Chellie M. Pingree

Background

Pingree, Chellie M. was born on April 2, 1955 in Minneapolis.

Education

Attended, University Southern Maine. Attended, Outward Bound, 1970. Bachelor, College of Atlantic, 1976.

Attended Summer Fellows Program, Kennedy School Government, 1996.

Career

Farmer North Island Farm, 1977—1980. Owner, founder North Island Designs, 1981—1993. Member Maine State Senate from District 12, 1992—2000, majority leader, 1996—2000.

President, Chief Executive Officer Common Cause, 2003—2007. Founder, managing partner Nebo Lodge, 2006—2009. Member United States Congress from 1st Maine District, since 2009.

Member North Haven Grange, since 1981. Founder, president North Haven Arts and Enrichment Fund, 1999—2000. Member advisory board Main Businesses for Social Responsibility, since 2000.

Board directors Wal-Mart Watch, since 2005.

Achievements

• Chellie M. Pingree has been listed as a noteworthy United States Representative from Maine by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • North Island Designs

    (Sixteen patterns from 11 different designers, such as Hel...)

  • Sweaters from the Maine Islands

    (Book by Anderson, Debbie, Pingree, Chellie)

  • Maine Island Classics: Living and Knitting on a Maine Island

    (Book by Pingree, Chellie, Anderson, Debby)

  • North Island Designs 5: A Scrapbook of Sweaters from a Maine Island

    (Paperback, Patterns with Instructions)

  • Maine Island Kids: Sweaters and Stories from Offshore

    (Book by Pingree, Chellie)

  • North Island Designs by Pingree, Chellie (1991) Paperback

    (First Edition)

  • Maine island Classics: Sweaters and stories from offshore : from North Island
  • Sweaters from the Maine Islands Paperback January, 1991
  • North Island Designs 5: A Scrapbook of Sweaters from a Maine Island by Pingree, Chellie (1991) Paperback

Membership

Member Special Committee to Study Nursing Home Rates, 1995—1996, Commission to Study Poverty Among the Working Poor, 1995—1996, Advisory Committee on Mental Retardation, 1995—1996. Co-chair Maine Economic Growth Council, 1995—1998. Former chair SAD 7 School Board.

Chair North Haven Tax Assesors, 1980—1994. Member North Haven Planning Board, 1989—1994. Senator Maine State Senate, 1992—2000.

Connections

Divorced; children: Hannah, Cecily, Asa.

child:

Hannah Pingree

child:

Cecily Pingree

child:

Asa Pingree