Managing Director of People and Operations

Description

Pine Tree Society has opened the search for a new role of Managing Director of People and Operations. Pine Tree Society, established in 1935, is dedicated to empowering children and individuals with disabilities to live fulfilled lives. With a rich history of providing essential services, including education, therapy, and recreational opportunities, we serve over 1,300 individuals annually through our state-of-the-art facilities on a 285-acre campus in the Belgrade Lakes Region. Our mission continues to focus on bridging gaps and expanding our reach across Maine to support our community effectively. As we embark on a new strategic planning phase, especially with the recent onboarding of a new CEO, we seek forward-thinking leadership to drive our vision forward.

Pine Tree Society is looking for a mission-driven leader and expert systems-leader who is innovative and visionary in the potential to streamline and strengthen of the “behind the scenes” work to position the organization to expand impact. Pine Tree Society’s mission is to provide Maine children and adults with disabilities the opportunities and the means to create better lives for themselves and their families.

Pine Tree Society is at a critical juncture in its’ 90-year organizational history, and the Managing Director of People and Operations will play a critical role in enabling the organization to stabilize and streamline foundational aspects of operations, human resources, and talent. This strong foundation will thus enable Program Leaders to focus on increasing impact of the mission and for the organization to engage in strategic planning. The organization is committed to strengthening the impact of programs while improving the impact in the field. Offerings include a fully accessible nature-based camp for people with physical and developmental disabilities, early childhood education, speech-language pathology services and assistive technology, occupational therapy, audiology, interpreting services, adult support services and case management. 

The organization’s new Managing Director of People and Operations will work with a seasoned team of dedicated staff leaders and a committed governing board to deepen Pine Tree Society’s impact and transform more lives.  The Managing Director of People and Operations must be willing to think outside the box and prepare the organizational through external and internal shifts. 

Organizational Overview

Pine Tree Society began in 1935 with the goal of helping children with disabilities live and play like “other children.” Among its earliest services, it provided teachers for children with disabilities who were unable to attend school, transportation to hospitals, and needed orthopedic equipment and devices. In 1945, the Society opened a summer camp to extend to disabled children the opportunity to experience nature freely, and over the years, the camp expanded to become perhaps the Society’s most visible program. With state-of-the-art facilities occupying a 285-acre campus in the heart of the Belgrade Lakes Region, Pine Tree Camp now serves more than 1,300 annually, children, adults, and family members. The camp’s 3:1 camper to counselor ratio allows seamless accommodation of individual campers’ needs so they can fully participate in virtually anything they wish to try. The Society’s presence in Maine’s mid-coast region stems back to its earliest years when it established a rehabilitation and convalescence home in Bath to serve the 5,000 children with disabilities then living in Maine. As the Salk vaccine greatly reduced the incidence of polio, the facility’s caseload gradually declined, and adults were admitted for rehabilitative care in 1956. The program was subsequently transferred to Maine Medical Center in Portland, and the Society strategically shifted its focus to developing its signature camp and, in accordance with the founders’ vision, attending to the “lacks and gaps” facing Mainers with disabilities. Now, with offices in Auburn, Bath, and Scarborough, Pine Tree Society’s annual budget exceeds $10 million, and its reach is statewide. Programs and services currently include early childhood education, audiology, speech/language and assistive technology, occupational therapy, case management, sign language interpreting, and community supports. In 2022, the Society conducted a comprehensive statewide needs assessment, which will inform the development of a new strategic plan. The new CEO joined in March 2025, and the organization is on the cusp of strategic planning to expand impact in Maine and beyond.

Position Overview

The Managing Director of People and Operations will be responsible for the Operations, Human Resources, and Talent. This will be a leader who is committed to the mission and centers the people Pine T