Cramer appointed to state service commission

    Seven Maine residents were sworn in to serve three-year terms on the Maine Commission for Community Service recently. All were appointed to the commission by Gov. Paul LePage.

Cramer

    Serving for the first time are Camille Cramer of Milo and Richard Higgins of Hallowell. Five individuals were reappointed: Nancy McKechnie of Hampden, John Portela of Brunswick, Mary Katherine Bromberg of Oakland, David Wihry of Orono and Susan E. Austin of Westbrook.

    Each person on the commission represents a specific segment of Maine’s volunteer sector as outlined in both federal and state law. Cramer, who is a student at UMaine in Orono, will fill a seat reserved for a 16- to 25-year-old who participates in a community or national service program.
    The Maine Commission for Community Service builds capacity and sustainability in Maine’s volunteer and service communities by funding programs, developing managers of volunteers and service-learning practitioners, raising awareness of sector issues, and promoting service as a strategy.
    The commission was established in 1994 by Executive Order and under state statute in 1995. The 25 board members of the commission are appointed by the governor to three-year terms and each represents a specific segment of Maine’s volunteer sector. The board is Maine government’s partner for the federal Corporation for National Service which funds AmeriCorps, community volunteer center development, VISTA, and training as well as technical assistance for managers of volunteers.
    For more information on the Maine Commission for Community Service and the current appointees, visit www.MaineServiceCommission.gov/about.