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SUMMARY:Talk - A Career in Service to Maine: Lessons learned from municipal to state to business
DESCRIPTION:A recording of this talk is available. \nThe talk will be held virtually via Zoom and in-person at 107 Norman Smith Hall\, UMaine\, Orono. \n\nVirtual attendance: Complete the registration form for Zoom connection information\n\nEvent Co-sponsors\n\nSPIRE (Office of Strategic Partnerships\, Innovation\, Resources\, and Engagement)\nMargaret Chase Smith Policy Center\nDept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering\nCohen Institute for Leadership and Public Service\nHonors College\nMaine Business School\n\nSpeaker: Dana Connors\, former President and CEO\, Maine State Chamber of Commerce\nDana Connors is the former leader of the Maine’s largest and most diverse business association\, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. In this position\, he oversaw a broad range of activities including advocacy efforts\, economic development initiatives\, workforce development opportunities\, and a wide variety of member services on behalf of the state’s business community. \nConnors began his career as the city manager of Presque Isle for 16 years\, and then spent 11 years as commissioner of the Maine Department of Transportation. He was president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce from 1994 until his recent retirement. \nA Maine native\, Connors received a bachelor’s degree in public management from the University of Maine in 1965. He was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority and the State of Maine Governor’s Business Roundtable for Early Childhood Development. Other boards on which he served include the Maine Economic Research Institute; Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership; and Maine & Company. Additionally\, he has been a member of ReadyNation since 2009. \nConnors has received numerous awards for his service and leadership to the state of Maine throughout his career. Most recently\, he was inducted into Junior Achievement’s Maine Business Hall of Fame (2014) and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Maine (2015).
URL:https://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/event/talk-a-career-in-service-to-maine-lessons-learned-from-municipal-to-state-to-business/
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