Speakers 
Chair, Maine State Board of Education
Paulette Bonneau is a resident of Biddeford. She attended Stonehill College and received her bachelor's degree in Psychology. Upon graduating, Paulette became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker focusing on Mental Health and Substance abuse. At the same time, Paulette worked as a School Socia...
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Member, Chair of the School Construction Committee, Maine State Board of Education
Fern M.Y. Desjardins is a resident of St. Agatha. Fern had a 43-year career in PK-12 education as an elementary school teacher, principal, and Superintendent of Schools in the rural, small school system of MSAD 33. During her principalship, Dr. Levesque Elementary School was designated a Blue Rib...
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Vice Chair, Chair of the Certification and Higher Ed Committee, Maine State Board of Education
Thomas E. (Tom) Keller is a resident of Newcastle. Tom has worked in education for over three decades. He was a Senior Research Scientist at the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance in Augusta, Maine, as well as director of the Reach Center project on science out-of-school learning from 2011 until...
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Member, Chair of the CTE Committee, Maine State Board of Education
Edmond Morin is a Maine native who graduated from Mt. Blue High School in 1970 before going to the University of Maine Orono where he received his BA in speech with a broadcast concentration. It was during that time he first became involved with public broadcasting. He served as an intern for w...
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Friday December 11, 2026 1:50pm - 2:40pm EST
