About Me

I grew up in Auburn, Maine, one of just a few Jewish families in town, which sparked my lifelong curiosity about identity, culture, and how we perceive and treat those who are different from ourselves.

 

After studying psychology and exploring legal psychology in college, I attended law school in Boston and practiced employment law in Massachusetts and Vermont for several years. I eventually transitioned to investigations and workshops—where my collaborative, people-centered approach is best applied.

 

As both a licensed attorney in Massachusetts and Vermont and a licensed Professional Investigator in Maine, I'm a seasoned investigator of allegations of harassment, discrimination, and serious misconduct, and neutrally and comprehensively conduct investigations into your most challenging employment and higher education situations.

 

In 2020, I founded Mandy Levine Consulting to help organizations create more respectful, inclusive environments where differences are recognized as strengths. My past employment includes:

• practicing employment law at law firms in Boston and Burlington, Vermont,

• serving as the Assistant Director of Civil Rights for the New England office of the Anti-Defamation League,

• acting as an HR Business Partner at Maine Medical Center, and

• spearheading diversity and inclusion work for the staff of the City of Portland, Maine.  

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I am grateful to have received the following honors and roles:

• Member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine 

• The 2021-2022 co-chair of the Diversity Hiring Coalition of Maine,

• The 2019 recipient of the Holocaust and Human Right Center of Maine's Distinguished Service Award,

• The 2020 recipient of the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine's Aronson Young Leadership Award

• One of ten 2022 honorees of Greenlight Maine's Elevating Voices, a documentary style television show that celebrating entrepreneurs in Maine from diverse backgrounds contributing to the fabric of Maine's communities.  You can watch the episode at the video above or on YouTube, and

• A Corporator of Bangor Bancorp, MHC, the holding company of Bangor Savings Bank. 

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I live outside of Portland, Maine, with my family, my cat Mittens, and my puppy Hazel. In my free time, I enjoy reading mystery novels, cooking everything I can in my air fryer, and taking walks in my beautiful small Maine town.