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Yvette (Gardiner) Lunn grew up in Newport, PEI. She moved away for her undergraduate degree and then returned to PEI to complete a Masters. She met her husband, and they moved to Montague to raise a family. She has worked in the aquaculture and agriculture sectors and is currently a Program Officer with SkillsPEI. She has always had a keen interest in history, especially local history.  She has always admired the building overlooking Montague, but it was through some of her work, she became interested in the Garden of the Gulf Museum’s collections and activities and decided to volunteer in 2022.  

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Debra joined the Board in 2022. She has been in the business world since 1999, and is the owner of Compass Media. Born in Montague, she now lives in her grandparents’ original home in Victoria Cross with her husband Ken, 2 cats and 2 dogs. Debra has served on many boards in the past: Labour Standards, Queens Health, Community Museums Association, The Guild, & others.

A fun fact: Debra’s great-grandfather, Edwin Parkman,  may have worked in the Museum’s building in the early twentieth century during his time as a customs agent. Mr. Parkman was also a jeweller and the namesake of Parkman Avenue directly across from the museum.

Wayne is a longtime Garden of the Gulf Museum Board member, active since 2016. He also served on Montague Town Council for many years. Married to his wife, Cindy Crossman Spin, for forty years, they have one teenage daughter, Lily. He is an avid Montreal Canadiens fan. Overall, Wayne loves sports, his family and close friends. You can often find him checking out various sporting events on the Island. He is especially passionate about the Special Olympics. His motto is “step up and lead by example” – a true volunteer.

Darlene was born and raised in Montague and has retired home to PEI after a long career in the non-profit sector in Newfoundland and Labrador.  She managed projects on adult literacy, addictions, internet learning, adult education and poverty reduction. She has written or edited various community-based reports on multidisciplinary coordination, strategic planning, human resources, curriculum, community liability & insurance, housing needs for seniors, employment strategies, women and addiction, responding to sexual abuse and economic development at the community level. Darlene has degrees in Sociology and Social Work from Memorial University and is a former Executive Director of the East Coast Trail Association.  She is a former board member of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Newfoundland and Labrador.  Darlene was a print journalist with the former Daily News and Evening Telegram newspapers in St. John’s.  She volunteers with Elder Dog Canada (PEI) as a walker.