Bios

James Read

James Read lives in Cape Porpoise and owns Benchmark Multimedia, a video production and strategic marketing company, located in Biddeford. Originally from England, James moved to Maine with his wife Rebecca in 1997. After working in the finance industry in London, James attended UNE where he received a degree in Business Management. They have two Read the full article…

Phil Potenziano

Dr. Phil Potenziano is the Assistant Superintendent of Schools in RSU 21. Dr. Potenziano has worked as a public school administrator in Southern Maine for approximately 15 years. Dr. Potenziano’s academic credentials include a Doctorate from Boston College, a Certificate of Advanced Studies from the University of Southern Maine, a Master’s degree from the University Read the full article…

Derek Wittner

Derek Wittner is a graduate of Columbia College and Columbia Law School. He practiced law in New York City for twenty years, specializing in corporate and real estate finance before moving into higher education in the early 1990’s. Derek served as the Assistant Dean of Students, Dean of Alumni Affairs and Development, and Deputy Vice President Read the full article…

Katie Hawes

Kathryn (Katie) Hawes joined RSU 21 in July of 2014. Katie is a Ph.D. candidate at USM with a focus on Public Policy and Educational Leadership. She anticipates completion of this degree in May 2015. Katie has worked in public and private schools in Maine for 19 years as a teacher, consultant, and administrator. Prior Read the full article…

Dr. Kevin Crowley

Kevin Crowley is a highly regarded educational leader in the district, having served for seven years as the principal of Sea Road Elementary School in Kennebunk and, for the past four years, as principal of Mildred L. Day Elementary School in Arundel.  He came to the district in 2003 after serving as an elementary principal Read the full article…

Leah Rachin

Leah is a partner with the Kennebunk law firm, Bergen & Parkinson, LLC.  She concentrates her practice in municipal, land use, zoning, and employment law.  Leah serves as town attorney to a number of municipalities and represents private individuals, developers, and citizen groups in their interactions with municipalities. She also advises both employers and employees Read the full article…

Debbie Dutton

Debbie is vice president for advancement and president of the University of New Hampshire Foundation.  She was most recently vice president for development and alumni relations at Colby College, and before being promoted to that role in 2010, she served as associate vice president and campaign director at Colby beginning in 2006. She has held Read the full article…

David Hines

David Hines is a managing director of HM Payson and is the current director of research.  In addition to managing portfolios, he leads the firm’s Research Department.  He has been at HM Payson for 10 years.  Prior to Payson, David worked in the investment industry in Boston for about 10 years.  In Boston he held Read the full article…

David Moravick

David Moravick graduated from Somers (NY) High School and attended St. Joseph’s College in North Windham, graduating cum laude with a BS Degree in Business Administration.   David started his banking career with Kennebunk Savings Bank and  moved to positions of increasing responsibility with Northeast Bank and Casco Northern Bank. Upon the sale of Casco Northern Read the full article…

Susan Richard

Susan Richard is currently employed as a senior accountant with Cummings, Lamont & McNamee, P.A. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Bentley College and a masters degree in accounting from the University of Southern Maine. Susan grew up in the Kennebunk school system and currently resides in Wells with her husband, Ryan.  Susan enjoys Read the full article…

Kristin Brigham

Kristin B. Brigham was born and raised in Central New York where she obtained her BS in business administration from SUNY College of Technology.  Kristin worked in mortgage banking for several banks in Boston from 1987–2000.  She moved to Kennebunk in 1993. She is the 2010-2011 recipient of the Payson L. Hunter Award from the Read the full article…

Jackie Teguis

Jackie Teguis earned her masters in education with a specialty in curriculum and instruction from Lesley University. While teaching middle school English and social studies, Jackie was appointed team leader, middle school English curriculum coordinator, and a mentor teacher. Jackie has served as president of the Kennebunk Elementary PTA and as a member of the Education Foundation’s Communications, Read the full article…

Jamie Jensen

Jamie Jensen serves as the IT Director for RSU 21. Jamie is responsible for the oversight and support of the infrastructure, hardware, and the use of technology in the education of RSU 21 students. Prior to this position, he was the Curriculum and Technology Integrator for the students in RSU 21. Jamie also taught mathematics at Kennebunk High Read the full article…

Paul Wainman

Paul Wainman is a resident of Kennebunkport and is the president of William Arthur, the fine stationery company, in West Kennebunk. Paul is originally from the UK where he gained a first class honors degree in accounting and financial control at Sheffield City University and later qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG. In Fall 1994, Read the full article…

Matthew Sylvanus

Matthew Sylvanus was born and raised in Springvale, Maine, and has called the town of Arundel home for the past 10 years.  Matt is currently employed with RR Donnelley & Sons as a senior account manager, working with clients around the globe.  Prior to working with RR Donnelley, Matt was employed at Spencer Press Inc., Read the full article…

Tim O’Brien

Tim O’Brien is a partner with Libby, O’Brien, Kingsley & Champion, LLC, a law firm in Kennebunk.  Tim attended the University of Notre Dame and the New England School of Law, and focuses his practice on employment and sports law.  Tim lives in Kennebunkport with his wife Jill. They have three daughters, all of whom have Read the full article…

Amanda Murray

Amanda Murray was born and raised in Houlton, Maine. She attended USM and obtained her BA in education with a minor fine arts. Amanda taught third grade for eleven years while she worked on her Masters in instructional leadership, coached basketball and soccer in the Gorham School District, and went on to be an assistant coach for the USM women’s Read the full article…

Rhonda Hebert

Rhonda Hebert is an assistant vice president of Biddeford Savings Bank and is currently the branch manager of the Kennebunk branch. She was formerly the Commercial Loan Operations Officer for the commercial lending group. She has been with Biddeford Savings Bank for over ten years and has been in banking for over twenty-five years. In Read the full article…

Ann Stockbridge

Ann Stockbridge is currently an editor with The Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire in Springfield, Massachusetts. Prior to this position, Ann served in several computer-related roles, including as an analyst, programmer, and consultant, in places as near as Portland, Maine, and as far as Geneva, Switzerland.  She obtained her BS in mathematics and computer science from Read the full article…