For the past 35 years I have enjoyed working in all facets of Mental Health Services, i.e., Institutional, Residential, Community Based, Administrative, and Crisis Intervention. I have over fifteen years of Management/Administrative experience, at times directly hiring, training, and supervising over forty full time employees. I am thoroughly familiar with systemic and legislative issues facing Maine's Nonprofit business community. In various positions in this industry I created over one hundred full and part time sustainable positions in various Residential and Community Mental Health programs.University of Southern Maine 1988-94, Philosophy major, USN Propulsion Engineering A-School1978-79(AS) NMTC, Presque Isle, ME, Forest Management, 1981-82 (AS) Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation 2001-2002, Certified Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, MHRT/Crisis Service Provider Trainer, OQMHP 1997, Foundation Center Grant Writing Institute, 2001, Recruit Chief Petty Officer, Navy League Outstanding Recruit, Company Honorman USN 1977.Licenses: Crisis Service Provider Trainer, 2008, MaineCare Waiver Provider 1998, Psychiatric Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Standard First Aid, CPR Instructor 2000-present, Member of Penquis CAP Advisory Board 2004-2009, Member of Greater Penobscot Continuum of Care Committee 2005-2009.Specialties: Grant Writing, Marketing, Policy Development, Development and implementation of new Mental Health and entrepreneurial for-profit enterprises/programs, Strategic Planning, state government liaison, liaison with area schools, business, and local governments.