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Board

Executive Committee Members

Fox Keim, Board Chair

Kittery Trading Post, Kittery, ME

Fox has served on the board of directors since 2007. He was elected as Board Chair at the 2010 Annual Meeting.

John Marden, Vice President

Marden's, Waterville, ME.

John has served on the Board of Directors for a number of years and is an active member of the Maine Merchants Association.  He has served in many capacities and is currently Vice President of the Board.

Roger Pomerleau, Treasurer

Augusta, ME.

Roger is a long-time member of the Board of Directors and has served in a number of capacities over the years.  He currently is serving as Treasurer of the organization. 

The Pomerleau family is very well-known in the Augusta, Maine and statewide business community.  Roger is actively involved with NRF Distributors and a number of retail development projects.

Vaughn Stinson, Secretary

Maine Tourism Association, Hallowell, ME

Ken Keiran, At-Large

Union Farm Equipment, Inc., Union, ME

Andrew Charles, At-large

Haven's Candies, Westbrook, ME

Andy Charles has served on the Board of Directors since 2003 and served as Board Chair from 2007 through 2010. He continues to serve on the Executive Committee.

Curtis Picard, Executive Director & Ex-Officio

Maine Merchants Association, Augusta, Maine

Board Members

Michael Altier, Government Affairs

Walgreens, Deerfield, IL

Carolyn Beem,

LL Bean, Freeport, ME

Catherine Carty-Wilbur,

Wilbur's Of Maine Chocolate Confections, Freeport, ME

Steve Culver,

Hannaford Bros. Co., Portland, ME

Mark Duval,

Duval's Service Center, South Portland, ME

Bart Gillespie, General Manager

Bart is the General Manager of the Portland, ME store.

Erik Laustsen,

Danica Design, Rockland, ME

Richard Rosen,

Rosen's Department Store, Bucksport, ME

Alexandra Serra Dostie, Government Affairs

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Tina Wilcoxson,

Tina was born and raised in Aroostook County in a potato farming family and she still misses the harvest every year. Her upbringing gave her a great appreciation for hard work and pride in a job well done.

Tina has been with Royal River Natural Foods since 1996, serving as the General Manager since 2001 with the additional responsibility of all the financial aspects and decisions three years ago.

Tina is greatly pleased to work in a company which supports and promotes small family farms and local producers and keeps her in touch with her roots. Tina serves on the MOFGA certification board as well which also keeps her connected to farmers and small businesses alike.

Tom Zapf, Government Affairs

Tom oversees the government affairs work of Macy's in at least 21 states.  In his position for close to two decades and an active member of the Maine Merchants Association, Tom has also served on the board of directors for a number of state retail associations including MA, NH, NY, MD, NJ, PA, DE and VA. 

His family had a home in Jefferson, ME for 18 years at the north end of Lake Damariscotta.

Ex Officio Board Members

Donald Hastings,

Hallowell Printing Co., Hallowell, ME

Laird Spaulding,

Scarborough, ME