Make Shift Coffee House Advisory Board
The Make Shift Coffee House Advisory Board is a diverse group of leaders representing governments, businesses, and nonprofits from urban and rural communities across Maine. The Board is a good mix of liberals and conservatives and is co-chaired by the leaders of Maine's Republican and Democratic parties.
This passionate group shares in the belief that Make Shift Coffee House face-to-face dialogue opens a path to greater civility in each community it visits.
Co-Chairs
Dr. Demi Kouzounas
Chair, Maine Republican Party
Saco
Kathleen Marra
Chair, Maine Democratic Party
Kittery
Advisory Board
John Doyle, Esq.,
Chair, Cumberland County Republican Party
Baldwin
Linda Lord
Former Director, Maine State Library
Brooks
Phillip Bartlett II, Esq.
Attorney and Former Chair, Maine Democratic Party
Gorham
Melanie Merz
Marketing Consultant, Bullhorn Baby
Make Shift Coffee House volunteer
South Berwick
Sydney Avitia-Jacques
Community Organizer with the Maine People's Alliance
Portland
Mike Lord
Retired Military (Army and Marines)
Hollis
Cathy Roberts
President, Pieceworks, Inc and Former Selectperson
Montville
Anne Jackson
Former Chair, Maine Community Foundation
Yarmouth
Dr. Sharon McDonnell
Public Health Physician and Epidemiologist
Yarmouth
Laura Young
Vice President for Philanthropy, Maine Community Foundation
Durham
Henry Chance
Master Scheduler, Project Management, CACI International
Washington, DC
Chloe Beattie
Mt. Ararat High School Recent Graduate
Brunswick
Jamie Ritter
Director, Maine State Library
Searsmont
Lisa Wilson
Freelance Editor
Yarmouth
Mary Herman
Organizational Development Consultant
Brunswick
Mike Cunningham
Chair, Waldo County Republican Party Belfast
Pamela Plumb
Facilitator and former Chair of Portland City Council Portland
Blake Winslow
College Student Presque Isle