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Waterville, Me, Us

Waterville, Me

Advise students on venture ideas and help them develop workable business models. Provide seminars and workshops, and an array of networking opportunities.

Waterville, Me

Teaching Regenerative Entrepreneurism to undergraduate students.

Strategic Equity Partners is a strategy apothecary providing unique solutions for firms determined to grow. We help CEOs and their teams focus on what matters most to create lasting value. Client industries include healthcare, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, retail, services, food production, and education.

Portland, Maine Area

Spearheaded collaborative creation of business plan and vision for a cutting-edge enterprise to realign the professional degree programs in the University of Maine System into a consortium model of joint, cross-curricular, and academically entrepreneurial legal, graduate business, and public service education by bringing together under one roof Maine Law School, the System’s two MBA programs, and the Muskie School for Public Service. Resulted in unanimous approval by Board of Trustees and private foundation funding.

Brunswick, Maine

Reinvigorated independent nonprofit with $110 million portfolio of public funds invested in early and later stage ventures focused on innovative technology development and commercialization. Investments include grants, loans, and equity participation, all requiring matching funds for co-investment. Repositioned enterprise as key to Maine's innovation ecosystem. Appointed by Governor with unanimous approval of Maine Senate.

Chapel Hill, Nc & Newcastle, Maine

Increased client profitability through strategic counsel, brand architecture, marketing and operations analysis. Provided interim executive management in turnaround situations and assimilation of acquisitions. Services included management of complex projects; mergers, acquisitions, due diligence, complete asset management; and, real estate development with special expertise in historic tax credit and transit-oriented development projects. Experienced in wide range of industries and consumer products.

Petaluma, Ca

Promoted to head Dainippon Ink & Chemical subsidiary to improve profitability and direct global expansion. Firm is world's largest producer of spirulina, the nutrient-dense alga used as a food supplement.

Research Triangle Park, Nc

Led business unit providing adhesives and polymers used in global converted paper industry. Managed operations in North America and Europe.

Portland, Maine Area

Chief executive recruited to turn around large multi-plant printing and publishing firm in New England. Published weekly 120-page magazine with 500,000+ circulation.

Hartford, Connecticut Area

Directed all facets of advertising sales and production.

Education record

Mba