Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of Maine Maritime Academy consists of 16 members, all of whom are appointed by the Governor. Members are appointed for a five-year term and may be re-appointed at the discretion of the Governor. The Board has full legal responsibility and authority for the governance of Maine Maritime Academy. It appoints the President of the Academy, approves the establishment of academic programs, confers degrees on students who have completed all requirements for graduation, sets tuition rates, operating budgets, and more.

NOTICE: If you would like access to previous livestreams of Board of Trustees meetings, please contact Rachael Cotoni, at rachael.cotoni@mma.edu.

Meeting dates for 2025 are:

• February 13, 2025 (Remote Meeting)
• May 2, 2025
• August 7, 2025
• November 6, 2025

All meetings are open to the public and notices are published in advance.

Board Members

• Alaina Adams, ’03 Ph.D.
• Morten Arntzen
• William Eisenhardt, Ph.D.
• Mark Gardner
• Anthony Hall (Student Trustee)
• ADM Gregory Johnson, USN (Ret.)
• John H. King, Esq.
• S. Catherine Longley, Esq.
• Susan Krauss Loomis
• Paul Mercer ’73
• Capt. Wendy Morrison ’85
• Wayne A. Norton ’86 (Chairman)
• Robert D. Somerville ’65
• Miles Unobsky Theeman (Treasurer)
• Elizabeth True, Ed.D.
• John Webb ’83, Esq. (Vice Chair)

Minutes of the Meetings

• August 8, 2024
• May 3, 2024
• February 15, 2024
• November 9, 2023
• August 3, 2023
• May 5, 2023
• February 23, 2023
• November 10, 2022
• August 4, 2022
• April 22, 2022
• February 24, 2022
• November 11, 2021
• August 5, 2021
• April 30, 2021
• February 25, 2021
• November 12, 2020
• August 13, 2020
• May 2020 (Cancelled due to COVID-19 | no minutes)
• February 27, 2020
• November 2019
• August 2019
• May 2019
• February 2019
• November 2018
• August 2018
• May 2018
• March 2018
• November 2017
• August 2017
• May 2017
• November 2016
• August 2016
• May 2016
• February 2016
• November 2015
• August 2015
• May 2015
• February 2015