2018 - 2019

Officers:

President: Art Dillon: Art Dillon has been with Haven’s Candies since 1996 as Master Candy Maker and Production Manager.. Raised in Scarborough, Art has volunteered and been very involved with many Town committees and activities. Art has been with the Chamber of Commerce since 1998 and received the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year in 2009.
Haven’s Candies

Vice President: Dennis Meehan:  Dennis is the Assistant General Manager of Sales with the Portland Sea Dogs baseball team, overseeing sponsorship and ticket sales.  He has worked for 13 years in the sports marketing and is the former Director of Memberships for the Portland Regional Chamber.  He has served on the board of Propel and joined the Scarborough Board in June of 2015, soon after moving to town with his family.  He also serves on the Regional Chamber Advocacy Committee and Eggs and Issues Committee.
Portland Sea Dogs

Treasurer: Tonya Beckwith:  Tonya Beckwith is the Real Estate Lending Manager at University Credit Union managing all aspects of real estate lending for the organization. She has spent the last 15 years in the banking industry and enjoys helping others succeed in their financial goals. Her career brought her to the town of Scarborough in 2012 in which she immediately joined the Scarborough Community Chamber in hopes of helping the local businesses and the community.
University Credit Union

Past President: Michelle Raber: Michelle Raber is a State Farm Agent who loves living and working in Scarborough. She has been with State Farm for 25 years, including 15 as a business owner in Scarborough. Her agency team creates safe spaces for people to gain information and plan for their insurance and financial needs.
www.michelleraber.com

Board Members:

Rick Snow: Rick Snow is a former president of the Board.
Maine Indoor Karting

Peter Hatem: Attorney Peter L. Hatem is a solo practitioner in Scarborough with over 30 years’ experience in real estate, civil litigation, wills, probate and estate planning, small business formation and bankruptcy. Choosing a solo practice has allowed Attorney Hatem to focus on personalized, one-on-one service to his clients, taking the time to thoroughly hear them, using his experience to provide quality analysis, and providing a clear and concise course of action.
Attorney Peter L. Hatem

Matthew Paradis: Matthew Paradis currently serves on the Scarborough Community Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.  Matthew has been heavily involved with Scarborough High School in service to the Chamber board as part of the Career Exploration Committee to bring career exploration to the students of Scarborough High School.  He is a 20 year resident of Scarborough, has a background in and currently works in insurance while serving on the Scarborough Schools and Business Partnership team.  
United Insurance

Nancy Crowell: Nancy has been Director of the non-profit Scarborough Public Library Corporation for more than 40 years and feels privileged to have watched and participated in the development of the Scarborough Chamber of Commerce since its founding. Nancy has served on the Chamber Board in a variety of capacities and is currently a member of the Vision Committee. Under Nancy’s leadership, the Library has committed to providing free lending services to the employees of Scarborough’s businesses.
Scarborough Public Library

Laurie Warchol: Laurie Warchol is Vice President at Biddeford Savings where she has worked for 10 years.  As a Business Development Officer/Small Business Lender she helps companies grow by assisting owners  with their cash management and lending needs.  She is a resident of Buxton but considers Scarborough to be her ‘adopted’ home town and is constantly amazed at the national and international reach of companies right in our town.
Biddeford Savings

Karen Martin: Karen Martin currently serves as board member for the Scarborough Community Chamber of Commerce as a board member, 
SEDCO

Leroy Crockett: Leroy Crockett has lived in Scarborough with his family for over 43 years. He is also president of Scarborough Buy Local.
Troiano Waste Management

Kim Fowler: Kim Fowler is a Real Estate Broker that specializes in Scarborough properties, investment properties, and helping people avoid foreclosure. I have been a broker since 2004 and practicing real estate since 2002.
North Star Realty

Annalee Rosenblatt: For over 30 years Annalee has been giving human resources and labor relations advice, both on-site and electronically, to employers primarily in Maine. Contract negotiations, personnel policy manuals, job descriptions, training, and conflict resolution are areas of specialty. 
Annalee Ziman Rosenblatt

Troy Hendrickson: Troy Hendrickson is a Regional Business Banking Officer with Gorham Savings Bank. As a Scarborough native, he enjoys serving the community where he grew up by helping local businesses with their banking and financial needs.
Gorham Savings Bank

Judy Knapp: Judy Knapp started with Hannaford 32 years ago and currently works in Government Relations for Ahold-Delhaize supporting the Hannaford Supermarket banner in regulatory and legislative affairs.  Judy also serves on the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce Advocacy Committee and the Board of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce.   
Hannaford

Vicki Bessette:   Vicki is a Vice President in Commercial Lending for Katahdin Trust Company.  She has over 36 years in banking and is a trusted advisor to her business clients, helping them to attain their dreams and goals.  Having moved from the greater Bangor area to work for Katahdin in their Scarborough office 4 years ago Vicki loves learning about and helping the businesses in Southern Maine.
Katahdin Trust Company

Dorna Girardin: Dorna is a Loan Audit Specialist at Town & Country Federal Credit Union. She has been at the credit union for 25 years and has lived in Scarborough for 40 years. She enjoys volunteering for several veteran’s organizations and community groups representing her credit union. She has won the Maine Credit Unions Diane Oceretko “People Helping People” Award for Community Service which was a big honor at the state convention in 2016 and in 2017. She also won the Town and Country Making The Difference Award for volunteering in her community. This is her first year on the SCCC Board.
Town and Country Federal Credit Union

Scott McDonald: Scott McDonald is a Regional Director for Modern Woodmen of America and a Registered Representative with MWA Financial Services, Inc.  Scott began his practice in Rapid City, South Dakota, in 1985.  In June of 2013, Scott became the Regional Director in Maine.  He has been in the financial services field for over 30 years and has extensive knowledge and training in needs-based analysis and financial security planning including life insurance, annuity products, mutual funds and college savings plans.  He has earned the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designation, the Certified Fraternal Field Manager (CFFM) designation, the Financial Services Specialist (FSS) designation, the Fraternal Insurance Counselor Fellow (FICF) designation and the Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF) designation.  Scott holds FINRA securities 6, 63 and 26 licenses.  Scott has always been a member of non-profit boards in whatever community he has resided over the years.
​ Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial

Board Meetings generally occur on the 3rd Monday of the month
 (except February and April) from 12-1:30 pm at the 
Scarborough Public Library.
*Storm Policy: Meetings are cancelled if the library is closed.

March 18, 2019
April 22, 2018
May 20, 2019
​June 17, 2019 (Board retreat)