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Members:

	Skip Bates Community Loan Officer Bangor Savings Bank
	Amy Bouchard Founder and Owner Isamax Snacks
	Jim Clair CEO Goold Health Systems
	Dana Connors President Maine Chamber of Commerce
	Wayne Davis Executive Vice Preisdent Backyard Farms, LLC
	Mike Halle General Manager Hancock Lumber
	Pamela Joy V P, Community Affairs Fairpoint Communications
	John N. Markin General Manager Whatman, Inc.
	Barry McLaughlin President, Maine School Superintendents Association
	David Moser Product Development Manager Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers
	Steve Musica VP, Operations FHC
	John Peters President Downeast Energy
	John Richardson Commissioner, DECD Chair, Business Roundtable on ECI
	Rhyan Romaine Director of Resource Development York County Community College
	Cheryl Rust Owner Le Garage Restaurant
	E. Gilman Tenney Retired VP UBS Financial
	Steven Thing Chief Financial Officer FHC
	David Warren Managing Partner Verrill Dana, LLP
	Sheryl Peavey Director Early Childhood Initiative
	Donna Overcash Child and Family Policy Consultant Early Childhood Initiative

Business Roundtable on Early Childhood Investment

Purpose: Provide leadership on this issue and help advise the Governor’s office on policy decisions.

During the four meetings planned for 2008, the Roundtable will:

Identify fundable and realistic priorities for investment in early childhood;
Determine a variety of public-private partnerships to finance the development and management early childhood systems, at the state and local levels; and
Provide recommendations to the Maine Children’s Growth Council and the Governor’s Office for sound policy direction.

NEXT MEETING: JUNE 25th

"Framework for Recommendations for Business Plan" DRAFT