Why the
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Attorney General Steven Rowe
Steven Rowe has been Maine’s Attorney General since 2001. Prior to
taking office, he served four terms in the Maine House of
Representatives. During his last term in the Maine Legislature, Attorney
General Rowe served as Speaker of the House. Attorney General Rowe holds
a law degree from the University of Maine School of Law, a Master’s
Degree in business administration from the University of Utah, and a
Bachelor’s Degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Attorney General Rowe served as an officer in the U.S. Army and U.S.
Army Reserve. Prior to becoming Attorney General for the state of Maine,
Steve Rowe was a litigation counsel with UNUM Corporation.
Richard Allan Aronson, MD, MPH
In his 21 years as a pediatrician, maternal and child health leader, and
public servant, Dr. Aronson has sought to put into practice the highest
ideals of public health, public service, and medicine in order to create
a more peaceful and more just world. Dr. Aronson has practiced
developmental pediatrics and served as State MCH Medical Director in
Vermont, Wisconsin, and Maine.
H. Burtt Richardson, Jr., M.D. F.A.A.P.
From 26 years, Dr. Richardson was in private pediatric practice in
Winthrop, Maine where he established the Winthrop Family Pediatrics
Center in 1984. Dr. Richardson has served abroad as an international
consultant for Project HOPE with several missions in Peru as well as
Brazil and Nicaragua. In 1994, he co-founded with his wife, Gladys and
others, HEALTHY FUTURES. Dr. Richardson retired from clinical practice
in 2004. Since 2003 Dr. Richardson has represented the Maine Chapter of
the American Academy of Pediatrics on the Steering Committee of Maine’s
Early Childhood Task Force.
Donna Gormley, J Group Advertising, VP
of Public Relations
Donna Gormley joined J Group as Vice President of Public Relations in
2007 after a prominent career in Maine television. Over the course of 12
years, she was managing editor, anchor and reporter for NBC affiliate,
WLBZ-TV. She left broadcast journalism in 2002 to serve as Director of
Communications for the successful Baldacci for Governor Campaign. In her
role as VP of Public Relations, Donna has become a trusted advisor to J
Group’s clients specializing in creating and executing strategic public
relations and media relations campaigns. In addition to her work with J
Group, Donna often serves as a keynote speaker or moderator for special
events. Donna is a media advisor and steering committee member for
Spruce Run in Bangor, and serves as PR Chair/Board member for the Maine
Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Donna has a B.S. in
Journalism from Suffolk University in Boston. |