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I hope you enjoyed a wonderful
holiday season and I wish you the very best for the New Year.
In the coming months, the Iris
Network will develop its capacity to advance independence and
quality-of-life for people in Maine who are visually impaired or blind.
We will reach out to people across our state with a renewed public
education campaign, consider approaches to further developing our
programs, and explore new strategies to reach people in more diverse
locations.
These efforts will reflect our
longstanding commitment to working with people across Maine who are
visually impaired or blind so they may achieve their determined level of
independence and integration into the community. As the incidence of
vision impairment rises throughout the U.S., the Iris Network must grow
stronger, more flexible, and wider. One of our key strategies will be to
increase the role and impact of our field staff. We want to make sure
that our services are available as close as possible to where our
clients live.
Technology will be a partner in
our growth. We will explore Global Positioning Systems, Internet-based
strategies, and new approaches to using computers to evaluate their
potential for our clients.
A strategic planning process
will guide our efforts as we engage with new possibilities for
collaborating with the thousands of people across Maine who are visually
impaired and blind. Your support is even more essential to our future
than it has been in the past. Thank you for your partnership.
Sincerely,
- Adam Zayan, MD, MPH
- President/CEO
 
New Leadership on the Iris Network’s Board of
Directors
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- Jim Phipps going to work in downtown
Portland
Jim Phipps is new Chair of the Iris Network’s
Board of Directors. An attorney specializing in
non-profit and health care law who is a partner
at the Portland based firm of Preti, Flaherty,
Beliveau & Pachios, LLP, Jim began his service
on the Board in1990 and has been a longtime
member of the Program Services Committee. During
his years of service, the Iris Network evolved
from providing employment to developing and
delivering a diverse range of opportunities for
training, education, and support for people
living with serious vision loss.
“I have seen a great deal of positive change at
the Iris Network,” Jim says. “I am more and more
impressed with the talented and very
professional people on staff who deliver high
quality services across Maine.” As Chair, Jim
contributes to all aspects of the agency’s work,
from program development to fundraising. The
Iris Network community appreciates his
leadership and the time he devotes to the agency
away from his wife and two daughters and their
home on Chebeague Island.
The Vice Chairs of the Board of Directors are
Keith Potts and Nancy Hawes. Keith, a marketing
director at IDEXX Laboratories in Westbrook, is
Chair of two committees,
including the Development and Public Relations
Committee, which oversees outreach and
fundraising. Nancy, a senior tax manager at
Baker, Newman & Noyes, is Chair of three
committees, including the Finance Committee,
which oversees the budget and finance. Other key
Board leaders include Pat Hart, chair of the
Personnel, Program Services and Consumer
Advisory Committees, Ed Heisler, Secretary and
Chair of the Facilities committee, and Althea
McGirr, Chair of the Planning Committee. The
agency’s sincere thanks to them all!
The Iris Network welcomes new Board members:
William Dunn of Yarmouth brings to the
Board 34 years of experience with diverse
electric utility companies all over the world,
as well as leadership experience with the
Yarmouth Rotary Club and Rotaplast
International, which organizes international
surgical missions.
Matthew McKenzie of Gorham, nominated to
the Board by friend and Iris Network board
member Chuck Miller, has been managing director
of marketing and public affairs at AAA Northern
New England since 1994.
Dr. David Stuchiner of Auburn is a
physician who
currently serves as a consultant to the Division
of
Licensing and Certification, State of Maine, and
Emergency Medicine Consulting Services. David is
a member of the American College of Emergency
Physicians and the Maine Board of Licensure in
Medicine
- Board
of Directors
Merrill Barter, Wright Express
J. Phillip Bruen, UnumProvident
Rolf Dries, Fairchild Semiconductor
Bill Dunn, Gestalt, LLC
Patricia Hart, Consumer
Nancy Hawes, Baker Newman & Noyes
Edwin Heisler, Troubh, Heisler, &
Piampiano
Rosemary Hood, Norway Savings Bank
Althea Bennett McGirr, Oakhurst Dairy
Matthew McKenzie, AAA/Northern New
England
Chuck Miller, Consumer
James E. Phipps, Preti, Flaherty,
Beliveau & Pachios, LLP
Keith Potts, IDEXX Laboratories
David J. Stuchiner, MD, FACEP
Advisory Board
Rachel Armstrong, Falmouth
Stanley Bennett, II, Oakhurst Dairy
Kate Cheney Chappell, Tom’s of Maine,
Inc.
Charles Cochrane, Blethen Maine
Newspapers
Maddy Corson, Portland
Roland Drew, Arundel
Helen Sloane Dudman, Ellsworth
David Flanagan, Manchester
Cynthia Lamberton, Harpswell
Hon. Arthur Mayo, Bath
Hon. George Mitchell, New York City
Jane McL. S. Moody, Falmouth
Jeremiah Newbury, Pierce Atwood, Chair
Steve Obremski, Guide Dog Foundation for
the Blind, Inc.
James E. Phipps, Preti, Flaherty,
Beliveau & Pachios, LLP
Pamela Plumb, Pamela Plumb and
Associates
William Ryan, TD Banknorth
Paul Tagliabue, New York City/ Squirrel
Island
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