Structure & Governance

LifeFlight is a nonprofit organization comprised of three divisions:

LifeFlight of Maine was established in 1998 as Maine’s air ambulance service for critically ill and injured patients, providing care for the entirety of Maine and mutual aid throughout New England. LifeFlight of Maine is a nonprofit limited liability company with original funding from its members, Northern Light Health and Central Maine Healthcare, two of Maine’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems. LifeFlight is operated as an independent business unit.
The LifeFlight Foundation was established in 2003 as an independent fundraising organization dedicated to supporting LifeFlight of Maine by raising funds and increasing awareness of it mission.
LifeFlight Aviation Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of LifeFlight of Maine, was established in 2020 to maintain and operate LifeFlight of Maine’s aircraft. LifeFlight Aviation Services is the FAA Part 135 Air Carrier Certificate holder for LifeFlight.

LifeFlight of Maine Steering Committee

LifeFlight of Maine is governed by its Steering Committee, which is comprised of senior leadership from Northern Light Health and Central Maine Healthcare, as well as The LifeFlight Foundation.

Northern Light Health

Gregory LaFrancois (Chair)
Senior Vice President, Northern Light Health
President, Eastern Maine Medical Center

Daryl Boucher
Vice President of Operations, Northern Light AR Gould Hospital

Timothy Dentry
President and CEO, Northern Light Health

Medical Director

Norman Dinerman, MD
Medical Director, LifeFlight of Maine

Central Maine Healthcare

Steven Littleson (Vice-Chair)
President and CEO, Central Maine Healthcare President, Central Maine Medical Center

David Paulosky
Chief Financial Officer, Central Maine Healthcare

LifeFlight Foundation

Zachary Brandwein
Attorney, Dentons

Dan Daigneault
Retired CEO, First National Bank

David Humm
Retired Management Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton

Staff (Ex Officio)

Joe Kellner, EMT-P
CEO, LifeFlight of Maine

Bill Cyr, MHA, RN, NRP
Chief Operating Officer, LifeFlight of Maine

Kate O’Halloran
Executive Director, LifeFlight Foundation

LifeFlight of Maine Clinical Practice Committee

The Clinical Practice Committee oversees the quality of care provided by the LifeFlight medical crew, tracking state-of-the-art clinical care from around the world and meeting quarterly to discuss current protocols and new treatments.

Norm Dinerman, MD
LifeFlight Medical Director
Emergency Medicine
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Pete Tilney, DO, EMT-P
LifeFlight Medical Director of QAPI
Emergency Medicine
Central Maine Medical Center

Amber Richards, MD
LifeFlight Associate Medical Director
Emergency Medicine
Maine Medical Center

Dave Saquet, DO
LifeFlight Associate Medical Director
Emergency Medicine
Region 4 MEMS Medical Director
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Sandra Bagwell, MD
Pediatric Intensivist
Maine Medical Center

Michael Bohanske, MD
Emergency Medicine
Region 1 MEMS Medical Director
Maine Medical Center

David Carmack, MD
Trauma Orthopedics
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Bruce Chung, MD
Critical Care Surgeon
Maine Medical Center

Benjamin Lowry, MD
Emergency Medicine
Region 6 MEMS Medical Director
Pen Bay Medical Center

Tim Pieh, MD
Region 3 MEMS Medical Director
MaineGeneral Medical Center

Andrew Powell, MD
Chief Emergency Medicine
Southern Maine Medical Center-Sanford

Seth Ritter, MD
Emergency Medicine
Region 2 MEMS Medical Director
Central Maine Medical Center

Beth Collamore, MD
Emergency Medicine
Region 5 MEMS Medical Director
Cary Medical Center

Gwen Downs, MD
Emergency Medicine
MaineGeneral Medical Center

Amy Fenwick, MD
Trauma Surgeon
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Peter Goth, MD
Director Critical Care Training Institute Emergency Physician
AR Gould Hospital

Eric Gunnoe, MD
Pediatric Intensivist
MaineGeneral Medical Center

Comfort Hines, MD
Emergency Medicine
Pen Bay Medical Center

Larry Hopperstead, MD
Trauma Surgeon, Retired
Central Maine Healthcare

Kelly Klein, MD
Emergency Medicine
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Kelly Meehan-Coussee, MD
Emergency Medicine
MaineGeneral Medical Center

Bethany Nash, PharmD, AEMT
Toxicologist / Licensed Pharmacist
MidCoast Hospital

Mike Schmitz, MD
Emergency Medicine
Southern Maine Healthcare

Matt Sholl, MD
Maine EMS Medical Director
Emergency Medicine
Maine Medical Center

Rachel Williams, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Maine Medical Center

Jonathan Wood, MD
Pediatric Intensivist
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Kate Zimmerman, DO
Emergency Medicine
Maine EMS Associate Medical Director
Maine Medical Center

LifeFlight Foundation Board of Trustees

The LifeFlight Foundation Board has (up to) 15 trustees from around the State of Maine who represent a wide range of industries, sectors, and communities. Each trustee is appointed for a three-year term and may serve up to three consecutive terms.