MaineStream Finance - A Community Development Financial Institution 

 

Our Staff

  • Meet Jayne Giles, CEO
    Meet Jayne Giles, CEO Jayne Crosby Giles, a resident of Belfast, has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of MaineStream Finance. Prior to joining MaineStream Finance, Jayne served as Vice President of Commercial Banking at Machias Savings Bank. She has over 30 years of banking experience, having held positions of Vice President and Market Manager at Camden National Bank and Senior Vice President at Key Bank. Jayne served two terms in the Maine House of Representatives. In the 123rd session, Jayne was on the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee. In the 124th session she was the ranking House member on the Business, Research and Economic Development Committee and a member of the Committee on Maine's Energy Future. Jayne has also served as Board Chair and Board member of the Finance Authority of Maine. MaineStream Finance, a subsidiary of Penquis, is a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), providing credit and credit related support and training programs to reduce poverty and address economic and social needs for Maine residents with low or low-moderate income. In announcing her appointment, Charles Newton, MaineStream Finance President, noted that Jayne's priority is to increase access to affordable credit and financial services for Maine's low and moderate income citizens.
  • Meet Ken Greenleaf
    Meet Ken Greenleaf
  • Meet James Macomber
    Meet James Macomber
  • Meet Lisa McLaughlin
    Meet Lisa McLaughlin
  • Meet Heather Massow
    Meet Heather Massow: Heather has 14 years mortgage banking experience working for various lenders in Maine and Rhode Island and has spent the last three years working in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program within the Housing department here at Penquis. In the Section 8 department, Heather’s primary focus was conducting the housing inspections for all voucher holders within Penobscot, Waldo, Piscataquis and Waldo counties. She will not only be working as a loan officer, but also assisting clients in a foreclosure prevention counseling role. Heather has had extensive experience in mortgage loans from originating, processing, closing and decision making and prides herself in the best way to make a loan work for her clients. Heather is a local resident of Newburgh and is the proud owner of a registered Morgan horse that she enjoys riding and showing in her time off.
  • Meet Dana Ward
    Meet Dana Ward