Orono Foundation for Education Board Members include 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.
Current Board Members
*Todd Madson – School Board Liaison
Current Board Members
- Current Board Members
- Stephanie Bostrom – Treasurer
- Alexa Hansen – Marketing Board
- Katie Hollerman – Vice Board Chair, Marketing Chair
- Leslie Locke – Alumni Chair
- Amy Lundell – Marketing Board
- Meghan Mayer – Board Development & Governance Co-Chair
- Amy Mitchell – Past Board Chair
- Katie Parks – Secretary
- Stephanie Sarantopoulos – Board Development & Governance Co-Chair
- Paul Springmeyer – Board Chair
- Molly Wilson – Finance Chair
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 (2001-03)
- Susan Breon & Alli Leudtke (2003-07)
- Beth Johnson & Barry Knight (2007-10)
- Kathi Tunheim, PhD (2010-12)
- Lisa Winkey (2012-15)
- Joellen Gonder-Spacek (2015-2017)
- Nicole Kaufman (2017-2020)
- Heather Pilakowski (2020-2021)
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 (2001-03)
- Susan Breon & Alli Leudtke (2003-07)
- Beth Johnson & Barry Knight (2007-10)
- Kathi Tunheim, PhD (2010-12)
- Lisa Winkey (2012-15)
- Joellen Gonder-Spacek (2015-2017)
- Nicole Kaufman (2017-2020)
- Heather Pilakowski (2020-2021)
- Robin Gipson (2021-2022)
- Amy Mitchell (2022-2023)
Thank you for All Our Previous Board Members
- Julie Ahren
- Mitch Albers
- Steve Albers
- Dan Ament
- Pat Bacon
- Mark Baumann
- Mimi Bendickson
- Kathryn Biek
- Kate Berman
- Sarah Borchers
- Gerry Boschwitz
- Susan Breon
- Joy Ann Buss
- Ann Cadwallader
- Holly Cashin
- Jeanne Morrison Cook
- Susan Devine
- Mark Donahoe
- Joe Duca
- Catherine Dudley
- Doug Erickson
- Pete Eckerline
- Dana Effertz
- Jack Fistler
- Don Germanson
- Robin Gipson
- Bowman Gray
- Kelly Grady
- Robin Grierson
- Amy Gronholz
- Liz Hickok
- Robert Hare
- Tamara Hauser
- Julie Glow Hawes
- Jim Holm
- Troy Hutchinson
- Mike Johnson
- Geri Jorgenson
- Karen Kasner
- Barry Knight
- Terrie Knops
- Renae Rhude-Knudson
- Scott Krusemark
- Carrie Woodward Lee
- Julie Lensing
- Jodi Lewis
- Jessica Louisiana
- Allison Luedtke
- Sarah Luse
- Kerry Mahoney
- Diane Malone
- Jodene Marquis
- Nell Mathews
- Cindy McDonnell
- Bradley J. McKown
- Howard McMillan III
- Katie Monger
- Sheryl Morrison
- Tracy Mouser
- Mallory Mullins
- Karl Neset
- Kristin Parrish
- Linda Patterson
- Joni Pierce
- Heather Pilakowski
- Tracy Purdy
- Woody Rash
- Beth Rosendahl
- Susan Sampson
- Greg Schmidt
- Pamela Schroeder
- Dwight Seward
- Mary Novacheck Smith
- Mike Swenson
- Sara Swenson
- Jane Thompson
- Kathi Tunheim
- Martha Van de Ven
- Peter Vickery
- Barb Whitney
- Julie Whittington
- Lisa Winkey
- John Winston
- Betsy Yamron
Everyone Counts.
Your gift, no matter the size, makes a difference to every member of the Orono Community. Because of you, we are better together: fiercely committed to raising funds for today’s needs and tomorrow’s dreams.