Sponsored by the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Office of Career Services, the talk is open to the public at no charge. A short networking session with refreshments follows. For more information, please call 207-786-6232.

A ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College trustee, Barlow is chairman and CEO of Molecular Insight, an emerging biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative molecular-imaging pharmaceuticals and targeted radiotherapeutics for cancer. Barlow joined the Cambridge, Mass.-based firm in March 2000 as chairman and added the CEO responsibilities in January 2003.

With more than a quarter-century of distinguished service in the global biopharmaceutical industry, Barlow has built high-performance companies and brought successful products from concept to global markets. He was previously president of Sepracor Pharmaceuticals, where he was instrumental in creating a strategy resulting in the first fully integrated chemistry-based pharmaceutical company in decades.

During his six-year tenure, Sepracor’s valuation increased from roughly $80 million to nearly $5 billion and its staff grew from 30 to several hundred employees. The firm created substantial corporate partnerships with such companies as Schering-Plough, Eli Lilly and J&J, and raised more than $500 million in the public market.

Barlow serves as a trustee of McLean Hospital and Newton Country Day School in addition to ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, and is a member of the President’s Council at Massachusetts General Hospital. He earned his master’s in business from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he is a frequent lecturer on strategic public policy and the biopharmaceutical industry.

Sponsored by the college Office of Career Services, the talk is open to the public at no charge.

Jeresaty is a co-founder and the executive vice president of Hampton, N.H.-based Garnet, the nation’s largest physician-focused credentialing organization. Responsible for sales and marketing at Garnet, he has more than 18 years’ experience in practicing those disciplines in health care, specializing in managed care and pharmaceutical products.

Founded to address the excessive costs and inefficiencies in provider credentialing, Garnet provides information-based technology services to the health care industry. The firm provides comprehensive credentialing services with an innovative streamlined approach that combines confidential data collection with optimized technology-driven data storage and reporting.

Jeresaty previously worked at U.S. Healthcare, Boston, where he was senior marketing manager, and at Merck Sharp & Dohme, for which he headed marketing in western New England.

A short networking period with refreshments will follow Jeresaty’s talk. For more information call Career Services at 207-786-6232.

The college Seminar Series on Entrepreneurship presents a talk by the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ alumni who co-founded the New Hampshire high-tech sensor development firm SignalQuest at 7 p.m. Monday, March 17, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.

Based in Lebanon, N.H., SignalQuest develops smart inertial sensors and microsystems for wireless devices that detect and record motion, tilt, shock and trauma. These devices are used for event detection, asset tracking and power management.

Both members of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Class of 1998, Whitmore Kelley Jr. and Alyssa Vitalis co-founded SignalQuest after furthering their educations at Dartmouth College.

Kelley is the chief executive officer. He formerly worked as a product engineer for Analog Devices’ Micro-Machine division in Cambridge, Mass. He conducted research and business development activities at American Healthcare, a health services company in China, and worked in manufacturing and testing at Berkshire Corporation, a leading manufacturer of critical environment products for the semiconductor industry. Kelley received bachelor’s degrees in engineering from ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ and Dartmouth.

Vitalius is chief operating officer for SignalQuest. She has consulted in the areas of corporate identity, communication and culture, as well as employee relations, compensation and knowledge management. Her consulting clients have included RCN Corporation, a leading telecommunications company in New Jersey, and she advises start-up and early-stage companies in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. She attended the Tuck Business Bridge program at Dartmouth and earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½.

The Seminar Series on Entrepreneurship presents a talk by Nantucket Nectars co-founder Tom First at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.

First will discuss the history and business practices of his company, which has grown dramatically during its nearly 14 years. First and college friend Tom Scott (Ernst and Young’s 1997 Entrepreneur of the Year) started making juice at home in Nantucket in the winter of 1989. They developed a juice that rivaled a peach drink that First had tried in Spain.

While seeking a source of supplemental income in the off-season of their primary business, which provided services to boats visiting Nantucket Harbor, the two Toms decided to sell their juice from their boat the following summer.

The company was a local hit and grew rapidly. In 1997, it made the Inc. Magazine ranking of the fastest-growing U.S. companies and was covered by the New York Times, People magazine, CNN and CNBC. Today Nantucket Nectars employs more than 150 and has markets in more than 40 states, as well as Canada, Europe and the Caribbean.

U.S. Rep. John Baldacci will discuss “Economic Implications of Entrepreneurship” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in the Keck Classroom of Pettengill Hall on the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College campus. The public is invited to attend this ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Seminar Series in Entrepreneurship lecture free of charge.Baldacci’s talk will focus on how the state of Maine has addressed the challenges of developing successful new ventures for state economies. Born and raised in Bangor, Baldacci worked in his family business while serving in the state legislature and earning a B.A. in history from the University of Maine, Orono. Through his experience in the family restaurant business, Baldacci learned much about the opportunities and challenges facing Maine’s small businesses.

Baldacci was first elected to public office in 1978, when he won a seat on the Bangor City Council at the age of 23. In 1982, he was elected to the Maine State Senate, where he served until his election to the United States House of Representatives in 1994. Re-elected to Congress in 1996, 1998 and again in 2000, he serves on the house agriculture and transportation and infrastructure committees. Through this committee work, he has been involved in decisions important to the second district’s natural resource-based economy.

For more information, call the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Office of Career Services at 207-786-6232.

The challenge of offering quality education has been addressed through the entrepreneurial option of charter schools. One of the nation’s leaders in the education reform movement, Nobel Education operates 121 schools, from preschool though middle school, in 14 states. The company is the largest for profit preschool through eighth grade school system in the United States. The controversial establishment of charter schools addresses the needs of the venture developer, parents, students and educators in a unique way.

Clegg joined Nobel Education in early 1992 when he was brought in by the board of directors to bring financial stability to the company and provide leadership into the future. He received the 1995 Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Delaware Valley for turning around Nobel and growing it.

The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ alums are Darrell Williams ’86, president and CEO of Washington Emerging Technologies Center, Washington, D.C.; Mark Cauchon ’78, owner of Legal Advice Line Inc., Baltimore, Md.; and Bob Parks ’92, senior sections editor of Wired Magazine. The public is invited to attend free of charge.

Aimed at both students and community members, the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Seminar Series in Entrepreneurship is an integrated set of lectures and presentations covering the entrepreneurial process: its history and manifestations from conception to implementation of a new venture. The sessions focus on attributes of entrepreneurs, their search and assessment of opportunities and the identification and obtainment of resources that transform ideas into new ventures. The series exposes the unique ways that the fundamental characteristics of a liberal arts education can be applied in a variety of new ventures.

The seminar series will rely heavily on ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ alumni, parents and Maine entrepreneurs, as well as experts and researchers in the field. The next presentation will be Entrepreneurship and the Next Century: Trends, Developments and Implications at 7 p.m. Friday, April 7, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives.

Dr. Holt is an ophthalmic surgeon in Portland and the CEO of the Eye Care & Surgery Center of Maine. He has been a member of the  New England Ophthalmology Society for eight years and has chaired the organization’s medical legal liaison for five. Dr. Holt is also a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of the American College of Eye Surgeons. He is a Vietnam veteran and received a Bronze Star medal for his work in the army as a medical officer. A native of Calais, Dr. Holt earned his masters degree and doctorate in medicine from Harvard Medical School.

Aimed at both students and community members, The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Seminar Series in Entrepreneurship is an integrated set of lectures and presentations covering the entrepreneurial process, its history and manifestations from conception to implementation of a new venture. The sessions focus on attributes of entrepreneurs, their search and assessment of opportunities and the identification and obtainment of resources that transform ideas into new ventures. The series exposes the unique ways that the fundamental characteristics of a liberal arts education can be applied in a variety of new ventures.

The seminar series will rely heavily on ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ alumni, parents and Maine entrepreneurs engaged in a variety of ventures, as well as experts and researchers in the field. The next presentation will be The Electronic Revolution, E-Commerce at 7 p.m. Friday, March 3, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives, 70 Campus Ave.
For more information, call the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Office of Career Services at 207-786-6232 or check the seminar series web site here.

Jamie Merisotis `86 and president of the in Washington, D.C., will join Richard Willing, executive director of ; Marty McIntyre `73, executive director of the in Auburn; and Paul Rubin, executive director of in Lewiston for the presentation.

The identification and management of opportunities in social renewal through private and not-for-profit initiatives or community agencies will be carefully reviewed at this meeting. Topics to be explored include how social change, charitable and health and human service organizations share in the entrepreneurial process. Particular attention will be given to the creative and skillful identification of foundation, community, government and corporate involvement for these ventures. Since most service and community enterprises return profits into benefit enhancements, entrepreneurial success for venture developers and managers in these areas also will be investigated.

Aimed at both students and community members, the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Seminar Series in Entrepreneurship is an integrated set of lectures and presentations covering the entrepreneurial process, its history and manifestations from conception to implementation of a new venture. The sessions focus on attributes of entrepreneurs, their search and assessment of opportunities and the identification and obtainment of resources that transform ideas into new endeavors. The series exposes the unique ways that the fundamental characteristics of a liberal arts education can be applied in a variety of new enterprises.

The seminar series will rely heavily on ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ alumni, parents and Maine entrepreneurs engaged in a variety of projects, as well as experts and researchers in the field. The next presentation will be “Scientific and Medical Entrepreneurship” at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives.

For more information, call the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Office of Career Services at 207-786-6232 or check the seminar series on this web site.

The session will review the critical nature of finance and backing for the entrepreneurial vision, exploring the art and science of how “deals” are established and venture-capital resources structured. The session will investigate the development of a management team along with the supervision and oversight of invested financial and human capital. Debt, credit, valuation, venture-capital firms, banks and investors also will be reviewed in this session.

Keigwin and his wife, Beverly, of Warwick, R.I., made a $1 million gift to fund a major environmental restoration project, including the Marjorie Burgoyne Lakeside Walk and new granite Keigwin Amphitheater on the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College campus, completed in 1998. Keigwin received his master’s in business administration from Harvard University.

Aimed at both students and community members, the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Seminar Series in Entrepreneurship is an integrated set of lectures and presentations covering the entrepreneurial process, its history and manifestations from conception to implementation of a new venture. The sessions focus on attributes of entrepreneurs, their search and assessment of opportunities and the identification and obtainment of resources that transform ideas into new ventures. The series exposes the unique ways that the fundamental characteristics of a liberal arts education can be applied in a variety of new ventures.

The seminar series will rely heavily on ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ alumni, parents and Maine entrepreneurs engaged in a variety of ventures, as well as experts and researchers in the field. The next presentation will be Entrepreneurship as Service at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, in the Edmund S. Muskie Archives. For more information, call the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Office of Career Services at 207-786-6232.