The Maine Community Foundation has elected three members to its Board of Directors. They are Elizabeth Neptune of Princeton, Dighton Spooner of Brunswick, and Peter G. Vigue of Pittsfield.

"The all-volunteer board helps guide the foundation and bring new ideas to the table. These distinguished individuals are already helping to move us forward," MaineCF President Henry Schmelzer said in a press statement.

A management consultant to the Indian Health Services of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Neptune is former director of the Indian Township Health Center. While at the health center Neptune directed "Kmihqutahasultipon" ("We Remember"), a program based on Passamaquoddy values geared toward special needs children and their families, which has become a national model. The Maine Senate and House of Representatives, Indian Health Services, and the National Association of Social Workers have recognized Neptune for her outstanding leadership in health care.

As associate director of Career Planning at Bowdoin College, Spooner advises students in communications, broadcasting, advertising, music and the arts. Prior to Bowdoin, he was project director for "Craft in America," a multi-media project that included a national PBS TV series. Spooner began his career in television production and broadcasting at Boston's WGBH-TV and has worked at CBS Television Network in Los Angeles and at Granada Television and ECM Productions, Ltd., in London.

Vigue, chairman, president and CEO of the Cianbro Companies, has recently focused a great deal of his energies on state and local civic and education matters. He serves as chairman of the Maine Economic Research Institute and is past chairman of the Construction Industry Round Table. He has been a member, director and officer of many professional associations and is currently a director of TD Banknorth, Inc., and the Forest Society of Maine. He received Spurwink's Humanitarian of the Year award in 2007.

A statewide foundation with offices in Augusta, Ellsworth and Portland, the Maine Community Foundation has been partnering with donors and community groups to strengthen Maine communities for 25 years. For more information, click here or call toll free 1-877-700-6800.

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