Workforce Council

The Workforce Council provides the MHA Board and staff guidance for all issues related to workforce including recruitment, retention and workplace violence.

Denise Needham, PharmD., President (Committee Chair)
MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital and MaineHealth Waldo Hospital

Chris Bowe, M.D., President (Committee Member)
MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital

Miranda Chadbourne, CCRN, BSN, RN, Workplace Violence Prevention and Care Team Support (Committee Member)
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

Dawn Gilbert, Director, Occupational Medicine/Employee Health (Committee Member)
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center

Stephany Jacques, RN, OCN, President (Committee Member)
Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital

Greta Lowe, RN, MSN, CPQH, V.P., Patient Care Services (Committee Member)
St. Joseph Hospital

Catharine MacLaren, V.P., Talent and Diversity (Committee Member)
​Northern Light Health

Paula Parent, RN, BSN, Chief Human Resource Officer (Committee Member)
Cary Medical Center

Melissa Pelkey, RN, Chief Executive Officer (Committee Member)
Penobscot Valley Hospital

Ashley Pottle, RN, Dir., Quality Improvement (Committee Member)
Redington-Fairview General Hospital

Pamela Poulin, MS, RN, CENP, Chief Nursing Officer (Committee Member)
York Hospital

Janine Raquet, Corporate Counsel (Committee Member)
Northern Light Health

Jennifer Riggs, Chief Nursing Officer (Committee Member)
MaineGeneral Medical Center

Jason Rosenberg, Chief Nursing Officer (Committee Member)
MaineHealth Behavioral Health

Barbara Sergio, BSN, MSHA, CPHQ, President (Committee Member)
MaineHealth Franklin Hospital

Casey Simpson, MS, Director of Quality, Patient Safety, and Patient Experience (Committee Member)
Mount Desert Island Hospital

Tyson Thornton, PharmD, BCPS, MBA-H, Vice President, Operations (Committee Member)
MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital

Lisa Veillette, MSN,BSN, RN,CEN, Chief Nursing Officer (Committee Member)
Penobscot Valley Hospital

Committee Contact: Sally Weiss, M.Sc.