UMA Professional Employees Assembly
The Professional Employees Assembly (PEA) of the University of Maine at Augusta represents over 100 employees working on the three UMA campuses (Augusta, Bangor and Lewiston) and at many locations throughout the state. The PEA is organized to provide a forum for professional employees to meet, share information and encourage joint support for the development of its members. A Senate comprised of nine Senators governs the PEA. Eight of the Senators are affiliated with and elected from within specific functional areas.
The Senators and the areas they represent are:
| Academic/Administrative Personnel | Priscilla Costello (costello@maine.edu) |
| Administrative Services and Finance & Data | Jennifer Crichton (crichton@maine.edu) |
| Computing/Technical Services | Wayne Evancheck (waynee@maine.edu) |
| Admissions and Records | Beth Vigue (bvigue@maine.edu) |
| Financial Aid and Student Accounts | Laurie Ladd (ladd@maine.edu) |
| Libraries and Academic Support | Gabriella Howard (ghoward@maine.edu) |
| Maine Centers for Women, Work & Community | Nikki Abbott (nabbott@maine.edu) |
| Student Services | Marcia Mower (mower@maine.edu) |
| Senator at Large | Claudia Quintal (claudia@maine.edu) |
Current PEA officers are: Nikki Abbott, Chair; Marcia Mower, Vice Chair; Priscilla Costello, Secretary; and Wayne Evancheck, Treasurer.
Senators also represent the PEA as Liaisons to the following constituent groups:
| Liaison to the Faculty Senate | Beth Vigue |
| Liaison to the Classified Employees Assembly | Laurie Ladd |
| Liaison to the Student Government Association | Gabriella Howard |
| Chair of Professional Development | Jennifer Crichton |
The Constitution is located on this web site and is also available by contacting your Senator. Click a link below to read Minutes of the PEA Senate meetings:
- Minutes of November 2002 Meeting
- Minutes of December 2002 Meeting
- Minutes of January 2003 Meeting
- Minutes of April 2003 Meeting
- Minutes of September 2003 Meeting
- Minutes of October 2003 Meeting
- Minutes of November 2003 Meeting
- Minutes of January 2004 Meeting
- Minutes of February 2004 Meeting

