The following individuals are involved in the design and implementation of the Maine Space 2030.
Dr. Terry Shehata is the Executive Director of the Maine Space Corporation and was the former Executive Director of the Maine Space Grant Consortium. He has over 35 years experience in economic development and research infrastructure building. He is one of the leaders behind the Maine Space Complex concept to engage Maine in the new space economy, and the legislatively created Maine Space Corporation to manage the development and growth of the complex.
As Principal of strategy consulting firm The Bull Rock Consulting Group, Emily Dwinnells has been working in close collaboration with Dr. Shehata and the Maine Space Grant Consortium since 2018 as the lead strategist of the Maine Space Complex. She has assisted in bringing this bold vision into reality by establishing feasibility, estimating the local , architecting the operating and organizational model, driving business development, and developing a strategic implementation plan among other efforts.
Steven Levesque possesses over 43 years of experience in large asset redevelopment and management, land use planning, community and economic development, environmental services and business management in both the private and public sectors. Mr. Levesque is currently the President of SHL Enterprise Solutions, an economic development management consulting firm, supporting businesses and governmental organizations throughout the U.S.
Stephen Von Vogt has served as the managing director of the Maine Composites Alliance (MCA) since 2008. Von Vogt has been active in the offshore wind industry for over fifteen years and is a principal in several energy and engineering companies. He currently serves as the President & CEO of Maine Marine Composites, an ocean engineering firm based in Portland.
Dr. Shane Moeykens is the Maine EPSCoR Director and the Director of Advanced Research Computing, Security, and Information Management (ARCSIM) at the University of Maine. Dr. Moeykens supports strategic initiatives at the discretion of the UMaine VPRDGS. Dr. Moeykens has a diverse background with both technical and operational work experience across multiple industrial sectors, and he received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University.
Jessica Masse is the Managing Partner at Designlab, a design and communication firm. Jessica and her team support branding, marketing and communication efforts of businesses and organizations with a focus on economic and community development.
Alan is a former naval aviator with over 25 years’ experience flying helicopters and fixed wing turboprops for the US Navy. Alan has served as a Systems Engineer and Project Manager for the Naval Air Systems Command, and as the US Naval Attaché to Ghana, Togo, and Benin. Alan has been Director of Aviation for Maine’s Department of Transportation since May 2022.
Ben Sturtevant is a Business Development Manager with the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. Previously, he was Marketing and Real Estate Manager for the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority where he worked closely with a number of aerospace companies during the redevelopment of former Naval Air Station Brunswick.
Master’s Degree in Plastics Engineering from University of Massachusetts – Lowell (1991). Over 40 years of engineering and engineering management for process, product development and analytical characterization of both unreinforced and reinforced polymeric materials. Established the Composites Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) which over the past eleven years has supported the advanced materials analysis, product development, and technical training for over 80 companies and institutions throughout New England.
