2026 Board Members

2026 Board of Directors

President – Wade Lesperance, Human Resources Manager, Hammond Lumber Company

President-Elect – Karena Caffyn, SHRM-CP

Past President – Kathleen Hale, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Chief HR Officer, Home, Hope and Healing (also SHRM & HRCI Recertification provider Point of Contact for the Chapter)

Treasurer –Mikki Lane, SHRM-SCP, Chief Administrative Officer, Kennebec Valley Community Action Program

Secretary – Heather Hall, Human Resources Manager, Puritan Medical Products

Membership Director - Emily Rodrigue, COEE, Talent Engagement & Retention Specialist, Kennebec Savings Bank

Co-Programming Director – Kim Willette, PHR, Corporate HR Analyst, UPM-Kymmene;

Co-Programming Director – Amanda Goldsmith, SHRM-CP, HR Director, Maine State Legislature

At-Large Director (Social Media Director) – Dawn Lesperance, PHR, SHRM-CP, CHRO/Sr. VP, Skowhegan Savings Bank

At-Large Director (Assistant Treasurer) – Aimee Wilson, Office Manager, Air Control Industries, Inc.

At-Large Director (Government Affairs) - Cathy DeMerchant, President & Owner - Capital Area Staffing Solutions, Inc. & Bangor Area Staffing Solutions

At-Large Director (Government Affairs) – Tanya Verzoni, Chief Leadership & Development Officer, New Dimension Federal Credit Union