Our Board
A Message from Board Chair LuAnn Ballesteros
It is my honor and privilege to serve as Chair of the Maine State Chamber’s Board of Directors, and to lead the Chamber through the next biennium.
As the Chamber transitions from the outstanding leadership of our previous board chair, Clif Greim, I want to express my deep appreciation to Clif for his service.
I also want to congratulate longtime Chamber President Dana Connors on the occasion of his retirement and extend my thanks for his leadership and dedication to Maine businesses throughout his 29 year tenure.
Clif and Dana have been instrumental to the Chamber’s effectiveness and success as Maine’s largest business association. Their efforts on behalf of Chamber members and the State’s business community have been extraordinary. They have made a notable mark on the Maine economy and on Maine people.
While there are challenges before our State and Maine’s business community, including in the current legislative session, the Chamber is optimistic about Maine’s future. We are fortunate to have a roadmap - Maine’s 10-year Economic Development Strategy - formulated with the help of 1,300 people from all corners of our state – that focuses on innovation, growing and strengthening Maine’s workforce, and the critical infrastructure investments needed to move Maine’s economy forward and improve opportunities for all Maine people.
With a strong foundation to build upon, we will continue our work as The Voice of Maine Business and our focus on Advocacy, Access, and Awareness. Those efforts will advance the Chamber’s mission and help ensure a positive business climate and a strong state economy in which all Maine businesses can compete and succeed.
The Chamber looks forward to continuing collaborations with Maine policy leaders, government officials, our congressional delegation, community partners, and the State’s academic institutions. Working together, we can and will address Maine’s business and economic challenges, leverage and grow the opportunities before us, and better position Maine as a great place to live, work, and do business.
Sincerely,
LuAnn Ballesteros
Chair, Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Vice President of External and Government Affairs, The Jackson Laboratory
As the Chamber transitions from the outstanding leadership of our previous board chair, Clif Greim, I want to express my deep appreciation to Clif for his service.
I also want to congratulate longtime Chamber President Dana Connors on the occasion of his retirement and extend my thanks for his leadership and dedication to Maine businesses throughout his 29 year tenure.
Clif and Dana have been instrumental to the Chamber’s effectiveness and success as Maine’s largest business association. Their efforts on behalf of Chamber members and the State’s business community have been extraordinary. They have made a notable mark on the Maine economy and on Maine people.
While there are challenges before our State and Maine’s business community, including in the current legislative session, the Chamber is optimistic about Maine’s future. We are fortunate to have a roadmap - Maine’s 10-year Economic Development Strategy - formulated with the help of 1,300 people from all corners of our state – that focuses on innovation, growing and strengthening Maine’s workforce, and the critical infrastructure investments needed to move Maine’s economy forward and improve opportunities for all Maine people.
With a strong foundation to build upon, we will continue our work as The Voice of Maine Business and our focus on Advocacy, Access, and Awareness. Those efforts will advance the Chamber’s mission and help ensure a positive business climate and a strong state economy in which all Maine businesses can compete and succeed.
The Chamber looks forward to continuing collaborations with Maine policy leaders, government officials, our congressional delegation, community partners, and the State’s academic institutions. Working together, we can and will address Maine’s business and economic challenges, leverage and grow the opportunities before us, and better position Maine as a great place to live, work, and do business.
Sincerely,
LuAnn Ballesteros
Chair, Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Vice President of External and Government Affairs, The Jackson Laboratory
2022-2023 Board Officers:
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Board Chair
Ms. LuAnn Ballesteros
The Jackson Laboratory |
First Vice Chair
Mr. Bob Montgomery-Rice
Bangor Savings Bank |
Second Vice Chair
Ms. Ann R. Robinson
Pierce Atwood |
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Past Board Chair
Mr. Clif Greim
Frosty Hill Consulting |
Chamber Interim President & CEO
Ms. Linda Caprara
Maine State Chamber of Commerce |
Directors:
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David Austin, Eaton Peabody
LuAnn Ballesteros, The Jackson Laboratory David Barber, Tyson Foods / Barber Foods Larry Barker, Machias Savings Bank James Barrett, Texas Instruments John Bateman, Procter & Gamble-Tambrands Geoffrey S Baur, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Peter Black, Dead River Company Paul Bolin, Northern Light Health Katherine Bourque, Unitil Corp. Michael Bourque, MEMIC Brian J Bowman, Bowman Constructors Tom Brennan, American Aquafarms Inc Dana Bullen, Sunday River Donna Cassese, Sappi Melinda Caterine, Littler Mendelson, P.C. Erik Clapp, Sevee & Maher Engineers, Inc. James Cohen, Verrill David Colter, GAC Chemical Corporation Peter Connell, Ocean Properties James Cote, Bernstein Shur Matthew Cote, Cote Crane & Rigging Eric Cyr, AAA-Northern New England Sarah Davis, Consolidated Communications, Inc. Dan Emerson, Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Katie Doherty, Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Allison Economy, Rudman Winchell Attorneys at Law Dajuan Eubanks, Maine Celtics Stacey Fitts, Onward Energy Jon Fitzgerald, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Corp. John Flynn, Versant Power Robert Frank, WBRC Inc. Lynn Frazier, James W. Sewall Co. Tony Grande, VHB Beth Greenlaw, Sea Bags Clifton Greim, Frosty Hill Consulting Quincy Hentzel, Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce Christopher K Hodgdon, Comcast Steven A Hudson, Preti Flaherty, LLP Eric Jermyn, Cross Insurance Wick Johnson, Kennebec Technologies Christopher Karcher, Pratt & Whitney John Kayser, Burns & McDonnell Brian King, Bank of America Cory R King, Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber |
Peter Kingston, McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Melinda Kinney, Charter Communications Judy Knapp, Hannaford Supermarkets Stephen Krolikowski, KeyBank Maine Laurie G Lachance, Thomas College Brian Langley, Union River Lobster Pot Restaurant Jo-an Lantz, Geiger Stephanie Lee, Verizon Kimberly N Lindlof, Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce Josh Madore, ON Semiconductor Dannel Malloy, University of Maine System Todd Mason, Maine Credit Union League Denise McDonough, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Timothy McGonagle, United Insurance David McPherson, MMG Insurance Gary Merrill, Hussey Seating Co. Michael Mohan, Canadian Pacific Railway Company Bob Montgomery-Rice, Bangor Savings Bank Deb Neuman, Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce Tom Peaco, University of Maine Alumni Association Jessie S Perkins, Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce Erin Piper, WEX Inc. Heather Printup, Poland Spring Water Company Joseph Purington, Central Maine Power Company Lizzy Reinholt, Summit Natural Gas of Maine, Inc. Daniel Riley, Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, LLC Ann Robinson, Pierce Atwood LLP Alex Serra, Serra Public Affairs Barry Sheff, Woodard & Curran Inc. Andrew E Silsby, Kennebec Savings Bank James Slotnick, Sun Life Owen Smith, AT&T Umberto Speranza, Unum Mark St. Germain, St. Germain Al Swallow, MaineHealth Josh Tardy, Mitchell Tardy Jackson Government Affairs Gilbert Thibeau, The Sheridan Corporation Mark Thibodeau, ReEnergy Biomass Operations LLC Matthew E Tonello, Consigli Construction Co. Inc. Eleanor Vadenais, Wells Chamber of Commerce Tom Violette, Northern Light Health Tim C Walton, Walton External Affairs William Whitmore, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Larry Wold, TD Bank Bryan Wyatt, Maine Primary Care Association |
Updated January 4, 2023