Learn about FAME’s board members, how members are appointed, upcoming meetings, and minutes from past meetings.
FAME’s Board Members
FAME is overseen by a 15-member board of volunteer directors. We are thankful for their dedication and contributions.
Renee Ouellette – Chair
President & CEO
University Credit Union
Hermon
William Tracy – Vice Chair
President & CEO
Auburn Savings Bank
Wales
Dustin Brooks – Treasurer
Vice President, Marketing Strategy
Unum Group
Portland
Amanda Beal
Commissioner
Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry
Augusta
Hon. Henry M. Beck, Esq.
Maine State Treasurer
Augusta
Daniel Cummings, Esq.
Member
Norman, Hanson & DeTroy
Portland
Dave Daigler
President
Maine Community College System
Portland
Jean Hoffman
Independent Board Member and Investor
Peak’s Island
Jennifer Hogan
President & CEO
Community Credit Union
Turner
Heather Johnson
Commissioner Department of Economic and Community Development
Augusta
Blue Keim
Director of Manufacturing Services
Sappi North America
Portland
Andrew Mueller, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
MaineHealth
Frederick “Fritz” Onion
Co-founder and Past Director
The Onion Foundation
Wayne
Stephen Shannon, D.O., M.P.H.
President Emeritus
American Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Biddeford
Hon. Richard L. Trafton, Esq.
Partner
Trafton, Matzen, Belleau & Frenette
Auburn/Brunswick
Upcoming Board Meetings
19
16
Board Appointments
Board members are appointed by the governor and reviewed and confirmed by the Maine Legislature. Each member, other than the ex-officio members, serves for a term of four years. The board is comprised of:
- Two members with experience in natural-resource-based enterprises
- Two veterans
- One member knowledgeable in the field of student financial aid
- One member knowledgeable in the field of higher education
- One certified public accountant
- One commercial banker
- One attorney
- Three members-at-large
- Three members to include the commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, a natural resource commissioner, and the state treasurer
Board Meeting Minutes
The FAME board meets monthly. Meeting minutes are posted after they have been approved by the board of directors. Minutes do not include material discussed in executive sessions.
Minutes of FAME Board Meetings
2024
- July 18, 2024 (no meeting)
- May 16, 2024
- April 18, 2024
- March 21, 2024 (no meeting)
- February 15, 2024
- January 18, 2024
2017
December 2017 – meeting cancelled
2016
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016 (no meeting)
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016