ELLSWORTH — Lisa Landry, of Norridgewock, is the newest member of the Maine Community Foundation’s Western Mountains Committee.
MaineCF’s county committees are made up of community members who live or work in Franklin and Somerset counties and serve as local ambassadors for the foundation, sharing their knowledge and providing on-the-ground local leadership.
The Western Mountains Committee’s volunteer county advisors review grant proposals for MaineCF’s Community Building Grant Program and recommend grant awards from the Western Mountains Fund. Community Building supports a broad range of projects and organizations across the state, including arts, education, environment, economic development and human services.
Landry is the human resources director at Redington-Fairview General Hospital and is on the board of directors of Main Street Skowhegan and Kennebec Behavioral Health.
Other committee members are Flint Christie, of Farmington; Ann Dorney, of Norridgewock; Ernest Hilton, of Starks; William Pierce, of New Vineyard; Saskia Haugen-Reinholt, of Phillips; Jos Thalheimer, of Avon; Vaughn Woodruff ,of Pittsfield.
In 2022, the Western Mountains Fund awarded 11 grants totaling $77,630, with two additional grant proposals totaling $20,000 funded by donors with advised funds at MaineCF. To learn more about MaineCF’s county and regional program, visit www.mainecf.org.