 | Bill Laubenstein, President grew up in Moorestown, New Jersey, which is a small Quaker community in the South. After graduation from Moorestown High School in 1961 he attended American University in Washington D. C., graduating in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Public Administration. Bill then went on to Cornell Law School in Ithaca, New York, graduating in 1968, with a draft notice in hand along with a Juris Doctor degree. After a brief stint as an enlisted man in the U. S. Navy, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General Corps, serving a year tour of duty in Iceland and three years in the Navy Department in Washington. After this tour, a year "sabbatical" followed in France where Bill and his wife rented a farm house in Legre, Par Chinon, in the Loire Valley, practicing French cooking and sampling local wines along with travel through France. After returning home from their French adventure, Bill clerked in the Family Court in New York City before moving to Maine in 1976 along with the Tall Ships. He acquired a position in Office of Attorney General where he worked from 1976 to 1984 representing the Department of Mental Health and Corrections as well as working in the Litigation Division. From 1984 to 1995 he was Assistant General Counsel for Central Maine Power Company, before briefly returning to private practice. He then returned to the Office of the Attorney General representing Maine Public Employees Retirement System, and the Bureaus of Banking, Securities and Insurance in Professional Financial Regulations before serving as Division Chief for the General Government Division. In the years immediately before retirement in 2019, worked with Purchasing, the State Treasurer, the State Controller and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Outside of work, coached soccer and swimming with the YMCA and currently am on the Board of Directors for Literacy Volunteers of Greater Augusta and sing with CODA Chorus serving there too on the Board of Directors. He has one son and two young grandsons who live in Westwood, Massachusetts. blaubenstein@maineretirees.org |
 | Thomas Record, Vice President, a resident of Farmingdale, retired in 2018 after over 39 years working for the Maine Bureau of Insurance where he was a staff attorney. Tom is a native of Norway, Maine and a graduate of the University of Maine and the University Of Maine School Of Law. In addition to being a Regional Director, Tom is Chair of MAR's Legislative Committee. ThomasRecord@gmail.com (207) 582-3584 |
 | Dawn Kliphan, Secretary Dawn Kliphan is a resident and Selectman in Manchester, where she’s had 13 years of town service. Her education includes many graduate-level courses and workshops in public and education administration, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Social Sciences, an Associate degree in Business Management, and completion of a one-year Para-legal program. Most of her work-life has been in public service including 29 years with the State of Maine. As a State employee she worked extensively with contract and grant management at the Department of Education. She also held positions with the Division of Corporations, Elections and Commissions and with the Workers’ Compensation Commission. In her final years of State service, she participated on the Department of Education’s Committee for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Dawn has one son and likes growing plants, nature walks, the ocean and working on her house. She is looking forward to new cooking ventures in her retirement. dawn.kliphan@gmail.com |
 | Terry Sandusky, Region I Director Terry Belanger was born and raised in Mt, Vernon, Illinois and graduated from Mt. Vernon Township High School. He went on to earn an Associate of Arts Degree from Mt. Vernon Community College in 1964, and a Bachelor of Science Degree from Murray State University in 1967 where he was recognized as the "Outstanding Graduate in Psychology". He earned two graduate degrees - a Master of Science Degree in Psychological Services in 1968 and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Maine at Orono in 1985. Terrys professional degree lead him to Kentucky in the late 1960's and early 1970's where he worked as a child and family psychologist. In 1975, Terry was recruited to Maine as a Regional Program Manager for the Department of Mental Health and Corrections. Over his forty years in state government, he managed regional services and simultaneously served 25 years as a State Residential Facility Director for the State of Maine in developmental disability services and his last 10 years as informational Services Manager for developmental disabilities services. Additionally Terry was an adjunct psychology College instructor for four different colleges. He developed the beginning development of Autism Services and public Special Education in Kentucky. In Maine he was one of five of program managers charged with resolving the Pineland Center Consent Decree. During Terrys time in State Government, community service funding went from $150,000 to $450,000 in 2015. Terry was "Manager of the Year" twice during his career in State Government, was a Distinguished Alumnus of Mt. Vernon Township High School. He is now honored with a lifetime membership with the National Association of Intellectual Disabilities honor. He is active as a local leader in public education, and is presently serving on the School board with 36 years, making him one of the longest standing school board Directors in the State of Maine. In his spare time he delivers "meals on wheels", serves presently on the board of Directors for "Senior Acquiring Greater Education" (SAGE) program a senior college at the University of Presque Isle. Active volunteer for the Long Term Care Program of the Ombudsman advocating for residents need. In final, for fun, he serves on the executive steering committee for the annual Crown of Maine Hot Air Balloon Fest. MAINESHUTTERBUG@ROADRUNNER.com (207) 764-4916 |
 | Marie Snowman, Region II Director lives in Holden, ME. After graduating from Caribou High School, Husson University, and the university of Maine at Orono, she began a thirty-year teaching career of high school and college business education, technology, and English courses. Later, after retiring from the State of Maine she was recruited to teach in an emotional and behavioral special education classroom for the Pasco County School System in Florida, which she did for fourteen years before returning to Maine. msbakersnowman@gmail.com (813) 716-4402 |
 | Garry Hinkley, Region III Director, grew up in Turner and now lives in Manchester with his wife, Lynne. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Management and a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Maine, Garry worked 39 years for the state, first with Maine Department of Transportation and then the Department of Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). Garry retired in 2019 as the Director of BMV’s Division of Vehicle Services. Garry served on the Board of Trustees of the International Fuel Tax Agreement and the Board of Directors of International Registration Plan, as well as several committees for the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. Garry, currently, serves as a Manchester Selectman. He is active in numerous community projects including the Manchester Conservation Commission, Allen-Whitney Forest steward, and the Central Maine Chapter of the New England Mountain Bike Association. He is a Kennebec Valley Community Action Program (KVCAP) volunteer driver. grhinkley@gmail.com (207) 441-1627 |
 | Arthur Allard, Region IV Director lives in Lewiston with his wife, Claire. He was born and raised in New Hampshire. After serving four years in the Coast guard, Arthur was employed for the Lewiston School Department in the Nutrition Program for 31 years, retiring in 2003. He also worked part time for Allied Ambulance Service as an EMT for 25 years. He also served as Vice-President and Research Director for the Maine Franco-American Genealogy Society. allard@roadrunner.com (207) 784-5367 |
 | Bob Powers, Region V Directoris a Maine native raised in Georgetown, Maine, where he lobstered in order to pay his way through college. He spent his entire professional career in education as a Teacher, Principal, Curriculum Director, Superintendent and Adjunct College Professor. He and his late wife raised two children who blessed them with three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Robert.E.Powers@outlook.com (207) 247-5566 |