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1 Retirement expected by year-end 2022; no successor had been named as of press time.
2 Succeeded Tom Peaco in September 2022
3 Year merged with Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce
4 Plans to step down at the end of 2022
This list was compiled by Timothy Doyle and published in Mainebiz's Fact Book: Doing Business in Maine, Aug. 1, 2022.
S O U R C E : Each chamber via survey.
Maine's largest chambers of commerce
Ranked by number of members, May 2022
Members Population served Employees Chief executive Year founded
1
Maine State Chamber of Commerce
128 State St., Suite 101, Augusta 04330
623-4568 • mainechamber.org
5,000 1,300,000 12
Dana Connors
1
president & CEO
1899
2
Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce
93 Exchange St., Portland 04101
772-2811 • portlandregion.com
1,250 260,000 6
Quincy Hentzel
CEO
1854
3
Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce
25 Park St., Rockland 04841
596-0376 • camdenrockland.com
767 55,863 3
Eric Belley
2
executive director
2011
3
4
Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
415 Lisbon St., Lewiston 04240
783-2249 • lametrochamber.com
740 40,000 8
Shanna Cox
president & CEO
1887
5
Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce
2 Hammond St., Suite One, Bangor 04401
947-0307 • bangorregion.com
681 109,852 5
Deb Neuman
president & CEO
1911
6
Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce
151 High St., Suite 6, Ellsworth 04605
667-5584 • ellsworthchamber.org
625 86,600 3.5
Gretchen Wilson
executive director
1956
6
Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce Inc.
50 Elm St., Waterville 04901
873-3315 • midmainechamber.com
625 55,962 4
Kimberly Lindlof
president & CEO
1912
8
Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce
269 Western Ave., Augusta 04330
623-4559 • kennebecvalleychamber.com
620 60,000 4
Katie Doherty
president & CEO
1932
9
Kennebunk-Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce
16 Water St., Kennebunk 04043
967-0857 • gokennebunks.com
560 20,000 4
Laura Dolce
executive director
1942
10
Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce
14 Main St., Belfast 04915
338-5900 • belfastmaine.org
425 60,000 2
Dorothy Havey
executive director
1960
11
Biddeford+Saco Chamber of Commerce & Industry
28 Water St., Suite 1, Biddeford 04005
282-1567 • BiddefordSacoChamber.org
415 45,000 2
Jim LaBelle
executive director
1927
12
Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce
3 Houlton Road, Presque Isle 04769
764-6561 • centralaroostookchamber.com
400 35,216 3
LaNiece Sirois
executive director
1945
13
Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce
93 Cottage St., Bar Harbor 04609
288-5103 • visitbarharbor.com
375 10,000 8
Alf Anderson
4
executive director
1969
14
Bath-Brunswick Regional Chamber
8 Venture Ave., Brunswick 04011
725-8797 • midcoastmaine.com
325 54,000 2
Cory R. King
executive director
1994
15
Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce
36 Main St., Ogunquit 03907
646-2939 • ogunquit.org
300 2,500 5
Alice Pearce
executive director
1966
16
Sanford-Springvale Chamber of Commerce
917 Main St., Suite B, Sanford 04073
324-4280 • sanfordchamber.org
285 24,000 2
Richard Stanley
president
1954
17
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce
192 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor 04538
633-2353 • boothbayharbor.com
250 6,840 7
Lisa Walby
executive director
1962
18
Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce
8 Station Place, Bethel 04217
800-442-5826 • bethelmaine.com
200 6,000 2.5
Jessie Perkins
executive director
1935
19
Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce
11 First St., Old Orchard Beach 04064
934-2500 • oldorchardbeachmaine.com
179 75,000 3
Kim Howard
executive director
1949
20
River Valley Chamber of Commerce
10 Bridge St., Rumford 04276
364-3241 • rivervalleychamber.com
150 10,000 1
Cheryl Dickson
executive director
1912
21
Deer Isle-Stonington Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 490, Deer Isle 04627
348-6124 • deerisle@deerisle.com
70 2,850 0
Les Weed
treasurer
1969
22
Grand Lake Stream Area Chamber of Commerce
15 Water St., Unit 3, Grand Lake Stream 04668
796-2822 • grandlakestream.org
17 3,000 0
Jo-Anne Cannell
president
1983
SOURCE: Each chamber via survey.
1 Retirement expected by year-end 2022; no successor had been named as of press time.
2 Succeeded Tom Peaco in September 2022
3 Year merged with Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce
4 Plans to step down at the end of 2022
-This list was compiled by Timothy Doyle and published in Mainebiz's Fact Book: Doing Business in Maine, Aug. 1, 2022.
Maine's largest chambers of commerce
Ranked by number of members, May 2022
