Maine

Commissioner

Laura Cyr

Primary Point of Contact

Dr. Laura Cyr
Federal and State Legislative Specialist
Commissioner’s Office
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04330
E: laura.cyr@maine.gov
P: 207.446.8792
Bio

Secondary Point of Contact

Melanie Junkins
Military Family Education Liaison
Maine Department of Education
Augusta, ME 04330
E: melanie.junkins@maine.gov

School Liaison(s)

Navy
Kristen Ferullo
School Liaison
Portsmouth New Hampshire Naval Shipyard
SLO.PNSY.fct@navy.mil ph (207) 318-1730
Website

Marcella L. Atwood
Navy Region Mid Atlantic
marcella.l.atwood.naf@us.navy.mil

Chief State School Officer

Pender Makin, State Commissioner, Maine Department of Education

Military Family Education Liaison

Melanie Junkins, Maine Department of Education

Military/DOD Representative

Commander Jeffrey Smith, USN Deputy Commander, Base Operations, PNSY

State Council Members

Laura Cyr, MIC3 Maine Commissioner Designee
Jessica Nixon, Maine DOE, Chief of Operations
Scott Young, Deputy Commissioner, Maine DVEM
Joseph Baldacci, State Senate, District 9
Heidi Sampson, Maine State House of Representatives, District 21
Eric Waddell, Superintendent, Kittery Public School, ME
Elizabeth Marcotte, Lead Child & Youth Coordinator, Maine National Guard
Jane Durgin, Director of Special Education, Kittery, MEBG
Douglas A. Farnham, MEANG, Adjutant General, Maine National Guard

Ex-Officio Members

Sarah Forester, Maine Department of Education
Melanie Junkins, Military Family Education Liaison, Maine Department of Education
Kristen Ferullo, School Liaison Officer, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, United States Navy

State Council Meeting

November 30, 2017 – Agenda | Minutes
May 3, 2019 – Agenda
June 21, 2022 – Agenda
November 1, 2022 – Minutes
January 31, 2024 – Agenda | Minutes