dawg; and a banjo named Rooster, just to round things out. He also has four leftover sheep.