Justin Chenette

Justin Chenette is the Communications & Public Relations Director and has been with Sweetser since 2022. Justin helps develop and execute communication strategies to broaden the impact of programs through storytelling, advertising, and messaging. Justin got his start in journalism at an early age, hosting a statewide TV show while in high school, and later working in TV news, newspaper advertising, and in various marketing roles. He previously served in the legislature for 8 years and on the State Board of Education. Justin graduated from Northern Vermont University-Lyndon with a B.S. in Broadcast News. He went on to earn a Post-Baccalaureate Degree in Public Administration from the University of Maine at Augusta and an Executive Certificate in Public Leadership from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Outside of Sweetser, Justin serves as a Senate Presidential appointee on Maine’s Right to Know Advisory Committee and the Maine-Canadian Legislative Advisory Commission.