The Thrive2027 Cabinet includes volunteers from throughout Southern Maine who ensure the Thrive2027 Goal Framework, which includes Result Statements and associated indicators and strategies, is identified, adopted, and implemented.
GOAL 1 CABINET
Dan Eagleson (Co-Chair) Senior Vice President The Baker Company
Chris Hall (Co-Chair) General Counsel and Director of Regional Initiatives Greater Portland Council of Governments
Camelia Babson-Haley Executive Director Youth & Family Outreach
Michelle Conners Library Director Kennebunk Free Library
Caitlin Grant Director of Economic and Workforce Development York County Community College
Allegra Hirsh-Wright Director of Clinical Innovation
Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Peter Lancia Superintendent Westbrook School Department
Sarah Lewis Program Coordinator Maine Access Immigrant Network
Louise Marsden Vice President, Family and Early Childhood Education The Opportunity Alliance
Robin Mullins Executive Director/CEO Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce
Katie Soucy Director
Starting Strong
Daniel Strader Partner
Pierce Atwood LLP
GOAL 2 CABINET
Julie Chase (Co-Chair) Dean of Business and Community Partnerships Southern Maine Community College
Dr. Dudley Davis (Co-Chair) Executive Director YES! Program
Orion Breen Public Affairs Liaison Global Partners
Anne Dalton Special Advisor to the CEO, Historian Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.
Jim Elkins Owner Career Planning Services
Dr. Idella Glenn Vice President, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Impact University of Southern Maine
Samuel Ledue Manager KCV Trailer and Container Rentals
Judith Metcalf Director
UNE Maine Geriatric Education Center
Tina Pettingill Deputy Director, Health and Human Services
City of Portland
Cullen Ryan Executive Director Community Housing of Maine
Diane Small Executive Director Sanford Housing
Jennifer Sporzynski SVP, Workforce and Business Development Services CEI Business Development Services
Jeff St.Laurent VP/Loan Officer Saco & Biddeford Savings
David Wurm Senior Director, Workforce Services Goodwill Northern New England
GOAL 3 CABINET
Luc Nya (Chair) Children’s Behavioral Health Program Coordinator, OCFS/DOC Liaison Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Brian Townsend (Co-Chair) Executive Director Commonspace
Greg Bowers CEO Day One
Kristen Farnham Vice President of Development Spurwink Services
Adam Hartwig York District Public Health Liaison Maine CDC
Rebecca Hoffmann Frances Senior Director of Clinical Innovation Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Jim Highland Principal, Health Analytics Practice Area BerryDunn
Robert MacKenzie Chief of Police Town of Kennebunk
Cabinet + Committees
Thrive2027 Goal Cabinet Members
The Thrive2027 Cabinet includes volunteers from throughout Southern Maine who ensure the Thrive2027 Goal Framework, which includes Result Statements and associated indicators and strategies, is identified, adopted, and implemented.
GOAL 1 CABINET
Dan Eagleson (Co-Chair)
Senior Vice President
The Baker Company
Chris Hall (Co-Chair)
General Counsel and Director of Regional Initiatives
Greater Portland Council of Governments
Camelia Babson-Haley
Executive Director
Youth & Family Outreach
Michelle Conners
Library Director
Kennebunk Free Library
Caitlin Grant
Director of Economic and Workforce Development
York County Community College
Allegra Hirsh-Wright
Director of Clinical Innovation
Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Peter Lancia
Superintendent
Westbrook School Department
Sarah Lewis
Program Coordinator
Maine Access Immigrant Network
Louise Marsden
Vice President, Family and Early Childhood Education
The Opportunity Alliance
Robin Mullins
Executive Director/CEO
Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce
Katie Soucy
Director
Starting Strong
Daniel Strader
Partner
Pierce Atwood LLP
GOAL 2 CABINET
Julie Chase (Co-Chair)
Dean of Business and Community Partnerships
Southern Maine Community College
Dr. Dudley Davis (Co-Chair)
Executive Director
YES! Program
Orion Breen
Public Affairs Liaison
Global Partners
Anne Dalton
Special Advisor to the CEO, Historian
Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.
Jim Elkins
Owner
Career Planning Services
Dr. Idella Glenn
Vice President, Equity, Inclusion, and Community Impact
University of Southern Maine
Samuel Ledue
Manager
KCV Trailer and Container Rentals
Judith Metcalf
Director
UNE Maine Geriatric Education Center
Tina Pettingill
Deputy Director, Health and Human Services
City of Portland
Cullen Ryan
Executive Director
Community Housing of Maine
Diane Small
Executive Director
Sanford Housing
Jennifer Sporzynski
SVP, Workforce and Business Development Services
CEI Business Development Services
Jeff St.Laurent
VP/Loan Officer
Saco & Biddeford Savings
David Wurm
Senior Director, Workforce Services
Goodwill Northern New England
GOAL 3 CABINET
Luc Nya (Chair)
Children’s Behavioral Health Program Coordinator, OCFS/DOC Liaison
Maine Department of Health and Human Services
Brian Townsend (Co-Chair)
Executive Director
Commonspace
Greg Bowers
CEO
Day One
Kristen Farnham
Vice President of Development
Spurwink Services
Adam Hartwig
York District Public Health Liaison
Maine CDC
Rebecca Hoffmann Frances
Senior Director of Clinical Innovation
Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Jim Highland
Principal, Health Analytics Practice Area
BerryDunn
Robert MacKenzie
Chief of Police
Town of Kennebunk
Jonathan Sahrbeck
Community Volunteer
Melissa Skahan
Vice President, Mission Integration
Northern Light Health Mercy Hospital
Lisa Toner
Community Volunteer
Retired – Maine Public Radio
Liz Torrance
AVP, Community Relations and Social Responsibility Manager
Kennebunk Savings Bank
Brian Townsend
Executive Director
Amistad
Ann Tucker
CEO
Greater Portland Health
Alfredo Vergara
Director of Public Health
City of Portland
Thrive2027 Committees
DATA, MEASUREMENT, AND EVALUATION
Chris Wilson (Chair)
Operating Partner
Blackford Capital
Meaghan Arzberger
Integrated Service Coordinator
York County Community Action Corporation
Kelly Bidwell
Director of Evaluation Services
U.S. Federal Government
Tim Cowan
Director, Health Index
MaineHealth
Chad Creelman
Senior Director, Sales Operations & Marketing Analytics
WEX
Angela Atkinson Duina
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
University of Southern Maine
Joe Everett
President and CEO
The Opportunity Alliance
Matthew Goodman
Dean of Students
Southern Maine Community College
Hayley Prevatt
Research and Evaluation Program Coordinator
Health and Human Services, City of Portland
PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE
Quincy Hentzel (Chair)
CEO
Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce
Judy Knapp
Government Relations
Hannaford
Jim Elkins
Owner
Career Planning Services
Travis Kennedy
Director of Public Affairs
Cumberland County