Governance
Our board of directors and other advisors support the complex, multidisciplinary, and entrepreneurial nature of our work.

Board of Directors
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Tawny Alvarez
Director
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Partner
Verrill Dana LLP
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George Bell
Director
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Senior Partner
Archer Venture Capital
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Michael W. Bonney
Chair
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Executive Chair
Alnylam
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Peter R. Bryant
Director
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Program Director
Builders Initiative
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Richard E. Curran, Jr.
Director
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Chairman
Spinnaker Trust
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Denise DesChenes
Vice Chair
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Retired Partner/Managing Director
Sard Verbinnen & Co. (now FGS Global)
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Jill Duson
Director
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Senator, Maine State Senate
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Jay Espy
Director
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retired Executive Director
Elmina B. Sewall Foundation
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Eric Haley
Director
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Senior Managing Director, Head of North America
OMERS Private Equity
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Luke Holden
Director
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Founder and CEO
Luke's Lobster
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Margaret Honey, Ph.D.
Director
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President & CEO
Scratch Foundation
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Lisa C. Hook
Treasurer
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SVP, Senior Commercial Lending Manager
Androscoggin Bank
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Eric Kolben, CFPยฎ
Director
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Senior Vice President
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
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Richard L. Merrick, Ph.D.
Director
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Scientist Emeritus
NOAA Fisheries
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Steven Murawski, Ph.D.
Director
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Downtown Partnership/Peter Betzer Endowed Chair of Biological Oceanography
The University of South Floridaโs College of Marine Science
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Matthew C. O'Reilly
Director
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Chief Investment Strategist and SVP (retired)
People's United Financial
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Pat Panaia
Secretary
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Chief Executive Officer
Kinotek
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Cecily Pingree
Director
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Founder
Calderwood Hall, Pull-Start Pictures
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Frank Simon II
Director
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Principal
Atlantic Aqua Farms Partnership and Bahama Biters
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David E. Smith, CPA
Director
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Director
Portland Global Advisors, LLC
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Julia Trotman
Director
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Founding Partner
Valo Ventures
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Abigail Wark, Ph.D.
Director
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Rockledge Labs