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 Press Advisory
Immediate Release | June 29, 2011
Contact: Mari Jones, (207) 780-5039
MPC Announces Three New Board Members
New Board Members 2011

Peter Taylor (MaineCF), Janet Wyper (L.L.Bean), Betsy Biemann (Maine Technology Institute), Frank Douglass (Wright Express)

The Maine Philanthropy Center is pleased to welcome three newly-elected Board Members: Frank Douglass, Wright Express Corporation; Janet Wyper, L.L. Bean; and Peter Taylor, Maine Community Foundation.  

 

"We are excited to welcome our newest board members and appreciate the unique strengths each of them brings to the organization," said Janet Henry, MPC President. "We are fortunate to have a board of the highest caliber, with the experience and expertise to help us to provide leadership to promote philanthropy and increase its impact in Maine."

 

In addition, the board recognized the outgoing chair, Betsy Biemann, Maine Technology Institute, and approved new officers: Martha E. Greene, John T. Gorman Foundation, chair; Barbara Leonard, Maine Health Access Foundation, vice chair; John Kuropchak, United Way of Eastern Maine, secretary; and Linda Roberts, BerryDunn, treasurer. 

 

Biographical information for all board members can be found online at www.mainephilanthropy.org

 

Peter Taylor Vice President for Program Development and Grantmaking Services, Maine Community Foundation


Peter is responsible for managing the Maine Community Foundation's (MaineCF) programmatic work, which includes grantmaking and initiatives. Prior to joining MaineCF, Peter served as associate dean of students at Bates College. Peter has served on the boards of the Maine Association of Nonprofits, Maine Rural Partners, and the Maine Commission for Community Service. He also was a member of the 2010 MPC Conference Planning Committee and has worked with MPC to design and offer a two-part series on mission investing. Peter lives in Belfast with his wife, Stephanie, and two daughters, Paige and Jane. He is enjoying the long slow process of refitting a wooden sailboat and loves to sail with his family.

 

Frank Douglass Assistant Treasurer, Wright Express Corporation

 

Bi-lingual in English and Japanese, Frank began his career working for a super-regional Japanese bank in Tokyo, eventually accepting posts in New York and Hong Kong. He moved to Maine in 1997, joining Wright Express in 2000. Frank started his career at Wright Express managing the Accounts Receivable group, moving to Operations two years later to oversee all businesses operating on independent platforms. Returning to Finance in 2005, Frank was eventually appointed Assistant Treasurer in 2010. As the company's profile grew, he accepted the additional responsibility for leading a charitable giving program and became an active participant in the Maine Philanthropy Center's Corporate Roundtable. Frank's bachelor's degree in International Studies is from the University of Washington. He finished his MBA in Technology Management from the University of Phoenix in January of 2007 and became a CTP in January 2008. In his spare time, Frank enjoys travel, reading and fusing glass.

 

Janet Wyper Community Relations Manager, L.L. Bean

 

Janet has served as a liaison between L.L.Bean and the community for going on 23 years now. Having spent time working in Washington D.C. for World Wildlife Fund and on Capitol Hill, and for the Committee for Economic Development in NYC, she has enjoyed life on the for-profit side, assisting her company in funding the many good works going on in the non-profit side. This perspective has been very helpful. She is a Camden girl (though, "not a native," a true native would point out), and has loved Maine since she came here at age 10. "I can't imagine living anywhere else." When she isn't juggling 22 balls at work, she is juggling twice that many at home. She lives with a spirited 12-year-old daughter, a science bound talkative 14-year old son, and a sculptor/teacher husband in their home in Gorham.

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