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Community Steward
Beana (pronounced BE-nuh) made plans for their first date with their husband at Ricefest 2008. That winter they lived on Commissary Point and taught art classes to homeschooled youth in our Commons Building. Their life brought them across Kapskuk to Eastport and in 2020 their family of 5 moved home to North Trescott. In 2021 Beana taught artistic empowerment courses here at Cobscook Institute and was hired as Programs Coordinator in 2022.
Beana is thrilled to be part of the team here at Espokehkitimok Kapskuk. They truly thrive when they are able to creatively support multi-generational community events. Beana absolutely adores doing this work as part of an institution that prioritizes distributed leadership, diversity and sliding scale educational opportunities.
Beana studied communications design at Pratt Institute. They grew up on Pine Street, north of the Harraseeket River in Abenaki Territory and identify as genderqueer. Beana attended Soule School in Freeport, Maine, where they embraced independence and community song. They believe life long (un)learning is vital to their journey. At their heart Beana is an artist, and you can learn more about them on their personal website.