Baldacci nominates members of UMS Board of Trustees

    AUGUSTA, Maine – Governor John E. Baldacci recently nominated four members to the Board of Trustees for the University of Maine System:  Lyndel “Joe” Wishcamper of Freeport; Norman Fournier of Wallagrass; Tamera Grieshaber of Auburn; and Krisandra Horn of Sweden.     “These capable individuals bring an exceptional level of experience, dedication and skill to the Board,” Gov. Baldacci commented. “They hail from diverse backgrounds and have distinguished themselves in their respective fields. These appointees will use their talents to promote the University of Maine System and will further enhance the critical links between the University and economic development throughout the state.”
Wishcamper is being reappointed to the Board of Trustees. He is manager and president of The Wishcamper Group, LLC. He has an extensive civic and community service background, including service on the Maine Public Broadcasting Network Board of Trustees, Maine Medical Center Board of Trustees, The Nature Conservancy Board of Trustees and former Brunswick Redevelopment Authority member.
His professional experience and affiliations include serving as the director of Marical, Inc. and the National Leased Housing Association. Additionally, Wishcamper is a director of Central Maine Power. Wishcamper is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School.
Fournier currently serves as executive director of Fish River Rural Health in Eagle Lake. Prior to this position, Fournier served for 11 years as associate administrator with Northern Maine Medical Center and for 14 years as executive director of the Aroostook County Action Program.
His professional and community experience includes membership on the University of Maine at Fort Kent Board of Visitors, trustee of Northern Maine General, Executive Committee member of the Northern Maine Development Commission and member of the Maine Job Council. Fournier currently serves as an Aroostook County commissioner.  Fournier received a B.S. in education at the University of Maine at Fort Kent.
Grieshaber is self-employed, owning Creative Cycles, a digital media productions company. She also serves as the volunteer curator of L/A Arts Gallery 5, a new community art gallery. Prior to this experience, Grieshaber held various education-related positions, including serving as community relations coordinator for the Auburn School Department, communications manager for the Maine Coalition for Excellence in Education and director of the Lewiston/Auburn Aspirations Compact. Grieshaber, a Master of Arts, Public Policy and Management graduate from the University of Southern Maine, has held various community and civic positions. She sits on the College for ME, Androscoggin Steering Committee and the Auburn Comprehensive Plan Review Committee. She has previously served on the Board of Directors of the United Way and Head Start, as well as the Lewiston-Auburn Education Coalition.
Horn is nominated to serve as student trustee of the Board. She currently attends the University of Maine Farmington, with a double major in elementary education and special education. Horn serves on the University of Maine Farmington Student Senate. Prior to attending college, Horn was a mentor in the Big Buddy Program in Fryeburg and volunteered at the Bridgton Nursing Home.
The Board of Trustees assumes responsibility for the overall operation, maintenance and supervision of the University of Maine System.
The Board is the entity that approves the establishment and elimination of academic programs, confers tenure on faculty members and sets tuition rates and operating budgets.
The governor’s nominations must be reviewed by the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs and confirmed by the Senate.