Edith Aronson, Chair
Occupation: Writer & Teacher, Portland , Maine
Inspiration: “What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?”
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
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
Education:
B.A., 1981 Skidmore College
Lisa Plummer, Member
Occupation: Vice President/General Manager, Corporate Liquidations, L.L. Bean, Inc.
Inspiration: "Nobody is going to save you; that's your job. Save yourself. If you don't like where you are, get out of there. The object is not for them to like you, the object is for them to listen to you. Nobody knows what you want except you. And nobody will be as sorry as you if you don't have it. Wanting some other way to live is proof enough of deserving it. Having it is hard work, but not having it is sheer hell." ~ Lillian Hellman
Related Activities:
Common Good Ventures, Board of Directors (current)
Cancer Community Center, On-line Auction Committee (current)
Education:
Certified Public Accountant, 1989
University of Maine, Orono, B.S. in Business Administration, 1985
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
Robin Sommer, Secretary and Treasurer
Occupation: Community Services Supervisor, Developmental Disabilities Unit, Olmsted County, Rochester, Minnesota
Inspiration: “Without continual growth and progress, words such as improvement, achievement and success have no meaning.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
Related Activities:
People First, Board Member (1998-2000)
ARC, Board Member (2000-2002)
Volunteer for various non-profit organizations who support individuals having developmental and mental/emotional disabilities (Bear Creek Services, Hiawatha Homes, PossAbilities of Southern Minnesota)
Education:
B.S. Therapeutic Recreation, 1984, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse
M.B.A., 1995, University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse
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