Seeds of Peace

Timothy P. Wilson

Senior International Advisor | Director, Maine Seeds Program

E-mail: tim@seedsofpeace.org

Tim Wilson has more than 40 years of experience in education, public service and athletic coaching. Currently, Tim serves as Special Advisor to Seeds of Peace, an organization that he has been with since its founding in 1993. Until 2006, he was the Director of both the Seeds of Peace International Camp in Maine and the Seeds of Peace Center for Coexistence in Jerusalem.

Prior to and during the early years of his appointment with Seeds of Peace, Tim served as the Director of Multicultural Programs for Pierce Atwood Consulting in Portland, Maine. Tim has been appointed by three Maine Governors to posts including Chair of the Maine Human Rights Commission, State Ombudsman, and Associate Commissioner of Programming for the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Corrections. He also served as Director of the State Offices of Community Services, Civil Emergency Preparedness, and Energy. He has been the Associate Headmaster at the Hyde School in Bath, Maine, and the Director of Admissions at Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield.

Tim was also a language arts and history teacher for over 20 years, and was a highly successful football coach at Dexter High School and The University of Maine. He began coaching football again at Dexter High in 2006.

Tim's work in the community includes serving as Chair of the Abyssinian Church Restoration Committee in Portland, Maine, on the Community Mediation Center Board of Directors, on the Maine Hospice Council Board of Directors, on the Kents Hill School Board of Directors, and as a Trustee of Bridgton Academy.

In 1997, the late King Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan presented Tim with a Medal of Honor. The Maine Youth Camping Association has honored him with the Halsey Gulick Award, and Seeds of Peace has recognized his efforts with a Distinguished Leadership Award. Tim has also been honored with the Distinguished American Award by the Maine Chapter of the National Football Foundation. Most recently, he was awarded the the Franklin H. Williams Award, which honors outstanding returned Peace Corps volunteers of color who have put their overseas experiences to work in their communities and in their professions to promote a better understanding of other peoples and their cultures.

Tim earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Slippery Rock University (Penn.) and was certified to teach English as a second language by the University of Washington. He served in the Peace Corps from 1962 to 1965, during which time he was posted to Thailand.

Tim has four grown children and four grandchildren, all of whom have contributed to Seeds of Peace's success over the years as consultants, employees, or volunteers. His wife, Jacqueline (Jacquie), is a long-standing and dedicated supporter of Seeds of Peace, serving as his prime confidant during important times for the organization. Jacquie also served as the Director of Food Services at Camp for a number of summers.

Tim is available for speaking engagements. To make a request, please download and fill out our Speaker Request Form. Honorariums are donated to Seeds of Peace.