Paul Santomenna

Paul Santomenna has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Paul is currently the Director of Communications and Public Affairs at MaineHealth, where they have been since February 2022. Prior to this role, they served as the Senior Manager of Communications and Public Affairs at MaineHealth from January 2017 to February 2022. Before joining MaineHealth, Paul worked as the Communications Director at Maine Quality Counts from January 2014 to January 2017. Paul also held the position of Managing Director at Strategic Narratives, LLC from January 2011 to December 2014. Furthermore, Paul served as the Maine Chapter Executive Director at Physicians for Social Responsibility from July 2008 to January 2011 and founded and served as the Executive Director of Megaphone Project, Inc. from November 2002 to June 2008. Paul also held the role of Community Fellow at the Open Society Institute from 2002 to 2004. Additionally, Paul worked as the Director of Media Programs at the Center for American Indian Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health from April 1997 to May 2001 and as the Director of Media Initiatives at the Tribal Health Authority of White Mountain Apache Tribe from August 1994 to March 1997.

Paul Santomenna attended Macalester College from 1985 to 1989, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in English. Paul later pursued their Master of Fine Arts in Film & Theater Directing at the California Institute of the Arts from 1991 to 1994. Additionally, they had a prior educational experience at Concord Academy, although no specific degree or field of study was mentioned.