We are pleased to announce that Maine State Representative Kathleen R. J. Dillingham will be joining us on November 19, 2019 as our Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow. About the Program: Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows are individuals with past or current careers as policymakers in Maine—people of distinguished status and extensive experience. Each fellow comes to […]
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Susan Corbett, Founder and Director of the National Digital Equity Center, will visit UMaine as a Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow on Wednesday, Dec. 5th. Ms. Corbett is a preeminent authority on rural broadband deployment and works closely with economic development and rural organizations to advance internet and wireless technologies and their adoption. In the fall of 2017, […]
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The Policy Center welcomes Eliza Townsend, Executive Director of the Maine Women’s Lobby and the Maine Women’s Policy Center, to UMaine as a Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow on Monday, April 9th. Eliza represented Portland for four terms in the Maine House of Representatives. During her tenure, she served two years on the Human Resources committee, and […]
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On Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Policy Center and the School of Forest Resources sponsored Maine House Majority Leader Erin Herbig as a 2017 Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow. Herbig is currently serving her fourth term in the Maine House of Representatives where she represents House District 97 which includes Belfast, Northport and Waldo. During her day […]
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On Wednesday, February 21, the Policy Center welcomes Rep. Erin Herbig as a Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow. House Majority Leader Erin Herbig is currently serving her fourth term in the Maine House of Representatives. She represents House District 97 which includes Belfast, Northport and Waldo. Herbig guides the 77-member House Democratic caucus through the legislative […]
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On Thursday, November 16, the Policy Center welcomes Rep. Kenneth Fredette as a Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow. Representative Fredette is serving his third term as the House Republican Leader representing House District 100, which includes Newport, Corinna, Plymouth, Etna and Dixmont. He has served on the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs and the Joint […]
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On Thursday, Nov. 2, the Policy Center and the Office of Innovation and Economic Development sponsored Maine Senate President Michael Thibodeau as a 2017 Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow. The Maine Campus reported on his visit: Maine Senate President speaks in Orono On Thursday, Nov. 2, the University of Maine hosted Maine Senate President Michael Thibodeau as […]
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On Thursday, Nov. 2nd, the Policy Center welcomes Michael Thibodeau, President of the Maine State Senate, as a Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow. Thibodeau has served in both the House and the Senate and currently represents Senate District 11 which includes all of Waldo County. Thibodeau has served on the Energy, Utilities, and Technology Committee, the […]
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Barbara Leonard, President and CEO of Maine Health Access Foundation (MeHAF), will be the next Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow on Tuesday, April 4th. Leonard joined the MeHAF team in 2007 and has played a leadership role in philanthropic and public health program development, administration, management and evaluation at the state and national level. Leonard has developed initiatives such […]
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Maine State Treasurer Terry Hayes visited UMaine on February 23 as part of the Center’s Distinguished Maine Policy Fellows (DMPF) Program. The program brings prominent Maine policy makers to campus for a day to teach an undergraduate class, engage with faculty on research and public policy issues, and meet with UMaine administration and graduate students. […]
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