Portland Bates Business Network Event History

September 2008
Sustainable Maine Two local stories of environmental stewardship
Christine Schwartz, Director of Bates College Dining Services, Bill Hetzel, Supply Chain Leader, Tom’s of Maine

April 2008
Navigating Southern Maine’s Real Estate Waters in 2008: First homes, moving up, and investment properties
Robin Hodgskin ’76, Vice President and Branch Office Manager, Smith Barney
Jeff Davis (son of Gretchen and Jerry Davis ’61), Broker, Mulkerin Associates Real Estate
Jeff Rae, Manager, the Mortgage Group

April 2007
The Way Life Should Be; Art and Maine’s Creative Economy. Why are the arts so important in Maine?
Thomas A. Denenberg ’90, Chief Curator and William E. and Helen E. Thon Curator of American Art, Portland Museum of Art
Andrew and Ellen Rogers Eddy ’80, Owners, Elan Fine Arts Gallery
Timothy W. Kane ’82, Vice President for Advancement and College Relations, Maine College of Art

February 2007
The Burning of Falmouth (Portland) by the British, October 18, 1775
Jim Leamon '55, Professor Emeritus, Bates College

November 2006
Would You Trust Bates Students to Manage Your Money?
John Gillespie '80, Managing Partner, Prospector Partners; Bates College Trustee
Carl Schwinn, Associate Professor of Economics, Bates College
Bates College Investment Club Members

July 2006
The Business of Brewing
Michael Cramer ’96, Manager, Financial Analysis Group, Boston Beer Company
Justin Levesque ’04, former quality assurance manager, Shipyard Brewing
Niles Lindenfelser ’96, salesperson, Harpoon Brewery
Jason Perkins ’97, head brewer/QC Manager, Allagash Brewing

May 2006
Smart People are a Dime a Dozen
Joe Willett ’73, former COO, Merrill Lynch Europe, the Middle East, and Asia

September 2005
Capitalism with a Conscience: Oxymoron or Strategic Business Advantage?
Bert Jacobs, CEO of Life is Good
Craig Lindell ’68, CEO of Aquapoint
Steve Fuller ’82, Vice President of Marketing for L.L. Bean