Governor Janet Mills will speak to more than 150 female troopers from all six New England states during the New England State Police Administrator Compact’s Women’s Leadership Conference. in South Portland.

The event will be hosted by the Maine State Police. The two-day training conference promotes leadership and professionalism among women who serve in law enforcement, with a special focus on education, training, mentoring, and support.

This year’s Women’s Leadership Conference includes presentations covering a range of topics, including Leading through change, Diversifying your leadership team and the impacts of stress, and identifying mental health and wellness practices. 

The conference will also feature a panel discussion featuring some of Maine’s leading women law enforcement officials: 

• Anne Jordan, Manager of Criminal Process and Specialty Dockets for the state of Maine Courts, President of the NCJA Board of Directors, and former Commissioner of Public Safety. Anne was the first female Public Safety Commissioner in the nation.
• Pat Kirby, Forensic Psychologist, former Baltimore Police Detective, FBI’s first female profiler.  
• Lisa Marchese, Deputy Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division. Chair of the Domestic Violence Homicide Review Panel. Responsible for prosecuting more than 100 homicide cases.
• Maeghan Maloney, Somerset County and Kennebec District Attorney, former Assistant Attorney General, and State Representative.

The event is part of the New England State Police Administrators Compact, (NESPAC) which allows the New England State Police Agencies to share resources and training throughout the region. 

Top command staff members from each of the New England State Police Agencies are expected to attend as well as many men interested in leadership. 

The conference, which is being hosted by the Maine State Police, promotes leadership and professionalism among women who serve in law enforcement with a special focus on education, training, mentoring and support.

Governor Mills is the first woman to serve as Governor of Maine. She was Maine’s first woman Attorney General and the first woman District Attorney elected in New England.