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Board
Dave Widener, President
Director of Information Technology and Project Management, Dead River Company
Geography is Dave’s true passion and as such, Dave holds a master’s degree in Environmental Geography from Ohio University. Dave sheepishly admits that he moved to Maine without ever first visiting – so fascinated was he by the states geography, which was based on a childhood passion of studying maps, specifically maps of New England and the State of Maine. Maine proved to be more beautiful in person than any map could translate and served in rekindling Dave’s love of being outside. In fact, it was Maine that rekindled Dave’s interest in a lot of things, including sustainable business.
Robert W. Armstrong III, Treasurer
Treasurer
Bob Armstrong has served as CFO, Controller, Vice President of Finance and Manager in a wide variety of companies ranging from a pharmaceutical aerosol manufacturer, privately held exhibit structure company, motors and controls manufacturer to a publicly traded international health care firm. Bob Armstrong is currently a consultant with a number of companies in organization, financial controls and reporting, strategic planning and general operational issues.
Peter Brown, Member-at-Large
Peter was general manager, then president and owner of Brown Pontiac Olds Inc., later Brown Pontiac Buick Olds Suzuki, from 1985 - 2006. During that time he also owned Saco National Car Rental which he sold in 1991. In 1991 he added Suzuki to his holdings and in 2000 added Buick. The company employed between 26 and 54 employees over the years and was involved in many community based projects. Peter was a key contributor in the successful establishment of the Northern York County Family YMCA in 1987.
Paul Farrow, Member-at-Large
Paul Farrow has been called a serial entrepreneur. He has served as CEO, COO, CFO and founder in companies ranging from his own successful startup in the fast growing kayak business to a corporate officer of a $200M public environmental services firm, to CEO of a private equity-owned exhibit structures company. Also, Paul has done several successful turnarounds, developed two patented products and found time to build a solar-powered, rainwater-supplied island retreat off the Maine coast.
Bethany Field, Member-at-Large
Bethany Field’s professional career has focused on developing and executing award winning marketing solutions and strategic events for large and small-scale clients alike, primarily in the telecommunications industry. She began her career at Pierce Promotions & Event Management as an Account Executive working with Verizon, and now serves as the Field Marketer in Maine for FairPoint Communications.
Jay Friedlander, Member-at-Large
Jay Friedlander is the founder of the Sustainable Business Program and the inaugural Sharpe-McNally Chair of Green and Socially Responsible Business at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. College of the Atlantic, the first climate neutral college in the U.S., has been cited by the Princeton Review, the Sustainable Endowment Institute and others as a leader in sustainability.
Jacob Roberson, Secretary
Jacob is the Director of Fundraising for Volunteers of America Northern New England. Volunteers of America is the nation's largest provider of affordable housing and is widely known for its work with seniors, corrections, youth and people with mental illnesses. It operates thousands of human service programs nationwide and serves more than two-million people in 400 communities across 44 states each year. Here, Jacob's work focuses on the development of capital and operating funds for the organization's programs and services in Northern New England.
Lisa Valentine, Membership Committee Chair
Lisa has been involved in a marketing capacity for over 10 years and has worked with companies such as Office Depot and Talbots in their marketing initiatives. She currently serves as PowerPay’s Marketing Manager, overseeing the strategy and development of the company’s marketing programs. She is also the Communications Coordinator of the Maine Animal Coalition and is the active Past-President of the Maine Marketing Association. Lisa grew up in Auburn, Maine and eventually settled in Boston where she worked in broadcasting at CCBN – now part of Thomson Financial.
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