May 2026
Program Officer, Special Volunteer Initiatives: Climate Corps Network
Major Projects:
- Worked with Maureen on social media posts for Volunteer Maine
- Hired Public Information Officer for Volunteer Maine
- Governor’s Awards for Service and Volunteerism held on May 9th
- Finished distributing Governor’s Roll of Honor certificates
- Final feedback read out for the awards
- Service Programs Task Force meeting
- Opened ConSERVE Maine mini-grants for applications
- Opened call for applications for the Maine Volunteer Leadership Conference
- Confirmed keynote speakers Kaira Esgate from Points of Light and Mary Herman, former Governor King’s first lady
- Commission Board meeting
- Attended Center for an Ecology Based Economy Convergence and expanded relationships with CEBE and NRDC
- Maine Climate Corps Network Quarterly meeting
- Maine Climate Corps Network MOUs
- Maine Volunteer Leadership Conference sponsorship package
Issues to be aware of:
- Lack of PIO and Training Officer additional strain
- Loss of Grants Officer
Major focus of effort in new month/Ongoing:
- ServeMaine rollout
- MOCA Communications working group participation
- MaineCAN leadership steering committee
- Increase social media presence/visibility
- MVLC planning committee
- Helping with Maine Volunteer Foundation
- Betterment Fund grant implementation
- Service Strategy Task Force meetings Western Maine, Youth orgs, and Youth participants