Maine Arts Commission News

Rebecca Swanson Conrad named Auburn's Citizen of the Year

	Rebecca Swanson Conrad

The Maine Arts Commission's Vice Chair, Rebecca Swanson Conrad, received the Auburn Business Association's Citizen of the Year award in May. Once a year, the honor is granted to a citizen of Auburn who has had a significant positive impact on the city.

Gregory Whitney is on the board of the association. He says Conrad was chosen because she has contributed so much time to public service in Lewiston/Auburn.

"She is involved with a lot of different organizations; arts, economic development, children, health," says Whitney. "While doing that she has found the time to open a new business in downtown Auburn. It shows her commitment to the city."

Conrad serves on the L/A Arts board of directors, the Bates College Museum of Art advisory committee, the LA College advisory board and is chair of Androscoggin Homecare and Hospice. She is also a trustee for Central Maine Medical Center's School of Nursing and the Central Maine Community College. She played a crucial role in the development of L/A Excels, which works to better housing, health care, business, culture and future endeavors for the Lewiston/Auburn Community.

Cementing her commitment and faith in Lewiston/Auburn, Conrad recently opened Rÿsen, a home, gardening and antique store in Auburn.