Team HCCA
Meet the team dedicated to building a healthier community.
Hover over or click under each team member image to learn more about their role at HCCA!
Renee Page
Executive Director
r.page@hccame.org
(207) 588-5347
Renee (she/her) is the Executive Director providing oversight and support for HCCA’s dynamic staff and extensive programming.
April Hughes
Associate Program Manager
a.hughes@hccame.org
(207) 588-5343
April is the Associate Program Manager providing oversight and support for HCCA’s tobacco and substance use prevention programs, including special projects, the Maine Prevention Network (MPN), and the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) grant. In addition, April facilitates the statewide LGBTQ+ SupportME Network.
Katie Cunningham
Finance Manager
k.cunningham@hccame.org
(207) 588-5349
Katie (she/her) is the Finance Manager providing financial guidance and oversight on all government and philanthropic funding streams that support HCCA’s mission.
Jane Hutchinson
Financial Administrator
j.hutchinson@hccame.org
(207) 588-5344
Jane (she/her) is the Financial Administrator managing and recording financial transactions for the organization, preparing budgets, and reports to multiple funders that support HCCA.
Patricia Buck-Welton
DFC Coordinator
patriciab@hccame.org
(207) 588-5345
Patricia Buck-Welton is the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Coordinator, implementing projects and initiatives associated with the DFC grant, including supporting and overseeing the Gardiner Area Thrives (GAT) Coalition. Additionally, Patricia implements substance use prevention objectives under the Maine Prevention Network (MPN) grant.
Adlin Deering
Special Projects Coordinator
a.deering@hccame.org
Adlin (she/her) is the Special Projects Coordinator. She primarily works on projects that provide resources and education for those in under-resourced communities, including LGBTQ+ youth. Much of her work revolves around tobacco use within these communities, but also expands to education about pronoun usage, community mattering, and providing safe spaces. She is a co-lead of the Kennebec County Youth Advisory Board which creates a place for students throughout Kennebec County to advocate for policy change surrounding issues that impact them the most.
Alida Farrell
Food Systems Coordinator
Alida (she/her) serves as the Food Systems Coordinator at HCCA, where she manages two state-wide food systems networks: the Maine Farm and Sea to School Network and the Maine Farm to Institution Network.
Susan Johnson
Substance Use Prevention Coordinator
Susan (she/her) is the Substance Use Prevention Coordinator. She works with community partners to provide education and resources surrounding substance use awareness and prevention at schools and other youth-serving organizations. She is a co-lead of the Kennebec County Youth Advisory Board which creates a place for students throughout Kennebec County to advocate for policy change surrounding issues that impact them the most.
Rachael Reynolds
SNAP-Ed Coordinator
r.reynolds@hccame.org
(207) 588-5349
Rachael (she/her) is the Maine SNAP-Ed Program Coordinator. She delivers a series of SNAP-Ed programming, primarily to SNAP-eligible community members ages three and up, visiting them in child care, elementary schools, summer youth programs, community centers, vocational rehabilitation centers, and many more locations. She also participates in two separate Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) change initiatives in the communities she works with including a Community Garden Project in Augusta and a StoryWalk Project.
Mallory Siddiqui
Tobacco Prevention Coordinator
Mallory (she/her) is the Tobacco Prevention Coordinator. She works with stakeholders to educate youth and other community members to prevent tobacco and e-cigarette use, reduce exposure to second- and third-hand smoke, and provide resources to help current smokers quit.
Courtney Whitney
SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator
c.whitney@hccame.org
(207) 588-5347
Courtney (she/her) is the Maine SNAP-Ed Program Coordinator. She delivers a series of SNAP-Ed programming, primarily to SNAP-eligible community members ages three and up, visiting them in child care, elementary schools, summer youth programs, community centers, vocational rehabilitation centers, and many more locations. She also participates in two separate Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) change initiatives in the communities she works with including a Community Garden Project in Augusta and a StoryWalk Project.
Sarah Young
Healthy Eating, Active Living Coordinator
Sarah (she/her) is the Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Program Coordinator providing community education for healthy eating and nutrition, physical activity, and breastfeeding education. Additionally, Sarah implements initiatives and projects within the Maine Prevention Network (MPN) tobacco grant. Funding for the HEAL program is sourced from the Maine Prevention Network (MPN) Grant.
Team member photographs courtesy of Catherine J. Gross Photography or individual team members.