LET'S GO - Key Persons
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- PsyD, BCBA, Director of the Developmental Disorders Partial Hospital Program
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- President, MaineHealth Medical Group
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Treasurer
Dr. Powell is the Med-Peds Clinic Director extraordinaire for the resident clinic where she precepts residents as well as sees her own patients at the MMC Internal Medicine-Pediatric Clinic. She moved to Maine in 2014 after completing medical school at Chicago Medical School, and her Med-Peds residency training at Rush University Medical Center. She is involved in many QI projects related, not only to the resident clinic, but to primary care throughout Maine Medical Partners. Amanda helps remind everyone about self-care through resiliency tips in the weekly clinic email updates and recruits interested residents to run with her in 5K races and sometimes even a half marathon.
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- President and CEO of Spinnaker Trust
Amanda Rand is President and CEO of Spinnaker Trust, a Portland based Wealth Management Firm. In her role at Spinnaker, Amanda oversees all aspects of the client experience, team development and strategic direction of the firm. More directly, Amanda works with clients to solve complex and often multi-generational financial, trust and gifting challenges.
Prior to joining Spinnaker in 2008, Amanda worked as a Trusts & Estates lawyer, focusing her practice on complex estate planning and trust and estate administration at firms in both Boston and Portland. She is active in the community, serving as a Director for the Welch Fund at the Maine Community Foundation, a Corporator at MaineHealth and a Director of the Alfond Scholarship Foundation.
She received her bachelor's degree from Duke University and her juris doctorate from Harvard Law School.
A native of Falmouth, Amanda lives there with her husband, Mark, and their three children.
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- Manager of Operations and Annual Giving
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- Member of the Development Committee
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- Senior Director of Philanthropic Initiatives
Andreas Thyssen, M.D. is a combined Adult and Pediatric Hospitalist here at MMC. After medical school at University of Colorado, he completed his residency here at MMC where he served as chief resident for Med-Peds. He has an interest in lifestyle medicine. Dr. Thyssen serves as a resident advisor and residency applicant interviewer.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Special Education Administrator
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- Member of the Office Team
- Program Manager for the Let 's Go
- Program Manager, Community Implementation
Ashley is a Program Manager for the Let's Go! Implementation Team who provides technical assistance to partners statewide while also coordinates program and resource development. After spending a decade working in public health field, Ashley has gained a tremendous amount of experience to effectively support communities in adopting environmental and policy level change, along with a deep understanding of the Let's Go! program. Ashley is a trained facilitator, presenter and holds a BA in sociology and minor in holistic health from the University of Southern Maine. She lives in Portland, Maine with her husband, daughter and son and studies West African drum and dance in her free time.
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- Program Manager, Healthcare
I have been with Maine Medical Partners in a Practice Management role since 2006 working in both adult and pediatric specialty care. My role was operational, working closely with patients, providers, staff and other MaineHealth practices and teams to meet the healthcare needs of patients in Maine and Northern NH.
Ben Felix, MD serves as a Med-Peds Resident Clinic preceptor, Director of International Clinic at MMC, and primary care provider in the IM Ambulatory Clinic at MMC. Ben completed his Med-Peds residency at Brown University in 2014 and medical school at Indiana University. Before coming to MMC Ben spent time working with pediatric cancer survivors.
Brett Loffredo, MD, is a primary care physician for Maine Medical Partners - Westbrook Primary Care.
Born and raised in Massachusetts, Dr. Loffredo has been affiliated with Maine Medical Center and Maine Medical Partners since starting his family medicine residency at MMC in 2004, after completing his medical degree at Boston University. Since that time, he has pursued leadership roles within the organization, serving as the Chief Resident of Family Medicine in 2007 before becoming the Medical Director of Maine Medical Partners - Gorham Family Medicine, and then MMP Westbrook Primary Care. He now serves as the Medical Director of Physician Financial Sustainability Initiatives for MMP.
Dr. Loffredo completed his MaineHealth Physician Leadership Development Fellowship in 2011 and is currently enrolled in the MBA program at the University of Massachusetts. He has been an active member of the MMP Board of Trustees, including serving as Vice-Chairman, and as a member of the Executive, Operations, and Finance Committees. He also sits on the Planning and Programming and Finance Committees of the MMC Board.
Brian Noyes serves as Vice President and Shareholder of R.M. Davis, Inc. Brian has a long and distinguished history in financial planning and investment management. He has earned numerous professional distinctions, including a designation of Certified Investment Management Consultant in 1988, Chartered Financial Analyst in 1993, and Chartered Investment Counselor in 1996.
He was educated at Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield, Mass., then went on to earn bachelor of science degrees in Business Administration and Communications from the University of New Hampshire.
He is a member of numerous investment organizations such as the Maine Security Analysts Society and the Boston Security Analyst Society. His other board affiliations include the Maine Public Employees Retirement System, where he is serving as Chair, and the Baxter State Park Investment Committee, which he also chairs.
Brian lives in Freeport with his wife and two daughters. He enjoys hunting, fishing, Nordic skiing and other sports.
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- Member of Committee
- Vice Chair for Child Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Senior Medical Director of Ambulatory Care, Mid Coast Hospital / Vice Chair
Carol Hubbard, MD is a developmental specialist in the Maine Pediatric Specialty Group in the Division of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics. She has been at MMC since 2000. She plays an integral role in the developmental/behavioral rotations and is a Med-Peds residency candidate interviewer. Dr. Hubbard received her M.D. degree at the University of North Carolina and completed her residency training in the Harvard Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Program. She completed her Fellowship in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Boston University.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- BCBA - D, Director of Hospital Behavioral Services and Spring Harbor Academy
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- Executive Director, Autism Society of Maine
- Member of Committee
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- Parent, Maine Community Member
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- Member of the Development Committee
Christine Twining, MD joined Maine Medical Partner's Endocrinology and Diabetes Center in Scarborough, Maine in 2008, where she sees adult endocrinology patients. Dr. Twining is a graduate of Duke University School of Medicine. She completed her combined Internal Medicine-Pediatric residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut. She then went on to complete a 2-year Adult Endocrinology Fellowship at WJB Dorn Veteran's Hospital/Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina before moving back to Maine to practice.
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
- Vice Chair
Chris Withers, MD joined MMC Adult Hospital Medicine after completing residency here in 2018. Chris served at Med-Peds Chief Resident and enjoys teaching. He completed his medical school at New York Medical College. Chris serves as a residency applicant interviewer.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Member of Committee
- Senior Director, Developmental Disorders Service, MBH
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
- Secretary
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- Development Director
- Member of the Development Committee
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- Chief Information Officer
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- Patient Safety Specialist
David James Kumaki, MD, is a former member of the medical staff at Stephens Memorial Hospital where he specialized in internal medicine. In the past, he simultaneously served as chair of both the Stephens Memorial Physician Hospital Organization (PHO) and the Maine PHO. Kumaki is a physician leader on MaineHealth's Shared Health Record project (SeHR) and a member of the SeHR executive committee. He is also chief medical information officer for Western Maine Health. Previously on the staff at New Hampshire's Androscoggin Valley Hospital, his experience extends well beyond New England. Kumaki is a long-time member of the Wilderness Medical Society and Nepal Studies Association. His experience includes several positions in Kathmandu, Nepal as well as in Greater Boston, first as an intern and resident at Boston City Hospital, and later on the staff at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, New England Baptist Hospital and Symmes Hospital.
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- Director of Grants and Foundation Relations
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- Member of Committee
- Vice President, Head of Clinical Programs, Autism Speaks
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- Chief Health Improvement Officer
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- Member of the Office Team
- Medical Director, Let 's Go!
Dr. Carrie Gordon will be hosting experts on a wide variety of topics on best practice for caring for children and adults who carry extra weight.
Carrie officially joined the Let's Go staff in 2018, but has been associated with the program and the mission for many years, as a pediatrician at the Maine Medical Center Weight and Wellness program. Her passion for promoting the benefits of healthy food in the clinical setting lead her to change her clinical focus from Pediatric Nephrology to Childhood Obesity prevention and treatment. She has offered cooking programs for patients and medical learners for years, works to advance food security and increase awareness of the connections between nutritious food and health because of a heartfelt belief in the power of food in health and healing.
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- Chief Medical Officer of InterMed
Dr. Dan Loiselle is the Chief Medical Officer of InterMed, where he has practiced internal medicine since 1998.
Dr. Loiselle grew up in Eddington, Maine. He completed undergraduate studies at Bowdoin College, is a 1995 graduate of Dartmouth Medical School and did his residency at MMC before joining InterMed in 1998.
He provides general internist preventive medicine for adult patients and enjoys the longitudinal care of multiple family members and trying to improve the health of our patient population, as well as the lives of InterMed's providers and staff.
Dr. Loiselle chairs both InterMed's Information Technology Committee and its Quality Improvement Committee. He is a member of the InterMed Board of Directors, and sits on InterMed's Executive Committee, Department Chiefs, Finance Committee, Compliance Committee, and Workflow Committee, ASC Committee, Preventive Health Task Force and Quality Improvement Committee. He is also a member of the Maine Medical Association and the American College of Physicians.
In his free time, Dr. Loiselle enjoys using his backyard smoker, and skiing at Sugarloaf.
Edward Fels, MD joined Rheumatology Associates in Portland in 2009 where our residents complete their Rheumatology rotation and is a faculty advisor for our program as well as a residency candidate interviewer. Dr. Fels completed a combined Internal Medicine-Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship at Duke University after graduating from Maine Medical Center's Internal Medicine-Pediatric Residency Program in 2005.
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- Vice President of Development
Eliott Morgan, MD is an Adult Hospitalist here at MMC and a Pediatric Hospitalist at CMMC (Central Maine Medical Center). He completed medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University SOM in 2018 and went on to join the MMC Med-Peds residency where he served as chief resident. Outside the hospital, Eliott likes to hike, bike, surf, and ski with his wife and two young daughters. Eliott serves as a residency applicant interviewer.
Eliza Bullis, MD joined Adult Hospital Medicine at MMC in 2016 but has been spreading her pediatrics roots since she started. She now does Pediatric Primary Care 1 day a week and fills in per diem as a preceptor in Med-Peds resident clinic. Dr. Bullis also serves as the MS3 Clerkship Director for Internal Medicine and is quick to find the students most interested in Med-Peds. She is a graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed her residency and a chief resident year for Pediatrics at Yale University. She serves a Med-Peds resident advisor and interviews candidates for the residency program.
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- Associate Director, Maine Office of Aging and Disability Services
- Member of Committee
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- Member of the Office Team
- Director, Let 's Go!
Since Emily joined Let's Go! in 2008, she has particularly appreciated supporting a mission that integrates both clinical and public health approaches to positively impact entire communities. She is energized when forming collaborative relationships with colleagues and partners, and strongly believes that these relationships are a driving force behind Let's Go!'s success. Emily enjoys staying active year, especially in the company of her family and friends.
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- Member of Committee
- State Director of Special Services Birth to 20, Maine Department of Education
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- Member of the Development Committee
- Maine Community Member
Eugene Paluso, MD has practiced Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at Lakes Region Primary Care in Windham since 1993. He served as a continuity clinic preceptor for many years and continues to work with residents during their community Med-Peds rotation. Dr. Paluso received his M.D. degree from Tufts University School of Medicine and completed his training in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at Baystate Medical Center.
Dr. Emerson graduated from our Internal Medicine-Pediatric Residency Program in 2009 after attending medical school at Albany Medical College. He is currently working as a primary care provider at Lakes Region Primary Care, a community Med-Peds rotation site.
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- President and Chief Executive Officer of Camden National Corporation
Gregory A. Dufour has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Camden National Corporation and Camden National Bank since January 2009. After joining the company in April 2001 as Senior Vice President of Finance, he assumed the additional responsibility for Operations and Technology from August 2002 until December 2003. In January 2004, Greg was named Chief Banking Officer for Camden National Corporation and President and Chief Operating Officer for Camden National Bank. In January 2006, he became President and CEO of Camden National Bank. He also serves on the board of directors of Camden National Bank and Camden National Corporation.
Prior to joining the company, Greg was Managing Director of Finance at IBEX Capital Markets in Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to his experience at IBEX, he held various financial management positions with FleetBoston Corporation including Vice President and Controller of Investment Banking and Banking Group Controller.
Greg has also served in various volunteer capacities for numerous community-related and trade organizations. He currently serves as vice chair and trustee of MaineHealth and as a Local Board member of Coastal Healthcare Alliance. Greg is a former chair of the Maine Bankers Association and a former member of several other non-profit organizations.
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- Self - Advocate, Maine Community Member
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- President / Stephens Memorial Hospital
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- President
- President / MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization / Vice President, Payor Relations
Jen Moore has over 20 years of healthcare leadership and operations experience and is dedicated to building effective teams with a strong focus on strategy and organizational development.
Ms. Moore joined the MMC-Physician Hospital Organization (the precursor to the MaineHealth ACO) in 1999. She leads ACO operations including payer contracting, network management, data operations and analysis, performance improvement programs, and practice support activities. She also oversees all activities associated with the Medicare Shared Savings Program and several commercial ACO contracts. Ms. Moore holds a Masters of Business Administration degree and serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of ACOs
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- Chairman of the Maine Medical Center Board of Trustees
- President of Libra Foundation
Jere Michelson is President of Libra Foundation, with oversight responsibility for all operating and financial aspects of the Foundation's interests.
Prior to joining Libra Foundation, Jere was a member of the management group at the accounting firm of Baker Newman Noyes, LLC in Portland, where he consulted primarily on closely-held corporations and shareholders with multi-state operations in that firm's corporate tax department. In 2001, he left public accounting to join Libra Foundation in its pursuit for the betterment of Maine's citizenry.
Jere is the chairman of the Maine Medical Center Board of Trustees and is also a member of its Executive Committee. He also sits on the Audit and Finance committees at MaineHealth. Through appointment from Sen. Susan Collins, Jere serves on the United States Military Service Academy Nomination Committee for the first district of Maine. Mr. Michelson also serves on the boards of Pineland Farms Natural Meats, Inc., Pineland Farms Dairy Company, Inc., and Gorham Savings Bank.
He received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Southern Maine in Portland and his master's degree in taxation from Thomas College in Waterville.
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- Member of the Development Committee
Jill Kerekes, MD joined Lakes Region Primary Care in 2009. She currently works with residents during their community Med-Peds rotation and also serves as the rotation director for the Med-Peds Primary Care medical student rotation. Dr. Kerekes is a graduate of the Ohio State University College of Medicine. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics at Loyola University. She is a member of the Med-Peds Evaluation/Promotions Committee and a residency candidate interviewer.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Community Engagement and Training Manager, Center of Excellence
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- Chief Medical Officer
- Southern Region Interim President and Chief Medical Officer
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- Program Management Specialist, Evaluation
Joel started his career with MaineHealth in 2008 and has been a part of the Let's Go! team since 2014. A native of southern New Hampshire, Joel is a proud father of one who loves hiking, freshwater kayaking, and going on bike rides with his wife, Torey, and young son, Asa. When he's not adventuring, you can find him keeping busy with home improvement projects, woodworking, and listening to his prized record collection.
Governor John Baldacci, Maine parents of youth with autism and developmental disorders and Spring Harbor Hospital leadership open the Development Disorders Unit of Spring Harbor Hospital.
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- Member of the Board
- Member of Committee
Kathy Coster has experience as a board member at both for-profit and nonprofit institutions. She currently is Chair of the Board of Gorham Savings Bank.
On the Board at Maine Medical Center since 2013, Kathy is Local Board Vice Chair and a member of the Finance, Quality and Safety and Credentials committees.
She has had a long affiliation with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southern Maine, having served as President of the Board and co-chair of the $3 million Great Futures Campaign. Kathy has also held a number of roles as a volunteer for her alma mater, Dartmouth College, including representative to the Alumni Council and President of the Dartmouth Alumni Club of Maine. She is active in her church, as a past president of the Parish Council and a member of the Diocesan Review Board of the Diocese of Maine.
Katherine Liu, MD came to MMC for residency after completing her medical school training at Medical College of Wisconsin. She joined the Adult Hospital Medicine group in 2016 and previously did pediatric hospital medicine. She is a resident advisor and interviews residency candidates. She has an interest in international health.
Kate Herlihy, MD is the current Medical Staff President and board member of Western Maine Health. She is the Medical Director of Pediatrics for Western Maine Pediatrics. As a general pediatrician, she has worked with a team to set up a patient centered medical home for children in her area which provides for medical, dental and mental health needs. She plays an active role in educating pediatric residents from Maine Medical Center, having 2-5 residents per year. Kate is actively participating in the Tufts Medical School/MMC teaching program for Tufts medical students as well as teaching medical students from various other medical schools. She is director of the Oxford Hills School Based Health Center as well school physician for SAD 17. She has served on many hospital committees including Executive Committee, Pediatric Services Committee, Obstetrics/Perinatal Committee, Physician Recruitment Committee, Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Council, Strategic Planning and Finance Committees. She has served in MaineHealth system-wide boards and task forces.
Kate lives in Norway, Maine with her husband and has three college-aged children. She enjoys running, hiking, camping, skiing, kayaking, and teaching Zumba to community members.
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Program Director
After completing medical school at Loyola's Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago, Dr. Diamond-Falk moved to Portland for her Med-Peds Residency training at MMC. Upon graduation from residency, she began working as a Hospitalist for both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at MMC and has been the Med-Peds Program director since 2014. She previously served on the MPPDA (Med-Peds Program Director Association) Executive Committee as Secretary and Treasurer and remains active in the national Med-Peds community. She is interested in global health locally (developing an Immigrant Health Elective with IM/Med-Peds residents as part of an education innovation grant and leads the Interpreter SIM event) and internationally (spends time in Rwanda at a teaching hospital in Kigali). When not working as a hospitalist or program director you might catch her at a gymnastics competition, hockey arena or building a fairy house on Mackworth Island as she keeps (very!) busy with her husband, 3 children and dog.
Kathryn Brouillette, MD graduated from the MMC Med-Peds residency program in 2015. She is a medical school graduate of McGill University who currently works as an Internal Medicine hospitalist at MMC and Pediatric Hospitalist at CMMC (Central Maine Medical Center). Dr. Brouillette is a faculty advisor for our program, a member of our Med-Peds Program Evaluation Committee, and a faculty interviewer.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Director, Preschool Day Treatment Program
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- Chief Government Affairs Officer
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- Member of the Development Committee
- President
- Ex - Officio
- Member of Committee
- President, Maine Behavioral Healthcare
Kendra is a practicing family medicine physician. She is an accomplished and highly respected member of the MaineHealth community who has served in numerous clinical leadership roles including associate chief medical officer at Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital. Dr. Emery received her undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College and medical degree from the University of New England. She completed a residency in family medicine at St. Anthony North Hospital in Colorado and has served as a board-certified family medicine physician in Maine since 2013, first at Franklin Community Health Network and then at Pen Bay.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Clinical Director, Center of Excellence
L. Clinton Boothby, Esq. is the senior partner at Boothby Silver, LLC, a rural law firm with offices in Turner and Farmington. Clint is a 1980 graduate of the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in Agriculture and Resource Economics and a 1999 graduate of the University of Maine School of Law. Clint practices in the areas of small business and corporate law, estate planning and business succession, family law, and real estate, both transactional and litigation. He is a member of Androscoggin, Oxford, Franklin and Maine Bar Associations. He has served as President of the Oxford County Trial Lawyers Association. He currently chairs the Franklin County Health Network, which includes Franklin Memorial Hospital. He is an occasional guest speaker at the law school. In the past, he served as facilitator for the RSU #73 regional planning committee, Chair of the MSAD #36 Board of Directors, Chair of the Livermore Board of Appeals and as a member of the Board of Directors of Farm Family Insurance Company. Before attending law school, Clint and his brother Rob managed the family farm which has been in continuous operation since 1849. He and his incredibly patient wife of 40 years, Susan, have two adult children and five grandchildren. Susan is a third-grade teacher.
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- CMO & Chief Psy MMC, MBH Medical & Clinical Affairs
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
- Treasurer
Linda serves on the Board of Trustees of Memorial Hospital in North Conway, NH. She chairs the Finance Committee and serves on the Governance Committee and the Executive Committee. Prior to her retirement, Linda held the positions of Assistant Vice President and Counsel at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, with responsibility for providing legal advice on private placement and mezzanine investments. Previous to that, she acted in a similar capacity as Senior Counsel at Cigna Corporation. She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law and a member of the American College of Investment Counsel.
Linda's community activities in Jackson, NH include chairing the Jackson Public Library Board of Trustees and membership in The Friends of the Jackson Public Library.
Lisa Beaule, MD has been a member of the MaineHealth system since 2006. She is currently the vice president of physician and advanced practice professional services for the southern region at MaineHealth. She has served in multiple leadership roles including medical director of MMP Urology, medical director of operative and peri-operative services at Maine Medical Center, and chair of the MaineHealth Medical Group Board of Directors. She received a BA degree from Boston University, an MD degree from UVM College of Medicine, and an MBA degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
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- Member of Committee
- Site Director, Maine Child Development Services
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Director, STEPP Maine in - Home Service Program
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- Chairman of the Development Committee
- Board Member, Maine Behavioral Healthcare
- Member of Committee
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Senior Vice President of Finance
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- Chief Operations and People Officer at L.L.Bean
Marie McCarthy is Chief Operations and People Officer at L.L.Bean, and has been with the company since 1993. Working primarily in Human Resources throughout her career, her role has expanded in recent years to include current oversight of Operations, including Fulfillment, Returns, Manufacturing, Customer Satisfaction, and Corporate Facilities, in addition to Human Resources, and Health, Safety and Wellness. She is a member of the company's Investment Committee, is Chair of the Benefits Committee, is a member of the Retail Real Estate Committee that governs store selection/construction, and convenes the Corporate Real Estate Committee that oversees all corporate holdings. She currently serves on the Board of Maine Medical Center, is a member of United Way's Kenneth Jordan Higgins Scholarship Committee and was formerly on the non-profit Boards of Lift360 and Youth and Family Outreach. Marie holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a master's degree in Industrial Relations from the University of Rhode Island.
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Program Manager
Marissa Nichols joined our program in 2022. She has a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration from Chapman University. In 2018 she moved with her family from California to Maine and they have been living "the way life should be" ever since. When she isn't in the office you'll most likely find her in her garden, camping with her family, with her nose in a book, or enjoying one of the many amazing restaurants the Portland area has to offer.
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- Coastal Region Chief Medical Officer
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Spring Harbor Developmental Disorders Unit Nurse Manager
Matthew Chin has years of experience in managing operations, food sourcing, finance, information technology and business analytics. He has also worked in international business marketing and project coaching. Currently, he serves as President of Yarmouth-based Harvesting Good, a wholly owned subsidiary of Good Shepherd Food Bank. He has also worked for Goodwill Industries of Northern New England.
Matt received his B.S. in Engineering at Brown University in Providence, R.I. He received his Masters of Business Administration at University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Matt sits on the Maine Medical Center Planning and Programs committee. He is on the board at Maine Farm to Institution and Fork Food Labs.
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- Mountain Region Chief Medical Officer
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Member of Committee
- Vice President of Medical Affairs, Developmental Disorders Service Line
- Vice President of Medical Affairs, Developmental Disorders Service, MBH
Matthew Siegel, M.D. is recruited as Director of Developmental Disorders.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- CRC, Research Program Director
Melanie Murray, MD works at Lakes Region Primary Care in Windham, where she practices primary care and works with residents during their community Med-Peds rotation. Dr. Murray completed her Internal Medicine-Pediatric Residency at Maine Medical Center in 2007 after receiving her M.D. degree from Wright State University in Ohio.
Melissa Smith is the President and CEO of WEX, a global corporate payments company. A finance expert by training, Smith joined WEX in 1998 and played a pivotal role as WEX's chief financial officer, leading the company through a highly successful initial public offering and focusing on its growth as a public company. Her record of execution, continuous improvement, and increased responsibilities for WEX's business operations led to her appointment as president of the Americas, and ultimately as president and CEO of the entire company. As CEO, Smith has responsibility for the company's day-to-day global operations and its long-term strategic growth. She also serves as a WEX board member.
Smith is an active member of her community and was named The Girl Scouts of Maine's 2013 Woman of Distinction, and a Mainebiz 2012 Woman to Watch. Recognized as an industry leader, Melissa was named the PYMNTS.com 2014 Most Innovative Woman in Payments and a PaymentsSource 2014 Most Influential Woman in Payments. She serves on the Center for Grieving Children's Board of Directors and participates in the Executive Women's Forum, which she co-founded to provide a support network for female executives in her local community.
Melissa began her career at Ernst & Young and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Maine.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Owner and Physician, Lifespan Family Healthcare / Secretary
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- Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Southern Maine Health Care
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Medical Director, Center of Excellence
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- Chairman of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
Morris Fisher is President, Boulos Asset Management. His experience includes real estate development, operations, leasing, and finance. In addition to providing strategic real estate advice to clients, he is responsible for directing a property management company with 50 employees and real estate projects under management totaling 5 million square feet of commercial space. His experience includes the development, marketing, leasing, and sale of major retail, office, and industrial properties in both downtown and suburban locations.
In addition to his service as an MMC Local Board member, Morris is a former officer and board member of The Park Danforth, Portland Public Library, Catholic Charities of Maine, and Portland's Downtown District. Prior to joining Boulos Asset Management, Morris was a senior accountant with KPMG Peat Marwick.
Dr. Hasenfus attended the University of Maine at Orono and received a bachelor's in Psychology in 1971, a master's in Education in 1973 (Special Education-Learning Disabilities), a PhD in Psychology in 1979 and went on to earn her MD in 1981 from Tufts School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. She was then a resident in Internal Medicine at Maine Medical Center from 1981 to 1984.
Dr. Hasenfus served as the Medical Director of Bath Internal Medicine, a section of MidCoast Medical Group in Bath, Maine from 1997 to 2016. She was the Medical Director of Primary Care at MidCoast from 2016 until she retired in 2017. She was affiliated with Mid Coast Hospital, Bath and Brunswick from 1987 until her retirement. She served as President of the Medical Staff at Mid Coast Hospital from 2005 to 2007. She was a Board Member at Mid Coast Hospital for 10 years. She was a Clinical Assistant Professor for Tufts University School of Medicine from 2011 to 2017.
She was the Governor of the Maine Chapter of the American College of Physicians from May 2010 to May 2014. She became a Master of the American College of Physicians in October of 2017.
She has served on the Spring Harbor Hospital Board of Trustees since 2007, serving as the Vice Chair of the Spring Harbor Board for one year and then Vice Chair of MBH for two years. She has been Chair of Maine Behavioral Healthcare since November 2016.
Dr. Hasenfus resides in Brunswick and is married to Dr. Robert Anderson. They have two daughters.
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- Grandparent, Maine Community Member, Co - Chair of COE Capital Campaign
- Member of Committee
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- Member of the Office Team
- Program Manager, Operations
Nicole quickly became fascinated with 5210's mission by seeing it implemented in her own community. She holds a BS in Business Management with graduate studies in Nonprofit Management, Fitness Training and Nutrition. Nicole resides in Portland along with her husband, son and two bulldogs. A "foodie" at heart, she enjoys spending time in the kitchen and staying active with weight training, yoga, and spending time outdoors.
The Pen Bay Waldo Healthcare Foundation provides support for Pen Bay Medical Center, Waldo County General Hospital and other Coastal Healthcare Alliance affiliates in Knox and Waldo Counties. The Foundation also supports MaineHealth Care at Home services at the Sussman House. Our aim is to build lasting relationships with donors and engage the community in long-term support that will sustain high-quality health care of our region for many years to come.
Dr. Amann worked for 17 years in primary care Family Medicine where he actively used the 5-2-1-0 messaging with his pediatric patients. He joined Let's Go in 2015 and helped to create the adult obesity program we call Let's Go! Small Steps. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and now practicing full time obesity medicine as part of a comprehensive management and treatment program in Portland, ME. He and his wife have four children and a dog who keep them very busy. He enjoys playing soccer, hiking, kayaking, skiing and working on the vegetable garden during our (short) summers in Maine.
Dr. Manning is board certified as an obstetrician/gynecologist with Southern Maine Healthcare Physician Services. He has worked for SMHC (and formerly PrimeCare) for 10 years. Prior to his job in Biddeford, he completed his residency at Maine Medical Center. He is a graduate of the University of Vermont College of Medicine and Colby College.
He has served as the Maine Section Chair for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, has completed the MaineHealth Physician Leadership Development Fellowship, and serves on the MaineHealth Board Education Advisory Committee. Since 2012, Dr. Manning has served on the board of directors for SMHC Physician Services and currently serves as its president. He also is the Quality/Safety leader for SMHC Women's Health and the secretary of the SMHC Local Board.
He lives in Kennebunk with his wife, Dr. Christina Manning (SMHC Pediatrics), and his two children, Kate and Noah. In his free time he enjoys skiing, cycling and photography.
Peter retired in 2013 after 18 years as the Executive Director of the Maine Medical Center Physician-Hospital Organization (MMC PHO), now the MaineHealth ACO, and the Maine Physician Hospital Organization. Following retirement, he consulted with health care organizations interested in establishing ACOs. He developed and served as Interim Executive Director for the ACO at Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Alabama.
In April 2013, Peter received the Maine Quality Counts Quality Improvement Leadership Award for the programs and initiatives he led at the MMC PHO.
Before moving to Maine in 1995, Peter was with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of the Rochester (NY) area for 12 years, where he was the VP of Claims Operations for six years, and then VP of Blue Choice, a 400,000 member IPA model HMO. From 1994-1995, he served as the President of the Rochester Mental Health Association.
Prior to Blue Cross, Peter was the VP for administration with the Rochester Area Hospitals' Corporation, a multi-hospital group in Rochester. He was also the Executive Director of the Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic, a 180-bed hospital in the Finger Lakes Region of New York.
Peter served on active duty as a Second Lieutenant in the Medical Service Corps of the U.S. Army from 1972-1974.
He is a graduate of Middlebury College and has an MBA with focus on health care administration from Cornell University. Peter lives in Topsham with his wife, Ellen, and golden retriever, Jeb.
Quincy Hentzel has close to 20 years of community advocacy and outreach leadership experience. She currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, where she provides strategic leadership and direction for its six community chambers and 1,300 members. She has served in this role since February 2017.
She was previously President of the Portland Community Chamber of Commerce from 2015-17, where she provided leadership and advocacy for this 600-member business community organization. Quincy has also held leadership positions at Industrium and Maine Credit Union League.
Quincy holds a B.A. in Economics from University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and a Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law. She serves on the Board of ProsperityME, Maine Community Foundation, cPort Credit Union, and Boys and Girls Club in Portland.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Development Committee
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- Program Manager, Operations
Sam joined the home office team in 2019 after working as a Let's Go! Coordinator in York County. Prior to joining Let's Go!, she worked in Boston, MA and Denver, CO in public health focused in physical activity promotion. Sam is a strong advocate in the education and promotion of overall wellness for the entire population. She was drawn to the work of Let's Go! Because it's multi-sector approach, focus on both healthy eating and active living, and that's a program for Maine from Maine. In her spare time, Sam loves cooking and hosting friends, and exploring all that Maine has to offer with her dog Peter; skiing in the winter, and beaching in the summers.
Sandy grew up in Brunswick and graduated from Brunswick High School. She attended Bowdoin College and graduated from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Penn., with a degree in Political Science. She worked for Congressman David Emery both in Washington D.C. and Augusta, Maine, before joining her family's business in the late 1970s. When the business, Downeast Energy Corp, was sold in 2012, Sandy retired. She held various administrative positions within the company and retired as Vice President for Human Resources and Administration. While employed, she was Chair of the Maine Oil Dealers' Workers Compensation Trust and served on the Maine Chamber of Commerce Human Resources Committee.
Sandy is the immediate past Chair of the Mid Coast-Parkview Health Board; she serves on its Executive, Human Resources (which she chairs) and Planning Committees. She co-chaired the recently completed Mid Coast-Parkview Capital Campaign. In addition, she is a trustee of Bath Savings Institution and Bath Savings Trust Company. Sandy is Trust Emeritus of the Maine State Music Theater Board. She currently serves as Chair of the Human Resources Committee. She is a past Chair of the Board and has served on various MSMT committees. She belongs to the Brunswick Rotary Club.
Job Titles:
- Program Management Specialist, Community Implementation
Sarah joined the Central Office team in 2021 after working as a Let's Go! Coordinator in Oxford County since 2017. Before joining the Let's Go! team, she worked as a Nutrition Educator with Maine SNAP-Ed. Sarah brings her passion for community to this work and views increased access to healthy eating and physical activity as foundational ways to build healthier communities. Outside of work, Sarah enjoys being outdoors with her family- skiing, biking, and trail running in the mountains of Western Maine.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer / Shannon
Shannon Banks is an experienced health care administrator and organizational development professional who served in senior leadership roles at Martin's Point Health Care and Central Maine Health Care before founding her own consulting firm, Banks Bellwether. There, she partnered with health care and social service leaders and their teams to help them clarify their visions and accomplish their goals. Shannon holds faculty positions at Bates College and the University of Southern Maine, teaching Strategic Planning, Organization Development, Organization Behavior, Leadership, and Health Care Administration. She also serves as a member of the Board of Oasis Free Clinics, a nonprofit that provides free medical and dental care to low-income residents of the midcoast area. Shannon received a BA degree from Bates and a MS in Organization and Management from Antioch New England University.
Job Titles:
- Director of Prospect Management & Research
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- Assistant
- Program Director
Simmons Thomas, MD has been working with the Med-Pedes residency program since 2012. He works as an adult hospitalist. He has worked as continuity clinic preceptor and managed his own patient panel in the Med-Pedes clinic since 2014. He became Assistant Program Director for the Med-Pedes program in 2021. Dr. Thomas completed medical school at the Medical College of Georgia and his Med-Pedes residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Job Titles:
- Physician, Chest Medicine Associates
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- Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ZFlo Inc
Stuart is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of zFlo Inc., a medical device and software distribution company with offices in Westbrook. In addition to serving on MaineHealth and Maine Medical Center's Board, Stuart is an overseer of the Brigham and Women's Hospital, as well as a member of the Harvard School of Public Health's Nutrition Round Table and Dean's Leadership Council. He also serves as a director of the Thomas J. Watson Foundation. He is a former Chairman of the National Wildlife Refuge Association and a former Trustee of the Hotchkiss School, an independent boarding school located in Lakeville, Connecticut. Stuart also served on the corporation of Mass General Hospital. He is married to Karen, and they have five children and four grandchildren.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Development Committee
Job Titles:
- Member of the Development Committee
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- Associate
- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Program Director
Edmund (Ted) Sears, MD started as Associate Program Director in April 2016. He completed medical school at the Dartmouth-Brown Program through Brown Medical School, then his Med-Peds residency, IM Chief Residency, and Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship at Brown University. He has been in Maine since 2012, when he joined Chest Medicine Associates and began practicing at MMC. He also serves as Associate Director of the MMC Adult CF Program, which draws on his Med-Peds training and allows him to collaborate with pediatric pulmonology and is an APD for the Pulmonary/Critical Fellowship. He has research interests in CF and general pulmonary medicine. Ted's family escapes to their place on Kezer Lake whenever they can to spend time on the water and ski nearby at Shawnee Peak.
Job Titles:
- Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Dr. Ryan is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed his training in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and left the faculty at Harvard Medical School in 1992 to move to Maine with his wife Maribeth Hourihan-a pediatric cardiologist. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology. He is the current medical director of the catheterization laboratory at Maine Medical Center and is an interventional cardiologist with Cardiovascular Consultants of Maine. His clinical and research interests focus on ischemic heart disease, coronary angioplasty/stents and heart attack care.
Dr. Ryan is a graduate of the MaineHealth Physician Leadership training program and has served on the MaineHealth Clinical Integration Committee for ten years. He has served on the MaineHealth board since 2006 and is a member of the governance and strategic planning committees.
Job Titles:
- Mountain Region President
- President, Mountain Region
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- Member of the Office Team
- Physician Advisor, Let 's Go!
In 2006, Tory shifted her energy from her full-time position as a pediatrician to Let's Go!, a young, budding organization with a mission that she instantly connected with. Ever since, she has helped Let's Go! blossom into the nationally-recognized program it is today and finds joy in collaborating with the passionate, curious, hard-working people around her who are determined to do the same. When she is out of the office, she enjoys hiking, kayaking, mini-golf, and taking road trips with her husband and two kids.
Job Titles:
- Maine Community Member, Co - Chair of COE Capital Campaign
- Member of Committee