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Emily Marczak has worked in the nonprofit sector for over 15 years, most recently as the Donor Relations Manager at Preble Street, a social service agency in Portland, Maine. She previously worked in International Education with CIEE and for the Libra Foundation managing the Marketing and Events program from Pineland Farms.
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Sarah Linet is a policy specialist for the Great Schools Partnership. She works with internal and external partners and stakeholders to advance the mission of the New England Secondary Schools Consortium to close achievement gaps and promote educational equity and opportunity for all students through federal, state, and local policy. (more…)

A native of New Hampshire, John is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music with a bachelors in music. John’s experience as a professional musician includes working as Principal Tubist with the South Bend and Honolulu Symphonies, as well as performing with a long list of American orchestras including the Rochester and Buffalo Philharmonics, the Syracuse Symphony, and the Boston Symphony and Pops. (more…)

Tim Blackstone is the Chief Creative Officer at Ethos—a multi-platform branding agency in Westbrook, Maine—where he leads a diverse team of creative and technology professionals developing and marketing authentic consumer brands. Tim brings a multidisciplinary perspective to the creative process, and has more than 20 years’ experience developing award-winning projects across a wide range of industries, with a client list that has included Bank of America, Microsoft, East West Partners, the PGA Tour, Washington Mutual, Thos. Moser, Udi’s, the NFL, and others. (more…)

David has practiced law at Warren, Currier & Buchanan (or its predecessor) as a principal since 1988. Before that he was an associate at the Portland firm of Murray, Plumb & Murray.

David received his JD from Harvard Law School in 1982. He was an editor of the Harvard Law Review from 1980 to 1982. He received his AB from Brown University in 1979. (more…)

Erica is a Research Associate at the University of Southern Maine’s Cutler Institute and works on projects related to population health and health policy with a particular focus on patient safety and healthcare quality performance measurement. Prior to this role, Erica worked in public health evaluation at Partnerships for Health, community finance-related program evaluation at BlueHub Capital, and fundraising at the Center for Grieving Children. She is originally from Philadelphia and has called Maine home for over a decade.

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