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 masters degree in public policy from the University of Southern Maine as well as her bachelor 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.
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Kirsten Brewer
Maine Climate Corps Coordinator
207.624.7792
Kirsten.Brewer@maine.gov
Kirsten joined the Volunteer Maine staff on May 11, 2022. As the Climate Corps Coordinator, Kirsten will lead outreach and technical assistance to potential Climate Corps grantees. Kirsten also coordinates with state and federal agencies to ensure the development of programs and policies that will enable the Climate Corps to meet the goals of Maine Won’t Wait, the state’s Climate Action Plan.
Prior to joining Volunteer Maine, Kirsten worked with environmental non-profits focused on land conservation and environmental policy. While at the Kennebec Land Trust, she supported the Local Wood WORKS initiative and learned a great deal about sustainable forestry and local wood products as a climate mitigation strategy. She holds a Master of Science in Natural Resources from the University of Vermont and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and Spanish from Pitzer College. She was a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in South Korea.
Kirsten’s experience as an AmeriCorps program manager taught her what goes into a successful corps program – how to train and support those who serve as well as how to engage residents of communities as volunteers. She is a two-time AmeriCorps State alum, having served with the CEDO We All Belong Program in Burlington, Vermont and with the Maryland Conservation Corps. She is active in the community as an officer in the Maine Chapter of the Fulbright Association, a board member for GrowSmart Maine, and co-leader of CAPITAL, Augusta’s Bike and Pedestrian Committee.