Meet the Volunteer Maine Staff!
Maryalice Crofton
Executive Director
207.624.7792
maryalice.crofton@maine.gov
Maryalice joined the Volunteer Maine staff on April 1, 1995 and served as Grant Program Officer until she was appointed Director in May 1996. Maryalice's responsibilities include supporting the volunteers who serve as Commissioners, serving as liaison to external partners, strategic planning, program development, external communications, intergovernmental relations, and representing Volunteer Maine on regional and national initiatives.
Previous work included 15 years as Executive Director of two Maine Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies, a year with USDA Cooperative Extension as evaluator of a national project, and five years with Univ. of Connecticut Cooperative Extension. She earned her master's degree in counseling from UMaine and her bachelor's from St. Joseph College in Connecticut.
Michael Ashmore
Training and Program Development Officer
207.624.7792
michael.ashmore@maine.gov
Michael joined the Volunteer Maine staff in April of 2010. As Program Development & Training Officer he is responsible for outreach and pre-application training for organizations interested in using National Service as a solution. He also trains AmeriCorps grantees on best practices and leads Service Enterprise training. In addition, he co-chairs the State Emergency Donations Coordination Team where Volunteer Maine has responsibility for managing volunteers during statewide disasters.
Prior to joining Volunteer Maine, Michael was Director of the Maine Transition Network, a nonprofit providing training to schools and agencies helping youth with disabilities transition from school to adult life. He was also a teacher and school district administrator for almost two decades and brings experience guiding volunteers as the onetime director and coordinator of volunteers for the NAMES Project-Maine; AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Jamie McFaul
Grants Officer
207.624.7792
jamie.mcfaul@maine.gov
Jamie joined the Volunteer Maine staff in January 2019. As Grants Officer, she is responsible for overseeing the administration and monitoring of Volunteer Maine's AmeriCorps programs. She assists grantees in understanding and completing required state and federal procedures, while developing an updated grant administration manual and other materials.
Prior to taking this position, Jamie was the Public Assistance Program Delivery Manager for FEMA. She earned her master's degree in public policy from the University of Southern Maine as well as her bachelor's in geography and anthropology.
Before moving to Maine for university studies, she served an AmeriCorps term in Baltimore, MD, where she was volunteer coordinator at the Village Learning Place. Jamie also served in the US Air Force.
Tilan Copson
Public Information Officer
207.624.7834
tilan.copson@maine.gov
Tilan joined the Volunteer Maine staff in July 2024. She is responsible for overseeing the research and development of policy, procedures and strategies for communicating activities and opportunities to constituents in Maine. She creates communications plans to inform, educate and disseminate information regarding available Commission resources, programs, policies, and events. She supports service year/national service programs through coaching and coordinating outreach and recruitment initiatives.
Since 2010, Tilan has been working with non-profit organizations in Maine to manage operations and further mission objectives. Prior to taking this position, she served as Director of Research Communications for the University of Maine, and as Executive Managing Director of the Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. Tilan has taught in elementary school and founded a company to develop innovative teaching materials for K-12 children. She earned dual master's degrees in business administration and in global policy from the University of Maine, and holds a bachelor's in physics from the University of Hawaii.
Lucy Martin
Maine Climate Corps Coordinator
207.624.7785
Lucy.Martin@maine.gov
Lucy oversees development and implementation of Maine’s Climate Corps Network and funded programs, coordinating with state and federal agencies to engage citizens as participants in the climate corps. She monitors developments in climate science and tactics for responding and represents the Commission on national climate corps coordinating committees as the Executive Director’s designee and advise the Executive Director on policies, practices, or legislative initiatives that will impact Maine’s climate corps success. The Coordinator is the program leader for Maine Service Fellows working in communities through the Maine resilience grant and is also the implementer for the Green Employer Cohort training grant supporting Climate Corps Network participants.
Lucy holds a Master's Degree in Ecology and Environmental Sciences from the University of Maine and a Bachelor of Arts is Biology, with an academic focus that includes research on wetlands, water management and a graduate thesis on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the state's outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism. In addition to her experience in conservation, social science and fieldwork focused on human dimensions of ecological systems, Lucy also holds certifications in DEI, facilitation and science communication.
Kofi Bofah
Financial Assistant
207.624.7839
Kofi.bofah@maine.gov
Kofi Bofah joined the Volunteer Maine staff in August 2024. As a financial assistant, he is responsible for auditing, analysis, and reporting on the economic standing of Volunteer Maine grantees. In this role, Kofi ensures that Maine Volunteer grantees remain compliant, while also interpreting and disseminating parameters for accepting taxpayer dollars.
In 2004, Kofi founded his own financial services firm based out of Chicago, Illinois. He has experience in comprehensive financial planning, asset management, insurance brokerage, and tax preparation. In 2002, Kofi earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and in 2023 he completed his Master of Business Administration at the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign.