Directors and Advisors BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors manages the Mitchell Institute’s activities. Its primary functions are establishing policies consistent with the organization’s purposes, and resource management and stewardship. Members are elected and serve three-year terms.
Senator George J. Mitchell Honorary Chairman
Sara Burns Chair
Najla Frayha Vice Chair
Abigail Diaz Second Vice Chair
Joseph Foley Treasurer
Sara Burns
Augusta, Maine
Abigail Diaz
Chief Legal Officer
Tyler Technologies
Falmouth, Maine
Tony DiSotto ’99
Maine Market President
KeyBank
Scarborough, Maine
Bruce A. Epstein
President
Odysseys Unlimited
Boston, Massachusetts
Joseph Foley
Falmouth, Maine
Najla Frayha
SVP, Chief Marketing Officer
Unum
Falmouth, Maine
Brian Harris ’07
Founder and CEO
MedRhythms
Windham, Maine
Nathan Kinney ’08
Assistant Director of Strategic
Workforce Planning
EY
Portland, Maine
Christina Marie Lemieux ’95
Planning Director
Publicis Groupe
London, England
Scott T. Maker
North Yarmouth, Maine
Carmita L. McCoy
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Heather Mitchell
Literary Agent
New York, New York
Jonathan Moody
Superintendent of Schools, MSAD 54
Oakland, Maine
Alison C. Nathanson
Cumberland, Maine
Christopher Pierce
Cumberland Foreside, Maine
Elyse Pratt-Ronco
Director, Stakeholder Engagement
John T. Gorman Foundation
Farmington, Maine
Paul Suitter ’05
Assistant Attorney General
State of Maine
Portland, Maine
Virginia Swain
Yarmouth, Maine
Kate Wilkinson
Senior Vice President & Certified Wealth Strategist
Spinnaker Trust
Portland, Maine
Dr. Rebecca Wyke
CEO
Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS)
Augusta, Maine
Senator’s Circle
The Senator’s Circle supports the mission, values, and strategic direction of the Mitchell Institute by promoting the Mitchell Institute and its associated programs across the organization’s many communities, by cultivating its network of supporters and collaborators, and by advocating for the Institute among the Circle’s personal and professional networks.
Marjorie Bride Chair
Michele Martin ’99 Vice Chair
Tim Agnew
Yarmouth, Maine
J. Duke Albanese
Brunswick, Maine
Barbara Atkins
Waterville, Maine
Marjorie Bride
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Charles de Sieyes
Falmouth, Maine
Gena Canning
Portland, Maine
Susan Carlisle
Bangor, Maine
Dan Coyne
Scarborough, Maine
Dan Crewe
Cumberland Foreside, Maine
Roger Deitz
New York, New York
Pat Eltman
South Portland, Maine
Rebecca Watt Epstein
Boston, Massachusetts
Peter Fendler
Cumberland Foreside, Maine
Mary Mitchell Friedman
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Dee Dee (Thibodeau) Fusco
St. Francis, Maine
Tracy Gay
Atlantic Beach, Florida
Julie Goldberg
Falmouth, Maine
David Johnson
Portland, Maine
Rob Kilroy
Charlotte, North Carolina
Catherine Lee
North Yarmouth, Maine
Michele Martin ’99
Scarborough, Maine
Mary McAleney
Cumberland, Maine
Karen McDonald
Scarborough, Maine
Rebecca Mills
Portland, Maine
Bill Mitchell
Waterville, Maine
Carol Mitchell
Portland, Maine
Jim Morris
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Jeff Nathanson
Cumberland, Maine
Merle Nelson
Portland, Maine
Harold Pachios
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
David Reynolds
Scarborough, Maine
Malcolm Rogers
Scarborough, Maine
Zoe Sahloul
Falmouth, Maine
Anne Swift-Kayatta
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Christine Williams
Bethesda, Maryland