Gulf of Maine Association

Gulf of Maine Council / US and Canadian Associations

The Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment has established two Associations to provide contractual and fiscal management services in support of the Council’s activities in the United States and Canada. Both Associations comply with their own bylaws and nonprofit or charitable organization guidelines in their respective countries.

About the US Gulf of Maine Association

The Association of US Delegates to the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment (Gulf of Maine Association), is a United States 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization with Board of Director membership that includes representatives from both Canada and the United States. The Gulf of Maine Association manages day-to-day contractual and fiscal operations in support of Gulf of Maine Council initiatives. The Gulf of Maine Association supports Gulf of Maine Council programs and projects by raising funds, approving budgets and overseeing compliance with all grants and contributions. The Gulf of Maine Association also provides fiscal agent services to other organizations with similar missions to the Gulf of Maine Council, including the Regional Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine.

Gulf of Maine Association Board of Directors

Executive Committee

• W. Donald Hudson, Chair
  President Emeritus, Chewonki Foundation
• Kim Hughes, Vice Chair
  Environmental Volunteer, New Brunswick
• Steve Couture, Treasurer
  New Hampshire Coastal Program Manager, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
• Priscilla Brooks, Secretary
  Director, Ocean Conservation Program
  Conservation Law Foundation

Additional Board Members

• Alison Brizius, Director
  Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
• Hon. Gary Crossman, Minister, NB Environment and Climate Change
  Designated Representative: Christie Ward, Assistant Deputy Minister
• Jocelyn Runnebaum, Director
  Maine Coastal Program, Maine Office of Community Affairs

About the Canadian Association

The Association of Canadian Delegates to the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment (Canadian Association), is a Canadian charitable organization with Canadian Board of Director membership. The Canadian Association processes contracts from Canadian funding sources and transfers funds to be managed by the Gulf of Maine Association.

Canadian Association Board of Directors

• Christie Ward, (GOMC Member)
  New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government
• Tori Aver, Nova Scotia Department of Intergovernmental Affairs
• Kathlene Farrell, Nova Scotia Department of Intergovernmental Affairs
• Kim Hughes, New Brunswick
• Alison Smith, New Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government
• Lindsay Graves (Participant)
• Scott Desrochers, Council of Atlantic Premiers (Finance)
• Hayley Robinson (Administration)

Additional Information

For more information, please contact:
Joan LeBlanc, Executive Director
Gulf of Maine Association
jleblanc@gulfofmaine.org

Mailing Address
Gulf of Maine Association
P. O. Box 637
Ogunquit, ME 03907

US Association Legal Name / Address
Association of US Delegates to the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment Corp.
(d/b/a Gulf of Maine Association and US Gulf of Maine Association)
84 Marginal Way, Suite 600
Portland, Maine 04101-2480

Canadian Association Legal Name / Address
Association of Canadian Delegates to the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
(Canadian Association)
c/o Council of Atlantic Premiers
5161 George Street, Suite 1006
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1M7

US and Canadian Association bylaws and financial reports are available upon request.