Foundation selects fellows for nonprofit leadership program
The John T. Gorman Foundation announced the second class of its fellowship, a leadership program for exceptional nonprofit and public sector professionals.
The John T. Gorman Fellowship aims to help participants become more focused on results and build the vision, confidence and competence required to advance change and improve the lives of vulnerable people in Maine.
The 12 fellows come from across the state and have diverse interests, experiences and skills. Each member works on issues related to the foundation's mission and investment priorities, which include improving educational achievement for young children, promoting successful transitions to adulthood for vulnerable older youth, helping struggling parents to support their families and enabling more low-income seniors to remain in their homes as long as possible.
"We selected this group of fellows because of their commitment to solving the problems that most profoundly affect Maine's children, youth, families and seniors," said Tony Cipollone, president and CEO of the foundation. "By investing in these extraordinary leaders, we expect to reap significant returns for the participants and the organizations they represent and, most importantly, affect long-term change for our state's most vulnerable people."
The 2017 fellows are:
Angela Atkinson Duina, Title I school improvement coordinator, Portland Public Schools, Portland
Liz Cotter Schlax, president and CEO, United Way of Greater Portland, Portland
Catherine Hamel, director of Boys & Girls Club of Bangor, Bangor Housing Development Corp., Bangor
Stephanie LeBlanc, executive director, Oxford County Mental Health Services, Rumford
James Martin, director, Office of Child and Family Services. Department of Health and Human Services, Augusta
Jenna Mehnert, executive director, NAMI-Maine, Augusta
Robyn Merrill, executive director, Maine Equal Justice Partners, Augusta
Kaylene Mitchell, dean of enrollment and student success, Southern Maine Community College, South Portland
Rilwan Osman, executive director, Maine Immigrant and Refugee Services, Lewiston
Jason Parent, executive director, Aroostook County Action Program, Presque Isle
Eliza Townsend, executive director, Maine Women's Policy Center, Augusta
Shawn Yardley, president and CEO, Community Concepts, Inc, Lewiston.
The John T. Gorman Foundation advances and invests in innovative ideas and opportunities that improve the lives of Maine's most vulnerable people. It focuses on four key areas: improving educational achievement for children, promoting successful transitions to adulthood for vulnerable older youths, helping struggling parents to support their families and enabling low-income seniors to remain in their homes as long as possible.
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