Academic and Student Affairs

Raymond J Rice
President and Provost
- Department: President's Office, Academic and Student Affairs
- Campus Address: Suite 235 Preble Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9525
- Email: raymond.rice@maine.edu
Education
B.A., Dickinson College, 1989
M.A., Dickinson College, 1993
Ph.D, University of Connecticut, 1998

Michael Dobbs
Instructional Technical and Design Specialist
- Department: Academic and Student Affairs, Center for Teaching and Learning
- Campus Address: 111B South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9689
- Email: michael.dobbs@maine.edu

Lorne Gibson
Executive Director of Academic Development & Compliance; Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
- Department: Academic and Student Affairs, College of Professional Programs, Criminal Justice
- Campus Address: 202 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9598
- Email: lorne.gibson@maine.edu
Bio
Native to Canton, South Dakota, Dr. Dr. Gibson studied sociology and criminal justice at Dakota Wesleyan, U. of South Dakota, and South Dakota State U. He worked at McCrossans Boys Ranch, a juvenile facility, during his doctoral studies. He joined AFROTC during doctoral studies at South Dakota State and later served as an AF officer from 2003 to 2011. As an officer, he served in the AF Occupational Measurement Squadron, then the USAF Academy before resigning and taking a new professorship at U. of Wisconsin-Platteville. He left UWP for UMPI in 2015 remaining in the criminal justice field. Dr. Gibson is married with 4 adult children.
Areas of Expertise
Management, Organization, Leadership Social Movements and Change Courtship and Gender
Community Involvement
- Civil Air Patrol, Squadron Commander, Presque Isle

Alana Margeson
Dean of Academic Affairs
- Department: Academic and Student Affairs
- Campus Address: 235 Preble Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9554
- Email: alana.margeson@maine.edu
Education
B.S., University of Maine at Presque Isle, 1999
B.S., University of Maine at Presque Isle, 1999
M.Ed., Saint Joseph's College of Maine, 2008
Ed.D., Walden University, 2019

Shannon Sleeper (She/Her/Hers)
Director of University Experience and Experiential Learning, Title III Project
- Department: University Advancement, Academic and Student Affairs
- Campus Address: South Hall 121
- Phone: (207) 768-9503
- Email: shannon.sleeper@maine.edu
Education
B.A., Saint Anselm College, 1990
M.Ed., Walden University, 2008
Certificate in Advanced Educational Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2017

Denise Trombley
Administrative Specialist
- Department: Academic and Student Affairs
- Campus Address: Suite 235 Preble Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9520
- Email: denise.trombley@maine.edu
Education
A.S., Mt. Ida College, 1990
B.S., Fitchburg State College, 1994

Heather Nunez-Olmstead
Senior Instructional Designer; Adjunct Faculty, Lecturer II
- Department: Center for Teaching and Learning, Academic and Student Affairs, Education
- Campus Address: 238A Preble Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9544
- Email: heather.nunez@maine.edu
Education
B.A.A.E., University of Maine at Presque Isle, 2009
M.S.Ed., University of New England, 2016