OSI Board of Trustees
Sarah Guerette
Treasurer
Sarah is the Southern Maine Director at the Women’s Business Center at CEI, where she helps entrepreneurs access advising, training, capital and other resources to start, or grow their own businesses.
Sarah’s passion around entrepreneurship has driven her recent career choices, including: work at CEI in their StartSmart program with immigrant and refugee entrepreneurs; several years in Ecuador growing a local consulting firm focused on high impact entrepreneurial ecosystems, and time at ACCION USA measuring the outcomes of their domestic microlending.
Sarah is an active community member: she sits on the boards of Portland Bike Share Inc. and Women Standing Together, and is working as part of a collaborative initiative to encourage more female equity investors in Maine.
She has an MBA from Boston University, with specializations in marketing and public and nonprofit management, and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Maine, where she was first exposed to the field of outdoor experiential education.
Originally from Bangor, Sarah now lives in Portland with her husband and daughter. When not pouring over spreadsheets, she can often be found out running on the trails, swimming somewhere (ideally open-water, weather permitting), or cooking up vegetarian delights at home.
Guy deBrun
President
Guy has built a robust outdoor career working in higher education. He graduated from Messiah College where he earned his undergraduate degree in health and physical education before going on to earn a master’s degree in sport and recreation management from James Madison University. He helped grow University of Maine’s Maine Bound Program for five years followed by three years at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA.
As a registered Maine Guide Guy has a diverse skill set teaching and leading groups in the outdoors. He enjoys rock climbing, paddling, biking, skiing, and teaching wilderness medicine. As an active member of the American Mountain Guides Association and former board chair of the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education and the he is no stranger to working collaboratively to create greater educational opportunities in the outdoors.
As part of his PhD work at JMU Guy is currently working with OSI to further develop the learning outcomes associated with our core curriculum. He is particularly interested in helping us further refine and improve our evaluation methods, and create connections for OSI in higher education.
Matt DeLaney
Secretary
Matt has spent the last 10+ years working in public libraries across the northeast and now serves as the Director at the Manchester Community Library in Manchester, VT. Matt enjoys changing people’s ideas about the role of public libraries in rural communities and he is passionate about developing innovative programs that connect people with new and exciting opportunities. In his role at Millinocket Memorial Library, he helped co-found the Katahdin Gear Library with OSI and other community partners.
Matt will tell you that he grew up playing team sports that he didn’t like and, as he grew older, was drawn to more solo endurance adventures. Now he is an avid trail runner, cyclist, and what he lacks in speed he makes up for in ambition. In 2019 he ran every mile of trail in Maine’s Baxter State Park. He lives in Arlington, VT with his partner Emilie, and their two sons. When Matt isn’t exploring new trails, he is playing guitar, walking his dogs, and spending time with his family.
Greg Kranich
Trustee
Greg Kranich currently serves his home state and alma mater as a 4-H Science Youth Development Professional through the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, a role he has had since 2015. Based in Orono, he provides statewide support to staff, volunteers, and youth through experiential science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programming and professional development grounded in the science and practice of positive youth development (PYD). Greg also provides leadership as a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, empowering colleagues and teams to maximize their personal and professional potential.
Born and raised in Millinocket, Greg developed a love for the outdoors thanks to his dad and began exploring the woods, waters, and trails of the Katahdin region from a young age. He and his wife (also a Millinocket native) plan to once again call Millinocket “home” in the coming years as they renovate a house in town. Greg served as a board member for Katahdin Area Trails from 2023 to 2025 and looks forward to continuing to share his passion for science and the outdoors with Katahdin Area youth.
When left unsupervised, Greg can be found traveling and exploring the outdoors with his family.
Jon Lowrance
Trustee
Jon’s professional background has roots in experiential education and wilderness medicine, having served as faculty with Landmark Learning and NOLS Wilderness Medicine. He completed a Bachelor of Science in Outdoor Adventure Leadership at Southeast Missouri State University prior to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Saint Louis University and a Master of Science in anesthesiology at Western Carolina University. He is currently completing a PhD in Leadership and Organizational Development. His research is focused on how teams stay strong under pressure, helping leaders build resilient cultures that don't just survive challenges but grow more capable because of them.
In his clinical career, Jon serves as the Director supporting the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Maine Medical Center, Maine’s only level one trauma center. He has served on MMC’s Medical Executive Committee and as a board member with the Maine Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. An educator at heart, Jon produces the podcast Anesthesia Guidebook—the go-to guide for anesthesia providers who want to master their craft—and is a frequent speaker at national conferences on clinical expertise and leadership.
Outside of work, Jon loves chasing his young sons on mountain bikes, trail running, ocean SUP and whitewater canoeing. He and his wife are enjoying the whirlwind of chaos that life with their kids brings.
