Panelists

JUICE CONFERENCE BIOGRAPHIES

1A: 20/30 VISION – Maine’s Energy Efficient Housing Stock 20 Years into the Future

Moderator:

George Callas – Cofounder, Newforest Institute

George Callas is the Director of Sustainability of the Newforest Institute located in Brooks, Maine and the organizer of the Build Green Maine network.  For several years he has been instrumental in promoting energy efficiency in buildings throughout Maine.  He has trained over 100 Energy Auditors for Maine Housing and regularly teaches Building Science at colleges, as well as to professional and community groups.  He and his family moved to Brooks in 2003 where they hand-built a super-insulated, off-grid stone villa.  Previously, he spent 20 years in investment management around the country, culminating in the development of allocation strategies into green investments for private clients.

Speakers:

John Richardson – Commissioner, Department of Economic and Community Development
John Richardson was appointed by Governor John Baldacci in January 2007. In this role, Richardson oversees the Office of Tourism, Office of Business Development, Office of Innovation and Office of Community Development. He is also responsible for many programs that help Maine businesses, including Maine Business Answers; Maine Small Business Development Centers; Maine International Trade Center; Maine Technology Institute; the Maine Products Marketing Program; and the Pine Tree Zone Program.Before his appointment to DECD, Richardson served as Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives.

Jennifer Puser – Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security

Jennifer Puser is the Deputy Director of Research and Legislation in the Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security where she is responsible for legislative work and helps advise the Governor on energy policy. Puser has extensive experience in environmental advocacy serving with numerous non-profit organizations focused on land use planning, urban forestry, energy, and global warming work. From 1997 to 2004 Puser served as a Field Representative to members of the California State Legislature in the First Assembly District and Second Senatorial District focusing on issues related to rural, forestry-based and coastal communities in Northern California. Puser has a master's degree in political science with an emphasis in urban and regional planning from California State University, Chico.  She lives on Peaks Island.

Donna McNeil – Director Maine Arts Commission

Donna McNeil as Director of the Maine Arts Commission, is responsible for overseeing the cultural well being of the State of Maine through support for artists and arts organizations. She joined the Maine Arts Commission staff in 2003 as Contemporary Art and Public Art Associate where she oversaw the advancement of artists through advocacy, grants, professional development and the percent for art program. Donna sits on the board of the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Maine Film Commission, the Maine-Aomori Sister City Council and the Governors Quality of Place Council. She has served as a juror for the National Endowment for the Arts and worked extensively with Creative Capital Foundation. She holds a BFA in Painting from Syracuse University and a MLA in Art History from Harvard University. Donna has devoted a lifetime to the arts in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, holding directorial and curatorial positions in galleries, museums and the performing arts.

Adam Krea -    Deputy Director, Maine Housing

Adam Krea has been Deputy Director of MaineHousing since 2005. Prior to that Adam served as Assistant State Treasurer for the State of Maine from 1998-2004.  He is a graduate of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont with a degree in Government.

1B    Smart Houses Don’t Just Stand There – Exploring a Collaborative Design and Construction Process with the Goal of Producing Affordable Net-Zero Houses.

Moderator:
 
Matt O’Malia, G•O

Matthew O’Malia received a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Design from Miami University of Ohio and worked for architects in Frankfurt, Germany and New York City before completing his post-graduate studies in architecture in Frankfurt Germany. Matthew has worked for over 15 years designing and building a range of residential and commercial projects in the US and Germany.

Speaker:

Alan Gibson, G•O

Alan Gibson is a carpenter, building designer, building energy analyst, and general contractor specializing in custom, energy efficient home construction. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University where he studied environmental science and history. He’s studied building science on his own for over 20 years and has been a business owner since 1992.

1C       Imaginative Collaborations – Artists Making Change

Moderator:

Dr. Owen Smith, Professor, University of Maine – Orono

Dr. Owen F. Smith is the Director of the Intermedia MFA Program at the University
of Maine. He is also a professor of Art History and Digital Art in the Department of
Art and the Chair of the Department of New Media. He received his BA in Art History
and Russian Studies, his MA in Anthropology and his PhD in Art History from the
University of Washington in Seattle. He is a specialist in Modern and Contemporary
art, particularly what he calls alternative art forms. He has lectured widely in the
US and Europe on art in the 20th Century. His seminal book on the history of fluxus,
Fluxus: a History of an Attitude, was published by San Diego State University Press in 1998. More recently he was the co-editor of a two volume special issue of Visible Language, Fluxus and Legacy, Volume 39, No. 3 (Fall 2005) and Fluxus After Fluxus, 40:1 (Winter 2006) Owen Smith is also a practicing artist who works in digital art and new media forms and has exhibited his work in over 80 national and international exhibitions over the last ten years. More information on his creative work can be found on his web site: http://www.owenfsmith.com, and more information on the Intermedia MFA at the University of Maine can be found at: http://www.intermediamfa.org
 
Speakers:

Marty Pottenger, Animating Democracy

Marty Pottenger is a theater artist, director and writer who moved to Portland two years ago to begin Art At Work – a national initiative to improve municipal government through strategic arts projects with the employees, elected officials and local professional artists.  She has been working with the City of Portland creating over 60 original artworks including Portland Police Poetry Calendar 2009, with 2010 being published in November. Her plays and community arts projects have been nominated for an Alpert Award, a United States Artists Award, and the National League of Cities Best Practices Award, and winning an OBIE for City Water Tunnel #3.

Leon Johnson, Creative Material Group

Leon Johnson is a convergent media artist and educator, born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. He is the proprietor of The Long Bell Press, and founding member of Creative Material Group. He performed  "Faust/Faustus: A Duet For Devils" in the UK, in the summer of 2000, with the film version being selected for the KunstFilmBienale, Cologne, Germany, and the Raindance Film Festival, London. He is the recipient of the Pollock/Krasner Foundation Award for Painting and the Ersted Award for Innovative Teaching. He teaches at the Transart Institute in Berlin, and with the Intermedia Department at UMaine.

Christina Beckstein, Professor of Sculpture, Maine College of Art

Christina Bechstein is a social and public artist who has taught in art and architecture programs at University of Detroit School of Architecture, Rhode Island School of Design, the University of Massachusetts and currently at Maine College of Art. In her teaching, she works to foster creative site and community specific dialogue among students and community members and co- creates multi-year projects that blur teacher, student and university boundaries. In her collaborative public art landscape based projects – including “Growing Fence,” and “Sodadi,” she investigates the role of art in place-making and community-building. Currently she is working on  "Pattern", a project that brings together Lewiston neighbors, pre-school children, and other diverse collaborators and stakeholders to co-create public art and is funded in part by the Kellogg Foundation and the Harry Faust Fund. On each of these projects she convened diverse neighbors of all ages and backgrounds around a creative project, food, translating, sharing and imagining to co-create with her the places we call home.  Launching in November, "What if We", is a web-based project that is about making room for utopian, creative, imaginative thinking about our world. Funded in part by the Maine Art Commission Visibility grant.

1D     Making it in Maine – The New Face of Manufacturing in Maine

Moderator:

Lisa Martin, Director, Manufacturers Association of Maine

Lisa Martin chairs the Maine Technology Institute Precision Manufacturing Board, chairs the Business & Industry Committee on the Maine Jobs Council and is an Alumni of the Maine Development Foundation’s Leadership Maine Mu Class.  She holds a BA from University of Southern Maine, a Master of Science degree in Community Economic Development (CED) from New Hampshire College and an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University. Lisa lives in her home town of Portland.

Speakers:

Paul A. Meserve, VP, Saunders Electronics

Paul Meserve is a lifelong Mainer and University of Maine Business School graduate, Paul has spent the last 20 years transforming a small research and development facility into a robust electronic manufacturing services (EMS) company.  Paul is actively serving on the Manufacturers Association of Maine’s board of directors.  Paul is a both a strong believer in the State of Maine and an advocate for the State’s dedicated and highly skilled manufacturers.  Paul lives in Portland with his wife and two girls.

Beth Shissler, CEO and co-owner, Seabags

Beth Shissler,  co-owner and President of Sea Bags was born and raised in Maine and like so many young people, left the state to go to College and Grad School to go on to get real world experience.  In her former life of working for global companies such as Philips Electronics (Netherlands) and Northern Telecom (Canada), Beth traveled the world and gained critical business experience.  In her job as Director Global Accounts at Philips Semiconductors, Shissler managed a $151 million distributor. When the time came when she wanted to be home in Maine full time and not traveling to Europe and Asia, a subsequent partnership in Sea Bags gave her the perfect opportunity.  Beth says: “For me, Sea Bags was the perfect draw home…I love the working waterfront and the sense of entrepreneurship that Maine induces.  All of my previous experience has helped build a sustainable brand and company in Sea Bags on the Portland waterfront. "  Shissler and business partner, Hannah Kubiak, decided early on to start their company with product that is  made in Maine. Committing to keeping manufacturing local has required a level of creativity in itself, and also a tight business plan. Sea Bags is in their 4th year since incorporating and has reached every growth milestone in terms of revenue, profitability, employees and manufacturing yield. The product has been recognized in publications from NY Times, to Vogue, Martha Stewart and Oprah.  In terms of the success of the Sea Bags’ products, she says: “Our customers are looking for products that have classic quality, but which also adhere to and endorse recycling practices…they actively search for products from companies that believe in giving back to the community.”  Beth feels that success is two-way street and believes strongly in the company’s responsibility to help in the community.  The company's most rewarding compliments came in the form of local recognition awards from SMCC's Entrepreneurial Center, Portland's Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Maine Cancer Foundation.

Roland Wyman, Director of Sales, Engineered Automation of Maine

Roland Wyman a Scarborough Me based company in operation since 1988 that provides custom designed automated machinery for plastics assembly and packaging, servicing the media industry, medical products industry, and automotive products.  EAM Inc has also developed a standard line of products for the application of security (anti-theft) tags and RFID tags.  Roland Wyman began his career as an electronics instructor for the US Air Force.  Went on to work for a Maine based company (Shape Inc, Biddeford Me) automating the manufacturing of audio cassettes, VHS tapes, and eventually CD’s.  Led the development of a ID coding system for VHS cassettes while working for a UK company (TA Ltd) during the late 80’s.  Has been with EAM Inc since 1995 finding applications for EAM’s inventive ways of designing automation.  EAM has supplied companies such as Technicolor, Sony, Warner Bros.

Ron Fish, Director, Maine Aerospace Alliance

Ron Fish is the Director of the Maine Aerospace Alliance under the Manufacturers’ Association of Maine.  He holds a BSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  Mr. Fish has been in the Aerospace field for 30 years as an Engineer and Business Development specialist.

1E    Resources for Maine Entrepreneurs

Moderator:

Mark Ouellette, Director, Department of Economic and Community Development

Mark Ouellette has been with the State of Maine’s Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) since March 2009.  He is the Director of Business Development for the State of Maine.  In this position, he directs the activities of the Office of Business Development, which includes two major functional areas:  Small Business Assistance and Business Development.  Mark is responsible for advocacy, policy and programs that support small business and entrepreneurship and the following DECD programs:  Business Answers, Maine Products Marketing Program.  In addition under his leadership, the Office facilitates business and job growth through business attraction, expansion and retention activities.   He oversees the Office’s eight business development specialists located around the state, who act as liaisons to these programs and activities.  Before taking this position with DECD, Mark worked with Congressman Tom Allen for over 12 years.  He held a variety of positions, including Director Economic Development and Special Projects, District Director, and lastly Chief of Staff.

Speakers:

Kirk Hill, Founder, Maine Entrepreneurs Group

Kirk Hill dreams in code. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Hill formed a computer consulting business, Quai, Inc, where the applications and information architecture he designs use technology to increase productivity, decrease costs, and improve the bottom line for large and small businesses. Hill has worked with companies such as L.L. Bean, Putnam Investments, John Hancock, Hewlett-Packard, Siemens Medical Systems and Harvard Business School. He also enjoys finding solutions for smaller companies such as Portland Webworks, Hyperwave and Skyfish. Hill remains committed to sharing his entrepreneurial spirit and considerable business-building knowledge with others. As an example, he founded the popular networking forum, Maine Entrepreneurs and is a member of the Association for Consulting Expertise. Most recently, Hill co-founded the business incubation company, Ncub8. Through Ncub8 he helps other entrepreneurs and small businesses find solutions for common start-up obstacles by connecting people in a wide array of industries such as technology, marketing, business development, legal, and financing. Ncub8 excels at finding alternate streams of revenue and opening up new markets. With multiple companies of his own under his belt, Hill knows what it takes to get things done, and he knows that no one should have to do it alone. He is available for private consultations as well as speaking engagements and can be contacted at kirk@quai.com.

Deb Neumann, Director, The Target Technology Center

Deb Neuman is an experienced entrepreneur, small business counselor and advisor.  In addition to owning her own businesses, she has provided direct assistance to hundreds of Maine small businesses.  Deb is currently the Director of the Target Technology Incubator at the University of Maine where she provides business development assistance to early stage technology companies.  Deb produces and hosts “Back To Business” a talk radio program for small businesses airing on radio stations throughout Maine and New Hampshire and streaming on line.  Deb produces one minute business tips for radio and TV, and is a business columnist for a variety of publications including themaineedge.com.  She is a renowned public speaker, corporate trainer and coach about all things small business appearing on radio and TV programs from Maine to Spain.  Deb was named the 2007 Small Business Journalist of the Year for Maine and New England by the US Small Business Administration and was the 2009 recipient of the Clifford Eames Leadership Award from the Bangor Region Leadership Institute.  She holds a BA from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California and resides in Bangor, Maine.

Mark Delisle, State Director, Small Business Development Center

Mark Delisle, Maine SBDC State Director, understands the arts, technology, and entrepreneurship.  Mark coordinates a statewide team of certified business counselors who work one-on-one business with over 2,000 small business owners each year and provide training to over 3500. Previously, Marked owned one of Maine’s largest fine art supply and framing businesses for five year.  His earlier career was technology-based in in web development, network services, Internet marketing.  He also worked as director of information technology for a Fortune 500 grocery retailer.  Mark has an MBA and a B.S. in Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Janine Cary, President, Maine International Trade Center

Janine Bisaillon-Cary is President of the Maine International Trade Center as well as the State Director of International Trade.  In addition to leading the Trade Center and consulting with Maine’s internationally active industries, Ms. Bisaillon-Cary serves on the boards of the Maine Port Authority, the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers Trade Cooperation Committee, the New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Council, and the Eastern Trade Council.  Ms. Bisaillon-Cary is the former Vice President of MITC as well as the former Vice President of Resource Trading Company.  She holds a B.A. in Economics and French from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst; a Certificate of French History and Literature from the Sorbonne University, and a Global Leaders Executive Education Certificate from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business.  Ms. Bisaillon-Cary has worked for over twenty years in international markets, including seafood export and consumer goods import markets.  Her work has focused on Western Europe and parts of Latin America and Asia.

Jim Lyon, Action Coach, Business Coaching

Jim Lyon is a seasoned executive with startup through Fortune 500 experience in marketing, sales, and senior management.  Jim grew one business to $10 million, launched pioneering internet commerce solutions in the office products and electronics industries, and trained hundreds of sales reps in strategic selling principles.  He is currently a Maine based business coach helping New England businesses achieve record revenues and manage all the challenges of rapid growth.   His clients include several creative economy companies including Portland based Becky Stockbridge and iBec Creative, recently named by Business Week as one of America ’s top 25 entrepreneurs under 25.    Jim has an MBA from the University of Chicago and an economics degree from Grinnell College .
 
1F    The Perfect Pitch – Round 1 – Financing you Startup or Expansion

Moderator:

Jayme Okma Lee, Fund Associate, Small Entreprise Growth Fund

Jayme Okma Lee joined the SEGF in 2005 as a Fund Associate. Prior to joining the SEGF, Ms. Okma Lee worked for General Motors as a marketing and financial analyst, and as a management consultant in the pharmaceutical industry. In 2004, she and her husband came to Maine where they established his veterinary hospital in Rockport. Since moving to Maine, Ms. Okma Lee has provided management consulting services to several Midcoast Maine businesses including Brace Management Group. Ms. Okma Lee received an MBA from the University of Maine where she had the highest cumulative GPA in her class. She graduated Magna Cum Laude, with honors, from Bowdoin College with an A.B. in Economics and Mathematics.

Speakers:

Susan Snowdon, SVP Business Banking, Bangor Savings Bank

Susan Snowden grew up in Mid-Coast Maine, and has been a Commercial Banker in Maine for over 23 years.  She is currently leading the Small Business Financial Services efforts for Bangor Savings Bank, where she is a Senior Vice President.  Susan is also on the Board of the Finance Authority of Maine, and serves as Treasurer; and on the audit committee of The Spurwink Institute.  

John Burns, Fund Manager, Small Business Enterprise Growth Fund

John Burns has served as Fund Manager of the Small Enterprise Growth Fund (SEGF), a State of Maine sponsored venture capital fund, since 2000.  John’s responsibilities include the full range of venture industry activities, from marketing to deal generation to investment analysis, due diligence, company monitoring and support, and the development of exit strategies.  He is also responsible for maintaining a strong relationship with the Small Enterprise Growth Board, the Governor’s office, and the Legislature. With the SEGF, he has played a role in bringing capital to 30 Maine companies to date, and has steered the SEGF through a number of returns of capital to the Fund. John holds an MBA, with high distinction, from Babson College, a MS degree in resource economics from Penn State University, and a BS from the University of Maine.  He served as Second Vice President and Portfolio Manager for UNUM Corporation, where he managed domestic and international portfolios.  He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, and has held the Series 7 NASD license.

Mark Kaplan, Managing Director, CEI Ventures

Mark D. Kaplan has extensive financial and investment experience and joined the staff of CEI Ventures in 1999 after serving as founding Chair of its Board of Directors. Prior to joining CEI Ventures, he served as Managing Director of Forum Financial Group, a mutual fund company. Mark was Managing Director and Director of Research for HM Payson & Co, an investment advisory and trust services firm. He was a member of the investment department of Unum Life Insurance Company, now Unum. He earned his BA from the University of Michigan-Flint and MBA from Boston University Graduate School of Management. Mark currently serves on behalf of CEI Ventures as director or observer of Chemogen, Juno Rising, NextMark and Stillwater Scientific.

Michael Gurau, Managing General Partner, Clear Venture Partners

Michael Gurau is the Founder and Managing General Partner of Clear’s investment team. He brings more than fourteen years of successful venture capital experience to Clear Venture Partners coupled with four years of startup operating experience, in marketing and product management. Michael’s venture capital experience includes seven years with private equity firm Advent International (in Boston and London) and most recently, six years with CEI Community Ventures, a fully-invested $10M early-stage venture capital fund for which Michael continues to serve as President.

1G    Fundraising – Selling the Value of Your Organization – Ask the Fundraisers the best way to Loosen Their Wallets

Moderator:

Sally DelGreco, DelGreco Strategic Partners

Sally DelGreco is the President and co-founder of DelGreco Strategic Partners providing development consulting and grant writing to non-profit organizations, education providers and public-private partnerships. Ms. DelGreco has a BA from Colby College and a Masters in Management and Social Policy from the Heller School at Brandeis University.

Speakers:

Peter Taylor, VP Maine Community Foundation

Pete Taylor serve as Vice President for Program at the Maine Community Foundation, a statewide foundation providing grants and scholarships based in Ellsworth and Portland. He is also on the board of the Maine Association of Nonprofits and served on Maine Commission for Community Service, the statewide board that acts as a primary grantmaker of federal Americorps national service funds in Maine.

Betsy Biemann, President Maine Technology Institute

Betsy Biemann has served as President of the Maine Technology Institute (MTI) since January 2005. MTI’s purpose is to support entrepreneurs in the State’s seven targeted technology sectors to bring innovations to market and create good jobs for people across Maine. It makes grants and loans to Maine companies to jointly fund technology development projects as well as by funding collaborative activities aiming to strengthen Maine’s high-potential technology clusters. Betsy joined MTI after serving as an associate director at The Rockefeller Foundation in New York City, where she oversaw a national grant and investment program aiming to increase employment in low-income communities.   

Carol Colson, Senior VP, Director of Community Relations and Communications Bangor Savings

Carol Colson oversees corporate and foundation giving for Bangor Savings Bank. Bangor Savings Bank gives $1.4 million to non-profit organizations and community initiatives where they do business.

1H    Socially Responsible Venture Capital Investing in Maine

Speakers:

Nat Henshaw, Managing Director, CEI Ventures

Nat Henshaw made his first CEI equity investment in 1988 and was responsible for developing CEI's program of socially responsible venture capital investments. Nat co-founded CEI Ventures in 1994. Prior to joining CEI as a Loan & Investment Officer, Nat worked at Intersouth Partners, Kitty Hawk Capital and Chemical Venture Partners. He co-founded the CDVCA in 1994 and continues to serve on its Board of Directors and as Secretary. He earned his BA from Duke University and his MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business. Nat currently represents CEI Ventures as a director or observer of Coast of Maine Organic Products, Cuddledown, Innov-X Systems, Maine
Trailer, Navigator Publishing and Taction.

Michael Burgmaier, Managing Director, Royal River Associates

Michael Burgmaier is an investment banker (Silverwood Partners), consultant (Royal River Associates) and venture capital investor (CEI Community Ventures) in the food & beverage and LOHAS consumer sectors. He has raised capital for numerous companies and clients, written business plans, prepared ancillary fundraising materials and facilitated exits. He currently chairs Putney Pasta and has served on the boards of other natural products venture-backed companies. He was formerly a management consultant for Bain & Co., has an MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth and his blog on early-stage ventures and the Healthy Living industry can be found at www.nevc.blogspot.com

Mike Cote, Owner Bar Harbor Foods

Mike Cote purchased the 86-year-old East Machias Canning Company, makers of Maine premium specialty seafood in 2003. Growing up in Maine, Mike was a fan of the cannery and the company's products, and has always loved fresh Maine seafood and simple natural ingredients. Mike brings over 20 years' worth of gourmet specialty foods experience to the table, working with many long-time employees and friends.
 
1J    Social Media Makeover – Facebook, Figure out how to use it to Grow your Organization

Presenter:

Rob Landry, Pemaquid Communications

Rob Landry is the Founder and Principal Web Designer at Pemaquid Communications, LLC, an 8 year-old Web design and development consultancy located in Portland, Maine. Pemaquid is focused on applying common sense and elegance to cutting edge technology.

1K    Maine Foodies – Entrepreneurs with Great Taste

Moderator:

Valerie Geredien, Maine Food Producers Alliance

Valerie Geredien holds an M.B.A. from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She started her career in marketing and communications as an account manager at The New England Group Advertising in Portland, Maine and became a principal of the organization in 1988. In 1990 Geredien joined Portland based Swardlick Marketing Group where she led the development and execution of a major brand initiative for the Wild Blueberry Association of North America that put Wild Blueberries on the map. Geredien also launched a national media relations campaign and branding program that helped to establish the Maine Lobster Promotion Council. A key member of the agency team for 15 years, Geredien worked in strategic planning and marketing, and communications program design and management. In June of 2009 Geredien joined Maine Tomorrow as Executive Director of the Maine Food Producers Alliance. Geredien is an advisor to the Portland Chapter of SCORE, volunteers at The Gulf of Maine Research Institute and Common Good Ventures, and serves on the adult advisory board of The PORT, Freeport’s Teen Center.

Speakers:

Roger Bintliff, Chef and Developer, Chef’s Pantry/Kitchen

Roger Bintliff is a Maine resident with more than twenty five years in the hospitality industry under his belt.  He has owned and operated eleven successful restaurants throughout his career.  In addition to being a renowned Maine chef, Roger is also an entrepreneur and is one of the founders of The Chef’s  Kitchen, a television cooking show produced in Maine.  The show has featured acclaimed chefs from around the country as well as well known Maine chefs.  One of Roger’s latest endeavors is to bring awareness of and promote the many quality food products Maine has to offer.

Steve Shaffer, Co-owner Black Dinah’s Chocolatiers

Steve Shaffer often sits staring out the window at the small pond and the swaying pines in his yard, wondering if people even know Black Dinah Chocolatiers exists. Then, an order comes in and he knows his plans to take over the world are working. When he is not plotting, he is packing boxes full of the chocolates his wife makes and furiously stacking firewood.

Mike Cote, Owner Bar Harbor Foods

Mike Cote purchased the 86-year-old East Machias Canning Company, makers of Maine premium specialty seafood in 2003. Growing up in Maine, Mike was a fan of the cannery and the company's products, and has always loved fresh Maine seafood and simple natural ingredients. Mike brings over 20 years' worth of gourmet specialty foods experience to the table, working with many long-time employees and friends.

Bettina Doulton, Owner, Cellardoor Vineyard

Bettina Doulton spent 21 years at Fidelity Investments in Boston as an analyst, portfolio manager, and part of the equity research management team. After surviving cancer in 2006, she followed her dream of running her own business and purchased Cellardoor Winery in Lincolnville.

1L    History Meets Technology in the Modern Age – History Projects Coming to Life

Moderator:

Lee Webb, Senior Policy Fellow, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, University of Maine

Speakers:

Niles Parker, Executive Director, Penobscot Marine Museum

Niles Parker has been the executive director of the Penobscot Marine Museum since August 2006.  For the seven years prior to coming to the PMM, he was the Chief Curator and Acting Director of the Nantucket Historical Association in Nantucket, Massachusetts.  Before Nantucket, he was the Curator and Director of Exhibitions at the New York State Historical Association in Cooperstown, New York.  He received his Masters in Museum Studies from the State University of New York/Cooperstown Program and is a graduate of Colby College in Waterville, Maine.

Bruce Thornton, Warren Historical Society

Steve Bromage, Maine Historical Society

Steve Bromage is Assistant Director of the Maine Historical Society where he helps lead institutional planning, oversees public, educational, and online programming, and works closely with partners throughout Maine’s cultural community.  Among other things, Steve has helped guide the development of the Maine Memory Network (www.mainememory.net), a statewide digital museum that has received national recognition for its ability to connect communities and provide online access to local historical collections.  He works closely with Maine Memory’s network of 200 contributing partners on issues related to outreach, digitization, interpretation, and local partnerships.
    
David Cheever, Maine State Archives

Dave Cheever’s employment background is a mix of media, education and government positions, and he has an extensive association with cultural non-profits, including Maine Preservation, the Maine Arts Sponsors Association, and the Maine Community Cultural Alliance. He currently serves on the board of Old Fort Western.

2A    From Away – The Richness of Multicultural Programming

Moderator:

Noel Bonam, Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs

Noël Bonam is the director for the Office of Multicultural Affairs for the State of Maine. He is a visual and performing artist from India with several years of experience in cross-cultural organizational development. He is a graduate of the "Senior Executives in State and Local Government" program at Harvard University (Kennedy School of Government).  He considers himself to be a musafir (traveler). He now lives in Portland, Maine

Speakers:

Kazeem Lawal, Executive Director of the Maine African Film

Kazeem Lawal lives in Portland Maine and currently works for FairPoint Telecommunications as a Product Manager for Wholesale Services. He is the Founder of Novus Nigeria Ltd, manufacturing bottled water and Ice Cubes in Lagos, Nigeria. He serves on the board of the Portland Public Library and is a recent graduate of the Institute for Civic Leadership Intensive Program (Pi Class). He received a BS in Electrical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology and MBA from Rutgers University. He enjoys his volunteer activities around Portland, still plays soccer, enjoys traveling and of course films - especially independent and foreign.

Aniruddha Knight, Dancer and Business Manager, Bala Music and Dance Associates, Ltd.

2B    Maine’s Biotech Sector – Superheroes in Lab Coats

Moderator:

Gary Goodrich, Biotech Association of Maine; Founder, BioProcessing

Gary Goodrich organized State of Maine Pavilions at the International BIO convention in 2006 and 2007. Founded by Gary in1990 Bioprocessing manufactures diagnostic raw materials used in tests for the diagnosis and management of cancer. Gary has over 30 years of diverse biotechnology related industrial experience including cancer research, clinical lab work and management, biochemical industry R&D, and diagnostic reagent development and manufacturing. He holds an MBS in Clinical Chemistry from Northeastern University and a BS in Biochemistry from the University of Vermont. He also holds an ASCP (SC) certification as a technologist in Chemistry.

Speakers:

Bill Palin, Inverness Medical Innovations

Janet Yancy-Wrona, COO, Aiko

Janet Yancy-Wrona joined AIKO Biotechnology in 2006.  AIKO is a new start-up company focusing on the discovery and development of unique treatments for pain and addiction management.  Janet comes to this position after a seven year tenure with the State of Maine, first as the founding President and Director of the Maine Technology Institute where she oversaw more than $20 million in investments that support research and development leading to commercialization from Maine-based companies, and more recently as Maine’s first Director of the Office of Innovation and the Science Advisor to the Governor where she was responsible for the Science and Technology Action Plan for Maine.   Janet’s background includes Bachelor’s and Doctoral degrees in biology from Wake Forest University and the University of North Carolina, respectively, and a post-doctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health.  Janet came to Maine in 1997 as a research scientist with Idexx Laboratories, a world-leading veterinary biotechnology company located in Westbrook.

Susie Airhart, Senior Director, The Jackson Laboratory

Susan Airhart is responsible for long-term business development and product development plans for The Jackson Laboratory, which is a leading genetics research institute located in Bar Harbor.  Her contributions include development and launch of JAX® Services, which provides comprehensive support to the mammalian genetics/genomics research community. Prior to joining Jackson Susan was Director, Business Development for Oncor, Inc. where she lead product development teams  responsible for Oncor’s FDA approved InformÔ Her-2/neu test, which is used today to stratify breast cancer patients for  treatment.  Prior to Oncor she was an Instructor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX where she developed leading-edge diagnostic and research methods that are in use today.

Ed Bilsky, Director of Center of Excellence in Neurosciences, University of New England

Dr. Bilsky is currently a tenured Professor of Pharmacology at the University of New England. He has received over 3 million dollars in extramural funding to conduct translational research in the areas of pain management and addiction and has published over 55 peer-reviewed publications in leading pharmacology journals. He lectures on a variety of topics in the Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and Health professions and directs the Center of Excellence in the Neuroscience at the university. He is co-founder of two Maine based companies, Aiko Biotechnology and the Biousian Biosystems Inc.

2C    Sparks on the Water – Maine’s Emerging IT Sector

Moderator:

Susan Doran, Maine IDxA

Susan Doran, information architect and experience designer from Portland , has been working to infuse the internet with greater humanity to serve as a tool for social change and transformation, collaboration, creative learning, healthy communities, and ethical design since 1989. Susan spends half her year working on improving the user experience of large complex web sites of an array of clients, and the other half of the year volunteering her time to community projects. She is founder of MaineUX (a statewide network of people "contributing to the creative economy by way of doing cool things on the web and with software"), and now co-chair of Maine IxDA (a chapter of the Interaction Design Association), which convenes inspirational events and activities to Maine 's interaction desiogn community. In 2007 she was techMaine's Volunteer of the Year, is a 2009 graduate of the Institute for Civic Leadership's Collaborative Leadership Intensive, serves as Trustee for Portland Trails.

Speakers:

Steve Hand, CEO, Know Technology
Stephen D. Hand is the President and CTO of Know Technology. His primary responsibilities are leading the overall technical direction of the company and serving as the lead solution architect for many large client projects. His leadership led to Know Technology recently receiving the 2009 Microsoft Worldwide Partner of the Year Award for Network Infrastructure Solutions. Stephen is actively involved in the Maine technology community – serving on various boards for TechMaine, MTI and PopTech. He grew up in Rockport, attended The University of Maine receiving a BS in Business Marketing and today lives in the house he grew up in.

Stu Rich, Principal of Geospatial Development, Pen Bay Media

Stu Rich is Principal of Geospatial Development for Penobscot Bay Media (PenBay), a software solutions and professional Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services company based in Camden, Maine.   He has more than 15 years of experience in the IT sector, with over 5 years dedicated to designing and creating in-building information systems.  PenBay uses its expertise and experience to build and implement Facilities Information Systems for customers in many parts of the U.S. and around the world.  His blog can be viewed at http://www.spatialexplorations.net

Dr. Owen Smith, Chair New Media Innovation Research and Development Center, University of Maine

Dr. Owen F. Smith is the Director of the Intermedia MFA Program at the University
of Maine. He is also a professor of Art History and Digital Art in the Department of
Art and the Chair of the Department of New Media. He received his BA in Art History
and Russian Studies, his MA in Anthropology and his PhD in Art History from the
University of Washington in Seattle. He is a specialist in Modern and Contemporary
art, particularly what he calls alternative art forms. He has lectured widely in the
US and Europe on art in the 20th Century. His seminal book on the history of fluxus,
Fluxus: a History of an Attitude, was published by San Diego State University Press in 1998. More recently he was the co-editor of a two volume special issue of Visible Language, Fluxus and Legacy, Volume 39, No. 3 (Fall 2005) and Fluxus After Fluxus, 40:1 (Winter 2006) Owen Smith is also a practicing artist who works in digital art and new media forms and has exhibited his work in over 80 national and international exhibitions over the last ten years. More information on his creative work can be found on his web site: http://www.owenfsmith.com, and more information on the Intermedia MFA at the University of Maine can be found at: http://www.intermediamfa.org
 
Dana Hutchins, Creative Director/Founder Xhibitnet

Dana Hutchins is a computer system interaction designer and President and Creative Director of Image Works (www.imagewks.com), a web design and interactive technology R&D firm with a focus on science communication, science exhibit design, user research, usability, and human factors engineering.  Image Works clients include Unum, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, U.S. Library of Congress, NASA, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, and Orlando Science Center. In 2005 Image Works was awarded a National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research grant for R&D on software for science exhibits now used at an exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science and other science centers around the country.
Vinitha Nair, Co-founder & Executive Director, Platform Shoes Forum    
Vinitha Nair co-founded and is the Executive Director of Platform Shoes Forum, a nonprofit organization that builds digital learning networks with a focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education for middle and high school demographics. Vinitha co-created the nonprofit's catalyst program, Zoey's Room, an award-winning online community maintained through peer-to-peer mentoring that encourages girls to pursue careers in STEM.  She partnered with Project New Media Literacies of the Comparative Media Studies department at MIT to produce The Learning Library to educate youth about their role in an increasingly online participatory culture and the skills necessary to be successful in that environment.  The new educational framework will integrate the innovation of social technologies within an educational framework for user's to be able to create and remix media-centric curriculum, encouraging learning through collective intelligence. Leveraging the development on this tool, she is currently working on a new phase of Zoey's Room to align STEM skills with current workforce needs. The goal is to provide a support system between students and STEM professionals/educators to increase the participation and retention of women in STEM fields.
2D    Mobilize Maine – Achieving Quality of Place Through Community Action
Moderator:
    Richard Barringer, Research Professor, Muskie School of Public Service
Richard Barringer serves on the faculties of both public policy & management and community planning & development at the Muskie School, where he is principal investigator for the EPA’s New England Environmental Finance Center.  He served in the administrations of three Maine governors, as commissioner of conservation and director of state planning, and is the author of numerous books, reports, and landmark Maine laws in the areas of land use, education, the environment, energy, economic development, and tax policy. He recently collaborated with colleagues from each of the New England states on 20th Century Land Conservation in New England: A Heritage of Civic Engagement, Charles H. W. Foster, ed., Harvard Forest, Petersham MA, 2008. In 2007 he was awarded the prestigious Elmer B. Staats Public Service Career Award by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, given from time to time “to a faculty member whose career exemplifies a commitment to inspiring students to public service careers.” He is presently chair of the New England Governor’s  blue-ribbon Commission on Land Conservation.   He is the father of four grown sons and lives in Portland ME with his wife, Martha Freeman.  
Speakers:
    Dee Schneidman, Research Manager, New England Foundation for the Arts, Culture Count
Dee Schneidman as NEFA’s Research Manager, oversees NEFA’s data collection, documentation, and cultural policy-based projects. These include the New England Creative Economy Report Series on both the public sector and the entire creative economy; CultureCount: New England’s Cultural Database; regional convenings, knowledge-sharing projects and economic impact studies.
Before coming to work at NEFA in January of 2006, Ms. Schneidman worked in a variety of non-profit and business settings, utilizing her background in the performing arts to develop trainings and workshops geared toward the personal growth and creative learning of both children and adults. She holds a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Virginia where she focused on empirical research in the fields of creativity, human development and assessment.
Greg Mitchell, Economic Development Division Director, City of Portland
Greg Mitchell earned his Bachelors in Business Administration from Norwich University and Bachelors of Arts in economics from the Florida Atlantic University as well as completed course work for a Master of Arts in economics from the same university. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Economic Development Council of Maine and the Maine Real Estate and Development Association. Mitchell lives will his wife and two sons in Yarmouth. “I am looking forward to returning to public service which is my first love,” stated Mitchell. “I have a passion for what economic growth can mean to a community.” This year, the Economic Development Department was reorganized to report directly to the City Manager’s Office with the goal of enhancing the City’s integrated approach to economic development and to, ultimately, make the city’s efforts more strategic. With the City Manager’s backing, the Economic Development Director will have the stature to marshal the necessary resources to ensure a coordinated responsive approach. The reorganization will advance the city’s efforts to clearly communicate its economic development vision and engage elected officials and citizens alike in meaningful dialogue regarding the City’s economic development priorities.

Robin Zinchuk, Executive Director, Bethel Chamber of Commerce

Robin Zinchuk is currently Executive Director of the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce, a position she has held since March of 1986 – slightly more than 23 years.  In her professional career she has brought the chamber from a tiny non-profit organization with a post office box and telephone answering machine - to one with more than 250 business members, 4 full time staff and a budget of more than $300,000.  Robin credits her success to a variety of supportive and visionary individuals who she has worked with over the years, some who have served on her boards of directors.  The chamber has provided the support for Robin to attend the Institute for Organizational Management, a four-year professional development program of the US Chamber of Commerce.  She graduated with a Certificate in Nonprofit Organization Management in January of 2004.  Robin is also a graduate of Leadership Maine, a one-year intensive offered by the Maine Development Foundation.

Robert Thompson, Executive Director, Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments

Robert Thompson has been the Director of AVCOG since 1992.  Prior to accepting this position he had held the position of Director of Development for the City of Lewiston for five years.  Prior positions included the Director of Development for the Town of Lisbon and various positions at AVCOG dating back to the mid 70’s dealing with water quality, land use and development issues.  He was educated at St. Lawrence University at the undergraduate level in chemistry and at the University of Vermont at the graduate level in Resource Economics.  In 1996 he was recognized by the SBA as Maine Advocate of the Year for Financial Services.  In 2001 he co-chaired the Maine Meetings and Conventions Committee which conducted a statewide feasibility and siting study for meeting and convention facilities, and 1996 he chaired the Public Advisory Committee for the Maine Turnpike Authority Alternatives Study, which was a key element leading to the approval of the Widening Project.  He is a past president of the Maine Association of Planners; Economic Development Council of Maine; Maine Rural Development Council and past Chair of the Board of Androscoggin Home Health Services.

Jim Cohen, Former Mayor of Portland, ME

Jim Cohen is a former City Councilor and Mayor of Portland, retiring at the end of 2008.  This June, Jim was the top vote-getter in his successful election to the Portland Charter Commission, of which he is vice-chair.  In September, Jim was honored to receive the Neal W. Allen Award for Leadership in the Public Sector from the Portland Regional Chamber. As Mayor, Mr. Cohen was actively involved in helping to sustain and grow the creative economy, an effort that continues through today.  Then-Mayor Cohen held his inaugural celebration at the Maine College of Art, and later in his term he hosted a Creative Economy Summit in June of 2006 where over 200 people attended.  Following the Summit, Mr. Cohen appointed and chaired a 17-member Creative Economy Steering Committee which recommended formation of the Creative Portland Corporation, a separate arm of the City devoted to growing Portland’s innovation economy, strengthening its arts and cultural organizations, and sustaining Portland’s arts community.

2E    Making Local Global or Making Global Local

Moderator:

Kevin Callahan

Speakers:

Barrett Brown, Owner, Cedar Works

Barrett Brown obtained a BA from Williams College in 1987 and later an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1992. After 10 years in management consulting with various firms in Albany, Cleveland, and Boston, Mr. Brown joined the family business CedarWorks, Inc. in 1997. Mr. Brown was named President of CedarWorks in 2000 and has served in that capacity since. CedarWorks sells customized outdoor and indoor play systems directly to families in all 50 states and around the world.

Pete Erskine, Owner, Mexicali Blues

Pete Erskine founded Mexicali Blues in 1988, a retail business that responsibly imports clothing, jewelry and gifts from around the world.  Today we sell our own brand of merchandise at our four retail locations in Maine, as well as on-line.  

Jamie Ribisi-Braley, Proprietor, Sweetland

Jamie Ribisi-Braley is Co-Owner of Sweetland Retreat, an artist retreat and soon-to-be Bed & Breakfast in Manchester, Maine.  She is an artist working primarily in encaustic paint and makes her own supplies, whhich she successfully sells online.  Jamie is also Secretary of the Board of Directors at the Kennebec Valley Art Association/Harlow Gallery in Hallowell.

Michael Blood, The Postcard Dude

Michael Blood started his internet/ebay based business 10 years ago shortly after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  He focuses entirely on selling antique postcards.  Almost 100% of his business is generated from online sales.

2F    Historic Preservation – Economic and Sustainable Development

Moderator:

Greg Paxton, Executive Director, Maine Preservation

Greg Paxton has been executive director of Maine Preservation since April of 2008. Greg was a Trustee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and founding chair of the preservation organizations’ group, Statewide and Local Partners. He is past chair of the Board of Preservation Action, a national lobbying organization. He is a member of the Board of Directors of CEI Capital Management LLC, the Maine Downtown Center Advisory Council and the Maine Downtown Coalition.  He was CEO of The Georgia Trust from 1981 – 2008, Preservation Administrator for Historic Charleston Foundation from 1977 – 1981 and site manager at Mount Independence in Orwell, Vermont from 1973-1976.  He is a graduate of Williams College in Massachusetts and received a MA in historic preservation from the University of Vermont.  He is married to Dr. Lynne Werner, whose family is from Saco, and has a fourteen-year-old son, Burke.

Speakers:

Christopher W. Closs, Western and Southern Maine Field Services Representative

Christopher W. Closs is the Western and Southern Maine Field Services Representative serving Maine Preservation, Greater Portland Landmarks and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Closs   managed a private consulting firm in New Hampshire for 30 years which specialized in historic tax credit rehabilitation of commercial and mill buildings along the Eastern Seaboard. He successfully managed 62 Certified Rehabilitations of National Register and National Landmark properties, which generated over $80 million in federal tax credits. These projects have frequently been keystones in comprehensive downtown revitalization projects. He was founding chair of the NH Main Street Program (1996) and has maintained an affiliation with the National Trust, for which he previously served as Preservation Planner with its Northeast Office in Boston. He is the author of several preservation planning and technology articles and is also currently Adjunct Professor in the graduate Certificate Program in Historic Preservation at Plymouth State University in NH.

Rochelle Bohm, Eastern and Northern Field Service Representative

Rochelle Bohm is the Eastern and Northern Field Service Representative with Maine Preservation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She worked as a historic preservation consultant after relocating to Maine in 2007.  She previously worked as the Historic Preservation Planner for Kent County, Delaware, where she managed its Tax Credit Program for Historic Properties. She also provided technical assistance in identification and evaluation of historic properties, reviewed Community Development Block Grants for preservation compliance and reviewed development proposals for the Regional Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.  She is a graduate of Houghton College in New York and received a M.A. in Urban Affairs and Public Policy, with a concentration in historic preservation and a specialization in planning from the University of Delaware.  Rochelle lives in the Hathaway-Bohm family homestead with her husband and sons in Bangor.

2G    Black Belt Impact – Present with Power!

Jim Bouchard, Founder/Principal, Dynamic Componets of Personal Power

Jim Bouchard tours nationally to teach his Black Belt Mindset philosophy for conference and corporate audiences. He is working on his second book, Think Like a Black Belt scheduled for release in early 2010. He regularly appears on radio and TV around the world sharing his message of excellence, discipline, focus and opportunity. His future personal appearances include motivational speaking in Kenya, Ghana, Dubai, Australia and Canada and the United States.

2H    The Perfect Pitch Round 2

Moderator:

Jayme Okma Lee, Fund Associate, Small Entreprise Growth Fund

Jayme Okma Lee joined the SEGF in 2005 as a Fund Associate. Prior to joining the SEGF, Ms. Okma Lee worked for General Motors as a marketing and financial analyst, and as a management consultant in the pharmaceutical industry. In 2004, she and her husband came to Maine where they established his veterinary hospital in Rockport. Since moving to Maine, Ms. Okma Lee has provided management consulting services to several Midcoast Maine businesses including Brace Management Group.  Ms. Okma Lee received an MBA from the University of Maine where she had the highest cumulative GPA in her class. She graduated Magna Cum Laude, with honors, from Bowdoin College with an A.B. in Economics and Mathematics.

Speakers:

Susan Snowdon, SVP Business Banking, Bangor Savings Bank

Susan Snowden grew up in Mid-Coast Maine, and has been a Commercial Banker in Maine for over 23 years.  She is currently leading the Small Business Financial Services efforts for Bangor Savings Bank, where she is a Senior Vice President.  Susan is also on the Board of the Finance Authority of Maine, and serves as Treasurer; and on the audit committee of The Spurwink Institute.  

John Burns, Fund Manager, Small Business Enterprise Growth Fund

John Burns has served as Fund Manager of the Small Enterprise Growth Fund (SEGF), a State of Maine sponsored venture capital fund, since 2000.  John’s responsibilities include the full range of venture industry activities, from marketing to deal generation to investment analysis, due diligence, company monitoring and support, and the development of exit strategies.  He is also responsible for maintaining a strong relationship with the Small Enterprise Growth Board, the Governor’s office, and the Legislature. With the SEGF, he has played a role in bringing capital to 30 Maine companies to date, and has steered the SEGF through a number of returns of capital to the Fund.  John holds an MBA, with high distinction, from Babson College, a MS degree in resource economics from Penn State University, and a BS from the University of Maine.  He served as Second Vice President and Portfolio Manager for UNUM Corporation, where he managed domestic and international portfolios.  He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, and has held the Series 7 NASD license.

Mark Kaplan, Managing Director, CEI Ventures

Mark D. Kaplan has extensive financial and investment experience and joined the staff of CEI Ventures in 1999 after serving as founding Chair of its Board of Directors. Prior to joining CEI Ventures, he served as Managing Director of Forum Financial Group, a mutual fund company. Mark was Managing Director and Director of Research for HM Payson & Co, an investment advisory and trust services firm. He was a member of the investment department of Unum Life Insurance Company, now Unum. He earned his BA from the University of Michigan-Flint and MBA from Boston University Graduate School of Management. Mark currently serves on behalf of CEI Ventures as director or observer of Chemogen, Juno Rising, NextMark and Stillwater Scientific.
 
Michael Gurau, Managing General Partner, Clear Venture Partners

Michael Gurau is the Founder and Managing General Partner of Clear’s investment team. He brings more than fourteen years of successful venture capital experience to Clear Venture Partners coupled with four years of startup operating experience, in marketing and product management. Michael’s venture capital experience includes seven years with private equity firm Advent International (in Boston and London) and most recently, six years with CEI Community Ventures, a fully-invested $10M early-stage venture capital fund for which Michael continues to serve as President.

2I    The Color of Money – What is the right financing for your business?

Moderator:

Steve Bazinet, Director, Maine Center for Enterprise

Steve Bazinet has been combining his passion for entrepreneurial business with his knowledge of business and finance to assist growth-oriented companies in the art of creating and capturing value for over twenty-three years. He has shown a knack for solving problems and developing ideas in innovative and bottom-line oriented ways. As an entrepreneurial family member, owner, advisor and senior level executive of numerous privately-held companies, Steve has always been empathetic to the challenges of building enterprises of high value.  

Speakers:
    
Jean Claveau, VP Business Banking, Bangor Savings Bank

Jean (Jon) M. Claveau joined Bangor Savings Bank in January of 2004 as a Commercial Loan Officer and is located in our Augusta office.  Jean has more than 10 years of business and commercial lending experience and has worked on a wide array of lending needs.  Prior to joining Bangor Savings, Jean worked as a loan officer for Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) in Wiscasset.  In this capacity Jean had the chance to