Board Members
The Maine Innovation Economy Advisory Board includes the directors of the Maine Technology Institute and the state’s Office of Innovation, plus thirty individuals appointed by the Governor to represent Maine’s private, public, and nonprofit research institutions, businesses, higher education, and venture capital. As of March 2023, members are:
Joan Ferrini-Mundy Ph.D. (Chair)
President, University of Maine and University of Maine at Machias, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, University of Maine System
Denise Bruesewitz Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Colby College
Emily Christy
Consultant/Advisor, Tiny Barrel Ventures
Amber Lambke
Co-founder/CEO, Maine Grains
Patrick Cunningham
President/Chief Executive Officer, Blue Marble Geographics
Christopher Davis Ph.D.
Executive Director, Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center
Kate Dickerson
Executive Director, Maine Discovery Museum
Habib Dagher Ph.D.
Executive Director, University of Maine
Advanced Structures and Composites Center
Michael A. Duguay
Executive Director, Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation,
Thomas College
John Ferland
President, Ocean Renewable Power Company
Deborah Bronk Ph.D.
President/Chief Executive Officer, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Patricia Hand Ph.D.
Senior Advisor to the President, MDI Biological Laboratory
Karen Houseknecht Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Research and Professor of Pharmacology, University of New England
Emily B. Lane
President, Blue Lobster Consulting LLC
Joe Powers
Managing Director, Maine Venture Fund
Kris Sahonchik
Director, University of Southern Maine Research and Catherine Cutler Institute
Topaz Smith
Founder, EN-NOBLE
Dianne Tilton
Executive Director, Downeast Institute
Stephen Von Vogt
Chief Executive Office, Maine Marine Composites
Brian Whitney
President,
Maine Technology Institute