Our Team
Maine Youth Power is made up of geographically diverse, young Mainers coming from rural and suburban areas. Our lived experiences sculpt our strategy and decision making, so when we work on issues in our communities, we understand them firsthand.
Kevin Craig (he/him)
Social Media Fellow
Kevin is a rising senior at Colby College where he studies history and Spanish. Kevin is a dual-citizen and immigrant from Mexico but now calls Maine home. Kevin is passionate about the intersection of politics, community building, and media and hopes to continue using communications to support movements. Kevin is also a drag queen by the name of Kiera Cera and loves to be a swiftie when not working.
Saga Hart (she/her)
Lead Organizer: Gender Neutral Bathroom Campaign
Saga is a senior in high school and has lived in Portland, Maine her entire life. She began work at Maine Youth Power in the Fall of 2021 as a part of the Social Media Team but has since been brought on as a fellow to lead her statewide campaign for gender neutral bathrooms in all schools. She has worked with several activism organizations in an effort to support LGBTQ+ youth, including founding her own organization, YOQC Maine. In her spare time, she loves to pursue her passion of photography and video, or thrift around the Old Port with a bubble tea.
Jane Dawson (she/her)
Policy & Endorsements Director
jane@maineyouthpower.org
Jane is a co-founder of Maine Youth Power and has been working with them ever since. She grew up in Pownal, Maine and started organizing in high school to build youth led youth driven power for change. Outside of working with all the amazing folks at Maine Youth Power, Jane is an outdoor enthusiast and a student at Macalester College studying mathematics and political science.
Angela Mavrich (she/her)
Operations Director
angela@maineyouthpower.org
Angela Mavrich is the Operations Director for Maine Youth Power. She is excited to be a part of MYP to help further progress toward achieving a more livable Maine through leading grant management and overseeing the interaction between funding and organizing at MYP. With a background in education policy and nature-based learning, Angela enjoys collaborating with and learning from others in her work. Angela's greatest joys are spending time outside, collaging, and playing with her cat, Cowboy.
Rose DuBois (she/her)
Electoral Organizing Director
Rose is an organizer living in Portland, where she has helped lead electoral efforts around climate and housing. Originally from a small town in NH, she is excited to work on building power for rural youth to keep Maine livable.
Anghy Tehuitzil (she/her)
Outreach Fellow
Anghy has worked as a fellow for MYP since 2022, enjoying the work of an non-profit organization with a centered vision to be more inclusive and accessible for all youth to embark on a change for their future. She is a Latina born and raised in Colorado, now a first-gen student attending the University of Maine at Farmington to receive her bachelor's degree in Psychology and Anthropology.
Phoebe Dolan (she/her)
Co-Director
phoebe@maineyouthpower.org
Phoebe Dolan is a rural youth organizer. She founded Maine Youth Power in 2020 along with 6 other young Mainers. Her passion is to build a movement that is accessible to all rural people and channel rural youth power into tangible changes in the state of Maine. Phoebe lives in the small town of Swanville, 10 minutes from the Maine coast
Core Alignment Team
Our Core Alignment Team focuses on running the ‘behind-the-scenes’ work at Maine Youth Power, including the growth and development of the organization and its members. This group is made up of staff, fellows, and MYP founding members.
Members:
Jane Dawson
Rose DuBois
Phoebe Dolan
Sylvie Fenderson
Saga Hart
Angela Mavrich
Dani Sweet
Thea Sweet
Page Waldo