Strategic Plan – 2019 | 2018-2019 Annual Report | Board of Directors | Staff | Committees | Collections Policy | Board Documentation Mission Statement Strategic Plan – 2019 2018 Annual Report We envision an island-wide community working together to promote appreciation of the histories of Mount Desert Island. Our mission is to foster meaningful engagement with the histories of Mount Desert Island. We value: • Research and education in history • Connection with the larger world of scholars • Free access to opportunities for historical engagement • Collaboration among institutions and individuals • Shared resources to achieve common goals • Respect for the dignity of cultures and traditions • Creative approaches to historical engagement Board of Directors & Staff William Horner, MD, President | Bar Harbor Michael Pancoe, MD | Vice President | Mount Desert P. Hamilton Clark, Treasurer | Northeast Harbor Rick Wheeler, Secretary | Bryn Mawr and Bernard Ralph W. Stanley, President Emeritus | Southwest Harbor Marion Stanley, Honorary Member | Southwest Harbor Dru Colbert | Seal Harbor Susan Edson | Bass Harbor Elise Frank | Bar Harbor Julia Gray | Orland Kathy MacLeod | Bar Harbor Jamie McKown | Bar Harbor Tova Mellen | Portland Nicole Ouellette | Bar Harbor Ben Pierce | Seal Harbor Anne Walmsley | Northeast Harbor John Wilson | Sausalito and Northeast Harbor Jonathan Winthrop | Boston and Mount Desert Tim Garrity, Executive Director | Mount Desert Leah Lucey, Administrative Coordinator | Bar Harbor Staff Tim Garrity Executive Director tim.garrity@mdihistory.org Tim spent twenty-five years as a healthcare executive, and then decided he’d rather be a historian. In 2009 he enrolled in the University of Maine’s graduate program in History and worked as an interpretive ranger at Acadia National Park before landing his dream job as Executive Director of the Mount Desert Island Historical Society. Tim was awarded a Master of Arts degree in History in May 2014. Tim and his wife Lynn Boulger live in Somesville, and never cease to marvel at their good fortune to find each other and the beauty of life on Mount Desert Island. Contact Tim about: Business questions, organizational data/information Leah Lucey Administrative Coordinator leah.lucey@mdihistory.org Leah is excited to call Mount Desert Island her forever home. She recently settled in Town Hill after working for three years on Sailing Yachts between New England and the Caribbean. Prior to sailing, Leah worked as an Administrative Assistant in property management. In 2013, she graduated from Montclair State University with a Bachelor’s of Art, focusing on communication and public relations. Leah enjoys hiking, sailing, and yoga. Contact Leah about: Events, membership renewals, publications, museums, and using properties as event venues Patrick Callaway Collections Coordinator patrick.callaway@mdihistory.org Dr. Patrick Callaway earned his Doctorate in History from the University of Maine in 2019. His research focuses on the economic connections between the United States and the British Empire in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He earned is MA in History from Montana State University in 2008, and his BS in Secondary Education from the University of Montana-Western in 2005. Outside of academia, his interests include hiking, experimenting in the kitchen with French and Portuguese cuisine (with mixed success), and classic movies. Contact Patrick about: Research and collection items Committees Board Bill Horner|President Michael Pancoe|Vice President P. Hamilton Clark|Treasurer Rick Wheeler|Secretary Ralph Stanley|Pres. Emeritus Marion Stanley|Honorary Member Dru Colbert, Susan Edson, Elise Frank, Julia Gray, Kathryn MacLeod, Jamie McKown, Tova Mellen, Nicole Ouellette, Ben Pierce, Anne Walmsley, John Wilson, Jonathan Winthrop Collections Julia Gray, Maureen Fournier, Gerry Vasisko, Betsy Hewlett, Michael Pancoe, Patrick Callaway (Admin), Leah Lucey (Support) Collections Brown Bag Betsy Hewlett, Maureen Fournier, Carolyn Ball Executive Bill Horner|President Michael Pancoe|Vice President Ham Clark|Treasurer Rick Wheeler|Secretary Ben Pierce|At Large Michael Pancoe|At Large Tim Garrity|Executive Director Leah Lucey|Support Exhibits Dru Colbert (Chair), Roz Rea, Tim Garrity (Executive Director), Patrick Callaway (Staff), Leah Lucey (Support) Finance Ham Clark (Chair), Bill Horner, Elise Frank, Michael Pancoe, Tim Garrity (Executive Director), Leah Lucey (Staff) Development Ben Pierce (Chair), Ham Clark, Bill Horner, Jonathan Winthrop, Rick Wheeler, Anne Walmsley, Tim Garrity (Executive Director), Leah Lucey (Support) Programs Susan Edson (Co-Chair), Kathy MacLeod (Co-Chair), Elise Frank, Nicole Ouellette, Bill Horner, Tim Garrity (Executive Director), Leah Lucey (Staff) Governance Michael Pancoe, Tova Mellen, Bill Horner, Ben Pierce, Dru Colbert, Ham Clark, Susan Edson, Kathy MacLeod, Tim Garrity (Executive Director) Board Documentation Board classes 2019 Board Policies By-laws Conflict of Interest Policy and Statement Expectations of Board Members 2018 990 Tax Report