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Updated: October 6, 2025 / 2025 40 Under 40 honorees

40 Under 40: Mary Butler-Fleming is helping to deliver high-quality, cost-effective health care

Photo / Soubanh Phanthay Mary Butler-Fleming, 29: COO, Community Care Partnership of Maine
Mary Butler-Fleming, 29 COO, Community Care Partnership of Maine Read all about the 40 Under 40 honorees
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Greatest achievement: The births of my sons have been my life’s greatest achievement and joy. Professionally, I am most proud of our organization’s successful transition to directly employing our staff in 2025. Being just named one of the “Best Places to Work” in Maine was a fitting culmination of this hard work, and a direct reflection of our incredible team and the culture we’ve built together.

Passion project: Most Saturday mornings, our family visits our eight acres, where we dream of building our home someday. It’s where we find joy in the little things like picking wild raspberries. (My son Noah has had many “Blueberries for Sal” moments this summer.) In many ways, this project is a microcosm for the rest of my life: a space to practice finding contentment in the present while thoughtfully planning for what’s next.

Lightbulb moment: My lightbulb moment came in 2019, when CCPM celebrated a landmark year of success in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. By delivering high-quality, cost-effective care, we had earned a financial reward that enabled continued investment to promote the health and well-being of our communities. I remember the palpable sense of positive momentum.

Influential book: “When Breath Becomes Air,” by Paul Kalanithi, a 36-year-old neurosurgeon facing terminal cancer. It prompted me to consider my own values and purpose, and reminded me to live intentionally, especially in the face of uncertainty.

Favorite movie: “Father of the Bride” is my all-time favorite comfort movie. It never fails to take me right back to my childhood and always feels like home.

Personal hero: My grandfather Tom Tennett, who we sadly lost in 2022. He was a devoted family man, a supportive and loving grandfather, a longtime high school basketball coach, a teacher and so much more. He instilled in me the value of discipline, respect, hard work and always putting family first.

Favorite quote: “A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.” — James Keller

Best way to recharge: I love spending time with my family. My perfect weekend includes some time at our land, a long walk, reading a good novel while I rock my kids for a nap and hosting a laid-back, family-style dinner with our loved ones.

Maine’s biggest challenge: Ensuring the state is a vibrant, welcoming place to live and work. Addressing complex issues such as the affordable housing crisis, demographic shifts and the outmigration of young people, and threats to public health is critically important. By focusing on innovative solutions, Maine can turn these challenges into opportunities for a stronger, healthier future and set the standard for what it means to be a great place for all to call home.

Dinner party guests: I would choose my maternal grandfather Tom Tennett and my paternal grandparents, Owen and Joyce Butler, who have all passed away. It would mean so much to reunite with them, to hear their laughter fill the room and to have them meet our boys — and I’d have to ask my Grammie Butler to make her famous homemade bread.

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