Perry A HoodPerry Hood grew up in Greenwich, CT, and on the waters of Long Island Sound. As a teen, he crewed on a variety of racing sailboats and had a summer job as a sailmaker.He received a BA in Psychology from the University of Michigan, completed a year ofgraduate work at Boston College, then went to Syracuse University where he took an MS in Journalism (Mental Health Information). He completed a Public Information internship at the Pineland Hospital & Training Center in Pownal, ME, where he fell in love with Maine.Over the years Perry has worked at over 100 schools as a school psychologist and was a part-time college instructor at the University of Maine, teaching live, over ITV, and online.Perry has owned at least 30 boats, the oldest built in 1897, the largest a 35-foot Friendship Sloop. He is a Life Member of the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum in Alna, ME, and a member of the Friendship Sloop Society. He's written pieces for several magazines, and his hobbies include sailing, trains, minerology, and creating crossword puzzles.Perry is retired and currently lives "out west," but has plans to return to his beloved Maine. Read More Read Less