Current Board of Directors

The Orono Foundation for Education Board includes parents of students from each of the Orono schools as well as a school board representative, alumni, parents of graduates and community and business leaders.
Alexa Hansen

Alexa Hansen
Board Vice-Chair
Events Committee Chair

Katie Hollerman
Board Chair

Leslie Locke

Leslie Locke ’90
Alumni Committee Chair

Meghan Mayer

Meghan Mayer
Board Development & Governance Co-Chair

Amy Mitchell

Amy Mitchell
Past Chair
Finance Committee 

Katie Parks

Katie Parks
Secretary

Stephanie Sarantopoulos

Stephanie Sarantopoulos
Board Development & Governance Co-Chair

Paul Springmeyer

Paul Springmeyer ’93
Past Chair
Alumni Committee

Open Position

Currently Seeking!
Treasurer

Molly Wilson

Molly Wilson ’03
Finance Committee Chair

Ex Officio

Todd Madson

Todd Madson ’00
School Board Liaison

Staff

Laura Kloss

Laura Kloss
Director of Development and Donor Stewardship

Honorary Board Members

  • Betsy Yamron
  • Bowman Gray
  • Bruce & Ruth Dayton
  • Jessica Louisiana
  • Kitty Crosby
  • Richard & Jenni Goelz

Previous Board Chairs

  • Jim Holm (2000)
  • Greg Schmidt (2001)
  • Bowman Gray (2001-2003)
  • Susan Breon & Alli Leudtke (2003-2007)
  • Beth Johnson & Barry Knight (2007-2010)
  • Kathi Tunheim, PhD (2010-2012)
  • Lisa Winkey (2012-2015)
  • Joellen Gonder-Spacek (2015-2017)
  • Nicole Kaufman (2017-2020)
  • Heather Pilakowski (2020-2021)
  • Robin Gipson (2021-2022)
  • Amy Mitchell (2022-2023)
  • Paul Springmeyer (2023-2024)

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Join us in making a difference!

We are always looking for new board and committee volunteers. If you are interested, send us an email to learn more about the difference that you can make as a member of OFE.