Kennebunk Savings announced that Lori Howell has been elected chair of the board of directors. Howell joined the board in 2014 and has served as vice chair since 2021.
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“For the past decade, Lori has served as a key member of the bank’s board of directors, helping to provide strategic oversight for the bank’s continued growth and expansion,” Kennebunk Savings CEO Bradford C. Page said in a news release Sept. 11. “She shares our passion for always doing the right thing for our customers, employees and communities. She has been a great asset to the board from day one, and we look forward to her leadership in defining and executing our strategic vision for the years to come.”
“This is an exciting time to serve as board chair,” Howell said in an email. “There are many new and innovative initiatives underway at the bank, one example being the recently launched new accessory dwelling unit loan, which helps property owners expand their living space to alleviate the ongoing housing shortage, provide options for loved ones, and increase income potential. The bank is always looking out for the needs of our community and finding ways to help with solutions, and I am grateful to be a part of that.”
Howell and her husband, Tom, own Spinney Creek Shellfish in Elliott, where she has worked for more than 41 years, she also runs her own law firm in Elliott, where she handles regulatory and corporate matters, and she owns and manages Mountainside Business Center, a professional office space in Ossipee, New Hampshire.
According to a news release, Lori Howell is “a dedicated member of both the local community and the shellfish community.”
Mr. Howell currently serves on the board of directors for the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Council and previously served as chairman of the Maine Shellfish Advisory Committee, president of the Maine Aquaculture Association, chairman of the Maine Marine Resources Council and a member of the Elliott Harbor Commission and Recreation Committee.
She earned her bachelor’s degree from Ursinus College and her J.D. from the University of New Hampshire School of Law.
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