Speakers

Caroline King has served as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross since 2015.  From offices in Bangor and Caribou, the Red Cross serves six northern most Maine counties from Fairfield to the Fort Kent and covers more than 25,000 square miles.  In her role as “the Face of the Red Cross” in these communities, Caroline works to increase community awareness and participation, along with harnessing their generous support and commitment to the humanitarian mission of the Red Cross of individuals, communities and local businesses.

Caroline will discuss the work of the Red Cross in Maine and how the Red Cross humanitarian work supports those impacted by disaster and how Rotarians can get involved with the organization.  Caroline is a proud Rotarian from the Bangor Breakfast Rotary Club and currently serves as the Club’s Vice President.

Growing up in Montessori Education, alternative forms of education have always been a part of Amarinda’s life. Amarinda graduated from Colby College in 2014 where she studied Sociology and Education. As a student, Amarinda regularly volunteered at the Children’s Discovery Museum, spent two summers interning and working at the Children’s Museum of New Hampshire and completed an internship at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. After graduating, Amarinda started working at the Children’s Discovery Museum as the Assistant Director where she developed a schedule of programs and planned museum fundraisers. In 2015 Amarinda was hired as the Executive Director. Since then, Amarinda has worked to balance the museum’s budget, pull the organization out of debt, and increase museum attendance. In 2015 she was chosen as an example of exceptional teaching by the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance. In 2016 she began working to relocate the organization to Waterville, Maine in order to ensure the longevity and sustainability of the organization.