OHI Maine Leadership shakes Up Follows cyberattack, Financial Losses
Bangor, Maine – A series of leadership changes have occurred at OHIโ Maine, a โคBangor-based nonprofit institutionโค dedicated โคtooโค improving the health of Maine peopel, following โคa “refined” cyber scam that โขresulted in significant financial losses. The โorganization’s president โandโฃ CEO, Todd Ward, โขis no longer with the group, accordingโ to a review of โขtheโ organization’s website and confirmed by a spokesperson.โฃ
Margaret Longsworth โคis now listed โasโ interim president โandโค CEO. Alongside Ward’s departure,โ Deb Smith – previously listed โasโ an associate CEO on the โgroup’s most recent tax filing – and Lisaโ Roye, formerlyโฃ the chief financial officer, are also no longer listed as employeesโฃ on the โOHI Maine website. โHarris declined to comment onโ the reasons for โthe staffing changes.
OHI Maine reported the โcyber scam to the maine State Police in February, and an investigationโข is ongoing. The organization disclosed that the scam involved a fraudulent wire โtransfer and โresulted in a loss of $783,848. According to OHI Maine’s 2022 tax filing, the organization had total revenue of approximately $3.2 million and total expenses โof $2.8 million.
Ward succeededโค OHI’s founder, Bonnie-Jean Brooks, as president in january 2022. OHI โMaineโข works to connect and support community-based organizations across the state, โfocusing on areasโฃ like substance use prevention, mental health, and healthy aging. The โorganization serves as a backbone โorganization for several statewide initiatives, including theโข Maine Prevention Hub โขand the Age-Kind โฃMaine initiative. โ
The Maine Monitor first reported on โthe leadership changes and the cyberattack.