The Thrive2027 Cabinet includes volunteers from throughout Cumberland County who ensure the Thrive2027 Goal Framework, which includes Result Statements and associated indicators and strategies, is identified, adopted, and implemented.
GOAL 1 CABINET
Chris Hall (Co-Chair) General Counsel and Director of Regional Initiatives Greater Portland Council of Governments
Chris Wilson (Co-Chair) President Linden Creek Technology Partners
Camelia Babson-Haley Executive Director Youth & Family Outreach
Micky Bondo Co-Director In Her Presence
Sarah Campbell Executive Director Portland Public Library
Cassandra Grantham Director MaineHealth
Allegra Hirsh-Wright Training Manager/Project Coordinator, Department of Clinical Innovation
Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Peter Lancia Superintendent Westbrook School Department
Louise Marsden Vice President, Family and Early Childhood Education The Opportunity Alliance
Matt Pines Director Maine Teen Camp
Katie Soucy Director
Starting Strong
Barrett Wilkinson Equity Specialist Portland Public Schools
GOAL 2 CABINET
Julie Chase (Co-Chair) Dean of Business & Community Partnerships Southern Maine Community College
Anne Dalton (Co-Chair) Chief League Operations Officer Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.
Orion Breen Public Affairs Liaison Global Partners
Ashley Duca Project & Program Manager Texas Instruments
Jim Elkins Owner Career Planning Services
Peter Fitch Human Resources Director Lee Auto
Samuel Ledue Manager KCV Trailer and Container Rentals
Karen MacDonald Chief Operating Officer Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine
Georges Budagu Makoko Residential Director, Serenity Residential Care Founder, Ladder to the Moon Network
Colin March Senior Relationship Manager TD Bank
Judith Metcalf Associate Program Director, Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program
College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New England
Claudette Ndayininahaze Executive Director, In Her Presence Senior Consultant, Integrative Inquiry LLC
Cullen Ryan Executive Director Community Housing of Maine
Jennifer Sporzynski Senior Program Director CEI Business Development Services
Julia Trujillo-Luengo Director, Office of Economic Opportunity City of Portland
David Wurm Senior Director, Workforce Services Goodwill Northern New England
GOAL 3 CABINET
Mary Jane Krebs (Co-Chair) President, and Senior Vice President Intensive Services Spring Harbor Hospital & Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Lisa Toner (Co-Chair) Maine Public Retired
Greg Bowers CEO Day One
Oliver Bradeen Executive Director
Milestone Recovery
Kristen Farnham Vice President of Development Spurwink Services
Caroline Fernandes Coordinator of Residential Programming Amistad
Bob Fowler Director of Public Health Portland Public Health Division
Rebecca Hoffmann Frances Director of Clinical Innovation Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Diane Geyer Coordinator of Clinical Substance Use Services University of Southern Maine, Recovery Oriented Campus Center
Jim Highland Principal- Health Analytics Practice Area BerryDunn
Elizabeth Jackson Chief Operations Officer Greater Portland Health
Dr. Peter Leighton Central Maine Medical Center
Danielle Rideout Recovery Liaison Westbrook Police Department
Jonathan Sahrbeck District Attorney
Cumberland County
Melissa Skahan Vice President Mission Effectiveness Northern Light Health Mercy Hospital
Thrive2027 Committees
MARKETING, COMMUNICATION, & PUBLIC OUTREACH COMMITTEE
Felicia Knight (Chair) President
Knight Canney Group
Doug Cook Director of News and Media Relations
Bowdoin College
Cindy Faulkner
President
Faulkner Consulting
Leeann Leahy
CEO
The VIA Agency
Diana Wheelock
VP, Director of Human Resources
Gorham Savings Bank
Nancy Dumais
Director, Marketing, Strategy and Planning
Hannaford
Tom Haushalter
Content Marketing Specialist
Rapid Insights
Leah Igo
Director of Marketing and Communications
MECA
DATA, MEASUREMENT, AND EVALUATION
Joe Everett (Co-Chair) President and CEO
The Opportunity Alliance
Jen Beck Senior Program Officer
John T. Gorman Foundation
Andrea Clark Senior Analytics Manager
BerryDunn
Tim Cowan Director, Health Index
MaineHealth
Chad Creelman Marketing, Data, and Analytics
WEX
Mary Davis Planning and Urban Development Director
City of Portland
Angela Atkinson Duina Principal of Faculty and Instruction
Baxter Academy
Cabinet + Committees
Thrive2027 Goal Cabinet Members
The Thrive2027 Cabinet includes volunteers from throughout Cumberland County who ensure the Thrive2027 Goal Framework, which includes Result Statements and associated indicators and strategies, is identified, adopted, and implemented.
GOAL 1 CABINET
Chris Hall (Co-Chair)
General Counsel and Director of Regional Initiatives
Greater Portland Council of Governments
Chris Wilson (Co-Chair)
President
Linden Creek Technology Partners
Camelia Babson-Haley
Executive Director
Youth & Family Outreach
Micky Bondo
Co-Director
In Her Presence
Sarah Campbell
Executive Director
Portland Public Library
Cassandra Grantham
Director
MaineHealth
Allegra Hirsh-Wright
Training Manager/Project Coordinator, Department of Clinical Innovation
Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Peter Lancia
Superintendent
Westbrook School Department
Louise Marsden
Vice President, Family and Early Childhood Education
The Opportunity Alliance
Matt Pines
Director
Maine Teen Camp
Katie Soucy
Director
Starting Strong
Barrett Wilkinson
Equity Specialist
Portland Public Schools
GOAL 2 CABINET
Julie Chase (Co-Chair)
Dean of Business & Community Partnerships
Southern Maine Community College
Anne Dalton (Co-Chair)
Chief League Operations Officer
Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.
Orion Breen
Public Affairs Liaison
Global Partners
Ashley Duca
Project & Program Manager
Texas Instruments
Jim Elkins
Owner
Career Planning Services
Peter Fitch
Human Resources Director
Lee Auto
Samuel Ledue
Manager
KCV Trailer and Container Rentals
Karen MacDonald
Chief Operating Officer
Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine
Georges Budagu Makoko
Residential Director, Serenity Residential Care
Founder, Ladder to the Moon Network
Colin March
Senior Relationship Manager
TD Bank
Judith Metcalf
Associate Program Director, Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program
College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New England
Claudette Ndayininahaze
Executive Director, In Her Presence
Senior Consultant, Integrative Inquiry LLC
Cullen Ryan
Executive Director
Community Housing of Maine
Jennifer Sporzynski
Senior Program Director
CEI Business Development Services
Julia Trujillo-Luengo
Director, Office of Economic Opportunity
City of Portland
David Wurm
Senior Director, Workforce Services
Goodwill Northern New England
GOAL 3 CABINET
Mary Jane Krebs (Co-Chair)
President, and Senior Vice President Intensive Services
Spring Harbor Hospital & Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Lisa Toner (Co-Chair)
Maine Public
Retired
Greg Bowers
CEO
Day One
Oliver Bradeen
Executive Director
Milestone Recovery
Kristen Farnham
Vice President of Development
Spurwink Services
Caroline Fernandes
Coordinator of Residential Programming
Amistad
Bob Fowler
Director of Public Health
Portland Public Health Division
Rebecca Hoffmann Frances
Director of Clinical Innovation
Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Diane Geyer
Coordinator of Clinical Substance Use Services
University of Southern Maine, Recovery Oriented Campus Center
Jim Highland
Principal- Health Analytics Practice Area
BerryDunn
Elizabeth Jackson
Chief Operations Officer
Greater Portland Health
Dr. Peter Leighton
Central Maine Medical Center
Danielle Rideout
Recovery Liaison
Westbrook Police Department
Jonathan Sahrbeck
District Attorney
Cumberland County
Melissa Skahan
Vice President Mission Effectiveness
Northern Light Health Mercy Hospital
Thrive2027 Committees
MARKETING, COMMUNICATION, & PUBLIC OUTREACH COMMITTEE
Felicia Knight (Chair)
President
Knight Canney Group
Doug Cook
Director of News and Media Relations
Bowdoin College
Cindy Faulkner
President
Faulkner Consulting
Leeann Leahy
CEO
The VIA Agency
Diana Wheelock
VP, Director of Human Resources
Gorham Savings Bank
Nancy Dumais
Director, Marketing, Strategy and Planning
Hannaford
Tom Haushalter
Content Marketing Specialist
Rapid Insights
Leah Igo
Director of Marketing and Communications
MECA
DATA, MEASUREMENT, AND EVALUATION
Joe Everett (Co-Chair)
President and CEO
The Opportunity Alliance
Jen Beck
Senior Program Officer
John T. Gorman Foundation
Andrea Clark
Senior Analytics Manager
BerryDunn
Tim Cowan
Director, Health Index
MaineHealth
Chad Creelman
Marketing, Data, and Analytics
WEX
Mary Davis
Planning and Urban Development Director
City of Portland
Angela Atkinson Duina
Principal of Faculty and Instruction
Baxter Academy
Amy Geren
Downtown Experience Liason
Downtown Portland
Lisa Plimpton
President / Researcher
Plimpton Research
PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE
Mike Tarpinian (Co-Chair)
Community Volunteer
Retired – The Opportunity Alliance
Quincy Hentzel (Co-Chair)
CEO
Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce
Judy Knapp
Government Relations
Retail Business Services
Jim Elkins
Owner
Career Planning Services
Travis Kennedy
Director of Public Affairs
Cumberland County
Anne Haskell
Community Volunteer
Retired State Senator