Experience

University of Maine System (UMS)

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• CEO, Maine Center Ventures & Executive Director, Maine Graduate and Professional Center

  • Oct 2023 - Present

  Portland, Maine, United States



Santander US

• United States
• Financial Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• EVP, Executive Director of Corporate Social Responsibility

  • Jan 2019 - Oct 2023

  Boston, Massachusetts Head of Santander US' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), sustainability, philanthropy, and community impact and engagement.



Santander Bank, N.A.

• United States
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• EVP, Small Business Adminstration (SBA) Director

  • Oct 2016 - Jan 2019

  Boston, Massachusetts Head of SBA lending, including sales, business development, fulfillment, SBA compliance and community partnerships.



U.S. Small Business Administration

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Administrator, Region 1 - New England

  • Jul 2013 - Oct 2016

  Boston, MA Presidential appointee overseeing New England (Region I) field operations, including the agency’s financial, technical assistance, and government contracting activities.



Dyer Goodall, P.A.

• Attorney

  • Oct 2010 - Jul 2013

  Augusta, ME Represented municipalities, small businesses and individuals in front of administrative agencies and Maine courts. Provided strategic counsel on regulatory, compliance, transactional, and land use matters.



Maine State Legislature

• State Senator, Majority Leader (2013)

  • Dec 2008 - Jul 2013

  Augusta, Maine State Senator representing Sagadahoc County and Dresden in Lincoln County. Legislative positions and committees: - Committee on Maine’s Workforce and Economic Future, (126th, Senate Chair) - Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, (124th - Senate Chair, & 125th) - Committee on Regulatory Reform and Fairness, (125th) - Commission on Congressional Redistricting, (125th) - Committee on Legal and Veterans Affairs, (124th) - Commission to Study Energy Transmission, (124th)



McCloskey, Mina, Cunniff & Frawley, LLC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney

  • Jun 2007 - Sep 2010

  Portland, Maine Area Provided legal counsel to businesses and individuals on compliance matters, financial disputes, and criminal defense in Maine courts.