Who We Are
Executive Director, John Shea
Prior to joining the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council in March 2019, John Shea was the Executive Director of the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission (AIPC) in Middletown Rhode Island. John came to the AIPC in 2018 from New Hampshire, where he led a fiscal policy think tank in Concord. John also served as Head of Policy and Economic Advisor to the Government and the Falkland Islands, and owned his own company formed to promote foreign investment in the New England clean energy and high technology sectors.
But the bulk of John’s career has been spent at the New England Governors’ Conference, Inc. (NEGC), a regional governors’ policy institute focused on economic development, energy, environmental issues and conservation. John held several positions while at the NEGC, most recently as its Executive Director. While at the NEGC, John led the development of the world’s first multi-jurisdictional, international climate change action plan, and a regional mercury program that has served as a model for similar efforts throughout the world.
John was born in Brooklyn, New York, and holds degrees in Economics and Sovietology.
Executive Committee and Council for 2021
Officers (1-year Term):
President: Denise Buzzelli, Executive Director, Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce
Vice President: Tom Goulette, Lary Funeral Home, Guilford
Secretary: Thelma Regan, Resident, Wellington
Treasurer: Lucas Butler, Piscataquis County Ice Arena, Dover-Foxcroft
Executive Committee (3-year term):
Ex Officio Wayne Erkinnen, County Commissioner
At-Large: Lucas Butler, Piscataquis County Ice Arena, Dover-Foxcroft
Chamber: Denise Buzzelli, Executive Director, Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce
Municipal: Jack Clukey, Town Manager, Dover-Foxcroft
At-Large: Michell McMahon, AVP, Regional Retail Manager, Camden National Bank
Municipal: Kathy White, Town manager, Brownville
At-Large: Tom Goulette, Resident, Guilford
At-Large: James Macomber, Microenterprise Consultant, MaineStream Finance, Piscataquis County
At-Large: Scott Moulton, Owner, Rowell’s Garage
At-Large: Thelma Reagan, Resident of Wellington
At-Large: Paul Stearns, Resident of Guilford
At-Large Jenny Ward, AMC
Council Members, term 2021-2023:
Susan Mackey Andrews Helping Hands with Heart
James Annis Resident, Dover-Foxcroft
Dan Belyea Executive Director, Workforce Training, Maine Community College System
Lucas Butler Piscataquis County Ice Arena
Eli Dunfee Whitney’s Family Supermarket
Dr. Richard Evans State Representative, District 120
Lisa Larson President, Eastern Maine Community College
Ellen Moore Town of Milo
Theresa Mudgett Resident, Milo
*Thelma Regan Resident, Town of Wellington
Mike Row Town of Greenville
Alicia Stone Bangor Savings Bank
Daniel Swain Town Manager, Monson
Johanna Turner Town Manager, Guilford
Marie Vienneau President, Northern Light Health Mayo Regional & CA Dean Hospitals
Will Wedge Will’s Shop and Save, Owner, Dover- Foxcroft
Paul Zimmerman Red Maple Inn, Owner, Guilford
Council Members, term 2020-2022:
Bob Ade Owner, Pat’s Pizza, Milo and Dover-Foxcroft
*Comm. Wayne Erkkinen County Commissioner, Piscataquis
*Tom Goulette Lary Funeral Home, Guilford
Sheila Grant Resident of Dover-Foxcroft
Terry Knowles Resident of Brownville
Tom Lizotte Resident, Dover-Foxcroft
Carrie Lumbra Maine Savings Bank
Chris Maas Resident of Dover-Foxcroft
Patrick O’Neill Director, TriCounty Technical Center
Dan Rinard Baxter State Park
John Simko Androscoggin Bank
Karin Tilberg Forest Society of Maine, Greenville
Fred Trask Trask Insurance
*Jenny Ward Appalachian Mountain Club, Greenville
Bryan Wentzell Maine Mountain Collaborative
*Kathy White Town Manager, Brownville
Terry Young CEO, Hardwood Products and Puritan Medical
Council Members, term 2019-2021:
Angela Arno Director of Programs & Events, Maine State Chamber of Commerce
*Denise Buzzelli Executive Director, Piscataquis Chamber of Commerce
Tom Carone Resident, Sangerville
*Jack Clukey Town Manager, Dover-Foxcroft
Sen. Paul Davis State Senator, District 4
Grover Kilpatrick Realtor, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate The Masiello Group
*James Macomber Microenterprise Consultant, MaineStream Finance, Dover-Foxcroft
*Michell McMahon AVP, Camden National Bank
*Scott Moulton Owner, Rowell’s Garage
Luke Muzzy Senior Land Asset Manager, Weyerhaeuser
Deb Roundtree Associate Academic Dean for Higher Education Centers, EMCC
Arnold Shorey Head of School, Foxcroft Academy
*Hon. Paul Stearns Representative, District 119
Craig Watt Owner, Indian Hill Trading Post, Greenville
Comm. James White County Commissioner, Piscataquis
Teresa Vieira CEO, CA Dean Memorial Hospital
*indicates Executive Committee Member