Advisory Council

WWC is served by an Advisory Council whose members are appointed by the Governor. The Advisory Council serves in a strategic

planning capacity, supports the development, marketing and advocacy of the agency, and hosts the biennial Funder’s Reception. Advisory Council members are chosen to represent a range of interests, skills and abilities and geographic areas and include past program participants.

Advisory Council members provide important links to and from education, business, and non-profits and offer significant role models of community leadership to staff and program participants alike.

Current members:

  • Karin Anderson - Dala Consulting Group
  • Mary Cathcart - Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, University of Maine
  • Sarah Halpin (Chair) - The Danforth Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
  • Anne Houle - The Wage Project
  • Connie Lundquist - Artist
  • Mary McAleney - Consultant
  • Larinda Meade - Adult Education Consultant
  • Muriel Mosher - MEP Management Services, Inc.
  • Wendy Newmeyer - Maine Balsam Fir Products
  • Michelle Parry - TD Bank
  • Laura Warner - TD Bank

For more information please contact Gilda Nardone, ED at 207 621-3437 or Nardone@maine.edu