MEPRI Steering Committee Members 2023-2025

Rep. Holly Sargent 
(Steering Committee Chair)
Joint Standing Committee on Education & Cultural Affairs, Maine Legislature
e-mail: Holly.Sargent@legislature.maine.gov

Steven Bailey
Maine School Management Association
e-mail: sbailey@msmaweb.com

Mallory Cook
Maine Education Association
email: mcook@maineea.org

Laura Cyr
Maine Department of Education
email: laura.cyr@maine.gov

Holly Blair
Maine Principals Association
e-mail: hblair@mpa.cc

Fern Desjardins 
Maine State Board of Education
e-mail: fern.desjardins8@gmail.com

Rita Furlow
Maine Children’s Alliance
e-mail: rfurlow@mekids.org

Rebecca Lambert
Maine Municipal Association
e-mail: rlambert@memun.org

Penny Bishop
University of Maine System
e-mail: penny.bishop@maine.edu

Janet Fairman
Maine Education Policy Research Institute, University of Maine at Orono
e-mail: janet.fairman@maine.edu

Amy Johnson
Maine Education Policy Research Institute, University of Southern Maine
e-mail: amyj@maine.edu