Board of Directors

Retired professor of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. Active in research and currently adjunct professor at Bowdoin College. Prior Board experience with Bryn Mawr College and the American Recorder Society.

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Sally Mackenzie is a founding board member HCA. She served as chair of the board for four years. She is a retired professor of educational leadership at the University of Maine’s College of Education and Human Development. Previously she was a high school teacher, taught in teacher preparation programs, and coached developing school leaders. She has written books and articles on her areas of research interest: teacher leadership, leadership development, and ethical decision making in schools. She is presently involved in coaching school principals in the Maine Department of Education’s Transformational Leaders Network.

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Barbara joined the Maine Jewish Film Festival as executive director in 2016. She has extensive background in non-profit leadership, having most recently served as the Executive Director of Temple Shaaray Tefila in Westchester, New York. Barbara’s experience also includes senior leadership positions at the Stamford Jewish Community Center, the ISEF Foundation, and the Slifka Foundation. She is a graduate of Brandeis University, has received graduate degrees from Columbia University School of Business, SUNY Stony Brook, and Hebrew Union College. She recently completed a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership through a joint program of Lesley University and Hebrew College. An avid kayaker and hiker, Barbara lives in North Yarmouth with her glass artist husband Marty Kremer.

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David Jean joined ARB as a CPA in 1992 and has been a principal for the firm since 2001. He is the Practice Leader for ARB’s Construction Industry Services Group, Succession Planning Services Group, and Business Advisory Services Group. David focuses primarily on financial accounting and consulting for construction, real estate, and manufacturing companies. He also specializes in succession planning and funds control services.

He resides in Auburn, Maine, with his wife and two sons. He has a knack for networking, an entrepreneurial spirit, an infectious laugh, and a penchant for all things burgundy.

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Kathy Wilson was born in Brunswick and raised in the family home on Pleasant Street. She graduated from Brunswick High School and the Plus School of Business. In her youth Kathy worked for her father in a lunch stand, spent many years driving a lunch truck in the area, plus taught riding and bred, raised, trained and raced Standardbred horses.

Kathy is the owner of Kathy Wilson's Pet Grooming. She has been active in several dog clubs and currently serves as President of the Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, participates in the statewide Animal Welfare Advisory Council and advocates for animal welfare issues in the state capitol. She also has served on a couple town committees. Throughout her adult life she has served as an activist and speaker for equal rights issues and is a past board member of SAGE Maine.

In her spare time, Kathy trains and shows dogs, enjoys cycling, is an avid reader, and for many years sang with Women in Harmony. She also enjoys spending time with family.

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