Alumni Association

We want and need representation on the Council from as many EA graduation classes as possible. Participation on the Council means attending meetings, providing input and guidance for alumni events, and assisting the Council in making the EA Alumni Association an exciting and viable organization!

Monthly meetings are scheduled on Wednesdays from 6:00–7:30 p.m.(subject to change) in the Alumni Relations Office. Please call the Alumni Relations Office to confirm the meeting and your attendance.

If you are interested in serving on the Council, please contact me or any of the current council members via email, or you can certainly contact the EA Development Office to get involved. Of course, if you are interested in helping plan and implement a current event or have a suggestion and are willing to help plan a future event, please let us know. Either way, we really need to hear from you!

You know it is always fun to get together with former classmates and “catch up,” and these activities are only possible with volunteers— please contact one of us to express your interest and continually visit this website to stay informed about our activities.

Click here to read the minutes of the last Alumni Council Meeting.

Click here to read the minutes of the 2009 Annual Meeting.

Click here to view the Association By-laws.

At the annual meeting of the alumni on May 31, 2009 in the James V. Nelson Gymnasium, the following alumni were elected to the Executive Council. We introduce them to you:

Susan Mitchell Donar '71 – President
Dr. Susan (Sue) N. (Mitchell) Donar ’71 currently works in the Training Department at FairPoint Communications in Portland. Prior to her position at FairPoint, Sue was the Workforce Development Director for the Associated General Contractors of Maine.  Sue has taught at the secondary, post-secondary, and graduate levels in the fields of business and education.  She currently teaches online graduate courses in higher education for both Southern New Hampshire University and the University of Phoenix Online. Sue played basketball all four years at EA and was a member of the Student Council, Pinnacle Yearbook Staff, school newspaper, and a Teacher’s Secretary.  She was inducted into the National Honor Society her senior year, participated in both Junior One-Act Plays and the Senior Play, as well as served on the Prom and Winter Carnival committees.  Sue was selected Miss EA (she says, "not too many of us left!") as a senior, voted “Most Cooperative” by her classmates, graduated in the Top Ten of the Class of ’71, and was the first recipient of the John Oliver Scholarship. Sue lives in Auburn, ME, and is the mother of two Erskine Academy graduates, Mitch Donar ’00 and Matt Donar ’04.

Linda Dowe Poulin '70 - Activities Chair
Linda Dowe Poulin, a life-long resident of China, graduated from China Elementary School in 1966 and from Erskine Academy in 1970. A member of the National Honor Society, Linda was also a cheerleader, class officer, a member of the chorus and senior  play. She graduated in the top ten of her class and went on to the University of Maine at Farmington where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. Upon graduation from Farmington, Linda returned to China where she was employed as a grade 2 teacher for 34 years until her retirement in 2008. During her career, Linda served as book fair chair person, assistant principal, mentor to new teachers, coordinator of the teacher resource center, and playground fund-raiser. She is married to Don Poulin, former headmaster of Erskine Academy. Linda's interests include gardening, travel, children's literature, cooking, hiking, yoga.

Chadwick A. Weber '90 – Finance and Fundraising Chair
“Chad” Weber graduated Erskine Academy in 1990 and immediately went on to serve in the Army’s only airborne interrogation company specializing in Russian language. In 1993, he continued his education at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he graduated in 1996. After attending UNC, Chad moved back north and received his law degree from the University of Maine School of Law. He is a member of the Bar in both Maine and Massachusetts and works at Smith Barney on a team of financial advisors who work predominantly with business owners, corporate executives and institutions. Chad is the Class Agent for his class at the UM Law School.
Chad, his wife Jennifer Grimshaw Weber ’90, and their daughters Lauren and Kathryn live in Cumberland, ME.

For more information about the structure of the Alumni Association, see the Alumni Association Bylaws. If you are interested in serving on the Alumni Council, please contact any member of the Alumni Association Council, or the Alumni Relations Office.

Alumni Association Council, 2009-2010 Officers
Susan Mitchell Donar '71 , President
Linda Dowe Poulin '70, Activities Chair
Chadwick A. Weber ’90, Finance and Fundraising Chair

Council Members
Sandra Grimshaw Thomas '62
Pauline Hapworth Gill '70
Brian Plato '76
Dawn-Marie Smith Dunbar ’88
Theresa Drouin Haskell ’88

Student Liaisons
Erskine Senior Class President
Erskine Student Council President

Erskine Academy Alumni Association History
Membership in the Erskine Academy Alumni Association underwent a change on July 1, 2007. All Erskine alumni automatically became members of the Association without having to pay dues. Membership dues are no longer collected and all alumni can participate in alumni activities. This change was made in order to encourage alumni from all decades to become re-involved with the school.

Since being established in the 1960s by a group of loyal alumni, the Erskine Academy Alumni Association has helped keep alumni connected to the school and to each other. Going forward, the Association will continue to help alumni stay connected but through a broader range of events and activities. It will become more involved in educating current students what it means to be an Erskine alum.

In September 2007, a personalized membership card was mailed to each alumnus/a for whom the school has a current mailing address. Those alumni and associate members who supported the Alumni Association in prior years received a special Founding Lifetime Member card in recognition of their loyalty to the Association.