Our partners & Guest speakers

We work with a variety of amazing partners to curate the best Purpose & Pine experiences…

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Past guest facilitators and session leaders:

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Community sponsors and partners:

Sarah Javins, retreat yoga and wellness leader. Sarah is a Master Level Personal Trainer, Sports Nutrition Consultant, Tabata Bootcamp Instructor, a Women's Holistic Hormonal Consultant, Tai Chi Instructor, Mature Adults Fitness Instructor, Barre Above Instructor, Cycling and 300+ hours Yoga Instructor. Sarah has also led wellness/ fitness retreats, charity fund raisers and fitness events in the DC area and throughout the world including Bali, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Turks & Caicos, St Lucia and Costa Rica.

Sue McMullan, Certified Camp Director (CCD), guest facilitator. Sue is the Director of Alford Lake Camp in Hope, Maine and has over fifty years of experience mentoring children, young adults, and parents on topics such as confidence, conflict resolution, resilience, and personal development. Sue has served on the Board of Directors of the New England Section of the American Camp Association and on the Maine Youth Camping Association as Chair of the Education Committee.

Rock City Coffee in Rockland, Maine is a proud local sponsor of the Maine Women’s Retreat. Rock City Coffee is an employee-owned cooperative, specializing in various roasts from around the world. Rock City Coffee offers a full cafe and menu in downtown Rockland, Maine – and is also proud to offer beans shipped anywhere in the country, and delivered locally.

Pioneer Coffee Roasting Company in downtown historic Cle Elum, Washington is a proud local sponsor of the Washington Women’s Retreat. Pioneer Coffee Roasting Company was founded in 1990 and has been proudly serving greater Seattle and Washington State the finest Arabica coffee from all over the world, developing and maintaining relationships with green coffee farmers.

Purpose & Pine is proud to be a community partner of the Maine Women’s Conference. The Maine Women’s Conference is designed to draw women together to connect, educate, inspire, and empower one another in the workforce and in our communities. Visit the Maine Women’s Conference website to learn more.

Steph Hogan, Positive Psychology instructor. Steph is a Portland, Maine-based Positive Psychology Consultant, an Academic Support Tutor at Waynflete School in Portland, and Owner of Wings From Roots Consulting. Steph is a certified Positive Discipline Parent Coach and Positive Discipline Classroom Educator and serves on the Positive Psychology faculty for the Malone School Online Network.

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