Board of Directors

 

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 sc
iences 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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