Board of Directors
President
Gerard Graham Garland
IDEXX
Graham Garland is a passionate project management leader and engineer. He has lived and worked in Maine for the past 10 years. A lifelong entrepreneur, Graham and his wife Stephanie run a property management and renovation company, leveraging their PM and Engineering skills with DIY spirit.
Graham joined IDEXX in 2021 as a Sr. Project Manager. In his new capacity, he joined a Global Product Marketing team and revived a reference laboratory service Project for next-day testing of bovine samples across the US (US$1M). His next challenge has been launching two diagnostic software for laboratory management and veterinarian herd health diagnostics in 98 countries (US$8M). He assisted with standing up a new PMO, established new development processes and governance, and is always focused on enhancing the lives of people, pets, and livestock.
Prior to that, Graham worked in Aerospace & Defense for Fiber Materials and the Department of Defense. There, he worked his way from Design Engineer to Project Manager, working on submarine systems, production equipment, and commercial building construction. During the pandemic he was responsible for a $45M Capital project constructing a 50,000 sqft facility, moving teams and components as the world stood still, and keeping teammates safe by promoting a COVID safety culture. His work is currently sailing underwater, intercepting missiles over Ukraine, racing on Formula 1 tracks, and resting on the surface of Mars.
Graham is an active member of the PROJEXX PM community, PMI Maine chapter, and a Harold Alfond Leaders awardee, Pine Tree Power volunteer, and Cumberland Motor Club volunteer.
On nights and weekends you can find him amateur racing and fixing his cars, hiking, and renovating old houses. Graham lives in Portland with his wife Stephanie, two cats Luna & Pippin, and their horse Mico.
Secretary
Olivia Saucier
ICF
Olivia Saucier is a certified PMP and Scrum Master with over a decade of experience leading projects in the fields of consulting and higher education. She is currently a Project Director at ICF, a consulting and technical services firm, where she manages quantitative and qualitative research projects for government clients.
Olivia holds Bachelor's degrees in International Relations and Spanish from Tufts University and a Masters in Community Development and Applied Economics from the University of Vermont. She recently served as a lecturer in Project Management at the Roux Institute and also earned her Six Sigma Green Belt certification. She is passionate about project management and project delivery, and is keen to grow the ranks of PMI Maine.
Olivia lives in Portland with her family. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to audiobooks, drinking tea and enjoying the natural beauty of Maine.
Treasurer
Alexander LeGore
LEGORE CONSULTING
Alex comes to the board with seven years of project management experience. As the Director of Operations at ActivSport Travel, Alex oversaw the planning and execution of international group trips. In that role, he also directed numerous workflow improvement efforts, including the rollout of a new CRM, a new reservation management system, and other process improvements.
Alex has applied his project management experience in multiple other volunteer roles, including coordinating the FEMA disaster relief grant effort for his summer community and implementing a data analytics platform for the Locker Project.
Alex is pursuing a master's degree in project management at the Roux Institute (Northeastern University) in Portland, ME, where he is serving as an ambassador from the PMI Maine chapter to the student body.
Alex enjoys making the most of our snowy winters by skiing Maine’s wonderful mountains and spending summer swimming in the ocean.
Director of Programs
Ivy McGrew
Ivy McGrew is a Certified PMP and active member of PMI Maine. She earned a B.S. of Apparel Design in her home state of Oregon, where she began her career as a Product Designer of Technical Performance Apparel. She has utilized a Project Management mindset throughout her career, moving to Los Angeles in 2013 as a key team member in launching the brand Fabletics. Ivy brought her wealth of industry knowledge in Product Design along with recommendations for key personnel additions and best practices for quality control, department level processes, and development calendars. Fabletics experienced exponential growth during Ivy’s tenure and has continued its success in the years since, projecting nearly $1 Billion of revenue in 2025.
Ivy moved to Maine in 2015, entrusted to lead the vision and execution of multiple product categories during her first 8 years at L.L.Bean. Her most recent role at the company saw her as an integral part of a project team with a goal of integrating digital product design into the company’s development process. Ivy was responsible for leading the work teams through changes to business processes, working with SMEs to recommend improvements and training work teams to ensure proper implementation. She trained 14 team members to use complex 3D Design software (CLO 3D) and supported the full staff of 26, providing additional training and support that enabled team members to maintain and build additional skills in the tool.
She is currently building out her Project Management skillset with a focus on Data Analysis. Through self-directed learning, she has become skilled in the SQL programming language and is actively pursuing a Tableau Certified Data Analyst credential. Ivy hopes to leverage these skills in her next role, using thorough analysis and clear visuals to empower her business partners to make informed and impactful business decisions.
She lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine where she spends her free time enjoying the outdoors and engaging in creative pursuits. She has many long-time hobbies like reading and knitting, recently adding home improvement projects and artisan bread making to her never-ending list of interests.
Director of Technology
Sierra Taylor
CROSS INSURANCE
Sierra Taylor, CAPM, CISR is a dedicated IT Project Manager at Cross Insurance with over two years of experience leading projects in Enterprise Applications and Cybersecurity. Based in Bangor, Maine, Sierra brings a unique blend of technical expertise and operational insight to her work, consistently driving results through structured project execution and data-informed decision-making.
Prior to her current role, Sierra worked out of the Beverly, MA branch at Cross Insurance where she helped oversee the Personal Lines department, delivered training on management systems and insurance workflows, tracked lost business and retention, and developed New Business workflows that streamlined operations and improved team efficiency. Sierra is passionate about reporting and data analysis and is excited to bring this passion to the Technology Director role on the PMI Maine Board of Directors.
Beyond her professional achievements, Sierra is deeply committed to community service. She has volunteered as a youth basketball and soccer coach, participated in the Walk for Hunger, March of Dimes, and served as a route marshal and registration volunteer for various charity walks, including those supporting veterans and cancer awareness.
Currently residing in York, ME, Sierra enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, and dog. Her favorite pastimes include hiking and exploring beautiful coastal trails, curling up with a good book, relaxing on the beach, and indulging in Maine’s seafood offerings.
Sierra is excited to bring her blend of technical expertise, project leadership, and collaborative spirit to the PMI Maine Chapter as Technology Director. She looks forward to helping the chapter leverage technology to enhance member engagement and support the strategic goals of PMI Maine.
Director of Marketing
William Dawe II, II
CENTRAL MAINE POWER
William I. Dawe II, QSM, CPESC, Is a Project Manager of Major Construction, a member of the Northeast FAASafety Division, also an active Member of the Junior Achievement Program in Maine. At a young age Will spent every summer in Anson Maine, learning various woodsman outdoor techniques from his late Grandfather, at the age of 14 he hiked the Maine parts of the Appalachian Trail, solidifying his outdoor enthusiasm. After the Military and completing a Bachelors in Environmental Science from Ohio State University. Will moved back to Maine and served his community as a volunteer firefighter with two departments for 10 years, While also working a Field Management job in the telecommunications field for 21 years, Will supports his community by being active on the the Town Selectboard along with being one of his county's Dedimus Justices. In his free time he likes to go on outdoor adventures with his wife and two children discovering everything Maine offers.
Director of Volunteers
Kris Hall
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
Kris Hall, M.F.A., PMP, is Director of the Center to Advance Interprofessional Education and Practice (CAIEP) at the University of New England (UNE). She previously served as Program Manager for both CAIEP and a SAMHSA-funded Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) grant ($870,000 over 3 years). Kris recently completed a two-year term as Chair of UNE’s Professional Staff Assembly, where she had the privilege of working with a dedicated volunteer board to support information sharing and community-building open to UNE’s 800+ staff members.
Kris has co-presented and published with interprofessional teams on the Interprofessional Team Immersion, a health professions student-driven curricular model for collaborative learning, as well as CAIEP’s Knowledge Exchange event series. She is an Associate member of the National Academies of Practice (NAP), where she co-chairs a task force on marketing and communications, and is also a member of the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative.
During the early COVID-19 pandemic, Kris co-led a statewide volunteer effort that produced and delivered 22,000 fabric masks in eight weeks to extend the life of N95s. The design was approved by MaineHealth and distributed to facilities across Maine.
She previously taught technical theatre at the University of Southern Maine and holds an MFA from the Maine College of Art and was fortunate to attend the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture on a full scholarship. She lives in Portland with her husband, and enjoys walking vacations and growing garlic.
Director of University Academic Outreach
Mary Ludden
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
Mary Ludden is the Senior Vice President for Global Network and Strategic Initiatives at Northeastern University. She oversees the university’s system of global campuses across the U.S., Canada, and U.K.—currently operating in Arlington, Charlotte, Miami, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Toronto, Vancouver, and London. In addition, Ludden leads Mills College at Northeastern University and The Mills Institute, and she oversees Northeastern’s Information Technology Services and Global Launch Services units.
Ludden previously served as Senior Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice Provost where she led Northeastern’s global campus system and the College of Professional Studies (CPS). Her various roles at CPS spanned from interim dean, faculty director of the college’s undergraduate and graduate programs in project management and leadership, and full-time faculty member.
Prior to joining Northeastern, Ludden spent more than 20 years in the healthcare industry—concluding as vice president and chief operating officer of National Government Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fortune 50 managed healthcare company Anthem, Inc. At Anthem, Ludden was responsible for a portfolio of programs and projects in excess of $450 million of annual operating revenue generated from government contracts. These included both health information technology programs and business process programs.
Ludden delivers a breadth of expertise to the university, ranging from strategic leadership and planning to performance measurement, data analytics, and information technology. She is frequently an invited speaker on these subjects and consults with Fortune 50 organizations on strategic growth initiatives.
Ludden holds a PhD in public policy and administration from Walden University, an MBA from Husson University, and a BS in accounting from the University of Southern Maine.
Past President
Meagan Adams
CVS HEALTH
Meagan has 16+ years of experience working in project and program management, including standing up one EPMO and two PMOs, setting up project and program governance/structure, transformational change management, process optimization, software system replacement, contract management, new hospital construction/operationalization, commercial build and renovation, military installation, university living space construction, finance and revenue cycle program management, and facilities operationalization.
She has a bachelor’s in leadership, a master’s in administrative leadership, is a licensed Project Management Professional, Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and Certified Scrum Master.
In 2021, Meagan led Moffitt Cancer Center’s Enterprise Project Management office to apply for and subsequently win the Project Management Institute’s global Project Management Office of the Year award. Meagan served as a project management expert speaker/presenter for PMI Tampa Bay and PMI Maine's Professional Development series in 2022 and 2023, and for The Roux Institute at Northeastern University's Entrepreneur Program in 2024 and 2025. Meagan serves as a multi-industry expert independent project and program management consultant and contractor.
Meagan's family origins include settlement of Maine, in 1641, through her maternal grandmother Jordan, and in 1646 through her paternal grandfather Adams. She is first generation of her family not born in Maine, initially moving to Maine in 2009, before permanently settling in 2022. In her spare time, Meagan enjoys spending time with her husband, Chris, and her daughter, who proudly serves our country through Airforce Intelligence work, as well as hiking, swimming, and writing.
