Teacher Cadre
The First Amendment Museum’s Teacher Cadre is a group of educators from around the state of Maine who advise, support, and guide the First Amendment Museum (FAM). Teacher Cadre members provide valuable feedback on current museum offerings as well as planned public programming, while also keeping the FAM up to date on educational developments in the state of Maine.
The FAM is greatly appreciative of the Teacher Cadre members’ time, diligence, and commitment to the FAM’s mission.
If you are an educator interested in joining our Teacher Cadre, please email connect@firstamendmentmuseum.org or call (207) 557-2290.
Melanie Brown
Grade 7
Ellsworth Elementary and Middle School
Language Arts, Social Studies, Science
Dennis D. Edmondson
Grade 11
MSAD #75, Mt. Ararat High School
AP US History
Shane Gower
Grades 11-12
RSU #38, Maranacook Community High School
AP US History, AP Psychology, Ethics, History Through Film
Kathi Kearney
Grades 4 – 8
MSAD #51, Mabel I. Wilson School
Gifted Education Specialist
Kristie Littlefield
Executive Director
Western Maine Education Collaborative
Dr. Melissa Poston
Grades 10 – 12
MSAD #44, Telstar Regional High School
AP Language and Composition, AP U.S. History, Introduction to Philosophy, Criminology, Pre-AP English, AP Psychology Creative Reading and Writing, Informational Reading and Writing
Amy Patterson-White
Grade 8
MSAD #75, Mt. Ararat Middle School
Social Studies