Board of Trustees

The administration of Maine Veterans’ Homes is vested in the Board of Trustees of the Maine Veterans’ Homes. The Board of Trustees is formally appointed by the Governor and is comprised of honorably discharged Veterans who broadly represent the various Veteran organizations, interests, and geographic regions of the state.

Jim Settele graduated from the Naval Academy in 1982, and served 27 years as a Naval Flight Officer, retiring as a Captain with more than 3,000 flight hours and more than 600 carrier-arrested landings. He commanded a carrier based E-2C squadron, VAW-126, and served as Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, before finishing his career leading the Naval ROTC Unit at Maine Maritime Academy and the University of Maine. After his retirement in 2009, he became the Executive Director of UMaine’s Graduate School of Policy and International Affairs.  He has also served as Chief of Staff to the UMaine President and Interim Athletic Director.  He currently serves as Chairman of the MVH Board of Trustees.

LTCOL Adria O. Horn graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in June 2001, and served more than 10 years on active duty in the Army. A Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Horn joined the United States Army Reserves and moved to Maine in 2011. She is past Director of the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services  and is currently employed by Tilson Technologies as its Vice President of Workforce Development. She currently serves as Vice Chairman of the MVH Board of Trustees.

Steve SanPedro served more than 20 years in the US Army, and is a Veteran of both Operation Desert Shield/Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is a past Commander of the Department of Maine Veterans of Foreign Wars, and is the current Senior Vice Chairman for the Eastern States Conference and a Silver Legacy Member of the VFW. He serves as the Secretary of the MVH Board of Trustees.

David Richmond is the Director of the Maine Bureau of Veterans Services.  He was commissioned in 1993 through Army ROTC and served on active duty as an armor officer, including assignments as a tank platoon leader, heavy mortar platoon leader, and battalion adjutant. After leaving active service 1997, he served in the Maine National Guardin various positions until 2004, when he completed his final assignment as the Commander of Company B, 3rd of the 172nd Infantry (Mountain) in Brewer, Maine. He began working for the Maine Bureau of Veterans Services in 1998 and served as a construction project officer, superintendent of the cemetery system, and deputy director, before his appointment to director in March of 2019.

Richard K. Parent served 32 years combined in the Army and Maine Army National Guard, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1994. He was a fixed wing pilot and served one tour in Vietnam. Parent’s awards and decorations include the Master Aviation Badge, Bronze Star Medal and multiple Air Medals.