Adilah Muhammad, Chair

Adilah Muhammad is the founder and executive director of The Third Place, a cross-sector network for Black professionals, students and entrepreneurs seeking social and professional connections. Prior to founding The Third Place, Muhammad worked as an independent strategic planning and research consultant for 15 years. In this capacity, she specialized in organizational development for ethnic and community-based organizations and nonprofit startups.

Muhammad currently serves on the board of the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, Lewiston Economic Development Council, Good Shepherd Food Equity Collaborative, Bates College Institutional Review Board and as corporator of Androscoggin Bank. She has served on the Androscoggin County Committee of MaineCF since 2017.  Muhammad received her B.A. from DePauw University and M.A. from the USM -Muskie School of Public Service.