Dru’s ancestors came to the region from Germany in 1753 and settled in Waldoboro. Born at Miles Memorial Hospital and raised in Nobleboro, Dru is a third-generation graduate of Lincoln Academy. After attending the University of Maine, she returned to the area to live in Damariscotta, where she worked professionally for a local independent insurance agency and as a loan officer and manager at two local lending institutions.
Dru has a strong love for community and volunteerism, having served on the Lincoln Academy Board of Trustees as well as on the board of Pemaquid Watershed Association (now part of Coastal Rivers). She served for 15 years at Miles Memorial Hospital in the Food Service Program and has served on the board of the CLC YMCA more than once, including early on when it was known as the “Rec Center.” She and her late husband Carl Sanford were instrumental in establishing the current tennis courts at the YMCA, and started the Annual Sanford Open Tennis Tournament which funds the children’s tennis program there. Much of Dru’s free time is spent traveling with her son Fred, daughter-in-law Jessika, and four grandchildren.
Dru feels strongly that the efforts made by Coastal Rivers to conserve land and water are vitally important to ensure that the next generation is able to enjoy the natural resources that she has enjoyed throughout her lifetime.
