Auburn-raised, Anna Bullett is one of four siblings parented by a determined and creative mother who broke free from generational cycles of poverty.

At an early age Anna Bullett was exposed to social justice activism. Thanks to supportive adults she enjoyed a unique childhood. She was active in the Stanton Bird Club Junior Naturalist Program, the Unitarian Universalist Church, Odyssey of the Mind, soccer teams, theater clubs, and the Auburn School Department (including Auburn Adult Ed, from which Bullett obtained a GED). She sought out and received scholarships to attend summer camp programs such as Girls Leadership Worldwide at the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill, Maine School of Science and Mathematics, and YES! (Youth for Environmental Sanity). During her high school years she completed classes at Edward Little High School, Bates College, and Maine College of Art & Design, and became a Junior Maine Guide.

As a teenager Anna Bullett worked as a lifeguard and swim instructor at the Auburn YMCA, a cook at a plant-based restaurant, and as a housekeeper at the Ware Street Inn. She participated in public speaking competitions and spent her teen years serving on local and national non-profit boards including New Beginnings, the United Way, and Earth Force. Anna Bullett completed Peer Mediation Training and was active on the peer mediation teams at Auburn Middle School and Edward Little, building the foundation for Bullett’s strong belief in Restorative & Transformative Justice. She spoke at statewide events held by groups such as Maine School Superintendents Association. With a group of feminist friends Anna Bullett formed a school club titled EDGE (Encouraging Diversity and Gender Equity), they led workshops at local and national conferences on empowerment for girls and young women and ran a mentoring program within the Auburn Public School System. Weekends found Bullett hiking, kayaking, sewing costumes for Edward Little’s One Act theater team, reading, writing, and connecting with other regional environmental activists.

Throughout college Anna Bullett worked for the fitness center and summer camp at the Intown Branch of the Greater Providence YMCA. Anna Bullett has always maintained a passion for food, health, and cooking. She attended Johnson & Wales University (JWU), earning an associate degree in culinary arts and a bachelor of science in culinary nutrition. Prior to graduate school Bullett worked for Western Maine Community Action as a WIC Counselor in Auburn. Anna Bullett is a proud graduate of the University of Maine Graduate School in Orono, from which she holds a master’s degree in food science & human nutrition. A Registered Dietitian, Bullett completed over 900 supervised practice hours during internship rotations at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, Penobscot Indian Health Center, Central Maine Medical Center, and St. Joseph’s Hospital, where she was hired as an inpatient dietitian upon completion of her internship.

From Bangor, Anna Bullett moved to Brooklyn, New York to pursue a career in corporate foodservice. After almost five years with CulinArt Group (now a subsidiary of Compass Group) and regularly traveling to the company’s 250 cafeterias on both coasts, Bullett worked in operations support at a fine dining restaurant and teaching kitchen in the Tribeca Neighborhood of New York City. Bullett later joined the marketing team at Cooking Light Magazine and MyRecipes.com as the Executive Chef where she worked on private label consumer packaged goods and represented the brands in print and digital media and at food festivals.

In 2016 Anna Bullett moved to home to Maine with her spouse and toddler in tow. After the election in 2016 Anna Bullett combined love for food and nutrition with her social justice background and accepted a job at Cumberland County’s Community Action Program, The Opportunity Alliance, where she now supervises WIC, SNAP-Ed, a Diaper Distribution Pilot Program, and other initiatives. Bullett’s superpower is establishing and sustaining effective community partnerships. Her efforts have improved staff diversity, equity, and inclusion, improved WIC families’ access to locally grown produce, and improved WIC services for historically marginalized and oppressed community members. Anna Bullett successfully led her team through multiple clinical office moves, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the year-long infant formula crisis without any service or benefit lapses for Cumberland County’s WIC families. In her role as Senior Director of Health & Nutrition Programs, Bullett manages multiple government contracts and corresponding budgets, and enjoys supervising a high-performing, multidisciplinary staff.

When not working, parenting, or serving in her role as City Councilor, Anna Bullett enjoys cooking for friends and family, hiking, biking, stand up paddle boarding, gardening, traveling, and reading.