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
Elaine Rosen
Former Chair, The Kresge Foundation; Chair of the Board, Assurant Inc.
The Honorable Daniel E. Wathen, Secretary
Former Chief Justice, Maine Supreme Court
Lawrence Wold, Treasurer
Market President, Maine, TD Bank
Scott Ballard
Chief People Officer, MaineHealth
David Daigler
President, Maine Community College System
Carol Epstein
President, Epstein Properties
John Fitzsimmons
President Emeritus, Maine Community College System
Robert S. Montgomery-Rice
President & CEO, Bangor Savings Bank
Joseph Purington
President & CEO, Central Maine Power
Professional Staff
Dr. John Fitzsimmons, President
jfitzsimmons@maineccfoundation.org
Carrie Ridgway, Director of Development and Operations
cridgway@maineccfoundation.org
Hope Dubois, Special Assistant to the President
Leadership Council
Michael P. Bourque, APR, WCP
President and CEO, The MEMIC Group
Dana Connors
President, Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Royce Cross
President, Cross Insurance
Elvin Dumas
Associate Director, Materials, Pratt & Whitney
Jonathan (Jay) Mazelsky
President and CEO, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
Deanna Serman
President and CEO, Dead River Company
Michael Q. Simonds
COO, UNUM Group
Stephen Smith
President and CEO, L.L.Bean
Peter Vigue
Chairman, The Cianbro Companies