City Government Committees & Council Assignments Council Bios
Council Chair Susan Hawes
Term Expires 2010
Susan was born in Bangor and resides on Buck Street with her husband Alan. She is currently employed with Penobscot Otolaryngology Associates as Clinic Manager and Certified Medical Assistant. Susan also has past experience as Director of the Medical Assisting Program at Husson College and as instructor of Medical Assisting at Beal College. She currently sits on the American Association of Medical Assistants Board of Trustees. Susan’s education includes an A.S. Degree in Medical Assisting from Beal College, B.S. Degree in Business Administration from Husson College, M.S. Degree Business Administration from Husson College. Susan is a Parliamentarian, a CPR Instructor Trainer/Instructor and a Master Trainer of the U.S. Army Family Program. Susan holds memberships in Medical Group Manager’s Association, Altrusa International, Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, AAMA and the Maine State Society of Medical Assistants, holding officer positions in most. Susan serves as Chair of the Government Operations Committee.
Telephone: 207-942-6830
Richard D. Greene
Term Expires 2008
Richard is a Bangor native and a 1974 graduate of Bangor High School. After several years at the University of Maine, Richard became an apprentice to Jean Klyne, a well known Bangor professional photographer. Richard bought Klyne Studio in 1983. He has been a professional photographer for over 32 years. Richard also has a background in broadcast journalism, and worked for Maine Broadcasting for 11 1/2 years as a director/producer of the 6 and 11 news, and evening supervisor. Richard serves as Chair of the Business and Economic Development Committee and is a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He is married to Cyndi and he has two children, Erin and Connor, who attend Bangor public schools.
Telephone number: 207-907-6616
Frank J. Farrington
Term Expires 2008
Frank Farrington was born in Augusta, Maine and is a graduate of Bowdoin College. He is the president of the Farrington Financial Group, past President of the Bangor Rotary, and has served on the State Board of Education and several boards associated with Bowdoin College. Frank is the father of five daughters and grandfather of eleven. He serves on the City's Finance Committee and as well as the Business and Economic Development Committee.
ffarrington@gwi.net
Telephone number: 207-942-6741
Councilor Richard Stone
Term Expires 2010
Richard Stone was born and raised in Bangor, and received a degree in finance at Northeastern University. He is a Director for WESCO Distribution, the parent company of Standard Electric Company, and a father of four children. He served on the Bangor City Council for six years during the late 1980’s, and then was elected to the Maine House of Representatives. Richard is Chair of the Finance Committee, and a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
rstonebgr@yahoo.com
Telephone: 207-990-2326 (home) 207-942-0343, ext. 1240 (office)
Term Expires 2008
Gerry Palmer was born and raised in Bangor Maine and attended Bangor Public Schools. He is a graduate of the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in Special Education. He also holds a Certificate in Human Resource Management.
Mr. Palmer has been employed as an educator by United Cerebral Palsy and Amicus. He was a Child Development Worker for the Bureau of Mental Retardation and the first Resource Developer in the State of Maine developing housing and day programs for adults and children served. He administered several group homes and managed the Therapeutic Foster Home program of Community Health and Counseling.
For the past 15 years Gerry has been the managing partner for Palmer Lee & Grace, an independent career management and outplacement agency and former Executive Director of Northeast CONTACT, the oldest grassroots consumer advocacy and mediation organization in America.
Gerry has been elected to the Bangor City Council four times beginning in 1998 and was appointed by the Governor as Treasurer of Penobscot County, 2000 to 2002. As a Bangor City Councilor, Gerry has chaired Business & Economic, Finance, Airport, Bass Park, Government Operations, and several other committees. He served on the Halifax Pre-clearance Committee, which negotiated a complex international agreement with the Halifax Airport. Gerry also represented the City of Bangor at the September 11th Memorial Service held in Saint John, New Brunswick in 2002. Mr. Palmer has been a Notary Public in Maine since 1977 and a Dedimus Justice since 2004. Gerry currently serves on the Business and Economic Development Committee as well as the Finance Committee of the Bangor City Council.
Gerry serves on the board of directors of several agencies including the McTeague Biotechnology Center in Fairfield, Penquis CAP, and was appointed to the Pineland Consent Decree Consumer Advisory Board.
Mr. Palmer resides in Bangor and is married to Susan H. Palmer, RN. They have seven adult children and two grandchildren.
bangorgp@yahoo.com
Telephone: 207-944-8000
Councilor Harold A. (Hal) Wheeler
Term Expires 2010
Harold A. (Hal) Wheeler has been a Bangor resident since late 1945. He received his public school education from third grade through high school in the Bangor public school system, and earned a degree in History and Government at the University of Maine, Class of 1959. Hal's first chosen career was in broadcasting. He worked as an announcer and advertising sales representative for WLBZ Radio and as an announcer for WABI Radio from 1957 to 1968, when he moved full-time into the advertising business. Hal owned and operated an advertising/public relations and marketing firm from 1969 to 1987, when he accepted a contractual position as a marketing representative with the City of Bangor's Economic Development Department. In 1991, he returned to broadcasting as Program Director of WDEA in Ellsworth and in 1992 became General Sales Manager for WZON, Bangor. In 1993 he became Operations Manager of WSNV-FM (now WVOM) in Bangor and in 1995 was appointed as Station Manager. He also co-hosted the station's morning talk show for two years. In 1998, Hal became a substitute teacher at Penobscot Job Corps, where he worked with students of several nationalities until 2005. Since 1972, Hal served on a number of City Council appointed Committees, as a member of the City Council (1983-1986), and as Vice Chairman of the Planning Board (2000-2006). Hal currently serves on the City's Government Operations Committee and the Business and Economic Development Committee. His interests outside of public life include music (trumpet player), photography, free-lance writing, reading American political and military history, and serving as a Licensed Lay Minister for St. John's Episcopal Church. He is also affiliated with the Congregation Beth Israel. He is married to Deborah Dorsky Wheeler and is the father of one daughter, Johanna Wheeler, a medical transcriptionist.
halwheeler@juno.com
Telephone number: 207-942-8051
Councilor Peter D'Errico
Term Expires 2009
Peter D’Errico, a resident of Bangor for forty-six years, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and is a graduate of New York University. Peter received a commission in the USAF and was assigned to Dow Air Force Base, and later served with the Maine Air National Guard. The D’Errico family chose to remain in Bangor where three children and now two grandchildren were raised and reside in Bangor. Peter was employed by the City as Economic Development Director, coordinator for the transition of Dow Air Force Base to civil uses, and Manager of Bangor International Airport. He serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Government Operations Committees.
Telephone: 207-941-8075
Councilor Geoffrey Gratwick
Term Expires 2009
Geoff Gratwick is a physician who has practiced in Bangor for 25 years. Following his medical training in New York City, he taught at a medical school in Iran, and sailed for a year with his wife before moving here. He has been on the Executive Committee of Eastern Maine Medical Center and Chaired the Maine Humanities Council. His two children attended Bangor public schools. His interests include economic development, conserving our natural environment, and citizen participation in City government. He serves as Chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and member of the Finance Committee.
Telephone: 207-945-9442
Councilor Patricia Blanchette
Term Expires 2009
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Telephone: 207-942-8692
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