Administrative Offices

Statewide administration staff are located on the campus of the University of Maine at Augusta. Part of the University of Maine System, UMA has served as the administrative agent for Women, Work, and Community since the awarding of the initial contract in 1978.

Location: Located adjacent to the Augusta Civic Center, behind the Farm House, in the Campus Center.
Office Hours: Regular business hours are 9 - 5, Monday through Friday.

Contact Information:
Maine Centers for Women, Work, and Community
Campus Center, UMA
46 University Drive
Augusta, ME 04330-9410

Phone: 207-621-3440 Fax: 207- 621-3429 In-state toll free 1-800-442-2092

Gilda Nardone, Executive Director
Nardone@maine.edu

Eloise Vitelli, Director of Program and Policy
evitelli@maine.edu

Kathy Ault, Systems Coordinator
kathryn.ault@maine.edu

Laurie Hilton, Administrative Assistant
lhilton@maine.edu

Regional Managers located in Centers around the state form part of the Management Team:

Suzanne Jandreau, Northern Aroostook County
senechal@maine.edu

Jane Searles, North Central and DownEast Piscataquis, Penobscot, Washington and Hancock Counties
searles@maine.edu

Jean Dempster, Central Kennebec, Somerset and Waldo
dempster@maine.edu

Janet Smith, Western Franklin, Oxford, Androscoggin
Janet.smith@maine.edu

Shelley Taylor, Coastal Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Coastal Waldo
Shelley.taylor@maine.edu

Additional statewide coordination provided by:

Wendy Rose, Senior Microenterprise Coordinator TANF self-employment services, New Ventures Loan Fund
wkrose@maine.edu

Jean Dempster, Coordinator, FDA and Asset Development programs
dempster@maine.edu