David Greenham, Interim Executive Director

David Greenham came to Maine in 1985 to start a touring theater company with some friends, and has never left. Prior to joining the staff at the Maine Arts Commission, he spent nine years at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine teaching and creating exhibits and events. He has been involved with theater and community arts in Maine for more than 30 years. In addition, David has traveled to perform and teach extensively throughout Maine. David lives in Gardiner and is a member of the Board of the MidMaine Global Forum, is a contributing reviewer for the Boston-based online newsletter The ArtsFuse (artsfuse.org), and is a lecturer of drama and Shakespeare at the University of Maine at Augusta.

Contact David Greenham | vog.eniam@mahneerg.divad | 207-287-2710

Megan Fournier, Interim Performing Arts & Media Director

For over 15 years, Meg Fournier has been building and supporting multi-disciplinary arts programs around the State of Maine with a particular interest in their effect on the communities they serve. Born and raised in Louisiana, the arts have been an integral part of Meg’s daily life since day one. She received her BFA with a Concentration in Drawing after studying at Pratt Institute, Maryland Institute College of Art, and USM. Shortly after college, she pivoted her focus to arts production and programming. Prior to working with the Maine Arts Commission, Meg served as Program Director for Waterfall Arts and Production Manager for the Points North Institute, who’s programs include the Camden International Film Festival and the Points North Forum. She co-founded and directed the Free Range Music Festival and Roots & Tendrils, a contemporary art and music venue, in Belfast. Meg has also worked with a number of other Maine arts entities including the Maine International Film Festival, Shadow Distribution, and the Unity College Center for the Arts, as well as the Renzi Education and Art Center in Louisiana. Meg lives in Waldo County with her family, a wild rescue pup, and six chickens.  

Contact Megan Fournier | vog.eniam@reinruof.b.nagem | 207-287-2724

Kerstin Gilg, Director of Grants & Accessibility

Kerstin Gilg works at the Maine Arts Commission where he is the Director of Grants and Accessibility. Kerstin has over 20 years of experience working with artists and organizations in programming, strategic planning, organizational development, fundraising, and operational management. He has authored studies focusing on arts and economic development and facilitates annual grant reviews that provide funding to Maine arts projects. Kerstin previously served as media arts and performing arts director, as well as overseeing the Maine public art program.  He produces statewide conferences and forums for the arts and coordinates the Maine New Brunswick Taskforce for cultural exchange. He is Leadership LIFT 360 alumni and co-founder of the Artdogs Studios business. Outside of his duties at the Arts Commission, Kerstin volunteers for the Main Street community development organization in Gardiner and is a member of the Gardiner Board of Trade. Kerstin has a Master’s Degree in Interactive Telecommunication from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and a Theatre Science degree from the University of Oregon. Before joining the Maine Arts Commission, Kerstin worked professionally as a scenic and event coordinator.

Contact Kerstin Gilg | vog.eniam@glig.nitsrek | 207-287-6719

Julie Horn, Assistant Director & Visual Arts Director 

Julie is the visual arts director for the Maine Arts Commission and manages the State’s Percent for Art program. She relocated to Augusta after working for six years as the director for visual arts, craft, media and design at the Tennessee Arts Commission in Nashville. Her tenure there also included curating and managing the TAC gallery. Her education includes a BFA in painting from the University of Arizona, a MFA in print media from Cranbrook Academy of Art, and a fellowship at the Wexner Center for the Arts, at The Ohio State University. Her professional work experience includes facilitating a variety of studio and lecture classes at several colleges in middle TN and serving as adjudicator for grants for Louisiana and Tennessee. In 2013 she was invited by Tennessee’s First Lady Crissy Haslam to curate TN craft and traditional artwork for the TN Executive Residence. She is also a published writer of art criticism for Numbers Inc., Art Papers and the Nashville Scene. She was the curator of public programs for the Frist Center for Visual Art and has received her certification in both nonprofit leadership and nonprofit management. In 2016, she was an invited speaker at Center for Craft, Creativity and Design, on Contemporary Craft Apprentice Programs and served on the panel, Being and Doing: Legacies of Creative Practice and Education, at Black Mountain College. She also serves as a member of the Maine/New Brunswick Cultural Task Force. 

Contact Julie Horn | vog.eniam@nroh.eiluj | 207-287-2790

Kimberly Jablon, Office Manager 

Kimberly has a deep appreciation for the arts and enjoys photography and other creative outlets. In addition to her office management experience for over 10 years, she has held positions in the Chicago area as a corporate photographer, freelance photographer and studio specialist, editing architectural photography. Kimberly has a passion to serve in the local community by organizing and leading a monthly community dinner, as well as  feeding hungry hikers at different access points along the Appalachian Trail. She has a bachelor’s degree in photography from Grand Valley State University, in Michigan.

Contact Kimberly Jablon | vog.eniam@nolbaj.ylrebmik | 207-287-2724

Ryan Leighton, Marketing Director

Ryan Leighton is the Marketing Director at the Maine Arts Commission. A native of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Leighton grew up with a healthy dose of fishing culture and tales from the sea. Realizing he might not be cut out for the salty life of lobstering, Leighton attended the University of Maine in Orono to study journalism and advertising. His passion for storytelling has taken him from reporting in small town coastal newspapers, to writing on the high seas aboard a 19th century whaling ship. Before joining the Arts Commission in January of 2017, Leighton completed a full length documentary film about walking the Appalachian Trail. In 2018 his documentary won Best Maine Film at the Maine Outdoor Film Festival. In his current position at the Maine Arts Commission, Leighton says he enjoys the art storytelling through the power of digital and content creation. 

 Contact Ryan Leighton| vog.eniam@nothgiel.j.nayr | 207-287-7050

Martha Piscuskas, Arts Education Director

Martha brings 30 years of nonprofit organizational leadership alongside a deep understanding of the State’s issues. Most recently she was Executive Director at Waterfall Arts, the community arts center in Belfast that she co-founded in 2000. She has extensive experience in community arts education, developing programming for all ages and in collaboration with local schools. One of five siblings, all artists, with parents in secondary education, Martha grew up immersed in active creative inquiry. In addition to serving on her local school board, she has led and founded numerous Maine organizations including MaineShare, Maine Center on Economic Policy, and Maine Initiatives. Martha has presented nationally and served on multiple boards, including as the Chair of the Waldo County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, and the Chair of the New England Board of Haymarket People’s Fund. A member of the Zeta class of Leadership Maine, she holds a BA in Cultural Anthropology from Wesleyan University, and a BFA from the Maine College of Art. A longtime resident of Waldo County, Martha lives on a homesteading solar-run farm with her family.

Contact Martha Piscuskas| vog.eniam@saksucsip.ahtram | 207-287-2750