CARIBOU, Maine — With the imminent retirement of its current chief executive officer, Greg Disy, Aroostook Mental Health Center’s board of directors has selected Ellen Bemis as the new CEO effective Jan. 1, 2019.
Board President Athill Hebert stated, “On behalf of the board of directors, we are pleased that Ellen Bemis has accepted the position as AMHC’s new chief executive officer. Ellen is an exceptionally skilled and professional leader with successful non-profit management experience.
“She has a high level of commitment to meeting the health and social service needs of Aroostook County residents and extensive knowledge of the regulatory, fiscal, and operational accountability under which non-profit organizations function,” Hebert said. “We are confident she will lead AMHC with skill and integrity to fulfill its mission in the future,” Hebert said.
Bemis comes to the organization having served for 20 years as the chief financial officer of the Aroostook County Action Program and as a member and past president of AMHC’s board of directors since 2011.
She began her career as a certified public accountant with Newman, Noyes and Associates in Portland and David N. Felch, CPAs, in Caribou, and holds a Public Accounting degree from Husson College.
She resides in Presque Isle with her husband, Frank, and their three children.
A nonprofit organization, AMHC has more than 20 service sites located across Aroostook, Washington and Hancock counties, and has provided mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation and social services since 1964.
