Office Hours with John Gardner
Wendy Ault shares the work of her foundation to address statewide gaps in all levels of education. Learn how developing relationships impacts her work in supporting communities and equitable education for students in rural areas of Maine.
A Maine native, Wendy Ault is a graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. She has worked as a reproductive health teacher and the Assistant Director of Admissions at Westbrook College (now the University of New England) in Portland, Maine.
Wendy Ault served as University of Maine at Farmington’s Associate Director of Admissions for seventeen years. For eight years of her time at UMF, she ran and was elected to the Maine House of Representatives representing part of Kennebec County from 1988 through 1996. She served all eight years as a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs, serving as its House Chair during her last term. In September 1999, Ms. Ault became President of the non-profit Maine Educational Loan Marketing Corporation. When MELMAC was sold to a for-profit corporation in January 2001, the proceeds from that sale created the MELMAC Education Foundation. Since 2001 Wendy has been the Executive Director of the MELMAC Education Foundation. She lives in Wayne, Maine with her husband.
