Fellowship Program

The John T. Gorman Foundation envisions a future where all children in Maine are resilient and ready to succeed. An important strategy for achieving this vision is the John T. Gorman Fellowship. Through a yearlong program of leadership development, coaching, and peer support, the Fellowship strengthens the ability of leaders to impact systems change at a policy and practice level.

First launched in 2015, the Fellowship uses a cohort-based model to create a supportive, creative, and focused space where results-based leaders think, innovate, and take action together. Four cohorts – totaling 42 leaders from the nonprofit, advocacy, and government sectors – have completed the Fellowship so far, with a fifth cohort currently underway. Using whole-family strategies, Cohort 5 Fellows will work together to make a measurable contribution to a shared population-level result: “All Maine children are resilient and ready to succeed.”

*Please note: Fellows are identified below with the titles and organizations with which they were affiliated at the time of their participation in the Fellowship. Where applicable, new roles have been included on their personal bio pages.