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Foundation Staff
Phone: (207) 594-6709
Cyndi Clayton
Manager, Meetings & Events
Cyndi manages the strategy and planning of meetings and special events for the organization.  She coordinates amenities, accommodations, budgets and contracts; leads and directs the work of others.

"What I like best about my job is the freedom to be creative and the challenge of taking an event from the planning stage to an elegant finale while keeping costs at a minimum. For me, my work at Pen Bay Healthcare isn't really just a 40-hour a week job, but a "passion" I have for memorable entertaining and
something I share with my family who are also in the arts and hospitality  industry."

Penney E. Read
Vice President of Development, Marketing & Communication

Penney is responsible for the overall management aspects of the Pen Bay Healthcare Foundation, and the marketing and communications activities of Pen Bay Healthcare and its member entities.

Sherry Gagne
Manager, Annual Giving, Research & Municipal Fundraising
Sherry is responsible for building and maintaining an annual gift campaign with approved goals to support the cooperating organizations of Pen Bay Healthcare, including the Penobscot Bay Medical Center, Knox Center, the Anderson Inn, Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice, and the Penobscot Bay Physicians and Associates.

Sherry develops annual fund-raising plans and schedules, and oversees the solicitation requests and she coordinates a program for municipal fundraising for Kno-Wal-Lin Home Care and Hospice and PBMC Out-Patient Psychiatry.

"Meeting the goals of philanthropy for individual donors and the needs of the health care system is both challenging and rewarding." I enjoy working with people, businesses and the communities of Knox, Waldo and Lincoln counties."

Philip F. McKean, PhD, CFRE
Director of Planned Giving

Phil works with people who would like to plan how their resources would best be used to benefit their families and other community interests through charitable gift annuities, trusts, bequests, or other gifts such as life insurance policies, real estate, and retirement plans such as IRAs.

"I meet the greatest people, who want to express their philanthropic spirit by good planning, and they, like me, value our hospital and its partners: the doctors and nurses who saved my life when I had a very serious staph pneumonia in 2005, the Kno-Wal-Lin personnel who cared for me during two months of recovery at my home in Cushing. I am a grateful patient!"

Holly Miller
Director, Foundation and Corporate Gifts

Holly researches foundations and corporations to find those that might be interested in funding Pen Bay Healthcare projects. She works with departments and organizations within PBH to develop those projects; she prepares proposals that describe the projects and submits them to the appropriate funders. Once PBH receives a grant, Holly follows up with the department or organization to  make sure their newly-funded project is carried through as planned. Then she reports back  to the funder so they know their money has been wisely spent.

"I enjoy my job at Pen Bay Healthcare because it is varied, independent and flexible and because I work with a great group of people. It is also a position that can bring significant outside support to our local hospital and supporting healthcare organizations. "

Virginia Peckham
Manager of Government Funding
Virginia assembles and writes grant applications for public funds as well as assisting with other grants. She is responsible for conducting research to identify available federal and state grant funds that match the needs of Pen Bay Healthcare's partner organizations.

Bonnie Wescott
Development Information Specialist

Bonnie manages the donor database and produces reports; she also handles all aspects of gift processing.

"The best part of my job is working with a terrific group of people every day, both in my department at all around Pen Bay Healthcare."

Updated: 01/06/10


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