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 Chief Program Officer 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 Crewe Cumberland Foreside, Maine |
Catherine Lee North Yarmouth, Maine |
Carol Mitchell Portland, Maine |
David Reynolds Scarborough, Maine |
| J. Duke Albanese Brunswick, Maine |
Roger Deitz New York, New York |
Michele Martin Scarborough, Maine |
Mary Mitchell Friedman Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
Malcolm Rogers Scarborough, Maine |
| Barbara Atkins Waterville, Maine |
Pat Eltman South Portland, Maine |
Mary McAleney Cumberland, Maine |
Jeff Nathanson Cumberland, Maine |
Zoe Sahloul Falmouth, Maine |
| Marjorie Bride Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Rebecca Watt Epstein Boston, Massachusetts |
Karen McDonald Scarborough, Maine |
Merle Nelson Portland, Maine |
Anne Swift-Kayatta Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
| Susan Carlisle Bangor, Maine |
Tracy Gay Atlantic Beach, Florida |
Bill Mitchell Waterville, Maine |
Harold Pachios Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
Christine Williams Bethesda, Maryland |