Jesse Graham
Jesse Graham Bar Harbor, Maine, is Executive Director of the Maine People's Alliance (MPA) and the Maine People’s Resource Center (MPRC). He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1998. He has worn many hats at MPA/MPRC since he was hired in 1999, serving as Field Director, Community Organizer, Associate Director and liaison to many coalitions.[1]
Jesse has worked with MPRC since 1999, when he took a position as Field Director and oversaw regional door canvass efforts in Greater Bangor. He went on to become MPRC’s Environmental Community Organizer, and then served as Associate Director for several years, becoming Executive Director in 2006, a position he held until welcoming Amy Halsted as a Co-Director in 2017. During his tenure as Executive (and Co) Director of MPRC, Jesse has overseen significant growth of the organization’s programs and staff, and chaired multiple state and national coalitions. In 2015, his organizational leadership accomplishments positioned him to be one of 24 nationally-recognized leaders selected for participation in Rockwood Leadership Institute’s yearlong fellowship program. A native of Weld, Maine, Jesse graduated from the University of Vermont in 1998 with a degree in Environmental Studies and English. He lives in Bar Harbor with his wife Dory.[2]
National Leading From the Inside Out Alum
Jesse Graham, Jesse Graham, Executive Director, Maine People's Alliance was a 2015 Rockwood Leadership Institute National Leading From the Inside Out Alum.[3]
Alliance for a Just Society board
- Alliance for a Just Society board, as of February 2016;[4]
- Melanie Collins
- Kelly Conklin
- Tim Conmee
- Beverly DeLeonardis
- Gary Delgado
- Leonel Garcia
- Gail Gutsche
- Michaelynn Hawk
- Jesse Graham
- Daniel HoSang
- Kayse Jama
- Deana Knutsen
- Donna Polk-Primm
- Ramon Ramírez
- Rosemary Rivera
- Rinku Sen
- Joe Szakos
- Robinhawk Wilson