Lois Kilby-Chesley

MEA Benefits Trust Vice Chair

Lois Kilby-Chesley is Vice President of the Maine Education Association and a full-time teacher at Mast Landing School in Freeport.  A native of Freeport Lois returned “home” to teach in the Spring Hill Program, a multiage program for grades three through five, in 1986 following seven years of teaching in Colorado and New Mexico.  She has taught in Freeport for 24 years ~ a total of 31 years of educating children and advocating for colleagues.

Since graduating from the University of Maine in 1976, Lois attended graduate school at New Mexico State University in early childhood special education, received a MA from USM in Educational Leadership, and became a National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certified teacher in middle childhood.

Before becoming MEA VP Lois was MEA Treasurer while representing her local as President, treasurer, negotiator, MEA RA participant, and NEA RA member.   She has been on MEA Benefits Trust for 4 years, and during that time has worked diligently to represent participants’ best interests.  Lois says, “The importance of providing educators in Maine affordable health insurance with great coverage is a goal for MEA Benefits Trust.  It is likely most plan participants don’t realize that Benefits Trust negotiates with Anthem each year to ensure that we continue to have the best insurance coverage available.”

Besides teaching and working as a member of the MEA leadership team for the MEA Board of Directors, Lois serves on the Androscoggin River Alliance Board of Directors and volunteers for Almost Home Dog Rescue of Maine.  She presently lives in Durham with four rescued dogs and three rescued cats, as well as foster dogs from time to time.  She is the proud mother of two adult sons.

When you have comments or concerns regarding MEA Benefits Trust, be sure to contact Lois at:  teacher207@earthlink.net