Maine Islands Coalition

The Maine Islands Coalition is a collaboration of island communities, that discusses and, when possible, reaches consensus on issues brought forward by its elected or appointed year-round island representatives. The MIC advocates for the economic and environmental sustainability of year-round island communities.

The Maine Islands Coalition (MIC) was officially formed in March of 2004 to represent and advocate for the concerns and interests of the fourteen year-round Maine Coast Island communities.  Each Island’s municipal governing body or primary civic organization sends an elected or appointed representative to the quarterly meetings in Rockland.

At each four-hour meeting we address a keynote topic, usually vetted in a panel format, as well as ensuring time slots for other year-round island issues either of the moment or of on-going concern.  We have been fortunate to have island-district state legislators attend each meeting and have been successful in securing well-versed in-state panelists from each topical area.

We have been successful in providing a consistent voice for islands in Augusta, to the press, and to outside groups. Since islands are generally sparsely populated, this provides a group of citizens with common interests and problems a stronger voice at the state level.

The goal of MIC representatives is to bring island issues to the their forums for discussion and problem solving and to bring back the fruits of those discussions to their island communities. A term of appointment lasts three years, and there are no term limits.

Represented in 2019, by ... email
Chebeague Island Jay Corson (Rep) jaycorson@live.com
Chebeague Island Beverly Johnson (Alt) bjohnson@chebeague.net
Cliff Island Roger Berle (Co-Chair) rkberle@msn.com
Cliff Island Cheryl Crowley (Alt) cherylcrowley@netzero.net
Long Island Mark Greene (Rep) mlongreene2@aol.com
Long Island Mary McAleney (Alt) mcaleney@gmail.com
Long Island Sam Whitener (Alt) samuel.whitener@gmail.com
Great Diamond Barbara Raimondi (Rep) braimondi54@gmail.com
Diamond Cove Scott Auspland (Rep) Indyred99@gmail.com
Peaks Island Michelle Brown (Alt) brownmichh@aol.com
Peaks Island Mary Anne Mitchell (Alt) papouchemitchell@yahoo.com
Cranberry Isles Tom Powell (Rep) tom.powell@outlook.com
Frenchboro Beverly Roxby (Rep) beverlyteach@gmail.com
Isle au Haut Kendra Chubbuck (Rep) twinbees@gwi.net
Isle au Haut Rudi Graf (Alt) rwgraf32@gmail.com
Islesboro Janet Anderson (Rep) manager@townofislesboro.com
Islesboro Arch Gilles (Alt) arch@gillies.com
Matinicus Eva Murray (Rep) breadandiron@gmail.com
North Haven Merton Howard (Rep) baxjaxh@outlook.com
Swan's Island Donna Wiegle (Co-Chair) donna@swansisland.org
Vinalhaven Andy Dorr (Alt) townmanager@townofvinalhaven.org
Vinalhaven Kathy Warren (Rep) kwarren@vinalhavenschool.org

2011 Annual Report

2010 Annual Report

YEAR-ROUND ISLANDS and their representatives: