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VASSALBORO — The Maine Warden Service graduated 10 new game wardens at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Thursday, April 27, after they completed a 12-week advanced academy specifically for Maine’s game wardens.
New wardens included Harry Wiegman of Leeds, assigned to the Rangeley District, who was the class speaker at the ceremony; Taylor Valente of Gray-New Gloucester, assigned to the Rockwood District; Camden Akins of Winslow, assigned to the Chamberlain Lake District; Nick Raymond of Winslow, assigned to the Fort Kent District; Megan Miller of Pittsfield, assigned to the Mars Hill District; Lauren Roddy of Belgrade, assigned to the Jackman District; and Kyle Franklin of Durham, assigned to the Estcourt Station District.
Also graduating were Kale O’Leary of Fort Kent, assigned to the Masardis District; John Carter of Orrington, assigned to the Blue Hill District; and Kayle Hamilton of Buxton, assigned to the Clayton Lake District.
The Advanced Warden Academy followed the 18-week Basic Law Enforcement Training Program required of all full-time Maine police officers. The past 12 weeks prepared the new wardens by using classroom, field and scenario-based training components, according to a news release from the Maine Department of Safety. Critical aspects of game warden work include search and rescue, recreational vehicle crash investigation, snowmobiling, water survival, physical fitness, Jui Jitsu, public relations and bureau policies and procedures were among the many topics of training covered.
Speaking at the graduation were Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Chandler Woodcock, Game Warden Service Colonel Joel Wilkinson, Chaplain Kate Braestrup, Warden Service Capt. Shon Theriault and Game Warden Lt. Adam Gormely.
