Board
Executive Committee Members
- Andrew Charles, President
Haven's Candies, Westbrook, ME
Andy Charles has served on the Board of Directors since 2003 and was elected Board President at the 2007 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 is currently the Vice President after serving as President of the Board.
- Roger Pomerleau, Treasurer
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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
- Fox Keim,
Kittery Trading Post, Kittery, ME
Fox has served on the board of directors since 2007.
- 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
- Bill Geary,
Target, Portland, ME
- Bart Gillespie, General Manager
General Manager, Best Buy, Portland
- Donald Hastings,
Hallowell Printing Co., Hallowell, ME
- Joseph B. Klecha, III,
J.C. Penney, Bangor, ME
- Erik Laustsen,
Danica Design, Rockland, ME
- Cynthia Lear,
R.H. Reny, Newcastle, ME
- Richard Rosen,
Rosen's Department Store, Bucksport, ME
- Alexandra Serra, Government Affairs
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- 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
Roger Pomerleau, Marketplace at Augusta"The Maine Merchants Association has been a vital part of my successful business strategy for decades. The monitoring of legislation and pro-active work on state legislation and rule making, by the Maine Merchants Association, has been vital to the survival and success of my business."