Maine

Commissioner

Jennifer Belanger

Primary Point of Contact

Jennifer Belanger
Legislative Research and Communications Specialist
Commissioner’s Office
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
jennifer.belanger@maine.gov, Ph: 207-620-4575

Bio

Secondary Point of Contact

School Liaison(s)

Navy
Channette Ingram
Child & Youth Program Director
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
channette.a.ingram.naf@us.navy.mil
Website

Marcella Atwood
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic School Liaison
marcella.l.atwood.naf@us.navy.mil

Air Force
Lacey Allen
Regional School Liaison Specialist
Eastern and Southern Region
lacey.allen.1@us.af.mil, ph (210)-965-4602

Chief State School Officer

Pender Makin, State Commissioner, Maine Department of Education

Attorney

Sarah Forster, Attorney General, Maine Department of Education

Military/DOD Representative

Commander Zachary D. Harry, USN Deputy Commander, Base Operations, PNSY

State Council Members

Jennifer Belanger, MIC3 Maine Commissioner Designee
Scott Young, Deputy Commissioner, Maine DVEM
Jamie Sawler, Principal, Traip Academy
Joseph Baldacci, State Senate, District 9
Brad Farrin, State Senate, District 3
Eric Waddell, Superintendent, Kittery Public School, ME
Elizabeth Marcotte, Lead Child & Youth Coordinator, Maine National Guard
JoAnne Dowd, Interim Superintendent, Kittery School District

Ex-Officio Members

Sarah Forster, Attorney General, Maine Department of Education

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
September 5, 2025 – Minutes
April 3, 2026 – Minutes

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