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