The Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute has welcomed Kristin Ryan as Director of Networks and Partnerships. Ryan will join the Institute in serving 545 Olympia’s Leaders—program participants, 218 Olympia’s Leaders Advisors (OLAs)—business and community leaders serving as their mentors, and 37 School Contacts as they navigate the “My Values” (10th grade), “My Voice” (11th grade),… Read more »
Former United States Senator Olympia Snowe Graduates More Than 150 Young Women From Her Leadership Institute PORTLAND, ME –On Wednesday, May 26, the Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute (Institute) hosted its sixth annual Year End Celebration. During the virtual event, the Institute graduated its fourth class of seniors—comprised of more than 150 young women from… Read more »
Ashley Blais—an Olympia’s Leader of Belfast Area High School—was the Senior Representative of the Institute’s graduating class of 2021. For her presentation, she wrote, composed, and performed an original song inspired by the program. It is called, “We Matter,” embedded below, and streaming on all major music platforms. During the Year End Celebration at which… Read more »
The Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute appointed two new members to its Board of Directors at the December 2020 annual meeting: Marie McCarthy [left]Marie McCarthy currently serves as Chief Operations Officer at L.L.Bean in Freeport—where she has worked for nearly 30 years. Marie is an active member of the Institute’s Leaders Network and has contributed… Read more »