2026 Board Members
2025 Board of Directors
President – Wade Lesperance, Human Resources Manager, Hammond Lumber Company
President-Elect – Karena Caffyn, SHRM-CP
Past President – Kathleen Hale, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Chief HR Officer, Home, Hope and Healing (also SHRM & HRCI Recertification provider Point of Contact for the Chapter)
Treasurer –Mikki Lane, SHRM-SCP, Chief Administrative Officer, Kennebec Valley Community Action Program
Secretary – Heather Hall, Human Resources Manager, Puritan Medical Products
Membership Director - Emily Rodrigue, COEE, Talent Engagement & Retention Specialist, Kennebec Savings Bank
Co-Programming Director – Kim Willette, PHR, Corporate HR Analyst, UPM-Kymmene;
Co-Programming Director – Amanda Goldsmith, SHRM-CP, HR Director, Maine State Legislature
At-Large Director (Social Media Director) – Dawn Lesperance, PHR, SHRM-CP, CHRO/Sr. VP, Skowhegan Savings Bank
At-Large Director (Assistant Treasurer) – Aimee Wilson, Office Manager, Air Control Industries, Inc.
At-Large Director (Government Affairs) - Cathy Demerchant, President & Owner - Capital Area Staffing Solutions, Inc. & Bangor Area Staffing Solutions
At-Large Director (Government Affairs) – Tanya Verzoni, Chief Leadership & Development Officer, New Dimension Federal Credit Union



