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A Most Valuable Representative

Diane Russell  was surprised by her recent honor as Most Valuable State Representative in 2011 given by The Nation magazine.   “I didn’t believe it,” says Russell, a Democrat representing Portland’s Munjoy Hill neighborhood.  “I was tagged in an article by a local blogger and thought ‘how nice of her to mention me.’ It wasn’t until I clicked further and further into the article that I realized that it was a national honor given by The Nation, and not just a mention by a Maine blogger.” 

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Amy Cookson
American Lung Association

Jo Dondis
Producer

Susan Feiner
Economics Professor, University of Southern Maine

Kathy Kilrain del Rio
Literacy Volunteers of Maine

Andrew Roth-Wells
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Malory Shaughnessy, Board Treasurer
Director of Development and Special Projects, Common Dreams

Abbigail Shirk, Board Asst. Secretary
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Marianne Stevens
Former Vice-Chair, Maine Democratic Party

Denise Tepler, Board Vice President

Kaylene Waindle, Board Secretary
Dean of Advancement, Southern Maine Community College

Amy Watson Saxton, Board President
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