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May 17, 2012 |
BTS Leadership Announcement
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At its meeting on May 4, the Bangor Theological Seminary Board of Trustees approved an extension of the Reverend Dr. Robert Grove-Markwood’s contract as President of BTS through September 2013. Bob has been acting as Interim President since July 1, 2011. The Board also elected Phil Gleason as Chair, Wendy Laidlaw as Vice Chair, Nancy Hawes as Treasurer and Allison Keef as Secretary for the upcoming year. |
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Phil Gleason is a senior partner at Bernstein Shur, a Portland-based law firm, where he specializes in business and commercial transactions. He is a long-time member of Foreside Community Church, United Church of Christ in Falmouth, where he has held several leadership positions including chairing a two year pastoral search. He joined the Board in 2007, and has recently served as its Vice Chair and Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. |
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Wendy Laidlaw is a partner at R.M. Davis, an investment advisory firm in Portland, and a Presbyterian. She has been on the Board since 2006, and has recently been Chair of the Educational Policy Committee. She has also served on the National Schwab Institutional Technology and Operations Advisory Board, and has recently completed many years as a member of the Board of Directors of the Community Counseling Center of Maine. |
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Nancy Hawes, a senior manager in the tax department of Baker Newman Noyes in Portland, was elected to the Board in 2010. She is the current Chair of the Finance Committee and will continue to serve in that capacity as well as Treasurer. Nancy is a member of the First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ in South Portland and is treasurer of her Rotary Club. |
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Allison Keef, a community volunteer and member of All Souls Congregational Church, United Church of Christ in Bangor, is a Hermon resident who has been on the Board since 2006, and served as Secretary since 2007. She has also served as Chair of the Committee on Trustees, and is currently a member of the Third Century Committee. |
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With respect to the extension of Bob’s contract, Phil Gleason commented, “We are delighted that Bob has agreed to continue in the President’s role for the next year and a half. This is a critical transitional period for the seminary, and we are blessed that we will have Bob’s experienced hand at the helm, providing much needed continuity.” Bob will continue to oversee day to day operations, and will remain active on the Third Century Committee. Bob said that he is “humbled and gratified by the confidence placed in me by the Board, and appreciative of the support and encouragement I’ve received from the entire seminary community. As we face the challenges before us, I have been blessed to serve with a staff, faculty, and Board that deeply loves this school. We are all working hard to preserve a legacy of offering education for a learned leadership to the churches, leadership which will be relevant in the Twenty-first Century.”
The BTS Board of Trustees is deeply committed to making this next academic year 2012-2013 the best possible for its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The Board is appreciative of the BTS community’s patience and grace displayed through this difficult transition and values the community's input in planning for the Seminary’s future. More information about how people can participate in this process will be forthcoming.
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