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
*Sarah Borchers – School Board Liaison
Board Members
- Robin Gipson – Board Chair
- Amy Mitchell – Vice Chair
- Tracy Purdy – Secretary
- Alicia Oberg – Treasurer, Finance Chair
- Laura Smith – Board & Governance Chair
- Kelly Grady – Marketing Co-Chair
Current Board Members
- Micah Benway
- Sarah Borchers – School Board Liaison
- Katie Hollerman
- Julian Luce – Knorp
- Amy Lundell
- Kaite Parks
- Paul Springmeyer
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)
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.