Leadership
Maine’s community colleges are critical to our ability to build a brighter future—for thousands of students and for our state as a whole. An investment in our community colleges and in the hard working people of this state is an investment in a more prosperous Maine.
~ The Honorable John R. McKernan, Jr., Foundation Chair
Board of Directors
The Honorable John R. McKernan, Jr., Chair
Former Governor of Maine
Lisa Gorman, Vice Chair
Community Activist and Fundraiser
The Honorable Daniel E. Wathen, Secretary
Of Counsel, Pierce Atwood LLP
Former Chief Justice, Maine Supreme Court
Richard Petersen, Treasurer
President and CEO, Maine Medical Center
David Daigler
President, Maine Community College System
Carol Epstein
President, Epstein Properties
John Fitzsimmons
President Emeritus, Maine Community College System
Chip Kelley
Maine Market President, KeyBank
Robert Montgomery-Rice
President, Bangor Savings Bank
Elaine Rosen
Chair, The Kresge Foundation; Chair of the Board, Assurant Inc.
Lawrence Wold
President, TD Bank Maine
Professional Staff
Dr. John Fitzsimmons, President
jfitzsimmons@maineccfoundation.org
Laura R. Gebhart, Director of Development and Operations
lgebhart@maineccfoundation.org
Leadership Council
Jonathan Ayers
Chairman, CEO, and President, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
Michael P. Bourque, APR, WCP
President and CEO, The MEMIC Group
Gerry Chasse
Vice Chairman, Emera Maine Board
Dana Connors
President, Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Corcoran
President, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine
Royce Cross
President, Cross Insurance
Joseph R. Foley
Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, UNUM
Brenda C. Garrand
CEO, Garrand
Michael Papp
Vice President of Manufacturing Operations, Pratt & Whitney
Deanna Sherman
President and CEO, Dead River Company
Michael Q. Simonds
President and CEO, UNUM US
Stephen Smith
President and CEO, L.L.Bean
Peter Vigue
Chairman, The Cianbro Companies