Who We Are

The Moving Maine Network is a multi-sector, statewide collaborative. Our members are people working in transportation, planning, aging, disability, health care, human services, environment, public health, faith communities, housing, philanthropy, as well as individuals who have with lived experience with transportation barriers.

Our Values

  • Place Equity & Inclusion First

  • Center People with Lived Experience

  • Connect, Share & Collaborate

  • Focus on Coordination & Efficiency 

  • Embrace Mobility as Fundamental to Health and Well-Being 

  • Balance Sustainability, Innovation & Access

Read more about our values here

Zoe Miller, MPH, Co-Founder and Facilitator

Zoe has over 25 years of experience building healthy, equitable communities through inclusive engagement and collaborative strategies. Through her early work in community organizing and public health, she became passionate about transportation access and equity as a key to advancing health and opportunity. In her role at the Greater Portland Council of Governments from 2017-21, she led an intersectional team to establish the Mobility for All Program and partnered to launch the Moving Maine Network. Zoe lives in Portland and uses the bus for transportation whenever possible.

Steering Committee

Moving Maine's work is guided by a multi-sector Steering Committee that includes people who have lived experience of transportation barriers. Steering Committee Meetings are held on the first Thursday of odd-numbered months from 1-2:30pm. Meetings are open to the public by request. To attend, contact us.

  • Allison brings more than 15 years experience making public spaces more accessible, equitable and enjoyable for people to the East Coast Greenway Alliance’s role of national greenway director. In this position, Allison oversees the Alliance’s trail development projects and programs and leads the Greenway’s eight-person field staff team. Prior to joining the Greenway team, Allison worked in the nonprofit, foundation, private, higher education and public sectors in Seattle, Boston and the United Kingdom. A bike commuter and recreational cyclist, she also enjoys running, hiking, swimming, baking, kayaking and cooking.

  • Matt Cannon started much of his advocacy work as a volunteer with Sierra Club and then became a staffer at Sierra Club Maine in June 2019, currently serving as State Conservation & Energy Director. In his position, Matt coordinates the Chapter's 30x30/conservation, outings, transportation, electrification, and clean energy work. Matt’s love and deep respect for our planet was instilled in him by his father who gave him a membership to the Sierra Club at a young age. Matt is intent on using his privilege to protect our planet and create a more just and sustainable future. He lives in Portland, and has his master’s in Public Policy from Tufts University’s Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Program.

  • Jo is from Mt. Desert Island. She holds a BA from Wellesley College and a M.Litt. from the University of St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland. In 2003 she founded Friends in Action, a 501 c 3 nonprofit providing volunteer services, primarily transportation, at no charge to older adults and people living with disabilities. Friends in Action grew to have over 175 volunteers when Jo retired in 2022. She has worked as Project Manager for the Maine Council on Aging since her retirement, leading the Transportation Equity for Healthy Aging project. She is married to Don Cooper, a retired transportation planner, and they live in Lamoine.

  • Sarah Cushman is the Faith Representative to the Moving Maine Network through her local Quaker meeting (Portland Friends). She carries a concern for transportation justice for all Mainers and hopes to serve as a connection for people of all faiths (and none) to act on their conscience through Moving Maine’s efforts. In her day job, Sarah is also a transportation planning consultant and former master-certified auto mechanic. She likes to listen, and folks know best their own experiences and needs. Sarah works for transportation options that improve people’s quality of life and the livability of our communities. She brings skills in community outreach, walk/bike/bus/carpool planning, mobility equity, and transportation behavior change.\

  • Mireille is originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo and now lives in Portland. As an immigrant with a disability that prevents her from driving, Mireille is passionate about giving a voice to immigrants with disabilities, especially regarding how the transportation system needs to work better for people like her. Since 2017, Mireille has volunteered as a Mobility Liaison with the Greater Portland Council of Governments and with the Moving Maine Network. She helped create the Community Transportation Leaders program in Southern Maine, which creates a pathway for people with lived experience to get involved in transportation and decision-making.

  • Molly is an Advocate at Disability Rights Maine. Molly’s work revolves around voting access, to ensure that people with disabilities can vote without barriers in Maine. Molly also works on transportation issues and provides direct advocacy services to clients whose rights have been violated.

  • Marcel is originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo. His internship at the German international organization GIZ ignited his passion for amplifying the voices of communities who had lacked representation at the decision table. Marcel worked on development plans for rural communes in Burundi, before resettling in Nashua, New Hampshire in 2016. In his current role as the Community Engagement Coordinator at the Greater Portland Council of Governments, Marcel leads the Mobility For All program, which empowers older adults, people with disabilities, immigrants and refugees, and people with low incomes to have a voice in the transportation planning and decision-making process. Marcel holds a B.A. in Communications for Development from Université Lummière de Bujumbura. Marcel is fluent in French, Swahili, Kinyamulenge, Kirundi, and Kinyarwanda.

  • As the Executive Director of the Maine Council on Aging (MCOA), Jess leads a multidisciplinary network of more than 135 organizations, businesses, municipalities, and community members working to ensure we can all live healthy, engaged, and secure lives as we age in our homes and communities. She leads a dynamic team and an engaged board to initiate and support data-informed policy change efforts through direct advocacy with federal, state, and municipal leaders. Recent successes include increased pay for direct care workers and increased eligibility for the Medicare Savings Program in Maine.

    She creates shared-learning opportunities for community, social service, policy, and healthcare leaders across Maine and Northern New England. She collaborates with members and partners to convene processes and events geared toward action on issues related to ageism, equity related to all forms of bias, poverty, housing, transportation, food security, social inclusion, workforce, community development, and care across all settings. The MCOA has committed to ending ageism in Maine by 2032 through conversation, education, and action. Jess co-designed the Leadership Exchange on Ageism, the first-of-its-kind program that is helping Maine’s leaders take action on ageism. A licensed Maine attorney, Jess worked for 17 years in the Maine Office of the Attorney General. As Executive Director for the Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging, she co-founded the MCOA in 2012, and became its first Executive Director in 2018. She graduated from the University of Maine School of Law and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

  • Eric is currently an Operations Manager for Penquis Transportation overseeing the transportation needs for the people of Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties. With over 30 years in the transportation industry Eric specializes in Fleet operations and maintenance. He has a firm belief that everyone deserves to have access to safe, reliable transportation. But, living in rural Maine, that can be a challenge, one he is striving to overcome. He wants to ensure that every person his team transports are met with a safe, clean vehicle, and a friendly, professional driver. Eric has a desire for learning and holds several licenses including CDL, State Inspection, Water distribution and treatment, and Massage Therapy. He is also certified in leadership and team development, sports and special event incident management, transportation incident management, and tower climbing/high angle rescue.

  • I am a mom of 3 and I live in Kittery with my awesome husband and my rescue pup. I love to listen to music, read, sit in the sun in nature and cheering on my kids at sports and school events. I had an accident in 2017 which drastically changed our lives. I am now a quadriplegic and I use a power wheelchair to get around. Before, I had worked full time as a medical office manager, and I currently still work part time as well as serving as a disability advocate for multiple groups. Being a wheelchair user with an active family has opened my eyes to the many obstacles in the community. I would love to see our world built safely without barriers, open for all people for any of the activities they want to do!

  • Erin is the Senior Transportation Director for KVCAP, the community action agency for Kennebec Valley, serving Kennebec and Somerset Counties in Maine. Having worked in transportation agencies in California, Erin brings a strong knowledge of mobility management and transportation logistics to the work of Moving Maine.

  • Hannah joined Maine Primary Care Association in 2021 and is responsible for leading the organization’s public policy initiatives and building the capacity of MPCA’s members to advocate effectively for their mission. She previously worked in Washington, DC, as a policy staffer for Maine Senator Susan M. Collins, leading efforts on global health and international trade. Prior to that, she was a consultant at The Cohen Group, a strategic business advisory firm founded by former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Maine Senator William S. Cohen. Hannah earned a BA in International Affairs and a MA in Global Policy from the University of Maine.

  • Jill Johanning is a Maine Licensed Architect who specializes in accessible and inclusive design at Alpha One Disability + Aging Solutions. As a part of the independent living center at Alpha One, Access Design has been a core service of Alpha One for more than 40 years, providing ADA technical assistance, training, and consulting on designing facilities for universal access. Before joining Alpha One, Jill was employed as a project designer for a large A/E firm in Maine. She has design and construction experience in public and private building projects, with a focus on educational and universal design campus facilities for users of all abilities. Her strong accessibility background developed from working with children and adults with disabilities while studying architecture in college.

Advisory Council

The Advisory Committee offers an ongoing venue for representatives from State of Maine Departments state departments to provide updates, help inform the work of the MMN, and learn from the MMN’s membership and cross-sector expertise. To attend, contact us.

  • My name is Railey, and I am the State of Maine Accessibility Coordinator. I work to ensure that the State of Maine government is accessible to Mainers with disabilities. I graduated from the University of Alabama with a master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. I am a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and I hold ACTCP certification as an Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator.

    For the last fifteen years, I have worked with individuals with disabilities to assist them in achieving their goals of employment and access to independence in the home and community. My past roles have included Job Coach, Rehabilitation Counselor, Vocational Consultant, and Independent Living Case Manager. My goal is to help individuals with disabilities continue to address barriers in the workforce and community.

  • Ryan Neale is Transit Manager in the Bureau of Planning at the Maine Department of Transportation. Ryan started at MaineDOT in February 2021. In his current role, he oversees public transportation planning and operations for the State of Maine. Prior to MaineDOT, Ryan worked as a transit planner for the Greater Portland Council of Governments and on economic development in the nonprofit sector.

  • Tim is the Whole Family Services Program Manager at Maine DHHS Office for Family Independence. In 2011 Tim graduated from the University of Southern Maine (USM) with a degree in Linguistics. From 2011 to 2018, he taught English as a Second Language to Maine’s New Mainer population through several adult education programs in the Greater Portland area. Since 2018, Tim has worked with Maine’s TANF-funded programs, including Maine’s ASPIRE Program and Maine’s Whole Family Services programs. In 2022, Tim graduated from USM with a Masters in Policy, Planning, and Management.

    In his free time, Tim loves walking in the woods, reading and writing poetry, doing yard work, and spending time with all the great people of Maine.

Mobility Liaisons

This role supports participation by people with lived experience of transportation barriers. Mobility Liaisons receive a stipend for serving on the Steering Committee and a workgroup.

If you are interested in becoming a Mobility Liaison with Moving Maine, contact Moving Maine Facilitator Zoe Miller.