PORTLAND — The John T. Gorman Foundation has announced the fourth class of its fellowship, a group of 10 exceptional nonprofit and government leaders from across Maine.
The fellowship is designed to strengthen the capacity of leaders and organizations to make changes that can improve the lives of vulnerable Maine people, according to a news release from the foundation.
“We’re honored to bring together such an incredible group of leaders for this year’s John T. Gorman Fellowship. Each is already actively working to address the problems that most profoundly affect Maine people — and has demonstrated a commitment to making an even greater impact,” said Foundation President & CEO Nicole Witherbee. “This intensive Fellowship will offer them the tools to not only grow their own personal capacity, but ultimately improve the organizations, systems, and policies that serve Maine people and families.”
The 10 fellows work on issues related to the foundation’s mission and priorities: improving educational achievement for young children, promoting successful transitions to adulthood for vulnerable older youth, helping parents to support their families, and enabling more low-income seniors to remain in their home communities as long as possible.
The 2022 fellows are as follows:
• Lisa Black, TRIO Student Support Services director, Kennebec Valley Community College;
• Stephanie Eglinton, executive director, Maine Children’s Alliance;
• Melissa Hue, director of diversity, equity and inclusion, city of Lewiston;
• Katherine Johnston, Early Childhood Data and Policy analyst, Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future;
• Kristen Miale, president, Good Shepherd Food Bank;
• James Moorhead, Aging Services manager, Maine Department of Health and Human Services;
• Chet Randall, deputy director, Pine Tree Legal Assistance;
• Charles Rudelitch, executive director, Sunrise County Economic Council;
• Megan Walton, chief executive officer, Southern Maine Agency on Aging; and
• Charles Woodworth, executive director, Greater Franklin Development Council.
Through a series of intensive trainings, fellows will learn more about their leadership practice in the context of personal strengths, organizational roles, and the complex systems in which they work. Discussions, exercises, and practice center on the framework of Results-Based Leadership — a model of leadership designed to make measurable, community-level changes.
Fellows will apply these skills in their current positions and, ultimately, on a broader scale within their organizations, systems and state.
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