Stefanie leads the team at Maine Trust for Local News as Managing Director. She was previously Vice President of Consumer Revenue and responsible for the distribution and marketing of the company’s products and services. Stefanie Manning joined Maine Trust for Local News in May 2013, after 20+ years of marketing experience at prominent multi-media brands including New York Magazine, SELF Magazine, Newsweek, BusinessWeek and O, The Oprah Magazine.

Stefanie’s connection to Maine is by marriage – she and her husband Tom restored, renovated and reopened the Miss Portland Diner in 2008. Stefanie also produces Harvest on the Harbor, Portland’s annual food & drink festival. She is a 1989 graduate of Ohio University and lives in Cape Elizabeth.

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Matt Fulton joined Maine Trust for Local News as Vice President of Digital Development in October 2013 from local digital agency, Kemp Goldberg, where he was the technical lead working on a variety of development/design projects for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local Maine brands. Matt previously worked at the Boston Globe where he served as manager of advertising technology and also as sales development manager. He also has the experience of working at a start-up in the e-reader space.

The Maine Trust for Local News Product and Audience team is responsible for the development, functionality, and user-experience for all of our digital products including our websites, replica editions, mobile sites, and additional digital products. The team is also responsible for circulation, consumer marketing, serving digital ads, newsletters and the promotion of METLN journalism.

Matt and his wife live in North Yarmouth with their three young children.

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Since 2006, Carolyn has led organizations through the transition to digital journalism, first as a producer for USA Today, then rising from digital producer to director of content initiatives at National Geographic. In 2014, Carolyn became director of entertainment for Advance Local, providing content strategy at 11 newspapers across the U.S. From there, she moved to New Orleans to become managing editor of NOLA.com | The Times Picayune. In 2019, Fox joined the Tampa Bay Times. As managing editor, she led a 100-person regional newsroom.

In 2024, Carolyn was named the Maine Trust for Local News’ first executive editor. She oversees the journalists across all of METLN’s titles. Carolyn graduated from Emerson College in Boston and has a graduate degree in journalism from American University in Washington, D.C. She and her husband live in Gorham with their 3-year-old daughter and two rescue mutts.

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Scott graduated from Johnson (Vt.) State College with a bachelor’s degree in creative writing and journalism. He began his career in 2004 as a reporter and assistant editor for the weekly newspaper The Stowe Reporter in Stowe, Vermont. In 2008, he was named New England’s master reporter for the year by the New England Press Association. He came to Maine later that year, reporting for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville; and he went on to serve as city editor of the Kennebec Journal in Augusta. From 2013 to 2024, he served as managing editor of the Sentinel and KJ, helping launch their new combined website, centralmaine.com, and their shared weekend paper, Central Maine Sunday.

In 2024, Scott was named the Maine Trust for Local News’ first managing editor. He oversees all newsroom production, the digital team, and the community editors of Maine Trust’s weekly newspapers. Scott and his wife live in the Kennebec County town of China with their five children and yellow lab.

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Erin began her career in the media industry in 2004, gaining experience in customer service, retention, and circulation logistics management. Her dedication and expertise led to her promotion in 2017 to Circulation Director, where she took on a leadership role overseeing operations, customer service, subscriptions, and systems.

In February 2024, Erin was named Vice President of Circulation at METLN. A lifelong resident of Maine, she continues to bring valuable insight and leadership to her role at the company.

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(207) 689-2861
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Andrew joined the IT department at the Sun Journal in 2009 and was named director of the team in 2019.

Andrew started his career in PC repair and customer service right of high school at Dunlap Corp in Auburn. His IT philosophy comes from his time at Dunlap, where the motto was, “We start by listening.” Andrew believes IT customer service starts by listening to fully understand a problem before providing solutions.

Andrew is an alumni of Central Maine Community College and the University of Maine at Augusta.

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(207) 689-2820
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The focus of the Business Development group is to create and maximize advertising revenue opportunities for our sales teams.

Allison’s team leverages all METLN properties and capabilities to create new sales opportunities broadly, as well as develop strategic, creative solutions to meet individual client needs. In addition, she oversees the Branded Content Studio, which creates sponsored content for advertisers across all platforms, and the Live Events team, which hosts experiences to deepen the connection between our newsrooms, readers and sponsors.

Allison came to the Press Herald after nine years at The Boston Globe. After living in downtown Boston, she was eager for green space, visible stars at night and a yard for her dog.

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Mike became the group director of production for Maine Trust for Local News in 2021.

Mike graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in newspaper production management. He previously worked as the Vice President of operations and circulation at the Providence Journal, and held positions at the Gaston Gazette in North Carolina, Rand Whitney in Lowell, Massachusetts and Custom & Miller Box in Pawtucket, R.I., as well as a prior stint at the Press Herald from 2010 to 2015. He returned to the Press Herald in 2021.

He and his wife have been married for 32 years and have a son in the area. His hobbies are wide-ranging and include shooting civil war era guns in competition, astrophotography, miniature wargaming and restoring old computers to working condition.

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Scott Monroe, Managing editor

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Anne Sheehan, Managing editor

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Bruce Farrin, Editor – Rumford Falls Times

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Dee Menear, Editor – Rangeley Highlander

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Rose Lincoln, Reporter – Bethel Citizen

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Nicole Carter, Reporter – Advertiser Democrat

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Rebecca Richard, Reporter – Franklin Journal

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Matt Guerette, Media consultant – Franklin Journal, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Rangeley Highlander

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Mark Shipsey, Media consultant – Advertiser Democrat | Bethel Citizen | Rumford Falls Times

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Nick McCrea, Editor

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Bill Stewart, Sports editor

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Paul Bagnall, Reporter – Bath, Topsham

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Cooper Sullivan, Sports reporter

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Michelle Bickford, Media consultant

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