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
Christopher Pierce Chair
Sara Burns Vice Chair
Joseph Foley Treasurer
| Sara Burns Augusta, Maine |
Abigail Diaz Chief Legal Officer Tyler Technologies Falmouth, Maine |
Joseph Foley Falmouth, Maine |
K.C. Jones Managing Partner Verrill Dana, LLP Portland, Maine |
Alison C. Nathanson Director of MaineHealth Physician Recruitment Center Maine Medical Center Portland, Maine |
| Gena R. Canning Partner Pine State Trading Portland, Maine |
Bruce A. Epstein President Odysseys Unlimited Boston, Massachusetts |
Mark L. Haley Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
Scott T. Maker SVP and Deputy General Counsel Unum North Yarmouth, Maine |
Christopher Pierce Cumberland Foreside, Maine |
| Dan Coyne SVP for Community Impact United Way of Greater Portland Portland, Maine |
Robert Ervin Vice President Spring Brook Ice and Fuel Company Waterville, Maine |
Eric Haskell Physician Maine Medical Partners Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
Michele Martin Senior Manager of Customer Satisfaction Business Support L.L. Bean Freeport, Maine |
Melissa Roy Partner Advocacy Advisors Washington, D.C. |
| Charles de Sieyes Falmouth, Maine |
Peter Fendler Principal Hub International Cumberland Foreside, Maine |
David Hines Director of Research H.M. Payson & Co. Portland, Maine |
Rebecca Mills Manager of Partner Services & Indirect Tax WEX Portland, Maine |
Lauren Segal Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
| Roger M. Deitz Attorney and Mediator Dispute Resolution New York, New York |
Mark Fernandez Vice President R.M. Davis Portland, Maine |
David Johnson Portland, Maine |
Heather Mitchell Literary Agent New York, New York |
Nicole Witherbee Chief Program Officer John T. Gorman Foundation Portland, Maine |
| Joan G. Fischer Portland, Maine |
James Morris Director of Product Management WEX Cape Elizabeth, 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 Crewe Cumberland Foreside, Maine |
Catherine Lee North Yarmouth, Maine |
Mary Mitchell Friedman Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
Malcolm Rogers Scarborough, Maine |
| J. Duke Albanese Brunswick, Maine |
Pat Eltman South Portland, Maine |
Mary McAleney Cumberland, Maine |
Jeff Nathanson Cumberland, Maine |
Zoe Sahloul Falmouth, Maine |
| Barbara Atkins Waterville, Maine |
Rebecca Watt Epstein Boston, Massachusetts |
Karen McDonald Scarborough, Maine |
Merle Nelson Portland, Maine |
Virginia Swain Yarmouth, Maine |
| Marjorie Bride Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Tracy Gay Atlantic Beach, Florida |
Bill Mitchell Waterville, Maine |
Harold Pachios Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
Anne Swift-Kayatta Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
| Susan Carlisle Bangor, Maine |
Nathan Kinney Somerville, Massachusetts |
Carol Mitchell Portland, Maine |
David Reynolds Scarborough, Maine |
Christine Williams Bethesda, Maryland |