Susan Hammond

Susan Hammond, of Bangor, recently retired from her position as executive director and founder of Four Directions Development Corporation in Orono, a Native-governed community development financial institution serving the four tribes of Maine. Hammond graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a B.S. in business administration. She completed training from the National Development Council, Fannie Mae, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston. Prior to Four Directions, she worked for the Penobscot Tribe as vocation education coordinator for the Economic Development Department, financial manager for the Health Department, and as director of the Tribal Housing Authority. She served on the Penobscot Nation Tribal Council from 1996 to 2004.