Maine Audubon’s Post

Maine Audubon is pleased to announce the selection of Judy Camuso as its new president. Camuso brings more than 25 years of experience in wildlife conservation and protection leadership to the statewide nonprofit organization. She began her career at Maine Audubon, starting as a seasonal biologist and then as the staff naturalist and Gilsland Farm center director for eleven years. In 2007, she left to join the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, where she advanced from assistant regional biologist to special projects coordinator, then director of the wildlife division, and was ultimately named Commissioner in 2019. She is the first woman to lead Maine Audubon since its founding more than 100 years ago. Camuso will assume the role held by long-time leader Andy Beahm, who will retire in May. She says, “I’m looking forward to leading Maine Audubon to new levels as the premier conservation organization in the state, and beyond. I truly believe people protect what they love, and I want more people to love the wildlife and natural resources of the state.”