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STAFF

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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BEBE MILLER

Board President

Artistic Director, Bebe Miller Company; Prof. Emerita of Dance, Ohio State Uni­versity, Columbus, OH

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BOBBIE GOTTSCHALK

Board Secretary 

Co-founder and former executive director, Seeds of Peace, Washington, DC

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HANNAH KUMASKI

Dancer, performer, and healer based Portland, Maine, in the traditional territory of the Wabanaki Confederacy.

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LAURA FAURE

Board Vice President

Producing Director Emeritus of the Bates Dance Festival, Portland, ME

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CAROL DILLEY

President Emeritus

Department of Theater and Dance, Co-Director of Dance, Bates College

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MARGERY LEIBER

Board Treasurer

For­mer Associate General Counsel, National La­bor Relations Board, U.S. Government, Arling­ton, VA

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DANIEL DOOLITTLE

Marine scientist with 25 years of ocean research, management, and exploration experience.  Currently serving as Principal at Integral Consulting Inc. and leading their offshore wind group

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MATTHEW CUMBIE

(he/him) dancemaker, writer, and artist educator. Assistant Professor at Colby College, and developer of collaborative performances and community-specific programming in his home communities in central Maine and abroad.

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Mary-Therese Duffy, Licensed Clinical Counselor, Raymond, ME

Jenny Bean, Community Contact, Augusta, ME

Meg Willing, Poet, Editor, Artist, Farmington, ME

Jo Tibby, Community Contact, Mount Vernon, ME

Jim Van Abbema, Web Advisor, Wildlife Biologist, Bronx, NY

Jacob Michaud, Designer, Dancer and Songwriter, Portland, ME

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