The Master Plan was guided by the Master Planning Steering Committee, composed of members of the administration, faculty, students, and the community. Co-chaired by Provost Jeannine Uzzi and community member and USM Foundation member Cyrus Hagge, the full membership of the Steering Committee is listed below. Steering Committee Members

  • Co-Chairs
    • Jeannine Uzzi, Provost 
    • Cyrus Hagge, USM Foundation
  • George Campbell, VP Advancement, and President and CEO, USM Foundation
  • Nancy Griffin, VP Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
  • Buster Neel, Chief Budget Officer
  • Aaron Witham, Assistant Director for Sustainable Programs, USM Facilities Management Department
  • USM Faculty Representatives
    • Professor Alan Kaschub, Director of School of Music
    • Professor Jerry LaSala, Department of Physics and Director of Southworth Planetarium
  • USM Student Representatives
    • Trevor Hustus, Chair of the Student Senate
    • Joe Menard, Executive Chair of the Commuter Student Association
  • USM Staff Representatives
    • Cathy Clements, Classified Staff Senate Representative and Administrative Support Supervisor, Office of Admissions
    • Ashley Collins, Professional Staff Senate Representative and Director of Prior Learning Assessment
  • Dean Joyce Gibson, LAC Campus Representative
  • Ed Suslovic, Portland Community Representative and Portland Metro Board Member, Former City Councilor and Legislator
  • David Cole, Gorham Community Representative and former Gorham Town Manager
  • Ex Officio Members
    • Joan Cohen, USM President’s Liaison
    • Bob Stein, Executive Director of Public Affairs
    • John Souther, Executive Director of Facilities Management
  • Harriman + Associates and Goody Clancy
    • Mark Lee, Principal, Harriman
    • David Spillane, President and Principal: Planning & Urban Design, Goody Clancy
    • Dennis Swinford, Higher Education Planning Practice Leader, Goody Clancy