Volunteer Leadership

BRLI Mission Statement: Educate, Challenge, Inspire, Engage, and Connect leaders for the future of the Bangor Region.

BRLI is a proud program of the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce’s Community Council. Alumni are encouraged to stay actively involved through event and steering committee participation.  

BRLI is led by a volunteer steering committee made up of alumni. This team works closely with BRLI’s program coordinator to help fulfill and grow its mission, maintain its finances, plan events, and develop the curriculum. Steering Committee members serve three-year terms.

The program has active subcommittees that work to carry out different projects, initiatives, and events. The subcommittees include Curriculum, Marketing, Alumni, Development, and Finance Committees. We’d love to see more alumni get involved. To learn more, please email Shelly Reilly, program coordinator, [email protected].

Steering Committee

• Jeffrey M. Pangburn, Chair

  Jeff, Class of 2019, is a 20 year commercial banking veteran with expertise in the agricultural & forestry industries as… Read More

• Nicole Kelley, Vice Chair

  Nicole Kelley is the Campus Operations Director for Northeast Technical Institute (NTI). Before joining NTI in 2017 she spent more… Read More

• Kristen Card, Past Chair

  As a native of Wells, Maine, Kristen earned her undergraduate degree in English, with a minor in Political Philosophy, from… Read More

• Shane Tatro, Finance Chair

  Shane is a graduate of the University of Maine in Augusta with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration –… Read More

• Raymond Mayhew

  Raymond Mayhew is employed at Maine Savings Federal Credit Union as the Vice President of IT Operations.  His career at… Read More

• Michelle Dunn

  A native of Old Town, Maine, Michelle holds an associate degree in Business Administration from Beal University and is currently… Read More

• Farrah Fidler, Curriculum Co-Chair

  Farrah is the Director of Human Resources for LifeFlight of Maine. A Bangor area native, with family roots in rural… Read More

• Kayla Dunn

  Kayla Dunn is a Mortgage Loan Officer at Bangor Savings Bank. Kayla joined Bangor Savings Bank in June of 2014,… Read More

• Amanda Gray, Alumni Co-Chair

  Amanda Gray is currently working at Maine Savings, as the supervisor in their Member Service Center. She began her career… Read More

• Benjamin Smith

  Benjamin Smith is the Director of Operational Consulting at Woodlands Senior Living. Family-owned and operated, Woodlands Senior Living provides trusted… Read More

• Stephanie Oiler

  Stephanie Oiler is a financial advisor with Rise Private Wealth Management. She graduated from the University of Maine in 1999…. Read More

• Vanessa Madore

  Vanessa Madore is the President and Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Maine Savings Federal Credit Union, where she oversees the… Read More

• Abbie Puiia

  Abbie is a 2014 BRLI graduate and native of the Bangor region. She attended the University of Maine and has… Read More

• Lisa Tilton, Alumni Co-Chair

  Lisa is an Assistant Vice President and Banking Center Manager with Camden National Bank at the Union St. location in… Read More

• Jessica Ward

  Jessica Ward is an accomplished professional and Husson University alum with a degree in Business Administration. Currently serving as the… Read More

• James Strout

  James Strout was raised in Eddington and graduated from the University of Maine with a Bachelor of Science in Civil… Read More

• Shelly Reilly, Program Coordinator

  A BRLI class of 2011 alum, Shelly joined the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce in 2015 as the Program Coordinator.