In October 1994, twenty-five citizens were appointed by Governor McKernan to serve as the inaugural Commission members. Since then, each Governor has appointed an average of nine people each year to fill naturally occurring vacancies on the board.
Commissioner terms of service are three years with an option for re-appointment. The Commissioners are a diverse, bipartisan group of citizens, actively engaged in community service, and represent every region of the state. They elect officers from their membership and the officers serve two-year terms.
The seats on the board are designated in statute such that each person represents at least one facet of the community volunteer service sector.
Commissioners Serving Now
Luke Shorty, Chair
Winthrop
Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives, Thomas College
Seat 23: An educator; a representative of a local education agency
Pamela Proulx-Curry, Chair-elect
Old Town
Executive Director, Maine MultiCultural Center
Seat 11: A representative of the State's volunteer community
William Guindon, Jr., Vice-chair
Auburn
Mass Care Coordinator, Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
Seat 18: A representative of public safety
Jenifer Tilton-Flood, Immediate Past Chair
Clinton
Dairy Farmer/Cabot Creamery Co-op Spokesperson
Seat 15: A representative of business
Edward Barrett
Lewiston
City Administrator, City of Lewiston (retired)
Seat 17: Expert in the delivery of human services to communities and people
F. Celeste Branham
Brunswick
V.P. for Student Services, University of Maine Farmington (retired)
Seat 20: Educators, including representatives from institutions of higher education and local education agencies
Philip Bosse
Winthrop
Retired, Aroostook County Representative for Senator Susan Collins
Seat 8: A representative of the State's volunteer community
Susan Cheesman
Concord, NH
Senior Portfolio Manager, AmeriCorps Northeast Region Office
Seat 24: Ex officio -- a nonvoting liaison designated by the federal AmeriCorps office
Gary Dugal
Winslow
President/Executive Director, Good Will-Hinkley
Seat 12: An expert in the delivery of human services in communities
Julia Fiori
Portland
Student, Bowdoin College
Seat 6: An individual age 16 to 25 who is a participant in a service program for youth
Chelsey Fortin-Trimble
Associate Commissioner of Policy & Programs, Maine Department of Education
Seat 2: The Commissioner of Education or his/her designee
Jacinda Goodwin
Winslow
Program Specialist, SERVE Center, North Carolina
Seat 16: An expert in services to out-of-school or youth at-risk
Stacie Haines
Augusta
Development Director, Maine Conservation Voters
Seat 9: Expert in the delivery of environmental services to communities and persons
Susan Asselin Hawthorne
Sanford
Volunteer and Internship Director, Sweetser
Seat 10: An individual with expertise in the education, training and development needs of youth, particularly disadvantaged youth
Becky Hayes Boober
Rockport
Tobacco Prevention Specialist, Knox County Community Health Coalition, Penbay YMCA
Seat 13: A representative of a community-based agency or organization
Diane Lebson
Camden
CEO and Co-Founder, Evergreen Philanthropic Solutions
Seat 22: A representative of the State's volunteer community
Zachary Maher
Poland
Deputy Director of Business & Community Development, City of Auburn
Seat 19: A representative of local government
Janet May
Bangor
Coordinator of Transition and Adults, Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies, UMaine
Seat 25: A representative of a community-based agency or organization
Robert Meinders
Benedicta
Aroostook Agency on Aging Board, RSVP Advisory Committee
Seat 7: A representative of a national service program
Thomas Meuser, Ph.D.
Portland
Professor, School of Social Work, Westbrook College of Health Professions, University of New England
Seat 3: An individual with experience in promoting the involvement of adults aged 55 and older in National Service and volunteerism
Jeff McCabe
Skowhegan
MSEA/SEIU
Seat 4: Representative of a local labor organization
Nathaniel Rudy
Readfield
Town Manager, Gray
Seat 21: A representative of local government
Julia Van Steenberghe
Old Town
Recruitment & Engagement Specialist, Graduate School of Business, UMaine
Seat 5: An individual age 16 to 25 who is a participant in a service program for youth
Susan Wiggin
Scarborough
Social Worker, Portland Adult Education
Seat 14: An expert in the delivery of human services to communities and persons
Vacant Seats
Seat 1: A representative of business