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Mitchell Institute Alumni Council Community Day Serving, reconnecting, and giving back across Maine on April 11 Save My Spot This April, the Mitchell Institute Alumni Council is bringing Scholars and Alumni together across Maine for a day of giving back and reconnecting with your community. Whether you join us in Portland, Bangor, or from wherever… Read more »

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes There is a particular kind of confidence that comes not from being told you are capable, but from sitting across from someone who has walked your path and hearing them say: you are going to be fine. That is what MILE II is designed to create. This spring, 63 Mitchell… Read more »

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Neja Jayasundara, a 2025 Mitchell Scholar from Presque Isle High School and student at the University of Maine, founded MindBloom Learning to bring interactive science experiences to young students in rural communities. Growing up in Presque Isle, Neja Jayasundara understood something that statistics would later confirm: students in rural Maine… Read more »

The Mitchell Institute announced updates to its Board of Directors, including new leadership appointments and the election of three new Board members, effective January 2026. Abby Diaz has been elected Chair of the Mitchell Institute Board of Directors, with Tony DiSotto ’99, a Mitchell Scholar Alumnus and Maine Market President at KeyBank, elected Vice Chair…. Read more »

Jared Cash, president and CEO of the Mitchell Institute, announced that Elyse Pratt-Ronco has joined the organization as its new Scholarship and Development Research Manager. In this role, Pratt-Ronco will carry forward the Institute’s commitment to delivering data-informed practices and communicating the measurable impact of donor investments. As scholarship and development research manager, Pratt-Ronco supports… Read more »