RANGELEY — Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust has announced that David Miller of Portland is the new executive director.

He has served in the public and private sectors in various program, fundraising and leadership levels and brings a wealth of experience and perspective to the organization. 

Miller will fill the position left open after Chris Devine retired.

Miller’s resume includes over 30 years of administration, management support and facilitation in the nonprofit sector. He obtained his MA at the Fielding Institute in Organizational Design and Effectiveness.

Miller has served as an affiliate faculty at Regis University’s Master’s for Nonprofit Management and has served as a board member with several nonprofit organizations. He is the co-founder of Educo International Alliance, an alliance of NGOs focused on wilderness-based youth development.

Prior to this appointment Miller was self-employed as an organizational consultant and executive coach, co-designing and facilitating the development of conservation organizations.

As executive director, Miller will be responsible for working with the board to develop and implement a long-term strategic plan. In addition, he will oversee day-to-day operations, development, financial management and engage with the membership.

Miller and his wife, Linda Aldrich, will manage time between their home in Portland and Rangeley for the near future. Aldrich is an adjunct professor at Southern Maine Community College and an accomplished poet. Miller has two grown children. Jennifer is in her first year of residency with a focus on internal medicine in Boise, Idaho, and his son, Aubrey, is teaching at the University of Otago in New Zealand.

David Miller