Officers and Board of Trustees

OFFICERS

Chairman:    Christopher W. Emmons Vice Chairman:   Frank H. Frye President:    Richard W. Petersen Registered Agent:    John E. Heye Secretary (Interim):    Donald E. Quigley Assistant Secretary:   Donald E. Quigley

 

2013

Katherine S. Pope, M.D.

2014

Peter W. Bates, MD
Dr. Peter Bates serves as Maine Medical Center's Vice President, Medical and Academic Affairs/Chief Medical Officer and Academic Dean for the Maine Medical Center - Tufts University School of Medicine Medical School Program. Dr. Bates has oversight for all clinical, medical management, academic, research, education, and programmatic aspects of health care delivery, and serves as the primary liaison between MMC management and the private physician practice community. He is also a key member of the senior management team and participates in all strategic and operational decisions and policy as a senior corporate officer of Maine Medical Center. Prior to this role, Dr. Bates served as the hospital's Chief of Medicine for nine years.

Samuel B. Broaddus, MD
Dr. Samuel Broaddus is the senior physician at Maine Medical Partners Urology and has been a staff urologist at Maine Medical Center since 1984. A graduate of Bowdoin College and the University of Vermont, College of Medicine, he served as a surgical resident at the Virginia Mason Hospital in Seattle and completed his urology residency at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, where he received the College of Medicine "Resident of the Year" Teaching Award. Dr. Broaddus has been involved in international volunteer medical work in Africa, Asia, and Haiti for three decades, and is a Board member of Konbit Sante, a Maine-based partnership that strives to improve health care delivery in northern Haiti. He is the recipient of the Bowdoin College Common Good Award, and awards from the University of Vermont, the Maine Medical Association, and the Pan-African Urological Surgeons Association for his humanitarian medical service.

In 2010, Dr. Broaddus was named the recipient of the prestigious American College of Surgeons’ Volunteerism Award for International Outreach. His international medical work has also been highlighted by the American Urological Association at the Didusch Center for Urologic History, and he was named a Healthcare Hero in 2011 by Maine Media Today. He was recently designated a “Top Doctor” by U.S. News and World Report. He is the Director of the Division of Urology at Maine Medical Center and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Bill Burke
Bill Burke is an experienced media executive who held various positions at Turner Broadcasting and Time Warner, including president of TBS Super Station and general manager of Turner Classic Movies. He also served as president and CEO of The Weather Channel Companies. Most recently, Bill co-authored Call Me Ted, the autobiography of Ted Turner. He is a graduate of Amherst College and received his MBA from the Harvard Business School. Bill is a trustee at Maine Medical Center, Chairman of the Portland Sea Dogs, a trustee at Maine Public Broadcasting Network, a Director of Simulmedia, Inc., and serves on the advisory board of Peoples United Bank.

Margaret Molster Bush
Margaret Bush was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, where she attended St. Catherine's School and the University of Virginia. She met her future husband, Marvin, at the University and they were married after graduation in 1981. Bush spent 13 years as a teacher, the first at The Park School in Brookline, Mass, then 12 years in Alexandria, Virginia. In 1995, Margaret made a career change and has become an actress on stage, in film, and on television. In addition, she also has a floral design business. She has served on numerous boards, including The National Children's Museum, Prevent Cancer Foundation, St. Catherine's Alumnae, and Very Special Arts. For many years, Margaret has spoken on behalf of The Gladney Center, the adoption agency where her children were born. Margaret has a passion for pediatric patients and has visited and read to patients at The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center, named for her mother-in-law.

Christopher Claudio 
Christopher Claudio is co-founder and CEO of Winxnet, a national leader in IT consulting, outsourcing and software development with a particular expertise in Health Informatics.  Chris started Winxnet in 1999 and has helped guide the company to provide strategic IT direction for hundreds of organizations including medical practices and hospitals throughout the country.  Prior to Winxnet, Chris held roles as Senior Technical Architect and Systems Engineer for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), servicing General Dynamics’ global technology infrastructure. Chris has since launched several technology ventures and now focuses on IT governance and compliance, strategic planning, and organizational excellence in the delivery and management of IT.

Chris holds multiple technical and engineering certifications from Microsoft, Cisco and Citrix.  He is a prestigious badged Microsoft engineer assisting in strategic customer engagements around the country.  A believer in active community involvement, Chris serves on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters (Chair - Corporate Partnership Committee), been a United Way volunteer and is an active member of his local community in Yarmouth, ME where he lives with his wife Alyson and their two children, Emerson and Dalton.

Morris Fisher
Morris Fisher is President and a Principal of CBRE|Boulos Property Management, as well as President of CBRE|The Boulos Company. He joined CBRE|Boulos Property Management as Controller, and was later named Chief Financial Officer.

His experience includes real estate development, operations, leasing, and finance. In addition to providing strategic real estate advice to clients, he is responsible for directing a property management company with 80 employees and real estate projects under management totaling 4,000,000 square feet of commercial space. In his capacity with the brokerage company, he directs operations and the development, marketing, leasing, and sale of major retail, office, and industrial properties in both downtown and suburban locations. Morris is a Trustee of MMC, the Portland Public Library, and The Park Danforth. He is a former Officer and Board Member of Catholic Charities of Maine and the Portland Downtown District. Prior to joining CBRE|Boulos Property Management, Morris was a senior accountant with KPMG Peat Marwick. 

Ward I. Graffam, Esq.
Ward, a lawyer by profession, is Chairman of FINEOS Corporation in Dublin, Ireland and is “Counsel” to the law firm of Harmon, Jones & Sanford with a part-time practice limited to corporate governance issues. He has more than 35 years of national and international insurance industry experience with UNUM Corporation.  During his time with UNUM, he held various legal and executive management positions.  Prior to his retirement, he led UNUM’s international expansion efforts and was based in London where he was the President & Managing Director for UNUM’s European Operations as well as Chairman & CEO of UNUM UK. 

Currently, Ward is also the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Waldron Group of companies.  He is the past Chairman of and currently a Director on the Board of Maine Employer’s Mutual Insurance Company (MEMIC), and  a member of the Board of Directors for  First UNUM Life Insurance Company.  Also, Ward is a member of the Board of Trustees of Maine Medical Center ( former Chair of the Finance Committee) and is past Chairman and a current member of the Board of Trustees of Maine Maritime Academy.

Previously, Ward was a member of the board of Directors for Camden National Corporation, Acadia Trust, North America  and a member of the Board of Visitors for the University of Maine School of Law. He was also the founding Chairman of the Board of the Maine International Trade Center (MITC), and a Trustee Emeritus of the Foundation for Blood Research.

Heidi N. Hansen
Heidi Hansen has been a Trustee of Maine Medical Center since 1998 and is currently Chair of the Board Performance Improvement/Quality & Safety Committee.  She chaired the Board Education & Research Committee from 2003-2008 and is a former member of the MMC Clinical Ethics Committee.  Heidi was a Trustee of MaineHealth in 2009 and currently serves as Chair of the MaineHealth Audit Committee.  Her relationship with MMC began as a weekly evening volunteer in the Emergency Department from 1981 – 1997.

A graduate of Colby College, Heidi founded in 1981 and operated Letterworks International, a database marketing services firm, through its sale in 1995. In 1999, she was a founder of BlueTarp Financial, which provides innovative information and financial services to the building material industry.  Since 2004, she has operated HN Hansen & Co., a business consulting firm specializing in product development, project management, and innovation/new market entry.

Heidi has served on numerous business and non-profit boards, including Portland Ovations, Portland Museum of Art, Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, Compass Project, Ingraham, and the Portland Chamber of Commerce. Her honors include YWCA Tribute to Women in Industry and the Ad Club of Maine’s Conwell Award.  She has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas and loves sailing the coast of Maine.

Jack F. McGarry
Jack McGarry is the Executive Vice President of Unum’s Closed Block Operations. He is responsible for all aspects of the Closed Block of business including strategy formation, operational execution, and financial results.

Jack returned to Unum’s US Operations in September 2012 following a two year appointment as CEO of Unum’s UK operations. As CEO, Jack was responsible for shaping and influencing the future development of the company and ensuring that it delivered on its strategic objectives.

Jack joined Unum US in May 1986 in the Individual Life Division.  He held various financial roles including Chief Finance Officer for the Life, Health & Retirement Products Division.  In 1992, he became Vice President of Underwriting and Risk Management for Unum’s Long Term Disability Division.  He also headed Unum’s National Accounts Sales organization and Unum’s Long Term Disability Product Center. Prior to his move to the UK, Jack was Senior Vice President of Unum’s US Risk Management Organization (RMO). As the head of RMO, he oversaw claims management activities for Unum’s US Operations. He had executive responsibility for the Individual Disability and National Client Group Strategic Business units and managed the Corporate Development efforts for Unum US businesses.

Jack is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Vermont in 1980 with a BS in Mathematics.

Jack previously served on the Board of Trustees at Maine Medical Center, the Board of Directors for the United Way of York County and the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement. 

He has two grown sons and lives in Hollis, Maine with his wife, Sally. He enjoys biking, golfing and bluegrass music.

Jere G. Michelson
Jere Michelson is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Libra Foundation, with oversight responsibility for all financial aspects of the Foundation's interests. Prior to joining Libra Foundation, Michelson was a member of the management group at the accounting firm of Baker Newman Noyes, LLC in Portland where he consulted primarily on closely-held corporations and shareholders with multi-state operations in that firm's corporate tax department. In 2001, he left public accounting to join Libra Foundation in its pursuit for the betterment of Maine's citizenry. Michelson sits on the Finance Committee of MMC's Board, and also sits on the Audit Committee at MaineHealth, the parent organization of MMC. He received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Southern Maine in Portland and his master's degree in taxation from Thomas College in Waterville. Mr. Michelson serves on the boards of Pineland Farms Natural Meats, Inc., Pineland Farms Potato Company, Inc. and Scarborough Little League.  Additionally, he is very active in coaching youth sports.

Katherine Stoddard Pope, MD
Katherine Pope, MD, is an Anesthesiologist with Spectrum Medical Group, a large multi-specialty private practice serving several hospitals and healthcare facilities in Maine.  Dr. Pope currently practices primarily at Maine Medical Center, but also has attending staff experience with Southern Maine Medical Center, Orthopaedic Associates Surgery Center, Portland Endoscopy Center, and Hospice of Southern Maine. She received her undergraduate degree from Colby College with a major in English, her medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine, and her residency training in anesthesiology with a subspecialty focus on pediatric anesthesia at Maine Medical Center. 

Although her professional training is in the field of anesthesiology, Dr. Pope has a strong interest in palliative and hospice care, and was a co-founder of Hospice of Southern Maine, and chaired its Board for several years.  Dr. Pope has had a long-standing interest in international medical service, and over the past 15 years has volunteered on a number of international medical mission trips to serve the indigent in developing countries, including to Ecuador, China, Haiti, Vietnam, and Mali.

Dr. Pope is also actively involved in other community organizations, currently serving on several other non-profit boards, including Maine Cancer Foundation, Maine Historical Society and Audubon Alaska.   In the past, she served on the Board and as Chair of the Legislative Committee of the Maine Medical Association.  Dr. Pope also currently serves on the corporate board of Medical Mutual Insurance Company of Maine. Honors and awards include the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Alumni Award for Service to Medicine and Community from UVM, Home Care Advocate of the Year Award from the Home Care and Hospice Alliance of Maine, the Champion award from the Alzheimer's Association of Maine, and induction into the Deborah Morton Society from University of New England.

Elizabeth O. Shorr
Beth Shorr is the President of The Foundation for Maine's Community Colleges, a position she has held since January 2010. She previously served as Vice Chancellor, University Advancement, at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, as well as President, University of Southern Maine Foundation, and Vice President of University Advancement of the University of Southern Maine. Shorr spent the first part of her career in the health insurance industry and served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Relations for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine, where she was responsible for public affairs, marketing, and brand management and community relations. Shorr sits on the Board of Directors of Youth Alternatives Ingraham and on the Performance Improvement Committee of Maine Medical Center.  She is also a corporator of MaineHealth and is a member and past president of the Maine Women's Forum. Shorr is past chair of the board of United Way of Greater Portland and the board of trustees of the Maine Technical College System. Her honors include YWCA Tribute to Women in Industry, Leadership Award, New England Council, and University of New England Deborah Morton Award.

David Wennberg, MD, MPH
Prior to his work with the Northern New England Accountable Care Collaborative, Dr. Wennberg co-founded Health Dialog Analytic Solutions, the analytic division of Health Dialog and served as Health Dialog’s Chief Science Officer for a number of years.

Dr. Wennberg is a current faculty member at The Dartmouth Institute and is an internationally recognized authority on the root causes of unwarranted variation.  His work has been published in many peer-reviewed medical journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and the Annals of Medicine.

Dr. Wennberg currently serves as the CEO of the Northern New England Accountable Care Collaborative (NNEACC).  Formed by Dartmouth-Hitchcock, , Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, MaineHealth and Dartmouth College,  NNEAC creates common financing and accountability models and provides a common infrastructure to support the delivery of value-based accountable care.

As President-Elect, Dr. Zeitlin served as the Chair of the Credentials Committee and was a member of the hospital’s Finance Committee and the Medical Executive Committee. As President of the Medical Staff, he is involved in credentialing and privileging, regulatory compliance, Bylaws and policy development, and represents the Medical Staff to the Board of Trustees. He is also responsible for program development for orientation of new medical staff
members, professional ethics, and promoting the MMC Medical Staff professional conduct policy and the compact between MMC and its Medical Staff. A major focus of his position is to assist the Medical Center in achieving its mission and vision. His role as President also includes serving as Chair of the Medical Executive Committee, and serving on the Board of Trustees of the Medical Center.

Dr. Zeitlin is active in clinical teaching and patient care at the Medical Center; he is boardcertified in Internal Medicine and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Zeitlin also serves on the Board of Directors at InterMed, PA, where he practices Internal Medicine and conducts clinical research. Dr. Zeitlin has also served our community as an elected official on the Board of Directors of Ingraham (now known as Opportunity Alliance).

Dr. Zeitlin earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He earned his Medical Degree and Master’s in Public Health concurrently from Tufts University School of Medicine. His post-graduate residency training was completed at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado; he later served as Chair of the Department of Medicine at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Upon completing his military service in 1996, Dr. Zeitlin moved to Portland, Maine, with his family.