Board of Advisors

The Center’s Board of Advisors is a standing committee constituted of University of Maine alumni and friends invested in advancing the McGillicuddy Humanities Center’s mission.

BOARD CHAIR

  • Timothy Garrity ’14G, Historian, Mount Desert Island Historical Society (retired)

BOARD MEMBERS

  • Nolan Altvater, ’20, University of Maine iPhD student and Special Projects Cultural Coordinator, Maine Coast Heritage Trust
  • Dr. François G. Amar, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and former Dean of the University of Maine’s Honors College
  • Mary Copeland, ’11, Managing Director, Avance Partner Search
  • Dr. Sean Cox, ’15, ’20G, independent scholar; Managing Editor, Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • LeeEllen Friedland, President, Ethnologica
  • Jeffrey Hecker, ’86, ’14H, Professor of Psychology, University of Maine
  • Tam Huynh, ’03, Executive Director, Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine
  • Carl Little, freelance writer, art critic and author
  • Lisa Marin, UMM ’09, retired educator; President, John Marin Foundation
  • Brian Naylor, ’79, Washington Correspondent, National Public Radio (NPR)
  • Sarah Penney, ’21, Senior Communications Associate, Sabin Vaccine Institute
  • Henry L.P. Schmelzer, ’65, former Chair, Maine Public Broadcasting (MPBN) Board of Trustees; former President and CEO, Maine Community Foundation
  • Dr. Robert Swan, ’68, dentist (retired) and Jean W. Swan, educator (retired)
  • Dr. David A. Taylor, ’74, External Relations and Program Development Officer for the Library of Congress
  • Herb Whiteley, ’74, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine

EX-OFFICIO

  • Emily Haddad, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Maine

Patrons Circle

Patrons provide an annual gift of $1,000 in support of MHC initiatives.

Richard P. Anderson and Karin Anderson
Constance Hurley Babcock
Jessica Canatsey and David Canatsey
Ann Chase and Charles J. McGillicuddy
Sheila E. Comerford and Stephen W. Gove
Corey L. Davis
Steven Richard Evans, Ph.D. and Jennifer J. Moxley
Fidelity Foundation
Kevin Foss and Katie Lattari
Timothy Garrity and Lynn Boulger
Liane Shevis Giambalvo, RD, LCPC and Leonard Giambalvo
Alice Fonesca Haines
Philip Hamilton and Susan Hamilton
Jeffrey E. Hecker, Ph.D. and Judith L. Stickles
Jon T. Lightner
Clement E. McGillicuddy and Linda McGillicuddy
Jean E. McPeek
Blaine D. Moores
Matthew R. Mullen and Emily S. Mullen
Brian Naylor and Barbara Van Woerkom
Linda Weisskirchen Nula and Michael A. Nula
Kathryn Olmstead
John G. Peters and Sandra Merrill Peters
Celeste A. Ringuette
Charles H. Ryan
Henry L.P. Schmelzer and Cynthia E. Livingston
Terry Strickland and Claire Strickland
Dr. Robert M. Swan and Jean W. Swan
David Taylor and LeeEllen Friedland
Amb. John K. Veroneau and Carol Svoboda
James S. Ward IV and Susan C. Ward
Dr. Herbert E. Whiteley and Yvette Poirier Whiteley
David C. Wiggin