About Emily Lane

Emily Lane has lived on the island of Vinalhaven since 1971 and understands the varied Maine marine industries and how they sustain the economics of coastal communities.   

She has a first-hand understanding of the challenges of dealing with diverse groups of stakeholders, potential investment opportunities, resource networking, and the barriers and opportunities in international markets.  

Emily has extensive background in all aspects of the Maine seafood industry, including aquaculture, since the mid 1980’s. Her marketing focus has been export for almost thirty years. Emily has successfully executed networking, partnering and consensus building across segments of the marine industry in Maine on both State and Federal levels.  Working in sales and marketing for four seafood processing companies she has managed multi-stakeholders and complex initiatives. Emily has strong communication and organizational skills as well as a knowledge of Maine’s economy and workforce opportunities and challenges.  Emily has served on the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative, Maine Lobster Dealers Association, GMRI’s seafood sustainability project, and the Aquaculture Focus Group and as company representative to the Maine International Trade Center, Food Export USA Northeast and the US Global Leadership Coalition.  

Emily possesses the depth of knowledge and ability to partner with public and private entities throughout the marine industry regionally, nationally and globally.   

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Emily Lane been involved in the processing and export marketing of Maine seafood for over thirty years.

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Background information:

Emily Lane been involved in the processing and export marketing of Maine seafood for over thirty years.  She has resided on the island of Vinalhaven since 1971.  Her career spans four seafood companies; managing processing facilities, developing new seafood products, expanding export markets, coordinating all company international logistics and documentation, and developing generic programs and workshops for foreign buyers.  Emily has held positions of leadership on many municipal, State and Federal boards and councils (details upon request).  She currently chairs the Board of Trustees for the Island Institute.

Emily’s areas of expertise include project management, excellent writing and communication skills, liaison for collaboration across sector nonprofits, business and government entities and international market cultivation and promotion.

Experience:

  • Industry Partner Relations and Project Management: Worked with Federal, State and local fishery organizations to develop coordination of assessment, consensus and new markets.

  • Content Expertise: Knowledge of Federal and State management issues, comprehensive analysis of trends and seafood sustainability.  Familiarity with supply chain issues and trade barriers.

  • Networking and Communications: Participant in many State and regional seafood organizations and conferences.  Performed market assessments and served on State and Federal marketing boards.

  • Training and Convening: Created educational programs and training for foreign buyers and chefs using resources across the Maine seafood industry sector.

  • Team Leadership: Management style emphasizes cross training and developing new ideas through consensus building.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts English Literature University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 1970

References:

Available upon request.