{"id":8114,"date":"2025-05-30T11:50:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T15:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/?page_id=8114"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:02:00","slug":"board-patrons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mhc\/about\/board-patrons\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Advisors and Patrons Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_84a014-fe, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_84a014-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8114_84a014-fe\"]{font-style:normal;color:#79bde8;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_84a014-fe mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_84a014-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8114_84a014-fe\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_84a014-fe img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_84a014-fe[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8114_84a014-fe\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading8114_84a014-fe wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8114_84a014-fe\"><strong>Board of Advisors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-8114_cd3f94-84 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-8114_cd3f94-84 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#082e58;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-8114_cd3f94-84\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Center\u2019s Board of Advisors is a standing committee constituted of University of Maine alumni and friends invested in advancing the McGillicuddy Humanities Center\u2019s mission.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BOARD CHAIR<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Timothy Garrity&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201914G, Historian, Mount Desert Island Historical Society (retired)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BOARD MEMBERS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nolan Altvater<\/strong>, \u201920, University of Maine iPhD student and Special Projects Cultural Coordinator, Maine Coast Heritage Trust<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Fran\u00e7ois G. Amar<\/strong>, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and former Dean of the University of Maine\u2019s Honors College<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mary Copeland<\/strong>, \u201911, Managing Director, Avance Partner Search<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Sean Cox<\/strong>, &#8217;15, &#8217;20G, independent scholar; Managing Editor, Mount Desert Island Historical Society<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>LeeEllen Friedland<\/strong>, President, Ethnologica<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jeffrey Hecker<\/strong>, \u201986, \u201914H, Professor of Psychology, University of Maine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tam Huynh<\/strong>, &#8217;03, Executive Director, Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Carl Little<\/strong>, freelance writer, art critic and author<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lisa Marin<\/strong>, UMM &#8217;09, retired educator; President, John Marin Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brian Naylor<\/strong>, \u201979, Washington Correspondent, National Public Radio (NPR)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sarah Penney<\/strong>, \u201921, Senior Communications Associate, Sabin Vaccine Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Robert Swan<\/strong>, &#8217;68, dentist (retired) and <strong>Jean W. Swan<\/strong>, educator (retired)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. David A. Taylor<\/strong>, \u201974, External Relations and Program Development Officer for the Library of Congress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Herb Whiteley<\/strong>, \u201973, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EX-OFFICIO<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Emily Haddad<\/strong>, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Maine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-8114_5d239f-70 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-8114_5d239f-70 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#082e58;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-8114_5d239f-70\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_3cd391-4b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_3cd391-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8114_3cd391-4b\"]{font-style:normal;color:#79bde8;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_3cd391-4b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_3cd391-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8114_3cd391-4b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_3cd391-4b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_3cd391-4b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8114_3cd391-4b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading8114_3cd391-4b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8114_3cd391-4b\"><strong>Patrons Circle<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Patrons provide an annual gift of $1,000 in support of MHC initiatives.<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_31b529-b6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_31b529-b6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8114_31b529-b6\"]{font-style:normal;color:#082e58;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_31b529-b6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_31b529-b6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8114_31b529-b6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_31b529-b6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading8114_31b529-b6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8114_31b529-b6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading8114_31b529-b6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading8114_31b529-b6\">Richard P. Anderson and Karin Anderson<br>Constance Hurley Babcock<br>Jessica Canatsey and David Canatsey<br>Ann Chase and Charles J. McGillicuddy<br>Sheila E. Comerford and Stephen W. Gove<br>Corey L. Davis<br>Steven Richard Evans, Ph.D. and Jennifer J. Moxley<br>Fidelity Foundation<br>Kevin Foss and Katie Lattari<br>Timothy Garrity and Lynn Boulger<br>Liane Shevis Giambalvo, RD, LCPC and Leonard Giambalvo<br>Alice Fonesca Haines<br>Philip Hamilton and Susan Hamilton<br>Jeffrey E. Hecker, Ph.D. and Judith L. Stickles<br>Jon T. Lightner<br>Clement E. McGillicuddy and Linda McGillicuddy<br>Jean E. McPeek<br>Blaine D. Moores<br>Matthew R. Mullen and Emily S. Mullen<br>Brian Naylor and Barbara Van Woerkom<br>Linda Weisskirchen Nula and Michael A. Nula<br>Kathryn Olmstead<br>John G. Peters and Sandra Merrill Peters<br>Celeste A. Ringuette<br>Charles H. Ryan<br>Henry L.P. Schmelzer and Cynthia E. Livingston<br>Terry Strickland and Claire Strickland<br>Dr. Robert M. Swan and Jean W. Swan<br>David Taylor and LeeEllen Friedland<br>Amb. John K. Veroneau and Carol Svoboda<br>James S. Ward IV and Susan C. Ward<br>Dr. Herbert E. Whiteley and Yvette Poirier Whiteley<br>David C. Wiggin<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-8114_f0daf3-6e .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-8114_f0daf3-6e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#082e58;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-8114_f0daf3-6e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Board of Advisors The Center\u2019s Board of Advisors is a standing committee constituted of University of Maine alumni and friends invested in advancing the McGillicuddy Humanities Center\u2019s mission. 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