Sweetser’s Board members represent a variety of professions and many have first-hand experience with children who have special needs. All are committed to our mission and actively serve as committee members, fundraisers, volunteers, and advocates.
Chair: Jessica A. Demers, Falmouth
- Board member since October 2014
- Occupation: Founder & Principal Attorney, Jessica A Demers LLC
- Committees: Board Chair & Ex-Officio, serves on all Sweetser Committees with the exception of Governance Committee
- Education: BA Ursinus College; MA Converse College; JD University of Maine School of Law
- Affiliations: Maine State Bar Association, American Bar Association and Parish of the Holy Eucharist
Vice Chair: James A. Nylund, Portland
- Board member since October 2017
- Occupation: Director/Partner at GoodNylund Wealth Management of Steward Partners
- Committees: Executive Committee, Finance Committee and Chair of the Investment Sub-Committee
- Education: BA, Bowdoin College
Treasurer: William J. Zafirson, Saco
- Board member since May 1994
- Occupation: Senior Vice President – Chief Lending Officer at Bellwether Community Credit Union
- Committees: Board Treasurer, Auction Sub-Committee, Audit Sub-Committee, Executive Committee, Chair of the Finance Committee
- Education: BA Bates College; MBA University of Southern Maine
Secretary: Michele C. Del Tergo, Falmouth
- Board member since February 2020
- Occupation: SVP, Sr Portfolio Manager, Bar Harbor Wealth Management
- Committees: Board Secretary, Investment Sub-Committee, Executive Committee, and Finance Committee
- Education: BA/BS Boston University; MBA Northeastern University
- Affiliations: American Bankers Association, CAIA Association, CFA Institute, Investments and Wealth Institute, and Maine Audubon
Robert Davis, Kennebunk
- Board member since December 2025
- Occupation:Principal, Client Advisor, RM Davis
- Committees: Governance Committee
- Education: B.S. Elmira College, Certificate of Advanced Study in Financial Planning – Merrimack College
Anna-Marie DiPasquale, Biddeford
- Board member since November 2022
- Occupation: Retired Social Worker, Concord High School
- Committees: Quality Oversight Committee
- Education: BA in Psychology, New England College; MA School of Social Service Administration, University of Chicago
- Affiliations: Active Volunteer with Foundation AHLE, an orphanage in Honduras
Diane Donaldson, Portland
- Board member since October 2017
- Occupation: SVP/Team Lead Southern Maine Commercial Banking – Bangor Savings Bank
- Committees: Executive Committee, HR Committee and Chair of the Governance Committee
- Education: BA English Literature, Wheaton College
- Affiliations: Avesta Housing, Board of Directors; Genesis Fund Board, Board of Directors and Chair of Loan Committee Member
Jay McCreight, Harpswell
- Board member since October 2023
- Occupation: Retired from Maine Legislature
- Committees: Executive Committee & Chair of HR Committee
- Education: BA in Sociology, College of Wooster; MSED in Clinical Counseling, USM – Gorham
- Affiliations: Town of Harpswell Resiliency & Sustainability Committee, Secretary of Town of Harpswell Fisheries Committee, Midcoast Council of Governments Economic Dev Steering Committee, Secretary Maine Public Health Association and Policy Committee and Chair of Membership Committee, Harpswell Aging at Home Steering Committee and Executive Committee, and Secretary of Bath-Brunswick Respite Care Board
Gregory R. Prince, Gorham
- Board member since May 2002
- Occupation: Retired (Account Manager, Franklin Printing)
- Committees: Golf Sub-Committee & Advancement Committee
- Education: Business and Marketing – Plymouth State College
Daniel Puhlman, Orono
- Board member since December 2025
- Occupation: University of Maine Faculty, Associate Professor of Family Studies
- Committees: HR Committee, Governance Committee, Quality Oversight Committee
- Education: PhD in Marriage & Family Therapy – Florida State University; MA in Marriage & Family Therapy – Seton Hill University; BS in Psychology Allegheny College
- Affiliations: National Council on Family Relations, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Maine Jr. Blackbears Youth Hockey Board Member, Maine Youth Thriving
Brynn Riley, Scarborough
- Board member since October 2015
- Occupation: Retired
- Committees: Chair of the Quality Oversight Committee
- Education: Masters of Health Policy and Management, University of Southern Maine
- Affiliations: American Society of Quality Improvement
Dr. Margaret A. Shepp, Scarborough
- Board member since October 2011
- Occupation: Retired Physician
- Committees: HR Committee, and Quality Oversight Committee
- Education: Radcliffe College, Thomas Jefferson School of Medicine
- Affiliations: American Medical Association, Maine Medical Association, Volunteer for “In Her Presence”, University of Medical and Health Sciences-St. Kitts (teaching)
Ludmila Tutunaru, Cape Elizabeth
- Board member since October 2019
- Occupation: Retired, CFO Volunteers of America NNE
- Committees: Chair of Audit Sub-Committee, Finance Committee, and Governance Committee
- Education: Nicolae Balcescu University Bucharest, Romania
Todd Valentine, Falmouth
- Board member since August 2026
- Occupation: Owner, Real Estate Project Management
- Committees: Facilities, Sub-Committee
- Education: Bates College
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