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AUBURN — Candace Sanborn will be the guest speaker at the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Lunch Club Thursday, Feb. 15, while Rebecca Conrad will address club members Thursday, Feb. 22. Meetings are from noon to 1 p.m. at The Village Inn, 165 High St.
Sanborn is the chief marketing officer for Community Concepts, a non-profit organization providing a variety of family, transportation and housing support services to residents in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties.
Prior to joining Community Concepts in 2016, Sanborn had a 30-year career in strategic planning and marketing in business and as a consultant to a variety of for-profit and non-profit organizations in Maine and the Northeast. She has a bachelor of arts in journalism from the University of Maine and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern New Hampshire.
Active in her community, Sanborn has served on numerous state and local non-profit boards and currently serves on the board of directors for Central Maine Medical Center and the Maine Community Foundation. A native of the San Francisco bay area, she has two grown children and lives in Auburn with her husband.
Conrad joined the chamber in March 2017 as president and CEO. Previously, she served as vice president for institutional advancement at Maine College of Art in Portland. She was co-owner with her husband of a downtown Auburn businesses — Austin’s Fine Wines and Foods — for 20 years; for three years, she owned and operated Rÿsen Home Garden & Antiques, a retail gallery promoting local art and products that supported international women’s economic development.
Prior to Rÿsen, Conrad’s career spanned 21 years in administration at Bates College, where she served as executive director of LA Excels, the college’s non-profit community development partnership in Lewiston-Auburn focused on leadership, arts, educational aspirations and economic revitalization.
She serves with Oxfam’s “Sisters of the Planet” — a diverse group of American women using their influence to fight global poverty, hunger and injustice, with a particular focus on empowering women and girls worldwide.
She served on the Maine Arts Commission for seven years — four as vice-chair. Other volunteer board positions include various roles with Lewiston Auburn Economic Growth Council, Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, and L/A Arts, the Maine Association of Nonprofits, Advocates for Children, Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce and Central Maine Community College’s foundation. She also serves on the advisory board of USM’s LA College and the Muskie School’s board of visitors and is a member of the Auburn-Lewiston Airport board of directors.
Conrad received her bachelor’s degree in English from Bates College and later enrolled in the New England studies master of fine arts program at the University of Southern Maine. She lives in Auburn with her husband, Austin Conrad Jr., and her cat, Charles Mingus.
Reservations are not required for the luncheon. For more information, contact Monica Millhime, 207-713-7045 or email millhime@myfairpoint.net. Events and other club information are posted at www.lewistonauburnrotary.org and www.facebook.com/lewistonmainerotary/.
