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Deirdre Fleming Stires

UNE’s Tami Gower joins the Finance Authority of Maine board of directors

UNE’s Tami Gower joins the Finance Authority of Maine board of directors
UNE Clinical Professor Tami Gower, , M.Ed., MBA, CPA

Tami Gower, M.Ed., MBA, CPA, a clinical professor in the University of New England College of Business, has been named to the Finance Authority of Maine’s (FAME) board of directors, a post Gower intends to use to help expand her work at UNE developing the next generation of business leaders in the state.

Fame is made up of a 15-member board of volunteer directors who work to improve economic outcomes throughout the state through financial support to Maine’s businesses and people through a wide range of business assistance programs. 

Gower, the director of UNE’s accounting program, said that, by serving on the FAME board, she can help facilitate a more innovative and community-driven approach to building that workforce at UNE in the face of a challenging economic landscape.

“In this position I will help FAME adapt to Maine’s evolving economic and workforce needs while building on its strong 40-plus year record of expanding opportunities for Maine students, adult learners, and businesses,” Gower said. “As an educator with UNE, this appointment will allow me to contribute to the development of job opportunities for students to stay in our great state.”

The UNE College of Business supports UNE’s mission to prepare students for a rapidly changing world by empowering them to improve the health of the planet, people, and communities through innovation.

A native of Aroostook County who joined UNE in 2016, Gower has committed herself at the University to build a more resilient, community-driven workforce in Maine’s business sectors. Her single favorite thing about being an educator, she said, “is working with the students and watching them learn, grow, and reach their goals right before my eyes.”

Before coming to UNE, Gower worked for nearly two decades as a business leader, first as a contract administrator and quality team facilitator with the New England Power Company and then as a public accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. in Boston. In addition, Gower worked as a department chair of business, finance, and accounting at York County Community College.

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