Executive Director, New Ventures Maine,
UMA, Augusta, ME 1978 – Present
Responsible for developing and managing organization providing training and services to individuals in work/life transition throughout Maine; supervising and training staff; negotiating, administering, and monitoring contracts and budgets; facilitating strategic planning; coordinating statewide marketing and communications; collaborating with other organizations serving and advocating for adult learners on a community, state, regional, and national level; working with the statewide Advisory Council; and developing the graduate Ambassador leadership program.
Accomplishments have included increasing and diversifying the organization’s budget from $10,000 to over $1.75 million with a corresponding expansion of staff and services around the state; funding for national and state model programs addressing the education, employment and training, business and economic development needs of women and other disadvantaged groups; organizational recognition from the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, Maine Women’s Fund, and Finance Authority of Maine, among others.
Community Involvement:
Eleanor Humes Haney Fund Board Member
Chair of the Women’s Employment Committee of the Maine State Workforce Board
Member of the Maine Alliance for Women and Adult Degree Attainment Partnership
Former New England regional and national leadership roles with Women Work! The National Network for Women’s Employment and Wider Opportunities for Women
Awards and Recognitions:
Deborah Morton Award University of New England, 2016
Women in Business Champion for ME and New England, Small Business Administration, 2008
WomenWork! Hall of Fame, 2004
Women in Public Life Award, Muskie School for Public Service, USM, 2003
Distinguished Service Award, University of Maine at Augusta, 1998
Tower Award for Alumni Achievement from University of New England, 1995
Maine Women’s Hall of Fame, 1993
Maryann Hartman Award, 1991
