Leadership Team
Leadership Team
The senior leadership team is strongly committed to the mission and values that drive Northern Maine Medical Center.
Jeff Zewe is a seasoned leader with more than 30 years of experience in health care. Most recently, he was President and CEO of Upper Allegheny Health System (UAHS) in western New York State along the Pennsylvania border, leading that organization through the challenging first months in the onset of the pandemic.
He began working with UAHS in 2011 in various roles prior to becoming President and CEO, including Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer. He served as President of Excela Health – Frick Hospital in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2010; Vice President of Patient Care Services at Excela Health – Latrobe and Frick Hospitals from 2006 to 2008; and Nursing Director at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh from 2000 to 2006.
Zewe holds a Bachelor’s degree in Science of Nursing from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and received his Master’s degree in Business Administration from Point Park University, also in Pittsburg.
Alain Bois is the Chief Operating Officer at Northern Maine Medical Center (NMMC). He is a graduate from the University Of Edmundston School Of Nursing where he obtained an Associate Degree as a registered nurse in 1994. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from the University of Phoenix and he is currently working on a Masters in Business Administration from the same University.
He began his nursing career at NMMC and held various staff nurse positions on the Medical Surgical Unit, ER, Psychiatry and Endoscopy. He later held administrative positions as shift nursing supervisor, Nurse Manager of Inpatient Psychiatry and Director of Nursing at Forest Hill Rehab and Skilled Nursing Center.
He is an alumnus of the Hanley Health Leadership Development Program and a member of the American College of Healthcare Administrators, Future Leaders of Long Term Care. He is a recipient of the Nursing Community Recognition Award from the University of Maine at Fort Kent.
Sue Devoe is a registered nurse with 30 years of experience. A graduate of the University of Maine at Fort Kent’s nursing program, she has spent most of her career in the areas of Quality, Risk, and Compliance at NMMC.
Sue is a lifelong resident of the Fort Kent area and enjoys volunteering, reading, and outdoor recreation in all of northern Maine’s beautiful seasons.