Maryellen is a seasoned fundraiser with a demonstrated history of working with high net worth individuals, family offices, private and public foundations, and large and small nonprofits. For over ten years she worked at NH Charitable Foundation and also has direct experience as a nonprofit leader on the front lines. She has been trained by The Philanthropic Initiative in intergenerational philanthropic wealth advising with the Boston Foundation. She taught graduate classes on Fundraising and Nonprofit Leadership at the University of New Hampshire.

Her roles have included board chair; volunteer; donor; and multiple staff leadership positions in small, middle, and large organizations. She is currently a Council Member of the Portsmouth Buddhist Center in NH.

Max is a first-generation Haitian American, an experienced civil rights attorney, and the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Notre Dame Law School. His past experience includes serving as a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, as a litigation consultant for the Human Rights Law Network in India, and as a domestic violence prosecutor. At the ACLU, Max successfully challenged the governor of Florida in federal district court for violations of the First Amendment and Equal Protection Clause. At the New Delhi-based Human Rights Law Network, he advised Indian Supreme Court advocates on public interest litigation matters involving discrimination and the violation of constitutional rights. He has prosecuted police officer’s accused of excessive force, negotiated settlements in Title VII employment discrimination matters for disabled and transgender clients, and represented an inmate in a federal Section 1983 action challenging unconstitutional conditions of confinement. Max is a mentor to law students and young attorneys in India and the US.