MeHAF Staff

To Contact a Staff Member:

• 207-620-8266 or
• Toll Free: 1-866-848-9210
• The phone extension for each person is listed below next to each individual's name.
• FAX: 207-620-8269
  

LEN BARTEL Len Bartel joined MeHAF in September 2008 as a Program Officer. Prior to joining MeHAF he was Director of Fundraising and Philanthropy for Encompass Marketing & Design. At Encompass Len worked with their non-profit clients on everything from building basic development plans to grant writing to major donor and capital campaign strategy. In addition to his fundraising consulting, he also assisted Encompass in building its capacity to work with its for-profit clients in thinking more intentionally about their philanthropy and how they can become more strategic with the dollars that they allocat... Click on photo to see additional information Len Bartel Program Officer I Send email Ext: 107

BECKY HAYES BOOBER, PHD Becky Hayes Boober brings extensive experience with policy-level leadership in Maine state government to her position as a Program Officer. Prior to joining MeHAF, Becky served as the Executive Director of the Maine Reentry Network where she designed and promoted programs to transition people from Maine’s correctional facilities (adult and juvenile) back into the community with a full array of supports and services. Under her leadership, the program had a five-year track record of reducing recidivism of participants to less than 20%. From July 2007 to October 2008, Becky also served as the ... Click on photo to see additional information Becky Hayes Boober, PhD Program Officer I Send email Ext: 114

KIM CRICHTON, ESQ. Kim Crichton, Esq., joined the Maine Health Access Foundation in 2003 as a Program Officer. Before joining the Foundation, she worked in Maine as a lobbyist and advocate on health care policy issues for Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and was the Director of Operations for a statewide election campaign. In addition to her work in Maine, Ms. Crichton worked in Washington, DC in the policy, advocacy, and legal communities. She is a graduate of Bates College and American University’s Washington College of Law. Kim Crichton, Esq. Program Officer II Send email Ext: 103

MORGAN FLOYD Morgan Floyd joined the staff at the Maine Health Access Foundation as Program Associate in September 2008. Before joining MeHAF, Morgan worked as Art Manager for Aptara, an educational publishing services company located in Boston, MA. During her five years with Aptara, she managed the art and photo development of textbook programs for major educational publishers and their imprints, including SRA/McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Benjamin Cummings/Pearson Higher Education. As Art Manager, she coordinated the efforts of both in-house assistants and art buyers as well as out of house... Click on photo to see additional information Morgan Floyd Program Associate Send email Ext: 116

DANI KALIAN Dani Kalian joined MeHAF in August 2008 as the administrative assistant. Prior to joining MeHAF, she was the meeting coordinator for the Maine Center for Public Health where she managed all aspects of meeting planning and logistics as well as other administrative duties. She also worked for many years at the Maine Principals’ Association. She graduated from Andover College in Portland after attending St. Bonaventure University in New York. Dani Kalian Administrative Assistant Send email Ext: 105

BARBARA A. LEONARD, MPH Barbara Leonard came to MeHAF in October 2007 as Senior Program Officer and became Vice President for Programs in May 2008. Prior to MeHAF she was president of The Leonard Group, a public health consulting organization, and worked with clients such as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors and the University of Southern Maine. Barbara has worked in public health since the late 1980s and has experience in program development, management and evaluation, with special interest in chronic diseases, women’s health and policy approaches to improvin... Click on photo to see additional information Barbara A. Leonard, MPH Vice President for Programs Send email Ext: 102

CATHERINE LUCE, MBA Catherine Luce joined the Maine Health Access Foundation in 2002 as Administrative Assistant, became the Grants Associate in 2003, and was promoted to Grants Manager in 2009. In her role as Grants Manager, Cathy is responsible for grants management activities, including data system management, providing quality control for grantmaking procedures and systems, and providing support for MeHAF’s grantmaking and program-related activities. Before joining the foundation, Cathy served as the Office Manager and Bookkeeper for Consumers for Affordable Health Care Foundation. Cathy has also worke... Click on photo to see additional information Catherine Luce, MBA Grants Manager Send email Ext: 104

WENDY J. WOLF, MD, MPH Dr. Wendy J. Wolf is the President and CEO of the Maine Health Access Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation in November 2001, Dr. Wolf worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) where she served as a Senior Advisor to the Administrators of both the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Dr. Wolf graduated from the Ohio State College of Medicine, and completed her pediatric residency and fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. She joined the faculty at the University... Click on photo to see additional information Wendy J. Wolf, MD, MPH President & CEO Send email Ext: 101

LULU MINI SCHNAUZER Lulu is a 4-year-old Mini Schnauzer who has taken on the tremendous responsibility of keeping the MeHAF staff in good cheer. She has extensive experience (especially for one so young)in barking delightedly when a friend comes to the door. Lulu is highly skilled at chasing both toys and people around the office. Fearless in her search of a stressed out staff person, Lulu will bravely present herself, pull toy in hand, at the office door of any staff person and will stare at them, big blue eyes wide, fluffy ears cocked forward, and tiny tid bit of a tale wiggling. This method has met with comp... Click on photo to see additional information Lulu Mini Schnauzer Mental Health Consultant Send email