Some of the people leading the Coalition to Preserve and Grow Northern Maine
Coalition Chair Jim Batey
Economic Development Director
Somerset Economic Development Corporation Jim is responsible for economic and community development activities in Somerset County. His office is in Skowhegan, although he spends most of his time on location working with the businesses and communities in Somerset County. Jim brings twenty-five years of business experience, as a marketing representative, manager and business owner in the office equipment industry, to his duties as Executive Director of Somerset Economic Development Corp. Jim holds a B.A and M.A. in Economics from the University Maine in Orono. E-mail: jbateydd@kynd.net
Coalition Chair Thomas Kittredge Piscataquis County Economic Development Council Thomas is responsible for the overall management and coordination of the Council's activities, including business and community development. Thomas brings to his Executive Director position a combination of practical economic development experience, acquired while an intern in the City of Brewer’s Economic Development Department; and an extensive academic background, earning a B.A. from Yale University and a M.A. from The Johns Hopkins University. Thomas was born in Bangor, and is a 1994 graduate of Brewer High School. E-mail: tkittredge@emdc.org 
Coalition Treasurer Diane K. Bartley
Proprietor, DKB Catering
Greenville, Maine You might say that Diane K. Bartley was destined to be a chef because she was almost born in front of her parents' oven, which, incidentally, now resides in the kitchen of her Coffee Shoppe! Born and raised in Greenville, Maine, she left for a brief time to earn a degree in business from the University of Southern Maine in 1987. Upon realizing that the corporate business world was not for her, she went to Johnson & Wales in Providence, Rhode Island to pursue her culinary dreams. With an associate degree in culinary arts, she went on to earn a degree in food services education while being employed as a teaching assistant at Johnson & Wales. Upon returning to Greenville in April of 1991, her plan was to apply for a teaching job for the following year. Instead she bought an old Victorian house and has spent the past 12 years building her business: DKB - Di's Kitchen & Beyond. E-mail: discoffee@verizon.net
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