sharing deep experience and expertise

Our roster of over 40 speakers help the people of Maine explore complex topics and broaden perspectives.

Our speaker program, Maine Speaks, is offered free to organizations across Maine. Speakers visit each community once, sharing their presentation and engaging the audience through Q&A and brief discussion afterwards.

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Aaron Kingsbury 

Assistant Professor of Arts and Sciences, Maine Maritime Academy

Anne Gass

Independent Historian

Ashley Towle

Assistant Professor of History, University of Southern Maine

Candace Kanes

Journalist, Historian

Cavenaugh Kelly

Occupational Therapist, Writer, Teacher

Cody Mower

Writer, Veteran

Dan McQueen

Film Historian

Dan Sandweiss

Professor of Anthropology and Climate Studies

Dana Sawyer

Professor of Religion and Philosophy, Maine College of Art

Darren Ranco

Chair, Native American Programs and Director of Native American Research, University of Maine

Elder Akewi

Poet, Writer, Organizer

Elizabeth DeWolfe

Professor of History, University of New England

Flynn Ross

ETEP Coordinator, University of Southern Maine

Gray Cox

Professor in Philosophy, Social Theory, and Peace Studies, College of the Atlantic

Hong Zhang

Associate Professor of East Asian Studies, Colby College

Jacquelyn Lowman

Associate Professor, Professional Communication and Journalism

Jamar Williams

Facilitator, Teacher, Consultant

Janine Leffler

Author

Jefferson Navicky

Poet, Writer, Archivist

Jim Melcher

Professor of Political Science, University of Maine at Farmington

Jo Radner

Storyteller and oral historian

Joshua Rubin

Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Bates College

Judith Casselberry

Associate Professor of Africana Studies

Judith E. Rosenbaum

Assistant Professor of Media Studies, University of Maine

Julia Bouwsma

Maine State Poet Laureate

Kate McBrien

Historian, scholar, independent museum professional

Liam Riordan

Professor of History, University of Maine

Libby Bischof

Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, University of Southern Maine

Lindsay Tice

Staff Writer, Sun Journal

Mark Nicholson

Executive Coach, Lazarus Coaching and Consulting

Marpheen Chann

President, Khmer Maine

Maryann Cocca-Leffler

Author Illustrator

Maya Williams

Portland, Maine Poet Laureate

Meadow Dibble

Founder and Executive Director, Atlantic Black Box

Michael Johnson

Professor of Literature, University of Maine-Farmington

Michael Kamorski

Assistant Professor, School of Legal Studies, Husson University

Namory Keita

Master Drummer

Pamela Cummings

President, Board of Directors Abyssinian Meeting House

Paul Buck

Historian, Educator

Rhea Côté Robbins

Founder and Director, Franco-American Women’s Institute

Robert Morrison

George Lincoln Skolfield, Jr. Professor of Religion, Bowdoin College

Robert W. Glover

Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Maine

Samara Cole Doyon

Poet/Author

Wendy Allen

Coordinator, Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition

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