Maine university system picks Eliot Cutler’s successor for workforce project

by Nick McCrea
6 years ago
Theresa Sutton, chief executive officer of Maine Center Ventures. (Courtesy of UMaine System)

The University of Maine System has tapped one of its former trustees to lead the push to create a new center to quickly meet the ever-changing workforce needs and boost economic development.

Theresa Sutton started in her new role as chief executive officer for Maine Center Ventures on Monday, the same day system officials announced her hiring. Her annual salary is $185,000, according to the system.

“My brain is wired to seek ways to solve problems and find the root causes,” Sutton said in explaining why she wanted the job. “This center is going to work at improving the quality of the human capital that we’ve got in a way that meets the needs of our employers and drives the economy.”

Maine Center Ventures is a tax-exempt entity tasked with building ties with Maine’s business communities and making Maine’s universities more responsive to their needs through the Maine Center for Graduate and Professional Studies.

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