Dan Tarplin
New Migration Project Director Email: [email protected] Dan Tarplin joined the Center in 2011 as the Center’s New Migration Project Director. Dan has spent more than a decade as an educator, facilitator and nonprofit program manager. While beginning his career as a public school teacher, Dan shifted his focus to work on… more
Doris Ortiz
New Migration Project Administrative Assistant Email: [email protected] Doris Ortiz works at the Center as the administrative assistant for the New Migration Project. Doris is currently working toward her teaching degree at the University of Southern Maine. more
Erica Schair-Cardona
Healing Hospitals Project Director Email: [email protected] Erica manages all parts of the Healing Hospitals Project. She meets with hospital administrators and health care workers to determine the needs of the organizations and how the Center can assist in creating a bias-free work place. Erica Schair-Cardona graduated from Middlebury College with a… more
Erin Santana
Unity Project Facilitator Email: [email protected] Erin Santana joined the Center in 2010 as a Unity Project facilitator. Before coming to the Center, Erin worked for the OPTIONS Center for Educational and Career Choice, a nonprofit organization in New York City that helps low-income students through the college admissions process. She… more
Joanie Kallin
Development Associate Email: [email protected] Joanie Kallin joined the Center in 2008. As the Development Associate, Joanie’s principal responsibilities include identifying and developing grant proposals and cultivating donor relationships. Prior to joining the Center, Joanie worked as the Annual Giving Coordinator for the Southern Maine Agency on Aging. She has also… more
Kate Barrett Wilkinson
Unity Project Director Email: [email protected] Kate Barrett Wilkinson joined the Center staff in 2008. Her training background includes expertise in violence prevention with youth and adults, coordinating youth driving initiative, and diversity awareness education. Previously, Barrett gained experience in a variety of non-profit settings working as a domestic violence prevention… more
Kellie Parks Hall
Facilitator Email: [email protected] Kellie Parks Hall began as a freelance trainer for the Center in 2007 and officially joined the team as a Facilitator in 2008. Her work consists primarily of facilitating training activities with students of diverse backgrounds from the Center’s Unity Project. In addition, she serves as a… more
Kerrianne Falco
Finance and Program Manager Email: [email protected] Kerrianne Falco joined the Center in October 2009. As the Finance and Program Manager, she provides organizational and administrative support for the Unity Project, grant management and financial management and analysis. Previously, she assisted with the organization of the Center’s CommUnity Leadership Institute at… more
Kristin Rapinac
Marketing & Communications Coordinator Email: [email protected] Kristin Rapinac joined the Center in 2011 as the Center’s marketing and communications coordinator. She recently moved to Maine from St. Louis, Missouri, where she worked as a communications director for a community development corporation. Previously, Kristin worked at a French cultural organization, a… more
Lado Lodoka
Project Coordinator Email: [email protected] Lado Lodoka joined the Center in 2010 as a Facilitator for the New Migration and Unity Projects. A native of Sudan, Lado resettled to the United States in 1995 and attended Portland High School. Upon graduation, Lado enrolled at the University of Southern Maine while also… more
Linda Prine
Finance and Program Assistant Email: [email protected] Linda Prine joined the Center for Preventing Hate staff in 2007. In her position, she supports the operations of all departments within the Center, including development, billing and invoicing, scheduling and training. more
Stephen Wessler
Executive Director Email: [email protected] Steve Wessler, the Center’s founder and Executive Director, is a graduate of Harvard College and Boston University School of Law. As an attorney, he practiced law both in the Maine Attorney General’s office and in private practice for over 22 years. At the Maine Attorney General’s Office,… more