The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, which publishes The Maine Monitor, welcomed four additions to the nonprofit news organization’s board of directors this month.
The new board members are Lisa Jones of Portland, Frank Bragg of Bangor, Alexandra Harriman of Portland and Amy Lamb of Brunswick. They will join the board’s president Jed Davis, Cathy Lee, Emily Barr, Nadia Saliba, Doug Warren, Connie Sage Conner and Nick Mills in providing fiscal and strategic oversight of the nonprofit organization.
“The four new board directors bring a wealth and diversity of experience and perspectives, which will benefit our organization and our strategic direction to deliver on our mission of providing people across Maine with the journalism they need,” Davis said.
“We are fortunate to have a strong board of directors with a deep commitment to Maine and to advancing our nonpartisan journalism for Maine,” said Executive Director Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm. “The new directors will only enhance our Board.”
About the new board members:
Frank Bragg is a graduate of Amherst College and Columbia University School of Medicine, who practiced internal medicine in his hometown of Bangor for 50 years, including as chief of medicine and on the national Peer Review Board. He has served on numerous non-profit boards and capital campaigns. Frank’s current responsibilities include serving on the Bangor Public Library board as vice president, Bangor Water District and as president of a 51-member homeowners association. In his spare time, he enjoys reading American history.
Alexandra Harriman is a lawyer at the Portland firm Preti Flaherty, where she practices civil litigation and is a member of the firm’s media law and freedom of information practice groups. Preti Flaherty has the largest media law practice group in northern New England, representing leading media trade associations, publishers and broadcasters throughout the region. Alex grew up in Brewer and received an English degree from the University of Maine in Orono and a law degree from the University of Maine School of Law. She and her husband now live in Portland.
Lisa Jones is an entrepreneur, digital marketing executive and a trailblazer in the travel, hospitality and event industries. She is the founder of Black Travel Maine, Black Travel Marketing, Jamaica Fit Trip, Worldwide Group Travel and Leisure Group Tech. With over three decades of experience, Lisa has been a pioneer in group travel and influencer-driven experiences, curating high-impact events, retreats and destination marketing campaigns. Her expertise in digital marketing, public relations and strategic partnerships has positioned her as a leading voice in the travel, outdoor recreation and hospitality sectors, with a focus on making them more inclusive and accessible.
Amy Lamb is a business consultant working with Public Media Company, a nonprofit strategic consulting firm dedicated to strengthening and supporting public media. Amy brings 20 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, operational leadership and strategic business transformation, with the last 15 years focused in news media. Much of her career was spent as the financial strategy lead for Maine newspapers, serving as the vice president of financial planning and analysis at Masthead Maine and chief operating officer for the Maine Trust for Local News. Amy was born and raised in Caribou, earned her degree in business economics from the University of Maine at Farmington and now lives in Brunswick with her husband and three children.
