Trustees


 

Front row, left to right: Carolyn Eaton, Meredith Kendall, Craig Jordan, Joan Patterson, Jan Brinkman, Kathleen Bean. 
Back row, left to right: Arthur Perry, John Bogar, Robert Lively, Richard Harvey, Timothy Thompson, Robert Bean.
Absent: Dan Adams, Claire Andrews, Melinda Brubaker, Katherine Wyman.




Craig Jordan, President of the Board of Trustees



“A community

is defined by how well they care for their young and their elderly,” said Robert E. Bean III, a member of the Board of Trustees for The Pierce House in Farmington, Maine.

There are seventeen community leaders, including Bean, who volunteer their time and talents, for life, or until they choose to retire.

Dan C. Adams of Skowhegan, formerly of Farmington, is a third generation board member in his family. His grandfather, Dan T. Adams, was a board member. His father, Thomas F. Adams, was President of the Board from 1956 to 1987. Tom’s wife Beverly (Nikki) began serving on the Board in 1956, and became President when Tom retired.   Board member Elizabeth Marks served as Vice President, and became President in 1990.

The Nominating Committee recommends new members to the Board as vacancies arise. A Trustee may serve as an officer, and/or as a member of one of the three working committees:  Admissions, Personnel, and Policy Committee, Facility Committee, and Finance Committee

Each Trustee brings to the Board his or her expertise in health care, human development, financial management, legal issues, construction, and applied technologies. The full Board meets four times a year. At the annual meeting, in June, Trustees elect officers and trustees, approve the budget, and listen to reports and recommendations from the working committees. The chairpersons of each committee call ad hoc meetings during the year, in order to fulfill their responsibilities, as defined by the organization’s By-Laws.

The Administrator attends all quarterly meetings, and provides information for the entire Board. With the oversight of the Treasurer and the President, and the approval of the Board, the Administrator manages the budget.

The Board is committed to providing a home-like facility, with a caring atmosphere, for older citizens who require assistance with the activities of daily living. The long-range goal of the Board is to continue the legacy of the Founders, who, in 1905, recognized the need for this facility. Today the Pierce House is an amazing home for our elders: historic, vibrant, and welcoming.

Excerpts from the Special Supplement, Morning Sentinel, June 28, 2005; Diane Johnson, Correspondent.

Trustees

Dan C. Adams. Graduate of Mt. Blue High School; University of Presque Isle, with a BS degree in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation; and of New England Institute of Mortuary Science. Funeral Director and Embalmer for 30 years. Owned and operated Funeral Homes for 23 years, Tri-Town Monument Co. For 24 years, Farmington Motel for 12 years. Founding President of the Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce 1989-1990, and President of Farmington Lions Club 1984-1985. Trustee since 1988, member of the Facilities Committee.

Claire Gallagan Andrews. J.D., Boston College Law School, and BA in Political Science, Boston College. Member of the Bars of Maine and Massachusetts and the Franklin County Bar Association; member of the SAD 9 School Board. Claire is a former member of the Franklin County Children's Task Force Board of Directors, 2000-2008. In addition to private practice, Claire facilitates parent education programs for the Kids First Center, concerning the effects of divorce on families, and is the Director of Religious Education at St Joseph Catholic Church. Clerk of The Pierce House. Trustee since 2008, serves on the Executive and Finance Committees.

Kathleen M Bean, RN. Misericordia Hospital School of Nursing. Served as Director of Nursing, Outpatient Clinic Manager and Surgical Nurse while living in Nome, Alaska. Office Manager for a private Financial Services firm and Western Mountain Financial Services, a division of Franklin Savings Bank. Managed office operations for a retail equipment sales and services firm. Trustee on the Board of Directors of The Pierce House since 2004. Currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee and as Co-Chair on the Admissions, Policy and Personnel Committee. Kate is also a member of the Friends of the Pierce House.

Robert E. Bean III. B.S.Ed. Boston University. Military Service, combat officer Republic of Vietnam and Cambodia, Alaska National Guard Commander 1st Scout Battalion. Real Estate Appraiser and owner of New Frontier Realty Brokerage. Established private Financial Services firm. Managed Financial Services division of Franklin Savings Bank. Currently Professional Trustee. Trustee of The Pierce House since 1993. Member of the Executive Committee and Co-Chair of the Finance Committee.

John D. Bogar. BA, MBA, CPCU. Lafayette College: BA Economics; New Hampshire College: MBA. President of Kyes Insurance Agency, Past Chairman and Current Director of Franklin Community Health Network/Franklin Memorial Hospital, Director of the Greater Franklin Development Corporation. Trustee since 1993, Chairman of the Nominating Committee, and member of the Finance Committee of The Pierce House.

Jan A. Brinkman, RN, EMT-P. Education and Training Coordinator for Maine Emergency Medical Services. Adjunct faculty, University of Maine at Farmington. Jan is the daughter of Dr. Paul Brinkman, who served as a Trustee on the Admissions, Personnel, and Policy Committee. Jan has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 2000. She serves on the Admissions, Personnel, and Policy Committee, and also provides educational training programs for the staff.

Melinda Alves Brubaker, RN; Mrs. Brubaker and her husband have been residents of the Farmington area for 15 years. Since 2004 she has served on The Pierce House Board of Trustees and the Admissions, Personnel & Policy committee. She holds a degree in Nursing and has extensive background in academic medical center administration, quality improvement, and program design, development, and implementation.

Carolyn Eaton. Employed at G.H. Bass from 1966 to 1991, Manager of Customer Service for many years. Financial Services Representative for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company since 1991. Active member of the Farmington Rotary; President of the Farmington Rotary 1999/2000. Trustee of The Pierce House since 1992; Co-Chair of the Admissions, Policy, and Personnel Committee.

Richard M. Harvey. Graduate of Architectural Design Wentworth Institute, Boston, Mass., BS Industrial Education University of Southern Maine at Gorham Med. Secondary Education Administration, Secondary Principal, University of Maine at Orono. Teaching Assignments Morse High School instructor, Foxcroft Academy instructor and Assistant Principal, Principal of Foster Applied Technology Center, Past President of the State of Maine Vocational Administrators Association, Chairman of the 1961 National Kappa Delta Phi Convention, Director of Adult and Community Education for MSAD 9, Appointed to two State of Maine Educational Committee's by Gov. John Reed and Gov. Joseph Brennan. Member of the Board of Trustees for the Pierce House since 1996; member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Facility Committee.

Craig Jordan. Owner of Craig Jordan Construction, builder of fine homes throughout Western Maine. Member of the Farmington Planning Board and a 20 year member of the Farmington Lions Club. Honored in 2000 as Entrepreneur of the Year by the Farmington Rotary Club. President of the Board of Trustees since  June, 2009. Trustee since 1990, member of the Facility and Executive Committees.

Meredith F. Kendall, RN, BSN, MSN, Reiki Master: University of Southern Maine and St. Joseph’s College of Maine. Nursing Instructor, CMMC College of Nursing and Health Professions. Reiki Coordinator for the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing. Trustee since 2007; Admissions, Policy, and Personnel Committee.

Robert L. Lively, Jr, PhD, University of Oxford, Oxford, England. Associate Provost and Dean of Academic Services, University of Maine at Farmington. Taught courses in religion, world religions, contemporary religious issues, and modern religious movements. Trustee since 2000; serves on the Finance Committee.

Joan Patterson. BA degree in English, retired small-town actress. Married to a Veterinarian, mother of one, step-mother to eight. I have 25 grandchildren and 7 great-grands. Helped raise three other young students, all of whom are responsible, good citizens. I am an Iditarod volunteer and have spent most of the last 13 winters in Alaska. I am a lucky lady: I have adventure, family, and The Pierce House in my life. Trustee since 1993. Serves as a member of the Executive Committee, Co-Chair of the Finance Committee, and is the Vice-President of The Pierce House.

Arthur Perry. BA Economics, Bowdoin College, 1957, Middlebury College MA, English, 1984, English teacher Mt Blue High School, Farmington. Retired. Director of Bonney Woods Corporation and Health Community Coalition. Treasurer of Pierce House. Trustee since 2000. Serves on the Finance and Executive Committees.

Timothy J. Thompson.  MBA, Thomas College; BA from the University of Maine. Graduate of the National School of Banking at Fairfield University.  Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Franklin Savings Bank. Community Member on the Mt. Blue High School Building Committee. Trustee since 2008; member of the Finance Committee.    

Katherine D. Wyman. Farmington High School, Williams College, and University of Maine at Farmington. Retired from a banking career spanning nearly forty years, including the position of  Senior Vice President. Recipient of The Farmington High School Alumni Association’s Outstanding Alumnus award. Past member of: The Farmington Budget Committee, Farmington Downtown Business and Professional Association (Treasurer), Director of SAD# 9 (Chairman), Director of Healthy Community Coalition at Franklin Memorial Hospital,  Director of SAVES, Maine State Board of Education. Currently a member of the Farmington Rotary Club. Former President of the Rotary, was the first female President of the Club. Trustee of The Pierce House since 2008, serves on the Finance Committee.
 

The Farmington Home for Aged People
The Pierce House
Minutes

September 11, 2008


















Attending: Elizabeth Marks, Craig Jordan, Carolyn Eaton, Katie Wyman, Kathleen Bean, John Bogar, Art Perry, Richard Harvey, Melinda Brubaker, Meredith Kendall, Robert Lively, Joan Patterson, Dan Adams, and Darlene Mooar, Administrator.

I.          The meeting was called to order at 6:50 P.M. after determining there was a quorum present.

II.                 Katie Wyman was introduced and welcomed as a new member of the Board of Trustees and was asked to be a member of the Finance Committee. Meredith Kendall was congratulated on her new position as a nursing instructor at CMMC.

III.               The clerk’s report of June 19, 2008 was mailed to board members. There are still some who are not receiving the minutes. The list was passed around and updated again. John Bogar moved that the minutes be approved , seconded by Carolyn Eaton. Motion was approved unanimously.

IV.              The Treasurer’s report was submitted and approved. Joan moved that the Treasurer’s report be accepted. Seconded by John Bogar and the motion passed unanimously.

V.                 President’s Report - Liz reported that the handbook is complete and is Maine Law compliant and ready for review. It has been reviewed by Frank Underkuffler, Melinda and Darlene. All must realize the handbook is constantly in flux and will be updated as needed. Policy handbook will be available at the communication center for checking out and review by staff and trustees. The personnel committee will meet on Sept 26, 2008 to complete the job description and agreement for Darlene.

VI.              Facility Report – none. A motion was made by Dick and seconded by Craig to have an energy audit completed on TPH with a cost of $500-$1000 maximum. Any amount above that must be presented to the Finance committee. The motion was unanimously approved. It was noted that there is a small leak on the porch and heat tape needs to be applied over the alcove.

VII.            Finance Report – It was noted that the Medicaid income is about where it should be. Rob presented a socially acceptable investment report. This report was accepted by Joan to be presented to the Managers of the portfolios for their review and filtering prior to the next meeting. Oct. 30th is the next Investment Advisors meeting.

VIII.         Administrators Report – Reviewed the new “bed hold” policy for Medicaid residents and the payment structure.

IX.              Friends – Fall Foliage Tea will be October 1st at Judy Bjorn’s new camp

X.                 Old Business – Liz has been to 2 meetings re: fundraising efforts. A case statement needs to be written and Art will complete a first draft.

Website is up and running and will be constantly be a work in progress. Any suggestions may be made to Darlene.

New Business – Next meeting December 9th, 2008, Tuesday.