Moved to Edgecomb, Maine in my teens. We lived in a house that was perched on the Sheepscot River with sweeping views of the river and across to Westport Island. It was a spectacular introduction to Maine for this Philadelphia girl! I quickly became a fan of celebrating sunsets on the water and "favorite" rocks to perch and contemplate life by the water.

My business education was 14 years of working/learning at Bath Iron Works, a shipyard that bu...