Former Maine State Sen. Mary R. Cathcart Becomes Chair of New England Board of Higher Education

Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571

BOSTON–Former Maine state Sen. Mary R. Cathcart of Orono became chair of the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) on Feb. 25.

Cathcart served three terms in the Maine House of Representatives and four terms in the Maine Senate representing communities in Penobscot County before she was term-limited in 2004. She is now a senior policy fellow at the University of Maine