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Maine Merchants Association
2008 Officers & Directors
The following slate of 2008 Officers & Directors of Maine Merchants Association were unanimously elected at MMA's October 19 annual meeting at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Augusta .
Andrew Charles, President, Havens' Candies Westbrook
John Marden, Vice President, Marden's, Waterville
Roger Pomerleau , Treasurer, Marketplace at Augusta .
Directors:
Erik Laustsen, Danica Design, Rockland
Sheridan Bond, Bond Brothers, Jefferson
David Murray, Wal-Mart, Auburn
Jed Davis, Nicolson & Ryan Jewelers, Augusta
Donald Hastings , Hallowell Printing, Hallowell
Joseph B. Klecha III, J. C. Penney, Bangor
Vaughn Stinson , Maine Tourism Association, Hallowell
Catherine Carty-Wilbur , Wilbur's of Maine Chocolate Confections
Cynthia Lear, R. H. Reny, Newcastle
Ken Keiran, Union Farm Equipment, Union
Gary Coull, Klarity Multimedia, Vassalboro
Robert Morrissette, Pharmacy Group of New England , Scarborough
Steve Culver, Hannaford Brothers, Portland
Bernard Featherman, Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce, Saco
Joseph Langlois, Sears, Augusta
Richard Rosen, Rosen's, Bucksport
Fox Keim, Kittery Trading Post, Kittery
Mark Duval, Duval's Service Center , South Portland
The Nominating Committee recommended that Robert Reny and Laird Spaulding continue as ex-officio members.
The board of directors and Nominating Committee accepted with regret the resignations of longtime board members Diane Wagner, Moody & Co., Augusta; Kevin Adams, Kittery Trading Post, Kittery , and Terry McKenney, Maine Auto Service Professionals, Cumberland Center . Elected to fill those vacancies were Richard Rosen of Rosen's in Bucksport, Fox Keim of Kittery Trading Post, and Mark Duval, of Duval's Service Center in South Portland .
There will be several board vacancies at the October 2008 annual meeting and recommendations are always welcome.