Poppy Arford's Biography
- State House (ME) - District 101, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (ME) - District 101
Contact Information
Office
House Majority Office
Room 333, State House
2 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
8 Quarry Road
Brunswick, ME 04011
Full Name:
Poppy Arford
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Loren; 2 Children
Birth Place:
Auburn, ME
Home City:
Brunswick, ME
BA, Social Work, University of Southern Maine, 1981
Representative, Maine State House of Representatives, District 101, 2022-present
Former Member, Brunswick Town Council
Candidate, Maine State House of Representatives, District 101, 2022, 2024
Representative, Maine State House of Representatives, District 49, 2020-2022
No caucus information on file.
Mediator, Attorney Generals Office, Augusta, 2019-present
Program Director, SHAREcenter, 1991-1999
Substance Abuse Counselor, Community Alcoholism Services, 1983-1997
Instructor, Hurricane Island Outward Bound, 1978-1984
Patient Counsel Founder/Co-Chair/Executive Steering Committee Member, Right Care Alliance, 2017-present
Member, New England Patient and Family Advisory Council, QIN-QIO, 2016-present
Ad Hoc Chair, Consumer Advisory Group, Maine Health Data Organization, 2015-present
Member, Alumni Council, Hanley Health Leadership Development Program, 2013-present
Consumer Member, Health Improvement Partnership, Quality Counts, 2015-2018
Community Partner, Spreading Choosing Wisely Program, Quality Counts, 2016-2017
Consumer Representative, Patient Centered Medical Home Work Group, Quality Counts, 2008-2016
Consumer Member, Board of Directors, Maine Health Data Organization, 2009-2015
Consumer Representative, Aligning Forces for Quality National Meeting, 2010-2014
Participant, Health Leadership Development Program, Hanley Center for Health Leadership, 2013
Founding Board Member, Maine All Care, 2009-2011