Inaugural executive director of an enterprising family foundation dedicated to encouraging conservation and stewardship of the natural environment and to promoting music and the arts in the state of Maine. Working with the foundation founders and program officers to maintain robust programs relating to the arts and to the environment and to increase the programs' impact. The foundation awards grants in all of the state's 16 counties. It seeks to advance equity and learning in all of its programming and to support procedures and policies that are transparent, fair, and respectful of applicants' and grantees' time.