Meet our Trustees, Advisory Trustees and Staff

Trustee Officers (2007-2008)

Christopher Glass, President - Camden

Andrea Burns, Vice President - Norway

Arron Sturgis, Vice President - Berwick

Anne Niles, Secretary - South Freeport

Scott Dow, Treasurer - Portland and Lewiston

Additional Trustees (2007-2008)

Advisory Trustees (2007-2008)

Meet Our Staff! 

Greg Paxton, Executive Director

Greg is the former President & CEO of The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation, one of the country’s two largest statewide preservation organizations, which he led from 1981 - 2007. Greg is founding chair of the national group of preservation organizations, Statewide and Local Partners and served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, where he has also served on a variety of task forces over the years. He is past chair of the Board of Directors of Preservation Action, the national grassroots preservation lobbying organization. He serves on the Board of Directors of Midtown Alliance business organization and has been active in its Blueprints Midtown community development program. He has served on the Georgia Department of Transportation’s Transportation Enhancement Advisory Panel and the Transportation 2000 Task Force. Prior to joining The Georgia Trust, Greg was preservation administrator for Historic Charleston Foundation from 1977 – 1981 and worked as site manager at Mount Independence in Orwell, Vermont from 1973-1976. He is a graduate of Williams College in Massachusetts and received a master’s in historic preservation from the University of Vermont . He is married to Dr. Lynne Werner, whose family is from Saco for many generations, and they have a son, Burke.

Former Executive Director, Roxanne Eflin, may be reached at www.PreservationPlanningAssociates.com or via email at roxanneeflin@yahoo.com.

Karla Leandri Rider, Office Manager

Karla began work as a volunteer in November 2004 and joined the staff in April 2005, coordinating membership and donor activities until being promoted to the newly created full-time position of Office Manager in May 2006.  Karla holds a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from Tufts University and a B.A. in Art History from Boston University.  She lives in the East Deering section of Portland with her husband Erik, two cats and rabbit.

Philip Isaacson, Clerk  

Phil has served as our volunteer Clerk for many years. He is a principal with the law firm of Isaacson and Raymond in Lewiston.