SAGE in April and early May

SAGE Webinar, 9:30–11:30 a.m. via your laptop or alternative device, accompanied by your favorite chair and coffee.

Robert Shetterly, American Artist; restaurateur Michelle Corry and innkeeper Jean Ginn Marvin; Susanne Miller, Director, Maine DEP; Jon Glaudemans, Director, Sepsis Innovation Collaborative; Ford Reiche, owner and restorer of Halfway Rock Lighthouse

April 4. Robert Shetterly is a well-known author and artist. For the past 20 years, he has painted portraits of people who have acted with moral courage in the pursuit of social, racial, environmental, and economic justice. Robert is best known for his portrait series, Americans Who Tell the Truth. He intended to do just 50 portraits, but today has over 260, of which 20 are Maine figures. His portraits and written inscriptions capture the essence and character of his subjects. In the fall of 2021, a documentary of his life and works, Truth Tellers, was made and produced by Richard Kane, a friend and fellow Maine resident. This documentary was featured last year at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., and will be shown in addition to Shetterly’s lecture. We are fortunate to have both!

April 11. Michelle Corry and Jean Ginn Marvin will share with us their firsthand experiences addressing the challenges facing Maine’s restaurant and lodging businesses. They will describe how businesses have responded to those challenges and what they see as the current state of the industry. (Did you know Maine’s restaurant and lodging establishments generated a statewide economic contribution of over $5.2 billion in revenue, 51,000 full- and-part-time jobs, and $1.8 billion in labor income in 2020?) Michelle is co-owner of Petite Jacqueline in Portland and the 555 Restaurant in Brunswick. Jean is the innkeeper of the family-owned Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport. Both Michelle and Jean are active Board members of the Hospitality Maine Association.

April 18. Susanne Miller will speak to SAGE about what Maine has learned through research on PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances), the hazardous chemicals all too commonly found in our soil and drinking water. She also will address the plans the state is implementing to deal with these critically important, life-impacting issues. In June 2021, with more than 25 years of work in the field of environmental protection, Susanne was appointed as Maine’s Director the Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management.  She is responsible for all aspects of the DEP’s programs for waste management, remediation, response services, and petroleum management, including the implementation of the PFAS soil and groundwater investigation required by Maine’s 130th Legislature (2021-22.)



April 25. Whether traversing across the choppy seas of healthcare or navigating a sailboat around the world, Jon Glaudemans has been meeting challenges and making the world a better place for 40 years. Today, Jon is a sepsis survivor working with the Sepsis Alliance and the FDA to bring together academic, clinical industry, patient advocacy, reimbursement, research, and other stakeholders, into the Sepsis Innovation Collaborative, a public-private initiative to accelerate innovation. As part of that, Jon is helping to build a National Sepsis Data Trust that connects longitudinal patient and survivor data to address the challenges and unmet needs related to infection management and sepsis prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and survivor support.

May 2. Ford Reiche’s passion for Maine and its history stems from his family’s many generations in the state. He has acquired and restored several buildings on the National Register of Historical Places, including houses, a railroad station, and most notably, Halfway Rock Lighthouse—a complex, hands-on, extensively researched undertaking. The Maine Preservation Association recognized the project with its 2016 Preservation Award, and in 2017, the American Lighthouse Foundation presented Reiche its highest award, “Keeper of the Light,” honoring his “contribution to the preservation of America’s lighthouses and their rich tradition.” Also, this restoration was the subject of a one-hour documentary on the Discovery Channel. Ford, who lives in Freeport, is a graduate of the University of Maine, Orono, and the University of Maine School of Law.

SAGE ZOOM webinars continue on Tuesday mornings beginning at 9:30 a.m., with a ten-minute break and conclusion at 11:30 a.m. Digital admission to individual programs can be obtained for $10 by contacting the OLLI office at (207)780-4406 no later than the Thursday prior to each program. Attire is lounge casual!

You can register by using this link:

https://usm.maine.edu/osher-lifelong-learning-institute/registration/



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