BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KATHY BIBERSTEIN
Kathy Biberstein began her career in the automotive industry as an engineer at General Motors, where she worked on an early prototype of Chevrolet’s all electric vehicle. After graduating from the University of Michigan Law School, she practiced law in Boston before moving to Switzerland to work as legal counsel and a member of the executive committee of the World Economic Forum. Kathy then spent 30 years working as an executive in the biotechnology industry in Switzerland, Ireland and Boston. She was an observer on the investment committee of two oncology social impact funds and a director of a company working to cure genetic diseases. She is currently executive partner and general counsel of Flagship Pioneering, a company that creates and develops first-in-category companies to transform human health and sustainability. Kathy lives in Freeport, Maine, where she raised her two sons, and is on the Board of Directors of Meridian Stories and the life sciences advisory committee of Focus Maine.
JACK EMORY
Jack practiced law for 30 years, first in Portland, Maine, and later as General Counsel of the Dexter Shoe Company. Following the closing of Dexter Shoe, Jack ran the family office for Peter and Paula Lunder in Portland as its president and as president of the Lunder Foundation for 14 years, retiring in 2016. Jack serves on several foundation boards with a particular interest in hands-on programs meeting the needs of the underserved in Maine. Jack and Katherine moved to Maine in 1974 and have lived most of that time in Freeport. Their two daughters live in Boston.
FRANCISCO GUZMAN
Francisco was born and grew up in Mexico City. He studied a B.A in Economics and a Master in Public Policy at ITAM in Mexico before becoming the Director of Marketing of the Mexican National Sports Commission in the late nineties. He then received a Masters in Marketing and a Ph.D. in Management Sciences at ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. There he met his wife, and Maine connection, Sarah. Francisco transitioned full-time into the academic world in 2005, worked as an Assistant Professor at Tec de Monterrey’s EGADE Business School for one year, before moving to Texas a year later. Francisco is a Professor of Marketing at the G. Brint Ryan College of Business at the University of North Texas. He specializes in branding and has over 50 peer-reviewed publications on the topic. Francisco and his family moved full-time to Freeport during the pandemic. His children, Ian and Laura, attend Freeport schools. The Guzmán family loves Maine’s outdoor/active way of living, and are frequently involved in running, Nordic skiing, baseball, sailing, and climbing activities. Francisco volunteers as a track coach for jumps and hurdles at FHS.
Peggy Greenhut Golden
Peggy Greenhut Golden, a native New Yorker is the past owner of Greenhut Galleries, Portland’s oldest contemporary art gallery. She has fundraised for the Portland Concert Association (now Portland Ovations), served on the board of BIG SOUNDS FROM ALL OVER, was appointed by the City Council and served on the Portland Public Art Committee for 20 plus years, is the past Vice Chair of Maine Friends of Seeds of Peace, a past member of the Maine Small Business Alliance, and a former Commissioner of the Maine Arts Commission appointed by Governor Angus King. At the gallery she presented shows in support of the Maine Women’s Lobby, National Breast Cancer Awareness and the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project. She believes fiercely in giving back to the Portland community and enriching the Portland experience.
DAVID KAUFMAN
David Kaufman had a career as a broadcaster having started with CBS Network News and eventually retiring as the CEO of the WMTW Broadcast Group which was comprised of WMTW-TV, Portland , Maine’s ABC TV affiliate (Channel 8), as well as 5 Maine radio stations.
After retiring from his broadcast career, David purchased Brahms Mount, a luxury textile design and manufacturing company and built it into a nationally recognized firm.
David and his wife Barbara relocated to Maine in 1979 and have lived in South Freeport since 1981. He has served on numerous civic boards, is a Past Commodore of the Harraseeket Yacht Club, and is currently on the Board of Friends of Casco Bay.
KRISTI MARSH
Kristi Marsh's roles in training and development, nonprofit leadership, and environmental education have three commonalities: high-energy engagement, developing events and online tools around current events topics, and long-term growth project management. Her passion is creating the foundation for organizations to thrive, learn, and protect the world.
As an environmental advocate, Kristi passionately led movements as a speaker, speaker coach, and author. Her book, Little Changes, was honored to be awarded the Living Now 2014 Evergreen Medal for being a 'world-changing book of this millennium.'
Kristi built a high-efficiency, low-carbon, high-performance home in Freeport where she loves working on her (mini) regenerative agriculture farm, oil painting, and enjoying the water from her growing herd of sea kayaks, in between welcoming her family and guests.
RITA SALIBA
Rita Saliba holds a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from the University of Maine School of Law, licensed to practice in Maine and Massachusetts. Formerly an attorney at Murray Plumb and Murray, she developed the Technology Law Center at Maine’s School of Law. Rita continued her career as a Strategic Planner at the Southern Maine Agency on Aging. A graduate of the University of Southern Maine with a Master of Fine Arts (MFA), she co-founded Grant Partners of New England, researching and writing grant proposals, while consulting on fund development. A forty-seven-year resident of Freeport and mother of four children, Rita served as a volunteer in Freeport schools and was a member of the Building Committee for Mast Landing School. Rita is a licensed Real Estate Broker and Designated Broker (DB) at NE Properties. She continues to serve various charitable and community organizations in the State of Maine.
TOM SALIBA
Retired Business Executive, Tom Saliba was trained as an Energy Economist having graduated from Colby College and earned a Master’s Degree from Columbia University. He first moved to Freeport in 1974 and has served on or chaired numerous civic and charitable boards including Maine Medical Center, Maine College of Art, Colby College Museum of Art, The Cy Twombly Foundation, and The Arts and Cultural Alliance of Freeport.
He has been collecting Art for more than fifty years, sailed in the Mediterranean for more than twenty years and now enjoys working in his gardens in South Freeport.
