MaineCF this year welcomed 36 new volunteer advisors from throughout the state to support its County and Regional Program.
MaineCF’s County and Regional Program provides on-the-ground local leadership for community foundation activities. At the heart of the program are county and regional committees composed of community members committed to their counties, nonprofits that serve them, and the importance of philanthropy.
MaineCF’s county and regional committees are made up of community members who live and/or work in the county and serve as local ambassadors for the foundation, sharing their knowledge and providing on-the-ground local leadership for the foundation.
Volunteer county advisors review grant proposals for MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program and recommend grant awards from their respective county and regional committees. Community Building supports a broad range of projects and organizations across the state, including arts, education, environment, economic development, and human services.
Androscoggin County: Charles Nero, Lewiston; Melissa Hue, Portland
Aroostook County: Grace O’Neal, Limestone; Jared Tapley, Houlton
Cumberland County: Abdulkadir Ali, Portland; Lennie Burke, Brunswick; Erin Clark, Westbrook; Aaron Frederick, Gorham
Hancock County: Traya Huff, Bar Harbor; Steve Schley, Sorrento; Bonnie Tai, Bar Harbor
Kennebec County: Nate Cotnoir, Sydney; Elizabeth Jabar, Waterville; Angela Parker, Benton; Darcy Whittemore, Readfield
Knox County: Joelle Albury, Rockland; Maggi Blue, Warren; Cyndi Prince, Camden
Oxford County: Jennifer Blastow, Otisfield; Matthew Kaubris, Rumford; Jeff Rydman, Fryeburg; Jamie Toohey, Waterford
Penobscot County: Marcy King, Dexter; Frances Soctomah, Old Town; Christopher Winstead, Bangor
Piscataquis County: Adrienne Clarke, Dover-Foxcroft; Suzannah Sinclair, Greenville
Southern Midcoast Region: Mari Eosco, Bath
Waldo County: Breanna Pinkham Bebb, Northport
Washington County: Nakia Dana, Indian Township; Lois Ann Kuntz, East Machias; Susan Mingo, Calais
Western Mountains Region: Lisa Landry, Norridgewock
York County: Sandy Agrafiotis, South Berwick; Fatima Saidi, Biddeford; Max Zakian, Biddeford
