Growing up in northeastern Massachusetts, Sam fell in love with Maine during the summers spent at his family’s camp near Baxter State Park. In 2018, he moved to Farmington to attend college at the University of Maine Farmington and instantly knew that he wanted to make the area his home. In 2022, he graduated from UMF with a degree in Outdoor Recreation Business Administration and has worked across the region at places including Black Mountain of Maine, Mainely Outdoors, Freeman Ridge Bike Park, and the High Peaks Alliance. Sam assessed the recreational infrastructure of the High Peaks Region. His data was the baseline documentation used in the State of the High Peaks Reports, providing recommendations for the improvement of the region’s recreational facilities.