UMM - Key Persons
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- Professional Academic Advisor, Graduate
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- Nutrition Education Professional - EFNEP Youth Curriculum Coordinator
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- Chairman of the Commencement Committee
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- Member of the Commencement Committee
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- Graduate Assistant for Campus Recreation
Role: Ashley Yates is a news writer whose job it is to explore, understand and compile information regarding the work of researchers, faculty and students with the University of Maine. She writes press releases, web content and feature articles using real stories from UMaine to support its public outreach.
Bio: With a communications degree in journalism and electronic media from the University of Tennessee, Yates migrated north to gain experience in university communications suited toward feature writing. She has worked as a staff reporter at a daily newspaper in her home state of Tennessee since her graduation and completion of an investigative journalism fellowship. Covering local business and government within a small community in East Tennessee, she has won awards in business coverage and photography. She also enjoys painting and cinema.
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- Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, Assistant Extension Professor
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- Maine Bound Assistant Director
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- Manager of Finance & Campus Operations
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- Assistant Professor of Management
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- Program Coordinator Bryant Pond and Greenland Point 4 - H Centers
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- Lecturer in Management and Marketing
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- Associate Professor of Business Information Systems
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- Cranberry Professional / Orono
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- Community Education Assistant
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- Senior Extension Program Manager, Staff Development and Research Engagement
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- Director of Academic Advising Center
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- Recruitment and Engagement Specialist, Graduate School of Business
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- Member of the Commencement Committee
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- Assistant Director for Sport Clubs & Youth Programs
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- Member of the Commencement Committee
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- Member of the Commencement Committee
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- Sustainable Agriculture and Horticulture Professional
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- Community Education Assistant
- Community Education Assistant, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
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- Associate Professor of Marketing
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- Member of the National Academies Board
- President of the University of Maine
Joan Ferrini-Mundy became the 21st president of the University of Maine (UMaine) and its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias (UMaine Machias) in July 2018. In 2021, she was also appointed University of Maine System (UMS) vice chancellor for research and innovation where she leads a formalized effort to make UMaine's research infrastructure accessible to and supportive of all universities and faculty in the system. In July 2020, to ensure foundational inclusive excellence, Ferrini-Mundy appointed a 30-member Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion toadvise UMaine and UMaine Machias campus leadership and operationalize their commitment to the core values of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Prior to July 2018, she was the chief operating officer of the National Science Foundation (NSF) after leading NSF's Directorate for Education and Human Resources for six years.
Her distinguished career spans the fields of mathematics education, STEM education and policy, teacher education, and research administration. Ferrini-Mundy has published more than 100 articles and has mentored 10 doctoral students.
After earning her Ph.D. in mathematics education from the University of New Hampshire (UNH) in 1980, Ferrini-Mundy was a postdoctoral associate there, then a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at Mount Holyoke College, where she co-founded the SummerMath for Teachers program. She returned to UNH as an assistant professor of mathematics and rose to the rank of full professor.
On leave, Ferrini-Mundy served as director of the Mathematical Sciences Education Board at the National Academy of Sciences, and subsequently joined the mathematics and teacher education faculty of Michigan State University (MSU) and served as associate dean for science and mathematics education in the College of Natural Science and director of the Division of Science and Mathematics Education.
Her numerous awards and recognitions include the U.S. Senior Executive Service Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executive, MSU's University Distinguished Professorship, election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and of the American Mathematical Society, and the 2020 recipient of the NIFA/APLU Seaman A. Knapp Award in recognition of her leadership and contributions to food and agricultural sciences.
Ferrini-Mundy is a member of the National Academies Board on Higher Education and the Workforce. She is the chair of the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences, and serves on the boards of Maine Public, Maine Center Ventures, Maine and Company and the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Executive Steering Committee. She is an ex officio board member of the University of Maine Foundation. She is a board member of the Association of Public Land-grant Universities and Co PI of a $320 million dollar gift from the Harold Alfond Foundation.
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- Coordinator for Intramurals and Youth Programs
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- Administrative Specialist CL2
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- Parent Education Professional / Maine Families Visitor
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- Administrative Specialist
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- Administrative Specialist
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- Administrative Specialist CL3
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- Assistant Professor of Marketing
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- Member of the Commencement Committee
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- Associate Professor of Management
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- Administrative and Business Coordinator ( Memberships & Lockers )
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- Associate Professor of Business Analytics
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- Member of the Commencement Committee
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- Associate Professor of Accounting
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- Administrative Specialist CL3
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- Member of the Commencement Committee
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- Lead Facilities Maintenance Worker CL2
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- Associate Dean of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension & Innovation Program Area Coordinator
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- Administration
- Executive Dean & Associate Professor of Management
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- Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Assistant Extension Professor and Small Business Specialist
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- Director of Campus Recreation
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- Administrative Specialist, Faculty Support
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- Lecturer in Management and Marketing
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- Academic Advisor & Student Support Advocate
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- Academic Advisor & Student Support Advocate
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- Assistant Director for Fitness
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- Director of Student Success and Recruitment
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- Northstar Program Coordinator, Bryant Pond
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- Pesticide Safety Education Program Professional / Orono
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- Member of the Commencement Committee
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- Associate Director for Programming
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- Development Professional and Community Central Program Coordinator
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- Community Education Assistant ( Food System Aide )
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- Community Education Assistant
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- Nutrition Education & Extension Homemaker Professional
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- Member of the Commencement Committee
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- Assistant Professor of Operations Management
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- NorthStar Program Coordinator
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- Assistant Professor of Management and Computing Ethics
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- Assistant Director of Communications
- Assistant Director of Communications for the Division of Marketing
Role: Marcus Wolf is the assistant director of communications for the Division of Marketing and Communications. He writes and edits news releases, media advisories, long-form stories and other editorial content for the University of Maine. He also coordinates the production and execution of several other communication initiatives for both institutions.
Bio: Wolf earned a bachelor's degree in creative writing with a minor in journalism from the State University of New York at Potsdam in 2016. Before joining the UMaine Division of Marketing and Communications, the Upstate New York native worked as a reporter for a daily newspaper writing about business, agriculture, energy, the environment, infrastructure and more. He won a feature writing award from the New York Press Association.
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- Member of the Commencement Committee
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- Assistant Director of Bryant Pond and Greenland Point
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- Senior Director of Business School Operations
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- Lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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- Assistant Dean of Business
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- Marketing and Communications Manager
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- Director of Marketing and Communications / Orono
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- Administrative Specialist CL2 / Orono
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- Executive Director of Finance / Orono
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- Assistant Professor of Management
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- Assistant Professor of Management and Information Systems
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- Assistant Professor of Sport Management
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- Dean, Graduate School of Business & Professor of Marketing & Sport Management
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- Professor of Business Information Systems
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- Administrative Specialist
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- Professor of Finance and Nicolas M. Salgo Professor
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- Associate Dean of Business and Professor of Management
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- Associate Professor of Business Analytics
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- Building and Grounds Mechanic and Trade Worker
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- Member of the Commencement Committee
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- Libra Assistant Professor of Marketing
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- State Director of 4 - H Camp and Learning Centers
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- Member of the Commencement Committee
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- Climate Services Specialist / Assistant Extension Professor / Orono
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- Associate Professor of Mycology, Associate Extension Professor and Plant Pathology Specialist
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- University Foundation Professor of Investment Education
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- Administrative Specialist
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- Director of Communications
- Public Information Officer
Role: As director of communications, Shelby Hartin serves as the public information officer for UMaine and leads the news development, public affairs and media relations work of the Division of Marketing and Communications.
Bio: Hartin previously worked as a communications specialist for Versant Power where she shared media management, press release, spokesperson and communication duties for storm restoration and response. She also developed communications plans, wrote news releases and marketing copy and assisted with the creation of internal and external campaigns.
Prior to Versant, she worked as director of admissions marketing and communications at Colby College where she designed and implemented the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid's communications plan, incorporating digital technologies, data-driven segmentation strategies and multi-platform content distribution for U.S. and international audiences. This included a suite of print publications, the creation of a visually engaging website, leading the growth of a robust social presence and creating a digital media plan encompassing the inclusion of search engine optimization strategies.
She holds a bachelor's degree in English and journalism from the University of Maine and is working toward her Master of Business Administration from Maine Business School. She also holds a digital marketing certification from Cornell University.
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- Administrative Support Supervisor
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- Associate Professor of Marketing and Dennis McConnell Professor of Business
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- Associate Professor of Management Information Systems
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- Assistant Director for Intramural Sports Emeritus
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- Assistant Professor of Accounting
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- Marketing and Outreach Coordinator
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- Program Leader, Agriculture & Natural Resources
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- Administrative Coordinator, Graduate School of Business
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- Administrative Specialist to the Executive Dean
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- Member of the Commencement Committee
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- Assistant Professor of Finance