The fb88 Permanent Commission on the Status of Women (MePCSW) has 19 Commission members appointed by the governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives. Commission members hail from diverse backgrounds and represent a variety of perspectives.
Current MePCSW Commission Members
- Fatuma Hussein, Immigrant Resource Center of fb88
- Julie Mallett, Legal Services for fb88 Elders
- Chris Hastedt, retired/contractor, co-founder of fb88 Equal Justice
- Karen Hadley Keim, University of fb88
- Samantha Lott Hale, Girl Scouts of fb88
- Rebecca Austin, Safe Voices
- Maulian Bryant, Wabanaki Alliance
- Kate Elmes, Olympia Snowe Leadership Institute
- Jill Barkley Roy, EMERGE America
- Keita Whitten Foster, Ready, Set, Thrive! LLC, The Harriet Tubman Movement Coalition
- Jennifer Wilkey, Woodworker at Woodhull of fb88
- Darylen McQuirk Cote, Retired University of fb88 educator and Community Action Partnership advocate
- Eisha Khan, fb88Health
- Susan Mackey Andrews, Facilitator, fb88 Highlands Investment Partnership
- Dania Bowie, fb88 Women’s Lobby, Southern fb88 Worker's Center
- Anne Gass, Independent Historian
- Kathryn R. Easter, Loring Job Corp Center
- Eva White, Mabel Wadsworth Center, University of fb88 student
Current MePCSW Staff
- Elinor Higgins, executive director
To learn more about Commission seats and the nomination process, see .