This September BRLT has nominated three new faces to our Board of Directors– Erika Eurkus, Gray Ferris, and Melissa Holmes.
Erika Eurkus is Vice President of Resource Development at Accion International, a global NGO based in Washington, D.C. There she serves on the Management Committee and the Women’s Economic Empowerment community of practice. Erika has also worked as a loan officer and program manager for U.S. microfinance programs, and launched ‘Brewing the American Dream,’ an award-winning corporate partnership program between Accion in the U.S. and the Boston Beer Company. Erika serves as Vice President of the board of Bridges Homeward, a nonprofit serving children and families, and she previously served as Secretary of the board of the Massachusetts Community Banking Council. She has also participated in many advisory committees throughout her career, including the late Mayor Menino’s young professional board in Boston. Erika is passionate about the outdoors and animal welfare, and volunteers for several groups including Midcoast Humane. She holds a BA from Northwestern University.
Gray Ferris is a special education teacher at Boothbay Region High School and a member of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra. Before working in education, Gray performed with orchestras in the United States and Mexico as a symphony musician. He graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education, went on to earn a Masters in Music Performance and an Associate’s in Entrepreneurship at the University of Arizona, and recently completed a second Masters of Education in Special Education at the University of Maine at Farmington. A licensed captain, Gray also leads sailing and powerboating courses in the region. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, kayaking and exploring with his wife Roxana and step-daughter Jackie. Gray currently serves on the BRLT Education Committee.
Melissa Holmes is an attorney and Certified Financial Planner specializing in estate planning and administration, businesses, non-profit corporations, and real estate. Melissa is a Boothbay Harbor native; after attending local schools, she earned her undergraduate and law degrees at Boston University, and is currently enrolled in the LLM in Taxation program at Georgetown University. Melissa has served on the Land Trust’s investment committee for several years and previously served on the board and investment committee of the Boothbay Region YMCA. She lives in Boothbay Harbor with her children, Asher and Keira.
Renewing Board Members (Second Term):
Penny Pollard
Board Officers:
Rob Wheeler – President
Rick Elder – Vice President
Penny Pollard – Secretary
Cindy Bailey – Treasurer
Voting on new board nominees will take place at this year’s Annual Membership Meeting. To purchase tickets, please click on the link.
