Central Maine Growth Council’s Board of Directors is made up of 20 local business and municipal leaders: 17 board members and 3 ex-officio board members, all highly involved in their communities and the central Maine region.
Chris Gaunce, Chair – Central Maine Motors Auto Group
Ryan Poulin, Vice-Chair – New Dimensions Federal Credit Union
Beth Gibbs, Treasurer – Thomas College
Brian Clark, Secretary – Colby College
Jennifer Seekins – Bar Harbor Bank and Trust
Erica Lacroix – Town of Winslow
Dave Roy – Kennebec Savings Bank
Elizabeth Fortin – Kennebec Valley Community College
Paul Stein – MaineGeneral Health
Steve Daly – City of Waterville
Ella Bowman – Town of Oakland
Michelle Flewelling – Town of Fairfield
Michael Runser – Valley Beverage
Donald Plourde – Coldwell Banker Plourde Real Estate
Tom Meucci – Huhtamaki
Liz Menard – Bill and Joan Alfond Foundation
James Dinkle – KRDA/FirstPark
Joel Greenwood – Kennebec Valley Council of Governments
Christian Savage – Somerset Economic Development Corp.
The Dirigo Labs Advisory Committee (DLAC) counsels the Dirigo Labs (DL) team on operations, production, and programs of the DL Accelerator. Meeting quarterly, DLAC provides leadership and assistance related to performance, mentor network building, ecosystem growth, venture funding, accerealtor science and technology development, and plans for future DL initiatives.
Chris Gaunce – CMGC board chair; Owner, Central Maine Motor Auto Group Ryan Poulin – CMGC board member; President of New Dimensions Federal Credit Union RJ Anzelc – Founder & Co-owner of Bricks Coworking & Innovation Space; Bricks Software Developer Brian Clark – CMGC board member; Vice President of Planning, Colby College Shane Beckim – Senior Investment Officer, Maine Technology Institute Mike Duguay – Executive Director of the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation (HAIBI) at Thomas College