Board of Directors

 

Edith Aronson, Chair
Occupation:  Writer & Teacher, Portland , Maine 
 

Inspiration: 

“I am experiencing that feeling of zest that goes with exploration. I am in the thick of an historic moment. I am in an era in the making." ~Ruth Gruber
 

Related Activities:
 Carl & Lily Pforzheimer Foundation, Board Member (2001-2005) 
Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Advisory Board Member (2003-present)
Walch Educational Publishing, Board Member (2000-present)
 Harvard Graduate School of Education Visiting Committee, Member (2007-present) 
 

Education:
 A.B. History, 1984, Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges
 Ed.M., 1997, Harvard Graduate School of Education

 

Kitty Burns, Member

Occupation:

 

Inspiration:
"You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose." ~Indira Gandhi

 

Related Activities:

 Organizing an annual conference of the National Coalition of Girls' Schools, a 135 member school nonprofit that advocates for girls' education

 Working toward partnerships between the National Coalition of Girls' Schools and other girls' organizations: Girls Scouts USA, Strong Women, Strong Girls, Carnegie Science Center, Hardy Girls, Healthy Women

 Helped to organize a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) website section of the National Coalition of Girls' Schools along with attending STEM Think Tanks for girls' school educators, webinars surrounding STEM, and National Engineers Week Foundation events

 Daughter attended a girls' school...and loved sciences!

 Manage a rustic island resort in the Belgrade Lakes, Maine, for many summers

 

Education:

 B.A. Art History, 1973, Connecticut College

 Candidate for M.A. in Communication, Suffolk University

 

Richard Card, Member
Occupations:
 Director of Operations, Community Concepts, Inc., South Paris , Maine
 Leader and Organizational Development Consultant

 

Inspiration: 

“From somewhere within just a crack in the granite,

Or from the depths of a rolling sea

With courage and purpose,

You step to the helm,

The inward now yours to be.”

~ inspired by three daughters

 

Related Activities:
 Sports Done Right, University of Maine, Chairperson (2004-present)
 Casco Village Church, President (2003-present)
 Finance Committee, Town of Casco, Co-Chairperson (2003-present)
 

Education:
 A.B. History, 1970, Bowdoin College

 M.S. Ed. Education Administration, 1975, University of Southern Maine
 Ed. D. Education Administration, 1985, Vanderbilt University 

 

Julia Finn, Member
Occupation:  Attorney, Portland, Maine
 

Related Activities:
 Maine State Ballet, Board Secretary/Member (2005-present)
 High School Mock Trial Competition, Statewide Coordinator (2005-present)
 City of Portland Police Citizen Review Subcommittee, Member (2004-present)
 Cultural Enrichment Committee, Longfellow Elementary School, Chair (2003-present)
 The Children's Center, Board Vice-President/Secretary (2000-2003)
 

Education:
 B.A. American Studies, 1984, Yale University
 J.D., 1990, University of Maine Law School

 

Laura Moorehead, Member 

Occupations:
Director of Training, Institute for Civic Leadership
Lead Consultant, Moorehead Consulting Partners

Inspiration:

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." ~W.B. Yeats

 

Related Activities:
 Consulting clients in the sciences and leadership
 Convening of youth development organizations in the Greater Portland area, partnering with youth in the convening process
 Fifteen years of involvement with experiential, outdoor education
 Member and consultant to Lakes Environmental Association in western Maine, a potential resource for CSG

 

Education:
 B.A. from Lewis and Clark College, Portland Oregon
 M.S.O.D. from American University, in partnership with the NTL Institute

 

Mary Noyes, Member

Occupations:
Retired owner family business, Aircast, Inc.
Consulting and charity work, DBA letsPLAY

 

Inspiration;
"Be the change you wish to see in the world."  ~ Gandhi

 

Related Activities:

Steadman Hawkins Sports Medicine Foundation. Vail, Colorado, Board Member
Morrison Developmental Center, Portland, Maine, Capital Campaign (2008)
Maine Children's Cancer Program. Past Board Member (1995-2002)
ACL Study Group, Honorary Member
The Refugees, LLC, Investor
The Pan MASS Challenge, Active Participant
True North Health Center  (2006-present)
Portland Ovations (2009)

 

Education:
B.A., 1981 Skidmore College

 

Catherine Richards Olney, Member

Occupation:  Full-time parent, Freeport , Maine

 

Inspirations:
 "Few burdens are heavy when everyone lifts." ~ Anonymous
 "Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress and working together is success." ~ Henry Ford

 

Related Activities:
 Spannocchia Foundation, Fundraising Committee (2003-2006)
 St. Bartholomew Church, Vestry Member (2000-2003)
 Organized various fundraisers for St. Bart's Church and the Spannocchia Foundation (2001-2004)
 MECA, Development Office, Events Planner (1995-1997)
 Ram Trust Services, Special Projects and Account Administrator (1993-1995)
 Gouws Capital Management, Account Administrator (1987-1993)

 

Education:
 B.A. in Art History, Kenyon College, 1983
 Graduate courses in Special Education: Learning Disabilities, American University, 1983-1984