After facilitating an extensive transition planning process for the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation, Grants Management Associates was asked to coordinate the executive search process to hire the Foundation’s first director. The Sewall Foundation ultimately appointed the its first executive director, Mr. Jay Espy, former President of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust.

For Release: September 22, 2007

Sewall Foundation announces Jay Espy as First Executive Director

Contact: Mary Phillips 617.426.7080, ext. 206, or 508.254.4512

Portland. Trustees of the Elmina B. Sewall Foundation are pleased to announce the appointment of the foundation’s first executive director, Mr. Jay Espy. Mr. Espy currently serves as President of Maine Coast Heritage Trust, where he has spent the last 22 years of his career. He also serves as a member of the Governor’s Council on Maine’s Quality of Place and volunteers as a member of the boards of Portland Time Banks and the Institute for Civic Leadership. Mr. Espy is a graduate of Bowdoin College and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies as well as the Yale School of Management. He is well-known in Maine and nationally for his knowledge and experience in conservation and will bring a collaborative nature and broad vision to his position with the foundation. Mr. Espy was selected by the trustees at their meeting in Portland on September 13 after a two month search that drew over sixty qualified applicants from New England and beyond. The foundation plans to open an office in the Greater Portland area when Mr. Espy begins his work with the foundation in January 2008.

Elmina Brewster Sewall of Kennebunk, Maine established the foundation in 1983. The mission of the Sewall Foundation is to support conservation of the natural environment and the well being of animals and human beings, primarily in Maine. Through its giving, the foundation seeks to make a significant impact, inspire the generosity of others and empower those who share its vision. Further information concerning the foundation’s plans will be announced in the coming months through the Maine Philanthropy Center and other organizational and media outlets.

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Mary Phillips
President
Grants Management Associates
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