About Us
The mission of the Fulbright Association is to advocate for the Fulbright Program and promote international education. Our vision is a world where international exchange is widely recognized as a force for peace.
Maine Chapter of the Fulbright Association
Preserving and promoting the legacy of the Fulbright story in Maine and beyond…
Our Chapter vision is that Fulbright stories and experiences will be an inspiration to service and participation in Chapter programs that ultimately aim to foster mutual understanding among peoples of the world.
Our Chapter mission is to promote continued opportunities for life-long learning, collaborative networking, service, and programming that celebrate international educational and cultural exchanges in support of Fulbright alumni, aspiring Fulbrighters, and the legacy of J. William Fulbright.
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LEADERSHIP
PRESIDENT
Robert Lively, Jr.
- Seminar for U.S. Administrators in International Education, 2000, Germany
VICE PRESIDENT
Celeste Branham
Retired Vice President for Student and Community Services and Director of the Partnership for Civic Advancement University of Maine at Farmington
- Seminar for U.S. Administrators in International Education, 2013, Germany
SECRETARY
Kirsten Brewer
Katahdin Circle Donor Engagement Manager, Natural Resources Council of Maine
- English Teaching Assistant, 2008, Republic of Korea
TREASURER
Wesley Chaney
- Fulbright-Hays (Doctoral Dissertation Research), 2013-2014, China
BOARD MEMBERS
Matthew Bampton
Professor of Geography, University of Southern Maine
- Core Award (Teaching/Research), 2014, United Kingdom
Michael Beaudoin
Professor Emeritus of Education, University of New England
- Senior Research Scholar, 2007, Ghana
Richard M. Brown
Retired, Non-Profit Healthcare and Social Services
Friend of Fulbright
Elizabeth Eames
Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Bates College
- Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship, 1982-1983, Nigeria
Sallie J. Hunter
Grade 6 English Language Arts Teacher, Greely Middle School
- Fulbright Teaching Exchange, 2011-2012 United Kingdom
Dorothy Klimis-Zacas
Professor of Clinical Nutrition and Cooperating Graduate Faculty School of Biomedical Sciences & School of Food and Agriculture, University of Maine, Orono
- Core Award (Teaching/Research), 1995, Greece
- Senior Specialist (Agriculture), 2008, Italy
- Senior Specialist (Agriculture), 2012, Italy
Charles H. Norchi
Benjamin Thompson Professor of Law, University of Maine School of Law
- Fulbright-Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arctic Scholar, 2018, Iceland
Michael J. Socolow
Department of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
- Fulbright Research Scholar, News and Media Research Centre, University of Canberra [Australia], 2019
Anna Welch
Clinical Professor and Founding Director of the Refugee and Human Rights Clinic, University of Maine School of Law
- Fulbright Scholar: Lima, Peru, 2005-2006, water rights and water privatization
If you are interested in service on a Committee or know of someone who would be an asset to a Committee or our Board, contact us at maine@fulbright.org.