Molly Curren Rowles joined the ACLU of Maine as its executive
director in May 2024. Prior to this role, she was executive director
of the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine for seven
years, where she worked to engage community, build programs,
grow capacity, and strengthen organizational development.

Molly moved to Maine in 2008 for a Coffin Fellowship at Pine
Tree Legal Assistance, where she trained as a litigator in complex
family law cases and domestic violence advocacy. She then served
as Pine Tree’s York County Attorney, providing direct representation in consumer, eviction, public benefits, parental rights, and habitability cases. In 2016, she took on the role of Intake Manager at Pine Tree and helped to build a statewide intake program that connected six offices around the state through training, support, technological resources, and infrastructure.

As a child growing up “off the grid” on a small family farm in rural
New Hampshire, Curren Rowles developed a deep connection to
the natural world and a profound appreciation of the Bill of
Rights. She is honored to serve the ACLU of Maine as it addresses
some of the most contested and critical civil rights and civil
liberties issues we face – from strengthening our democracy and
supporting the rule of law, to preserving bodily autonomy and
holding government accountable.

Curren Rowles is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Smith College,
from which she earned her B.A. in Religion and Biblical
Literature. She earned her J.D. from Cornell Law School with a
concentration in public interest law. She serves on the board of
the National Digital Equity Center and is a member of the Maine
Artificial Intelligence Task Force. She lives in Portland with her
husband, three children, two cats, one dog, and five chickens.