UMF Board of Visitors

Cathy Wimett
Chair, UMF Board of Visitors
Retired Professor
University of Maine at Farmington

Cathryn Wimett retired in 2016 after 46 years of teaching. Cathy began her career as a fourth grade teacher in the Boston Public Schools. These years were followed by positions as a middle school teacher of students with special needs, as an educational diagnostician with hospitalized adolescents, and with 27 years of college teaching. Cathy capped her career with 19 years as a faculty member in the Division of Early Childhood and Elementary Education at the University of Maine at Farmington. She is very grateful for the stimulating and fulfilling years at UMF teaching courses in literacy education. Most of all, she is grateful for the opportunity to know and work with the wonderful students, faculty and staff at UMF. Cathy earned a B.A. from Emmanuel College in Boston; an M.Ed. from Lesley College (now Lesley University) in Cambridge, MA; and a doctorate in Reading and Language from National-Louis University in Evanston, IL. She volunteered for many years with two major organizations: a community mental health agency in Massachusetts and the Holocaust and Human Rights Center in Maine. Cathy is now eager to turn her energies to the UMF Board of Visitors and appreciates the invitation to join this board.

Peter Osborne ‘09
Vice Chair, UMF Board of Visitors
Director of Educational Services
Maine Municipal Association

Peter Osbourne leads a team providing education and training to Maine’s municipal employees and elected officials. He has 10+ years experience in higher education, adult education, and state government. He earned a B.S. in secondary education from the University of Maine at Farmington, a M.S. in Adult andHhigher Education from the University of Southern Maine, and has taken doctoral coursework in diversity and equity in education at the University of Illinois. Peter is a past president of the UMF Alumni Council, serves on the board of the Maine Career Development Association, and is a proud first-generation college student who grew up in a paper-making community in the Katahdin Region. He currently resides in Jay, Maine with his partner, Dani.

Jennifer Bjorn
Chief Financial Officer
Kyes Insurance

Jennifer is a local entrepreneur and also owns and operates the Bjorn Realty Corporation, which holds commercial and personal leases with many Farmington businesses and apartments. The Bjorn family has been strong supporters of UMF historically, both with financial donations and local advocacy.

Todd Chamberlain ’03
Director
IT Contract Staffing for Pro Search, Inc.

Todd Chamberlain is the Director, IT Contract Staffing for Pro Search, Inc., where he has worked since 2006. Previously, he was a healthcare recruiter with Maxim Healthcare Services from 2003-2006. He received his B.A. in Community Health from UMF in 2003 where he was inducted into Eta Sigma Gamma, the community health honor society. Since 2012, Todd is the Founder and President of B.A.S.S.A (Beaver Alums Supporting Student Athletes), a Maine based non-profit and fundraising organization of UMF alumni. Since 2006, he has worked with USM Corporate Partners and also served as Chair from 2013-2015. USM Corporate Partners develops and supports partnerships between the business sector and the University of Southern Maine. Additionally, Todd serves on the USM Foundation Board of Directors.

Jennifer Dorman ’93
Elementary Special Education Teacher
RSU / SAD 54

Jennifer Dorman received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Maine at Farmington with dual certifications in Elementary and Special Education. In 2008, she completed her Master’s Degree in Special Education Consultation through Lesley University. She has 25 years of teaching experience in MSAD #54, and is currently a special educator and reading interventionist at Skowhegan Area Middle School. Jennifer is the 2015 Maine Teacher of the Year. She serves on the Teach to Lead Maine Teacher Leadership Committee and is a past member of Educate Maine’s Board of Directors.

Thomas Dukes ’90 JD
Chief Executive Officer
Veritas Data Research
Retired Brigadier General, USAF

Thomas A. (“Tom”) Dukes, Jr., is General Counsel for SafeGuard Cyber (a Digital Risk Protection start-up based in Charlottesville, VA), and also serves as the Assistant Adjutant General-Air for the Virginia National Guard. Tom graduated from UMF as an Honors Scholar, earning a B.A. in Political Science / Social Sciences and a minor in Philosophy before earning a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law. During a 25-year public service career, he served as a U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate, as a U.S. Department of Justice Cybercrime Prosecutor, as a U.S. State Department Diplomat, and as an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia and the University of Tartu, Estonia. Tom lives in Virginia, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Steve Hewins
Retired President and CEO of HospitalityMaine

Steve Hewins is a retired President and CEO of HospitalityMaine, a trade association that was formed in 2019 from the merger of the Maine Restaurant Association and the Maine Innkeepers Association. Prior to this, he was Executive Director of the Portland Downtown District and before that Vice President for Travel and Branch Operations at AAA Northern New England. He began his career by founding Hewins Travel and operating it for 24 years, prior to selling the business to AAA. Hewins currently sits on the Maine Economic Growth Council and is on the board of the University of Southern Maine Hospitality and Tourism Advisory Board (which he also founded), and the Husson University Business Advisory Board. He has previously served on the board of the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, and as Past President of the Portland Community Chamber. He has a B.A. in History from the University of Maine and currently resides in Rangeley with his wife Kathy.

Mattie Jernigan ‘19
Supervising Teacher
Educare of Central Maine

Mattie (Lajoie) Jernigan ‘19 received her Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Special Education from the University of Maine at Farmington with dual certifications in Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education. Upon graduation in December 2019, Mattie became a Lead Teacher at Educare Central Maine in Waterville and is now a Supervising Teacher. Mattie also serves as a mentor teacher for pre-service teachers for a variety of college and university programs.

Eileen Kreutz
Ex Officio, UMF Board of Visitors
Gold LEAF Institute

After moving to Industry, Maine from Chicago in 1997, Eileen Kreutz became active with Gold LEAF Institute, the senior college at UMF with its mission of lifelong learning. She served over the years as its curriculum chair, president, office manager, and Maine Senior College Liaison, as well as the organization’s representative on the Board of Visitors. Eileen holds a B.S. In Psychology from Loyola, but an early career in youth services led her to teaching carpentry skills to young people and to women through Chicago Women in Trades, for whom she developed the curriculum still in use today. During those years, she and her crew created many low and moderate-income housing units for a non-profit housing development corporation in Chicago. Now retired, Eileen continues as an active Gold LEAF member and, as time allows, teaches stained glass artwork classes in her studio. She continues to serve as lake monitor on Clearwater Lake, as a regular volunteer with the Community Energy Challenge, and as a member of Encore Leadership Corps in Maine.

Jonathan Moody ’98
Superintendent of Schools
RSU / MSAD 54

Jonathan Moody is a graduate of University of Maine at Farmington and holds a B.A. in Secondary Education. He also received his M.A. in Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of Maine. After years of teaching Social Studies at Dirigo High School and Messalonskee High School, Moody became the Vice Principal of Messalonskee Middle School and eventually the Principal of Messalonskee High School, serving in that role for five years. In 2016, he accepted the position of Assistant Superintendent of Schools for MSAD54 in Skowhegan. He is now Superintendent of Schools for MSAD54. Moody was inducted into the UMF Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016 for being golf’s all-time wins leader. Jon lives in Oakland, ME with his wife Shelly Moody (also a UMF graduate and 2011 Maine Teacher of the Year) and their three children.

John Moore
Owner / Operator
Narrow Gauge Cinema

John is the owner and operator of Narrow Gauge Cinema and Drive-In, located in Farmington. He also owns and operates the Big Sky Grill at Prescott Fields and recently donated one of the new flagpoles for the fields. He is a member of the Town of Farmington Revolving Loan Fund Board. He is an ’87 graduate of Colby College.

Greg Patterson
Store Manager
Walmart #1866 Farmington

Originally from Rogers, Arkansas, Greg Patterson attended the University of Central Arkansas where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree. He has worked for the Walmart Corporation for 33 years and helped open the first Walmart Supercenter in New England. He currently serves as the Store Manager at Walmart in Farmington. He lives in Wilton with his family and is an active bass fisherman and former basketball player. Greg is married with four children, one of whom is a student at the University of Maine at Farmington.

Barbara Sergio BSN, MSHA, CPHQ
President
Franklin Community Health Network

Barbara Sergio is the Sr. Director of Quality and Patient Safety at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. Barbara is a Registered Nurse with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing, a Master’s in Healthcare Administration and is certified nationally as a healthcare quality professional. After receiving her RN in 2003 Barbara worked in a small rural facility in South Dakota where she practiced bedside nursing in a variety of inpatient/outpatient settings before becoming Director of Surgical Services for the same facility. While working in surgical services Barbara worked to obtain her master’s degree in Healthcare Administration. Since receiving her master’s degree in 2012, Barbara has worked as a Director of Nursing for two different healthcare organizations before becoming a Director of Quality in 2015. As the Sr. Director of Quality at Franklin Memorial Hospital she is a member of the senior leadership team and works closely with frontline staff on key issues or concerns regarding quality and patient safety. Barbara and her husband Steve moved to Maine in 2019 and live in Wilton. She and her husband enjoy spending time with their kids, grandchildren and the many outdoor activities Maine has to offer.