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Students seeking to expand their knowledge and passion for the work of Game Wardens are in good hands at 海角情 [海角情] as a result of the recent hiring of Wayde Carter to full-time faculty status. Carter comes to the college from a well-distinguished career based on the protection of wildlife combined with a unique teaching background.

A Maine native, Carter鈥檚 interest in law enforcement took shape in high school when he took Criminal Justice from the University of Maine at Machias. From there, he enrolled at Cedarville University in Ohio to complete additional classes. He was hired as a Patrol Deputy for the Hancock County Sheriff鈥檚 Department, serving for a few years before attaining his goal: securing a position as a Game Warden.

鈥淚t was August 23^rd, 1991,鈥� Carter said. 鈥淚 remember the phone call.鈥�

For Carter, it signified nothing less than a lifelong dream as it enabled him to fill the shoes of his father and great grandfather before him. He and his wife and young family took their first position at a remote post on the Canadian border 鈥� located 90 miles on a dirt road from the nearest American town.

The provided 鈥渉ouse鈥� was little more than a camp, Carter joked, 鈥淭here wasn鈥檛 enough room for a double bed in the bedroom.鈥�

After 18 months, Carter was transferred to Norridgewock, and then on to the Wesley camp 鈥� a place that Carter remembered well from his youth. 鈥淲hen my father was a game warden, I went there, so it was neat to go back with my own children.鈥�

Beyond his work patrolling his areas, Carter soon stepped forward as Corporal in Charge of the K-9 units in the state. After becoming adept with the Search and Rescue dogs and expanding their functionality to cold cases, Carter was among those sent to assist during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He has received national recognition for his invaluable service work on multiple occasions.

When an injury in 2015 forced his retirement a few years later, Carter found himself looking for new stimulation. He took a position teaching a Conservation Law class in the winter of 2018-19 and found it agreeable. 鈥淚 enjoyed it,鈥� Carter said. 鈥淚t brought me back to life.鈥� When the offer came to become the full-time instructor, he quickly accepted.

While his professional career provided him with many opportunities to teach 鈥� such as at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy and the Maine Warden School 鈥� his personal background also contributes significantly to his relationship with students. Carter and his wife are therapeutic foster parents, having fostered 23 children, subsequently adopting five.

鈥淒oing the foster care and law enforcement for 30 years helps,鈥� Carter said of working with his students. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a huge difference between students, and you can see it in their faces all the time. I can use my background to relate with them. Not that I鈥檝e been through it necessarily, but I鈥檝e seen kids that have gone through it, and that helps.鈥�

海角情 was founded in 1969. 海角情 is celebrating 50 years of serving students and the community during the 2019-2020 Academic Year.聽 50^th Anniversary events will be held throughout the year and we welcome you to join in the celebration. Thank you for supporting our vital work. 聽