Board of Directors
MPHA is governed by a volunteer board of directors. Each board member is dedicated to providing leadership to ensure that MPHA is the leading voice of public health issues in Maine.
Executive Committee
![Jay Knowlton, MPH](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/people/_headshot/JSK-headshot-e1625085602788.jpg)
President
Jay Knowlton, MPH
(he/him)
![Leo Waterston, MA](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/people/_headshot/LBW-headshot.jpeg)
Vice President
Leo Waterston, MA
(he/him)
![Jay McCreight, MSEd](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/_headshot/Jay-McCreight1.jpeg)
Secretary
Jay McCreight, MSEd
(she/her)
![Clay Graybeal, PhD, MSW](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/people/_headshot/claygraybeal-e1588367782564.jpg)
Treasurer
Clay Graybeal, PhD, MSW
(he/him)
![Noah Nesin, MD](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/people/_headshot/noahnesis-scaled-e1588367497240.jpg)
Past-President
Noah Nesin, MD
(he/him)
At-Large Members
![Maye Emlein, JD, MPH](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/people/_headshot/Maye-Emlein.jpg)
Maye Emlein, JD, MPH
(she/her)
![Holly Richards, MPH, CHES](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/_headshot/photo.png)
Holly Richards, MPH, CHES
(she/her)
![Rachael Mahar, RN, BSN, CLC](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/people/_headshot/Rachael-Mahar-scaled.jpeg)
Rachael Mahar, RN, BSN, CLC
(she/her)
![Doug Michael, MPH](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/people/_headshot/doughmichael.jpg)
Doug Michael, MPH
(he/him)
![Ed Miller, MS](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/people/_headshot/edmiller-1.jpg)
Ed Miller, MS
(he/him)
![Angela Fochesato](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/_headshot/1577108400868.jpg)
Angela Fochesato
![Denise Tepler, MA](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/people/_headshot/Denise-Tepler.jpeg)
Denise Tepler, MA
(she/her)
![Qamer Hussein](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/_headshot/Qamer-PortraitPhoots-WebOptimized-1.jpeg)
Qamer Hussein
(she/her)
![David Harder, MS, PhD](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/_headshot/Harder-Portrait.jpg)
David Harder, MS, PhD
Affiliate Representative to the Governing Council (ARGC) of APHA
![Sarah Rines](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/people/_headshot/sarahrines.jpg)
Sarah Rines
(she/her)
Non-Voting Members
![Nancy Birkhimer, MPH](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/people/_headshot/nancybirkhimer.jpg)
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Liaison
Nancy Birkhimer, MPH
(she/her)
![Stephen Sears, MD, MPH](https://www.mainepublichealth.org/uploads/photos//transforms/people/_headshot/stephensears-e1588367413642.jpg)
Clinical Advisor
Stephen Sears, MD, MPH
(he/him)