Seeds of Peace
Timothy P. Wilson
Special Advisor
Mr. Timothy P. Wilson has more than 40 years of experience in education, public service and athletic coaching. Currently, Mr. Wilson serves as Special Advisor to Seeds of Peace, an organization that he has been with since its founding in 1993. He was the Director of both Seeds of Peace International Camp and Seeds of Peace Center for Coexistence until 2006.
Prior to and during the early years of his appointment with Seeds of Peace, Wilson served as the Director of Multicultural Programs for well-reputed Pierce Atwood Consulting in Portland, Maine. Wilson has been appointed by three Maine Governors to important posts such as: Chair of the Maine Human Rights Commission; State Ombudsman; Associate Commissioner of Programming for the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Corrections; as well as Director of the State Offices of Community Services, Civil Emergency Preparedness, and Energy. Mr. Wilson has been the Associate Headmaster at the Hyde School in Bath, Maine and the Director of Admissions at Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Maine.
Wilson 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.
Mr. Wilson began coaching football again at Dexter High in 2006.
Wilson's community service activities include serving as Chair of the Abyssinian Church Restoration Committee in Portland, Maine; the Community Mediation Center Board of Directors; the Maine Hospice Council Board of Directors; the Kents Hill School Board of Directors; and a Trustee of Bridgton Academy.
In 1997, the late King Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan presented Wilson with a Medal of Honor. In addition, 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. Wilson has also been honored with the Distinguished American Award by the Maine Chapter of the National Football Foundation. Most recently, Wilson 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.
Wilson earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Slippery Rock University and was certified to teach English as Second Language by the University of Washington. He served in the Peace Corps (Thailand) from 1962-1965.
Wilson has four grown children and four grandchildren, all of whom have contributed to Seeds of Peaces 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 ever popular Director of Foodservice at Camp for a number of years.