Our Board

Our Membership is made up of individuals who are leaders in education, business, government, and the community.

MCEE is a business education partnership committed to a high quality public education system that prepares all students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be successful in college, career and responsible citizens in our global economy and society.

MCEE Officers

Chair: Yellow Light Breen, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer, Bangor Savings Bank

Business Vice Chair:  Al Noyes, President, Walch Publishing, Portland

Education Vice Chair: Robert Kautz, Retired Superintendent

Treasurer: Nancy Meagher
Manager, Community Relations, Corporate and Social Responsibility, Bank of America

2010 MCEE Board of Directors

J. Duke Albanese
Co- Executive Director, Great Schools Partnership

Weston Bonney
Retired CEO, Peoples' Heritage

Henry Bourgeois                                                                                                                                                               Executive Director, Maine Compact for Higher Education, Augusta                                                                                       

Cary Olson Cartwright
Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Unum

Jame Doyle, Manager, Strategic Relations Group, Apple                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Peter Geiger, Executive Vice President, Special Markets, Geiger

Chris Hall, Senior V.P. - Government Relations- Portland Region Chamber

Dr. Robert Hasson Jr., Superintendent, MSAD 51, Cumberland-No. Yarmouth

Kevin Healey
Vice President – Human Resources, St. Mary's Health Services, Lewiston

David Hughes,  Executive Vice President, One Sky Jets

Gus LeBlanc
Principal, Lewiston High School, Lewiston

Mary Jane McCalmon
McCalmon Consulting, Portland, ME

Marjorie Medd
UMS Trustee

Bill Nave
Research Analyst and Independent Education Consultant, Augusta

Gloria Noyes, 2009 Maine Teacher of the Year, Congin School, Westbrook

Steve Pound, Director, Cianbro Institute, Cianbro, Pittsfield

Henry Scipione
Superintendent of Schools, York

Michael Shea
President – Webber Energy Fuels, Bangor

Betsy Webb, Superintendent of Schools, Bangor

 

2010 MCEE Members

Jane Amero
Vice President Government Relations, Pierce Atwood Consulting, Portland

Mel Arsenault - Asst. to the Commissioner, Maine Department of Labor

Ronald M. Bancroft
President and CEO, Bancroft and Company, Portland

Sue Bell
Senior Policy Analyst - Maine Readiness Campaign - Bernstein Shur

Michael Brennan
Policy Analyst, Muskie School- Portland

Representative Emily Cain, House District 19 - Orono

James Carignan
Retired Dean, Bates College
State Board of Education, Harpswell

Steve Culver
Vice President Government Affairs - Hannaford

Alan Duplessis
Four Seasons Restaurant, Jackman

Susan Gendron
Commissioner, Maine Department of Education, Augusta

Sherri Gould
2005 Maine Teacher of the Year, Nokomis High School, Newport

Kevin Grover, 2010 Maine Teacher of the Year, DW Lunt School, Falmouth

Jean Gulliver
State Board of Education, Falmouth

Cindy Hamilton
Executive Vice President - Human Resources, TD Banknorth

Michael Higgins
CEO, Spurwink, Portland

Laurie LaChance
President, Maine Development Foundation, Augusta

Dr. Daniel Lee, Superintendent of Schools, Brewer

Dr. E. Joseph Lee, President, St. Joseph's College

Rick Lyons, Superintendent, MSAD 22, Hampden/Newburgh

Leo Martin
Leo G. Martin Associates, Kennebunk

Mary Martin, Principal, Elm Street Elementary, Madison

Terry McCabe
Associate Executive Director, Maine School Management Association, Augusta

Kevin McCarthy
Executive Vice President, UnumProvident

Joyce McPhetres
Vice President Human Resources- Central Maine Medical Center

Martin McKeon
2008 Maine Teacher of the Year - Sanford High School

Senator Peter Mills
Senator, District 25, Skowhegan

Senator Elizabeth Mitchell
Senate President, Senator, District 24, Vassalboro

Dr. Richard Pattenaude
Chancellor, University of Maine System

Chris Pierce, President, Dingley Press, Lisbon

John Reny
R.H. Reny, Inc., Newcastle

Senator Richard Rosen
Senator, District 31, Rosen’s Dept. Store, Bucksport

John Rosser
Spurwink Schools

Mitchell Sammons
Vice President – Finance and Administration, Sheridan Corporation, Fairfield

Dr. David Silvernail
Director, Center for Education Policy – University of Southern Maine

Dr. Betty Lou Whitford
Dean, College of Education and Human Development, USM

Timothy Woodcock, Esq., Eaton Peabody, Bangor