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
Joseph Foley Treasurer
| Sara Burns Augusta, Maine |
Bruce A. Epstein President Odysseys Unlimited Boston, Massachusetts |
Joseph Foley Falmouth, Maine |
Heather Mitchell Literary Agent New York, New York |
Lauren Segal Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
| Gena R. Canning Partner Pine State Trading Portland, Maine |
Peter Fendler Principal Hub International Cumberland Foreside, Maine |
Mark L. Haley Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
James Morris Director of Product Management WEX Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
Paul Suitter Assistant Attorney General State of Maine Portland, Maine |
| Charles de Sieyes Falmouth, Maine |
Mark Fernandez Vice President R.M. Davis Portland, Maine |
Nathan Kinney Assistant Director of Strategic Workforce Planning EY Portland, Maine |
Alison C. Nathanson Cumberland, Maine |
Virginia Swain Yarmouth, Maine |
| Abigail Diaz Chief Legal Officer Tyler Technologies Falmouth, Maine |
Joan G. Fischer Portland, Maine |
Scott T. Maker North Yarmouth, Maine |
Christopher Pierce Cumberland Foreside, Maine |
Nicole Witherbee President & CEO John T. Gorman Foundation Portland, Maine |
| Najla Frayha SVP, Chief Marketing Officer Unum Falmouth, Maine |
Carmita L. McCoy Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
Elyse Pratt-Ronco Assistant Director University of Maine at Farmington Upward Bound Farmington, 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
| Tim Agnew Yarmouth, Maine |
Dan Coyne Scarborough, Maine |
David Johnson Portland, Maine |
Bill Mitchell Waterville, Maine |
David Reynolds Scarborough, Maine |
| J. Duke Albanese Brunswick, Maine |
Dan Crewe Cumberland Foreside, Maine |
Catherine Lee North Yarmouth, Maine |
Carol Mitchell Portland, Maine |
Malcolm Rogers Scarborough, Maine |
| Barbara Atkins Waterville, Maine |
Roger Deitz New York, New York |
Michele Martin Scarborough, Maine |
Mary Mitchell Friedman Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
Zoe Sahloul Falmouth, Maine |
| Marjorie Bride Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Pat Eltman South Portland, Maine |
Mary McAleney Cumberland, Maine |
Jeff Nathanson Cumberland, Maine |
Anne Swift-Kayatta Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
| Susan Carlisle Bangor, Maine |
Rebecca Watt Epstein Boston, Massachusetts |
Karen McDonald Scarborough, Maine |
Merle Nelson Portland, Maine |
Christine Williams Bethesda, Maryland |
| Tracy Gay Atlantic Beach, Florida |
Rebecca Mills Portland, Maine |
Harold Pachios Cape Elizabeth, Maine |