PHOTO: Tim Wilson, director of Seeds of Peace Camp in Otisfield, and a senior advisor for the organization, will be the guest speaker at the LA USM Senior College April 11. (Bobbie Gottshalk/Seeds of Peace Facebook photo)
LEWISTON – Tim Wilson, senior advisor to Seeds of Peace, will be the speaker at the Lewiston-Auburn Senior College Food for Thought series at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 11.
The program will be both in-person at the college, 51 Westminster St., and available on Zoom. It is free and open to the public.
Seeds of Peace is a peacebuilding and leadership development organization headquartered in New York City that brings youth and educators from areas of conflict to its camp in Otisfield to forge better understanding.
Wilson is a former Peace Corps volunteer with more than 50 years of experience in education, public service and athletic coaching. He has been with Seeds of Peace since its founding in 1993, and until 2006 was director of the Seeds of Peace Camp, in Otisfield, and Seeds of Peace Center for Coexistence, in Jerusalem. He is still director of the camp.
Wilson was also appointed by three Maine governors to posts including chair of the Maine Human Rights Commission, state ombudsman, and associate commissioner of programming for the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Corrections. He was also director of the State Offices of Community Services, Civil Emergency Preparedness, and Energy
Tim has five children and eight grandchildren, all of whom have contributed to Seeds of Peace’s success over the years. His wife, Jacquie, is a long-standing and dedicated supporter of Seeds of Peace and was director of food services at the camp for many summers.
No food will be served at the talk, but the cafe at the college is open and participants are welcome to bring food. To attend, email laseniorcollege@gmail.com by noon on Monday, April 10. Mention the name of the program and whether you will attend in person or on Zoom.
