Charlotte Mace

Ms. Mace is the Director of the Office of Business Development, Maine Department of Economic & Community Development. The Office of Business Development is responsible for investment attraction, tax incentive programs, business retention and expansion for Maine businesses. She is leading the development of the State’s new domestic trade assistance program for Maine businesses. Prior to her present position, she served as Executive Director of the manufacturing trade association, Biobased Maine, which works to create jobs in rural Maine, manufacturing value-added products from the State’s natural resources. She also serves as the State Program Manager for the Northern Border Regional Commission and serves on the board of Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority. Charlotte has an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Bowdoin College, and an MBA from the University of Southern Maine, where she concentrated her studies on marketing and sustainable business.