Staff

                                                                                                                                                                                    Allison Smith Arts Director –  Maine Highlands Council for the Arts

Allison Aldrich Smith has been a singer and musician all her life. She studied music at Boston University College of Fine Arts and taught music in public schools for 25 years. She brings creativity, broad cultural insights, and organizational skills to Central Hall Commons.

                                                                                                      Hunt Smith, Maine Highlands Council for the Arts

Hunt is a life-long folk and blues musician playing fiddle, guitar, banjo and mandolin. For fifteen years Hunt taught and played at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina. He brings his broad-ranging background in many facets of the arts to the Central Hall Commons Maine Highlands Council on the Arts. Hunt is also a noted maritime artist.

                                                                                                                                                                                Wanda LeBrecque, Maine Highlands Working Communities Challenge Coordinator

Wanda has completed a BA in English from Keene State College and an MBA from Husson University. She has spent many years working with parents and children, most recently as a high school science teacher and a grade school substitute teacher. A very large portion of her life has been devoted to raising her own ten children. She lives in Palmyra where she enjoys gardening, reading, and meeting the daily challenges of living in a very old house.

                                                                                                                                                                            Seana Collins, AMERICORPS VISTA

Seana is currently on hiatus from her VISTA service for Central Hall Commons.

Focused on developing community engagement through programming that serves the population of Piscataquis and parts of Penobscot Counties. 

Seana joins us from Detroit, Michigan with a background in Public Relations and Entertainment Business. She and her husband settled in Central Maine with their two cats and look forward to being a part of the community. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Jonny Craik, Custodian & Maintenance extraordinaire

Originally from Rhode Island, Jonny moved to Maine to be closer to family and enjoy the natural splendors of the great outdoors hiking and kayaking. He enjoys making Central Hall Commons a clean and safe place for all to enjoy.