Approved Educator Preparation Programs and Contacts
The following is a list of Maine educator preparation program contacts for initial certification. Many of the institutions also have graduate programs that offer additional endorsements. Maine Community College System Education Program information can be found at the bottom of this page.
Anita Charles
Director of Teacher Education
Associate Chair, Education Department
Bates College
Lewiston, ME 04240
207-786-8349
acharles@bates.edu
Doris A. Santoro
Professor of Education
Bowdoin College
7400 College Station. Brunswick, ME 04011-8474
207-798-4145
dsantoro@bowdoin.edu
Adam Howard
Professor and Chair of Education
Colby College
4426 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME 04901-8844
207-859-4426
adam.howard@colby.edu
Bonnie Tai 戴豪蔮
Director of Educational Studies
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
207-801-5703
btai@coa.edu
Jane Loxterkamp or Megan London
Co-Chairs of the Education Program
Eastern Maine Community College
Katahdin Hall, Bangor, ME 04401
207.974.4812
jloxterkamp@emcc.edu or mlondon@emcc.edu
Shelley Tennett
Chair of the School of Education
Husson University
1 College Circle, Bangor, ME 04401
207.941.7657
tennetts@husson.edu
Rachel E. Somerville
Chair of Art Education
Maine College of Art and Design
522 Congress St., Portland, ME 04101
800-639-4808
rsomerville@meca.edu
Kathleen Kiley Clements
Director of Teacher Education
Saint Joseph’s College
278 Whites Bridge Road, Standish, ME 04084-5236
207- 893-7926
kkclements@sjcme.edu
Alana Margeson
Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque Isle, Me 04769
207-768-9554
alana.margeson@maine.edu
Pamela Thompson
Chair of the School of Education
Thomas College
180 W River Rd, Waterville, ME 04901
207-859-1333
thompsonp@thomas.edu
Audrey Bartholomew
Chair, Education Department
University of New England
11 Hills Beach Rd, Biddeford, ME 04005
207-602-2685
abartholomew1@une.edu
Cindy Dean
Associate Professor of Education/Coordinator of Teacher Education
University of Maine at Augusta
46 University Drive, Augusta, ME
207-621-3192
cynthia.dean@maine.edu
Katherine W. Yardley
Associate Provost
University of Maine at Farmington
186 High Street, Farmington, ME 04938
207-778-7154
kyardley@maine.edu
Heather L. Ball
Education Program Coordinator
University of Maine at Machias
116 O'Brien Avenue, Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-1381
hball@maine.edu
Jim Artesani
Associate Dean
University of Maine
101 Shibles Hall, Orono, ME 04469
207-581-4061
arthur.artesani@maine.edu
Flynn Ross
Chair, Teacher Education
University of Southern Maine
221 Bailey Hall, Gorham Campus
207-780-5786
flynn.ross@maine.edu
Maine Community College System Education Programs
Students can also prepare for a career in education at a Maine community college. Maine's community colleges offer programs in early childhood education as well as a flexible liberal studies degree. The colleges have transfer agreements with Maine's universities and many other four-year colleges. For more information, see the Maine Community College System website.