The Maine Monitor

Micaela Schweitzer-Bluhm is the Executive Director of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, which publishes The Maine Monitor. Micaela joined MCPIR/The Maine Monitor after retiring as a Senior Foreign Service officer. Micaela represented the United States around the world for 26 years, leading U.S. diplomatic teams, and advancing U.S. principles of democratic governance, most importantly, the importance of a free and vibrant press. Micaela serves on the board of the Maine Press Association, serving as Second Vice President and chair of the Scholarship Committee, and is on the board of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition, which aims to broaden knowledge and awareness of the First Amendment and state laws aimed at assuring public access to government proceedings and government records. She lives in Belfast with her family.

Kate Cough is the editor of The Maine Monitor, previously serving as environmental reporter and enterprise editor for the newsroom. As an eighth-generation Mainer, her work leading The Monitor’s coverage is deeply personal, and she sees it as a public service that has the power to improve the lives of people in her home state and community. Kate has received recognition from the National Headliner Awards, Maine Press Association and National Newspaper Association, among others. She lives in Bar Harbor.