Board of Directors

Matt DuBois, Board Chair

A Millinocket native and a graduate of the Connecticut Culinary Institute, Matt founded The Bankery & Skowhegan Fleuriste, a bakery and flower shop that he has successfully co-owns and manages alongside his husband and twin brother, for the past fifteen years. During this time, Matt became a Professional Certified Florist, and later earned his Certified Floral Designer title through his dedicated membership with the Maine State Florists and Growers Association. His passion, expertise, and entrepreneurial spirit through these lines of work have led him to becoming an integral part of his community, where he makes constant, significant contributions.

Currently serving on the boards of Main Street Skowhegan, Franklin Savings Bank, and Skowhegan Economic Development Corporation, he plays a vital role in driving the growth and development of this region. Matthew's passion for community service is further demonstrated through his role on the board of the Maine Community Foundation, where he actively works toward supporting various initiatives and programs benefiting the state. Over the past decade, he has also provided support to the Maine Grain Alliance and the Western Mountains Fund-serving Franklin and Somerset counties.

Enthusiastic about giving back, Matthew finds satisfaction in supporting his community's growth and development through events, building enhancement, facade work, financial mentoring, and various partnerships and collaborations. His unwavering commitment to improving the lives of those around him sets him apart.

In addition to Matt’s efforts, his close friends and family have also joined the movement, strongly playing a role in ensuring the vitality of our community by the way of volunteered time, donated products and services, and through creativity and talents. Some of these community functions and initiatives include Somerset Snow-fest, River Fest, the Skowhegan River Park project, Dinner in the Park, Skowhegan Craft Brew Festival, Small Business Saturday, and Holiday Stroll. Matt believes that our connectedness gives us the opportunity to enrich the lives of others in many ways, while helping to make our beautiful, riverfront town a destination for all.

His dedication to community service, entrepreneurship, and supporting local businesses is truly inspiring, as he has made significant contributions to his community through his involvement in various organizations and initiatives.

Brandi Meisner, Vice Chair

Born and raised in Skowhegan, Brandi graduated from Skowhegan Area High School in 1998 and earned her M.B.A. from Thomas College. She also studied abroad at Bond University in Australia. Brandi is a community banker at Skowhegan Savings Bank, specializing in personal and commercial lending. She and her husband, Nahum Meisner of Maine Cedar Hot Tubs, share a beautiful daughter. Brandi brings event organizing and fundraising expertise to the board and is committed to getting more young people involved.

Lisa Caswell, Chair of the Community Engagement Committee

Lisa has been Director of Pharmacy at Redington-Fairview General Hospital since 1992. She lives in Canaan with her family, which includes a husband who is often enlisted for volunteer opportunities at Main Street and elsewhere, a very busy teenage daughter, and a musical son who is generally away at college.

Susie Kent

Patrick Dore

Patrick is co-owner of the Old Mill Pub and Heritage House Restaurant in Skowhegan. A Skowhegan Area High School graduate, he moved back here from Southern Maine with his wife, Erin, and his son and daughter. Patrick is proud to be part of the community development programs in Skowhegan.

Lisa Landry

Lisa grew up in Skowhegan and is actively involved in the community. She earned her bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Maine and went on to earn her law degree at Maine Law in 2011. Lisa returned to Skowhegan and practiced law at Perkins, Townsend, Shay, & Talbot. In 2015 she became director of human resources at Redington-Fairview General Hospital. She is a member and assistant district governor of the Skowhegan Rotary Club and a Kennebec Behavioral Health parent board member. Lisa and her husband, Todd, live in Norridgewock with their family. She is committed to the long-term vitality of the Skowhegan area.

Darryll White, Co-Chair of the Village Design Committee

A New Englander at heart, Darryll returned to the region after 16 years in San Francisco. Born in Connecticut, he has lived and worked in many of the country's largest cities and rural communities. He received his graduate degree from Slippery Rock University in PA and his undergrad degree from Plymouth State University in NH. He has worked in higher education, in business management, and for 20 years as an entrepreneur in urban bicycle tourism, founding and/or facilitating the Bike and Roll national cooperative, Bike and Roll San Francisco, Bike and Roll New York City, Parkwide Activities in San Francisco, and Cycle Cities North America. He now owns a small consulting company and is Director of Lake George Regional Park. A music fan who volunteers as a DJ on the local Hooskow radio station and a sports official for both basketball and soccer, he also enjoys personal fitness, kayaking, snowshoeing, bike riding, hiking and travel. Darryll and his wife, Genie, who is from the Philippines, enthusiastically look forward to continued involvement with the local community.

Jordan Powers

Jordan manages Skowhegan's Bigelow Brewing Company.

Fawn Wentworth

Fawn is the marketing officer/director at Skowhegan Savings Bank.

Joe Almand

Joe is the owner of Joe's Flat Iron Cafe located in Downtown Skowhegan.

Tracie Travers

Peter Piconi

Peter is a Business Resilience Advisor at the Sunrise County Economic Council (SCEC). This position blends his passion for entrepreneurship with meaningful community impact. A member of the SCEC Small Business and Entrepreneurship Team, he has the privilege of assisting aspiring entrepreneurs, small business owners, and employers within Washington County's vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem, while leading initiatives that connect business owners within key industry clusters and providing personalized one-on-one business advising. Peter loves fostering innovative connections and empowering local businesses to thrive, and he's eager to lean into partnerships that not only enhance the economy but also enrich the lives of the Maine entrepreneurs he's supporting.

Emeritus

Margi Browne

Proud to be part of revitalization efforts in the Skowhegan area, Margi helped convene the committee that restored the Bernard Langlais Skowhegan Indian sculpture in 2014. Margi grew up in Wilmette, Ill., and attended New Trier High School before studying dance, anthropology, and photography at Goucher College in Baltimore, Md. She also has a master's in teaching from the University of Maine, Orono. Margi moved to Maine more than 10 years ago with her husband, Kevin, who grew up in the area. Together they own Lakewood Golf Course in nearby Madison.

Sam Hight

Sam graduated from Skowhegan Area High School as valedictorian in 2003 and earned his B.A. in economics from Bowdoin College. He was an investment banker with Deutsche Bank in Boston before returning to Skowhegan in 2008 to start Hight Ford, part of the Hight Family of Dealerships begun by his great-grandfather Walter H. Hight in 1911. Sam and his wife, Amanda, welcomed a baby girl, Hadley, in October 2018. They live in Norridgewock at the Somerview Farm with their goldendoodle, Somerset, and her goat and chicken friends. Sam joined Main Street to help increase the sustainability of new and existing businesses in Skowhegan and create a viable community for young, smart, energetic entrepreneurs to prosper and build roots. He has served as chair of the Business Enhancement Committee since 2014.