The LifeFlight Foundation welcomes two new Board of Trustees members

Brian Elowe is the CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine, where he oversees the organization and its seven locations throughout southern Maine. The Club has 2,500 members and serves more than 500 kids and teens each day.

Brian grew up in Andover, Mass., but he spent every summer as a kid on Sebago Lake and his ties to Maine reach back generations. He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Connecticut College, and then began his career in Portland at the Dunlap Corp. He then spent more than 25 years in New York City with Marsh and McLennan, eventually becoming Chief Client Officer for North America where he was responsible for overall client management, client technology platforms and innovative risk management programs. In 2016, Brian and his wife, Liz, moved back to Maine. After retiring from Marsh and McLennan in 2020, Brian took over as CEO of Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine.

Brian is an avid boater and cyclist, and he still plays ice hockey three times a week. He and Liz have been supporters of LifeFlight since a family member required a LifeFlight transport in 2004. Brian joined the board of The LifeFlight Foundation in 2024.

Chris Fife was born and raised primarily in Massachusetts, though he has considered Maine home since attending the University of Maine in Orono where he earned a B.S. in Forest Management. Chris began his career as a forester for Georgia Pacific in Princeton, Maine, and has worked in the forestry sector across New England as well as in the Atlantic south and mid-Atlantic for the past 30 years. 

He has held management roles with Plum Creek and Weyerhaeuser, establishing timberland operations in Vermont in 2008 and managing the local transition from Plum Creek to Weyerhaeuser in 2016. In 2018, he started a new career journey with Weyerhaeuser as Public Affairs Manager, handling government affairs and community relations for Weyerhaeuser’s businesses in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, West Virginia, and Michigan. These include three wood products manufacturing facilities that employ over 660 associates and manage 1.3 million acres of timberland located in four states, as well as our Climate Solutions, Land and Recreation business. He works in the political and regulatory arena to create value for Weyerhaeuser and the broader forest sector through collaboration with many diverse stakeholder groups including rural communities, conservation NGOs, industry partners and state regulators. 

Chris is currently Chair of Weyerhaeuser’s New England Giving Committee supporting employee volunteerism, donations, and our Giving Fund grant process. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the Maine Forest Products Council (MFPC). The MFPC represents the diverse needs of Maine’s forest products community. Its members include landowners, loggers, truckers, paper mills, tree farmers, foresters, and lumber processors, as well as bankers, lawyers, and insurance executives. His work with MFPC provides him with a network of industry relationships spanning the state.

Chris lives in Winslow with his wife, Michele, where they enjoy gardening, maple sugaring and tending their woodlot. They are often found at their camp near Jackman enjoying the Maine woods, waters, and wildlife with their dog, Scruggs. Chris swam the Islesboro Crossing for LifeFlight in 2019, the last year it was held, and Michele and he have both participated in the Cross for LifeFlight. Chris joined The LifeFlight Foundation Board of Trustees in June 2024.