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Piper Shores Board of Directors
| The following individuals from the Greater Portland business and nonprofit communities currently serve as the volunteer Board of Directors for Piper Shores. |
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Richard Roderick, Chairman
Mr. Roderick, effective May 2010, is a retired executive, having worked at Dead River Company for over 30 years, as a senior manager of the company’s financial & real estate matters. He served as the company’s Senior Vice President, & long-time CFO, & as President of their real estate division, Dead River Properties, a division which manages, develops & acquires commercial properties. The Properties division grew to over $500 million in asset value at its peak. Dead River is also well known as the largest provider of residential heating fuels, heating oil & propane, in northern New England.
Mr. Roderick graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, & also holds Masters Degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School & the University of Maine (an MBA). He is licensed as a CPA in Maine. He is a past Chair of the Cancer Community Center, past Treasurer of the Maine Association of Non-Profits, a past-Chair of the University of Maine’s Advisory Committee for the Business School. He serves on the Board of Directors of Gorham Savings Bank, & chairs the bank’s Audit Committee. |
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Patrick O’Reilly, Treasurer
Mr. O’Reilly is a tax accountant with MacDonald Page & Co. He specializes in real estate and multi-state tax returns, business planning, governmental consulting, and information systems auditing. He is the treasurer of the Scarborough Land Trust. He is a former member of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board Advisory Council of the Financial Accounting Foundation and also a former Scarborough Town Council Chairman. He was also a long time trustee of the Scarborough Public Library. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and International Business from New York University's Stern School of Business. He and his family own and operate the Pride Motel and Cottages in Scarborough, and he is a general aviation enthusiast. |
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Suzanne Austin, Secretary
Ms. Austin was the Executive Director of The Board Network (TBN) for 6 years before the merger of TBN and the Institute for Civic Leadership (ICL) in 2006. She continues to lead the nonprofit board programs for the new ICL, including development of all board education workshops and delivery of many of the sessions, oversight of the board matching program, and an increasing number of presentations and consulting engagements with nonprofit groups across Maine. Prior to joining TBN, for 15 years Ms. Austin was President of J. Weston Walch, Publisher (“Walch”) – an educational publishing company in Portland. She worked in trade publishing in New York City before returning to Maine. She is a graduate of Drew University, in Madison, New Jersey, and has had experience reporting to boards (at Walch and at TBN), as well as serving as a volunteer on boards (for example, the boards of MaineHealth and Maine Public Broadcasting Network). |
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Kathryn Barber
Ms. Barber has spent her career in the medical/biotech industry and has held management and leadership positions for Abbott Laboratories and IDEXX Laboratories. She is an active board member of Maine Health and a Board Trustee at Bangor Savings Bank. In addition to being a shareholder at Barber Foods, Ms. Barber is active in the strategic management of the company. She graduated with degrees in Business from Skidmore College and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. |
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Catherine Cloudman
Ms. Cloudman is a Principal of Apothecary by Design, an independent, integrated pharmacy specializing in retail, compounding, and specialty pharmacy services as well nutritional health and well-being. Ms. Cloudman leads the financial and marketing efforts at Apothecary by Design. Prior to founding Apothecary by Design, she was President of Cloudhawk Management Consultants, a boutique consulting firm specializing in helping family-owned and closely-held businesses with strategic planning and succession planning. After practicing as a CPA in the Boston office of KPMG, Ms. Cloudman obtained her master’s in business administration from Boston College. She received her undergraduate degree from Syracuse University. She has co-chaired the Gannet Family Business of the Year Awards Program and served on the Advisory Board of the Institute for Family Owned Business. Ms. Cloudman is a member of the Advisory Board of PCA Great Performances and is a Trustee Emeritus at Opportunity Farm for Boys and Girls. |
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Patrick Costin
Mr. Costin, AIA, LEED AP BD + C, is an architect and principal at Harriman, a 140-year old 75-person architecture and engineering firm with offices in Auburn and Portland, Maine and Manchester, New Hampshire. In 2008, he was elected Chair of the Board of Directors at Harriman. In addition to leading the firm’s strategic direction, he is responsible for firm-wide management of professional development and sustainability practices. An accomplished designer, Patrick has received design awards from the Maine Chapter of the AIA, the New England AIA and the Portland Society of Architects. His design experience encompasses a wide range of building types and projects. Notable recent work includes the expansion of the Maine Medical Center Research Institute, MaineHealth’s new Corporate Headquarters and a 300 bed Residence Hall at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. He is a Board Member of the Creative Portland Corporation and a Founding Member and Vice President of the Portland Society of Architects. He also serves on the Construction Management Advisory Panel at the University of Southern Maine Applied School of Engineering and Technology. |
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James Harnden
Mr. Harnden is a partner at Malone Commercial Brokers, a full-service commercial real estate brokerage company. Malone Commercial Brokers is a relationship-based firm that works with clients to handle their office, industrial, retail, investment sales, multi-family properties, leasing, tenant representation, and consulting needs. He is currently Chair of The Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of New Hampshire, majoring in business administration with a minor in real estate. |
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Mary Keysor
Ms. Keysor is the former Director of Nutrition Services for Maine Medical Center’s multi campus system in Portland. During her tenure at MMC, she implemented many programs to increase customer service and satisfaction including Room Service for patients in the birthing center and the Gibson Pavilion. Under her direction MMC opened the Mediterranean Café in the ambulatory health center and the Impressions Café on the main campus, which is the busiest restaurant in the state. She has a master’s degree from the University of Southern Maine and a bachelors of Science degree in dietetics from the University of Wisconsin. She is a member of multiple professional associations having served as Chair and board member. Mary has been recognized nationally for her outstanding work over the years including receiving the prestigious Ivy Award given by Restaurants and Institutions and the Silver Plate Award recognizing operational excellence. Mary divides her time between consulting for Don Miller & Associates Food Service Experts and her own business. |
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Stephen Larned, MD
Dr. Larned was for 15 years the Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at the Maine Medical Center (MMC), where he also served as the Associate Dean for Maine Affairs for the University of Vermont College of Medicine. Since 2001, he has served as a principal with Larned & Weinberg, a consulting firm that works with medical schools and teaching hospitals to address strategic, tactical, and operations issues related to their academic missions. He is also a volunteer and board member of Konbit Sante, the Cap-Haitien Health Partnership, a Maine-based volunteer organization focused on saving lives and improving health care in northern Haiti. |
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Suzanne McCormick
Ms. McCormick began her career in the nonprofit sector 20 years ago, as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand. Upon returning to the United States, she led a large volunteer program at the International Center in New York City. Since moving to Maine, Ms. McCormick has served as CEO of the American Red Cross and President & CEO of People’s Regional Opportunity Program (PROP). PROP, one of the region’s largest human service organizations, was led by Suzanne through a strategic planning process that resulted in the creation of a new mission and vision statement. Also during her Presidency, she co-chaired Maine’s statewide Keep Maine Warm fundraising effort which raised over $2.5 million in 2009 for fuel assistance. In December 2009, Suzanne was selected as President & CEO of United Way of Greater Portland. United Way of Greater Portland raises over $8 million dollars annually to support hundred of programs at over 40 nonprofit agencies in the Greater Portland area. Ms. McCormick also serves as a Trustee of the Portland Provident Association and chairs Maine Community Action Agency’s Public Policy Committee. |
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Sylvia Most
Ms. Most is principal of SJ Most Consulting, providing program management, facilitation, fundraising and policy research services to private companies, government and nonprofit agencies. Recently, she served as Finance Director on the successful 2008 re-election campaign of United States Senator Susan M. Collins, breaking fundraising records for a Senate race in Maine. Ms. Most has also served seven years on the Scarborough Town Council and has served on many boards and committees in Greater Portland. |
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Dennis J. O’Donovan
Mr. O'Donovan is a partner in the law firm of Epstein & O'Donovan, LLP, in Portland. His practice is concentrated in the areas of estate, gift and income taxation. He is a member and past Chair of the Trusts & Estates Section of the Maine State Bar Association and the Board of Directors of the Maine Estate Planning Council. He is a member of the University of Maine Foundation. |
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Richard Roy
Mr. Roy is a Registered Representative and Financial Planner with Northeast Planning Associates, Inc. and LPL Financial, an Independent Broker/Dealer. He is also a CPA; former Director at Macdonald Page & Co., LLC, and now serves as consultant to select small business and individual tax clients. Mr. Roy is a former Board member of MaineHealth and Brighton Medical Center; former Chair of the Windham Town Council; former member of the Maine Board of Accountancy; Graduate of the University of Maine, Orono. |
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Victoria Kuhn
Victoria is the Strategy, Media & Content Partner at Dirigo Design & Development, Inc. Dirigo provides online and offline business consultancy services, strategy and planning, and traditional and direct response marketing, including product launches. It’s specialties include helping clients grow their organizations, via the planning and execution of Smartphone applications, Web 2.0 architecture, pay-per-click advertising, search engine optimization, compelling content, new and social media, and interactive design. In her more than 15 year professional career, she has worked for small and large organizations alike, specializing in marketing, strategy, planning, group facilitation, feasibility studies, competitive intelligence, research methods and analysis, relationship building, and public/issues policy. Victoria earned her MBA and BS from California State University Fresno’s Craig School of Business. She and her husband have very active six year-old twins and a fun yet sometimes neurotic standard poodle. And in her spare time, she enjoys sitting on several community boards. |
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Stephen deCastro
Steve deCastro is the Maine Market Manager for Key Bank's Private Banking group. Steve joined KeyBank in January after spending 15 years at Bank of America here in Maine. As the Market Manager, Steve is responsible for leading Key’s Private Banking team in Maine which provides investment management, trust, and banking services to high net worth individuals and institutions. Steve earned her B.A. degree from Colby College and an MBA degree from Boston University. Steve is actively involved in the community, serving on the Boards of Junior Achievement of Maine and Falmouth Youth Soccer. Steve is also involved in fundraising efforts for Maine Medical Center, The Nature Conservancy, and The United Way of Greater Portland. |
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Mary M. Bertolet
Mary Bertolet's legal practice in Pennsylvania has focused on health care and estate planning, advising individuals and health care organizations, including a continuing care retirement community. She has served on ethics committees in various healthcare settings. Ms. Bertolet received her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College; a law degree and a Masters Degree in public administration from New York University; and a Masters Degree in tax law from Villanova University Law School. She is currently the president of Ronald McDonald House of Portland, a trustee of Ronald McDonald House Charities, and a trustee of the Yarmouth Historical Society. |
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