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Board Member Bios

Kathryn Hunt, Chair, has been associated with Good Will-Hinckley for several years, first serving as a volunteer on our Ventures Committee and then joining the Board in 2007. She was appointed Vice Chair in 2009. Ms. Hunt is a Principal and Senior Consultant at Starboard Leadership Consulting LLC in Bangor, ME, which is part of the law firm of Rudman & Winchell. She transitioned to this position in 2008 after 13 years with the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center at the University of Maine. Her work with at-risk students began in the mid 1980s when she helped found a school for children in Covington, GA with Project Adventure, Inc., which is recognized nationally for its work in helping young people succeed in school and life. Ms. Hunt has more than 20 years of experience working with groups, nonprofit organizations and businesses on issues that include: leadership development and sustainability; teamwork and performance; governance and board recruitment; strategic planning; community development; and evaluation design. Ms. Hunt holds graduate degrees in both Resource Economics & Policy and Counselor Education from the University of Maine. Her undergraduate degree in Human Nutrition was earned at the University of New Hampshire. In addition to her volunteer work at Good Will-Hinckley, Ms. Hunt is a trustee of the Maine Humanities Council, teaches Kindergarten Sunday School at All Souls Congregational Church in Bangor and serves as Lead Facilitator of the Bangor Region Leadership Institute – a volunteer role she has fulfilled for more than a decade.
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Cheryl Gwadosky has been associated with Good Will-Hinckley for several years, first serving as a volunteer on our Finance Committee and then joining the board in 2004. Ms. Gwadosky is the Financial Controller at the Somerset Plant of Sappi Fine Paper North America located in Skowhegan Maine. She is responsible for financial controls, data integrity, financial reporting, analysis and planning. She is an active participant in the site operating decision-making process as a member of the mill leadership team utilizing financial expertise and overall business skills. She began her finance career in the banking industry in Portland and Waterville and has more than 25 years experience in finance. Ms. Gwadosky holds a B.S., Business Administration degree from Thomas College. She is a past Mother Advisor of the Order of the Rainbow for Girls and current member of Fairfield United Methodist Church. Ms Gwadosky resides in Augusta, Maine and enjoys spending time traveling with family.
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Gail Wolfe,Secretary, HG '01, has been a friend of Good Will-Hinckley for over twenty-seven years. She is a 2001 Honorary Graduate; has served on the Board of Directors as the Secretary for five years; an active member of the National Alumni Association for twenty-five years, six as the Secretary; served five years as Secretary of the Good Will Home Association and many years on the Boston Alumni Association. Ms. Wolfe earned her undergraduate degree from the University of New Hampshire in Occupational Therapy. She completed her MBA in Health Care Administration from W. New England College. Ms. Wolfe worked in both direct care and management positions specializing in sub-acute rehabilitative services and is currently a Long Term Care Planning Specialist/Long Term Care Insurance Professional. Ms. Wolfe resides in Woburn, MA where she is a member and Secretary at the Temple Shalom Emeth in Burlington, MA; AARP Money Management Volunteer for Elders; the Queen of a very active Chapter of the Red Hat Society; an international social group for women ages 50 and older.
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Audrey Bunker, NAA President , HG '09, worked at Good Will-Hinckley for seventeen years in various administrative roles including Development and as the GWH Alumni Liaison. Ms. Bunker was born and raised in Lynn, MA and graduated from Classical Business College then continued her schooling to earn both an Associates degree in Physiology and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She is a past President of the National Women’s Business Association and volunteer at St. Mark’s Soup Kitchen. Ms. Bunker is married with one son and three grandchildren. She currently resides in Winslow, ME.
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Robert Atwood, Class '55, spent six years at Good Will-Hinckley as a student. After he graduated from Averill he joined the Air Force where he served four years for our Country. Mr. Atwood attended Northeastern University and earned a BS in Industrial Technology which he quickly put to use in the Medical Instrument Manufacturing industry for over forty-five years. Mr. Atwood has served on the Board of Directors at Good Will-Hinckley for over fifteen years. He is a current member of the Good Will Home Association and serves in the Boston Alumni Association where he has held various officer positions. Mr. Atwood currently resides in Woburn, MA and visits the Good Will-Hinckley campus regularly.
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Eric S. Buch has served as a community representative on Good Will-Hinckley’s Strategic Action Committee beginning in 2009 and joined the Board in April 2010. Mr. Buch is the Director of Planning and Development with Waldo Community Action Partners in Belfast, ME. Immediately prior, he was a consultant to nonprofit organizations and worked with the Maine Philanthropy Center, coordinating a statewide energy forum for funders and authoring a report entitled “Philanthropic Investments in Energy and Food Security” (2009). For 28 years he held senior manager and executive positions with United Ways in Ontario, Massachusetts and Maine. While president of the United Way of Eastern Maine (2005-08), Mr. Buch served as convenor of the Eastern Maine Funders network and coordinated the group’s Energy Initiative that raised over $550,000 in charitable support for emergency fuel assistance, winterization and heating system improvements for low-income families and seniors. A native of Montreal, Mr. Buch earned his BA from the University of Western Ontario and his Masters of Social Work (Community Organizing & Social Planning) from Boston College. He was a founding board member of the Maine Association of Nonprofits (MANP) and the Maine Grants Center (now Maine Philanthropy Center), currently serves on MANP’s Advisory Council and the Healthy Waldo Advisory Board, and is an appointed member of the Maine Commission for Community Service.
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Doug Goodwin, Class '53, lived at Good Will-Hinckley for six years in the Golden Rule cottage with his GWH ‘brothers’ and graduated from Averill in 1953. He went on to college at Northeastern and earned his bachelor’s in Civil Engineering. Mr. Goodwin’s engineering skills were used in construction, highway projects, air fields, ship piers, sewer systems and more during his career. He used the mentoring skills that he learned at GWH to guide many young engineers during his professional life. Since 1983 he has served on the Board of Directors and been an active member of the Buildings and Grounds Committee; as well as volunteering for many other projects on campus. Doug has retired and currently resides in Vinalhaven, ME.
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William Hagerty
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Donald H. Marden, HG '06, has been a volunteer and board member with Good Will-Hinckley for almost twenty years. Mr. Marden is an active/retired Superior Court Justice in Maine. He graduated from Waterville High School and went on to receive his undergraduate degree from Cornell University. After graduation, Mr. Marden served in the United States Army and then continued his service in the Army Reserve and Maine Army National Guard for over thirty-five years. He graduated from Boston University School of Law and began serving the State of Maine Superior Court in 1994 after thirty years as a Partner at Marden, Dubord, Bernier and Stevens Law Firm in Waterville, ME.
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Ralph Martin
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Laurie Osgood has been connected with Good Will-Hinckley for many years and currently serves as Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee. Ms. Osgood is a twenty-five year veteran of UniTel with a record of leadership in key management posts in Information Technology, Customer Relations, Project Management and Finance. She is a native of Knox and a graduate of Mount View High School. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Maine-Orono. In addition to serving on the GWH board, Ms. Osgood serves as CEO/President and as a member of the Board of Directors for UniTel, UniCap and their parent company, UniTek.
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Wayne Walker has been associated with Good Will-Hinckley for several years, first serving as a volunteer on our Programs and Services Committee and then joining the Board in 2008. Mr. Walker was the Director of Children’s and Crisis Services for Community Health and Counseling Services based in Bangor, ME. He was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware and went on to earn his Bachelors degree at the University of Delaware. He then attended Boston College where he received his Masters in Social Work. He has been a past member of the State Mental Health Advisory Committee, Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, DHHS Levels of Foster Care Committee, various ad hoc State committees and has served on various local boards and board committees. Mr. Walker brings more than forty years of professional experience working with children and families to the organization.
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Ken Walsh, a native of Brooklyn, one of seven children of an Irish and Italian Catholic family, has spent his entire career working to assist youth and families mainly through the Boys and Girls Club and YMCA. Ken received his BSE at the State University of New York at Cortland majoring in Education, Sports Management and Exercise Physiology. At age 23 Ken started his career at the Boys and Girls Clubs of New Rochelle as their Assistant Executive Director. In 1992, at age 30 he was appointed to the Waterville Area Boys and Girls Club as their Executive Director. In 1997 Ken, along with many community leaders, lead the first merger in the country of the Boys and Girls Club and YMCA creating the Alfond Youth Center. Ken is now going on his 25th year working for the BGC and YMCA as the Chief Executive Officer. He, his staff and Board have raised over 25 million dollars in Capital and Endowment support for the youth programs in Waterville since 1995. He played semi-pro baseball for ten years, competed in numerous marathons and triathlons including 100 and 50 mile Ultra marathon runs. Ken is the founder Hensen-ryu (Club Naha) and holds a 6th degree Black Belt. He was the charter President of the Sunrise Rotary Club in 2003. Ken received the Dewitt Clinton Masonic Award for Community Service, Bob Cousy Humanitarian Award, Inducted into the Maine Black Belt Hall of Fame and the Maine Sports Legends. He lives in Vassalboro with his wife Suzanne (former Rotary President), his step children Megan, Mitch and his three year old son, Sean.
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Phyllis White, Class '48
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Patricia Zlotin, GWHA Membership Representative, Class '64, has been associated with Good Will-Hinckley for many years.
She graduated from Good Will-Hinckley in 1964, and first began serving as a member of the Board of Directors in 1976. She has held several offices on the Board including past Treasurer and past Chair. Ms. Zlotin currently serves as the Treasurer of the Good Will Hinckley National Alumni Association and is a member of the Good Will Home Association. She completed her under-graduate studies at Colby College in 1968 with a double major in Psychology and Education and a minor in Math. In 1973 she graduated with high honors from Boston University with an MBA in Finance. Ms. Zlotin worked for over twenty-seven years with a large mutual fund company where she was a member of senior management and had multiple responsibilities and experiences within the investment arena as well as general management prior to retiring in 1998. Ms. Zlotin was a founding member and Chair of The Four Square Foundation and currently sits on the Board of Trustees for Eastern Bank and is the Coordinator, Sharon Advisory Board to Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation. She has volunteered for many years in various town government committees and community activities; as the Vice Chair of The Friends of the Sharon Dog Park; and as a Board member and Treasurer of Friends of the Sharon Public Library. Pat and her husband live in Sharon, MA where (when she is not volunteering) she enjoys outdoor activities, gardening, cooking, walking, biking and flying.
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