The Maine 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 Maine
- Julie Mallett, Legal Services for Maine Elders
- Chris Hastedt, retired/contractor, co-founder of Maine Equal Justice
- Karen Hadley Keim, University of Maine
- Samantha Lott Hale, Girl Scouts of Maine
- 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 Maine
- Darylen McQuirk Cote, Retired University of Maine educator and Community Action Partnership advocate
- Eisha Khan, MaineHealth
- Susan Mackey Andrews, Facilitator, Maine Highlands Investment Partnership
- Dania Bowie, Maine Women’s Lobby, Southern Maine Worker's Center
- Anne Gass, Independent Historian
- Kathryn R. Easter, Loring Job Corp Center
- Eva White, Mabel Wadsworth Center, University of Maine student
Current MePCSW Staff
- Elinor Higgins, executive director
To learn more about Commission seats and the nomination process, see the MePCSW statute.