Daniel E. Wathen
Mr. Wathen was appointed as an Authority Member on June 8, 2011 and became Chairman on June 10, 2011. He was reappointed as a Member in 2019 and his term runs until March 31, 2024. For twenty-five years he was a member of Maine’s judiciary, serving first on the Superior Court and then for twenty years on the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine. For the last ten years of his judicial career he served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. Mr. Wathen serves on a number of public boards, including the Maine Community College System, the Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges and Jobs for Maine’s Graduates.