Personal History & Education - Born and Raised in Waterville, Maine; Graduated from Waterville High School in 1980 andUniversity of Maine in 1984 with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration; Former licensed Insurance Agent and Certified Insurance Counselor. Married, one daughter, and 3 grandchildren.
Past Boards & Organizations - President, Waterville Area Boys & Girls Club; VP, Alfond Youth & Community Center; Director, Big Brothers/Big Sisters; Trustee, Kennebec Savings Bank; Director, Senator GeorgeJ. Mitchell Scholarship Institute; Co-Chair, Waterville Opera House Capital Campaign; Director & 2022 President Elect, Maine Insurance Agents Association. Board Member and Strategic Planning Committee, Belgrade Lakes Association.
Business/Community Achievements – Best Practices Agency; Rough Notes Marketing Agency of the Month; Governor’s Award for Business Excellence; Business Person of the Year, Mid Maine Chamber of Commerce; Star Award, Volunteers of America; Hall of Fame, Waterville Area Boys & Girls Club and YMCA; Business of the Year, Honorable Mention, Institutef or Family Business; Developer of the Year, Central Maine Growth Council; BestPlaces to Work; Rough Notes Volunteer of the Year.
Current Organizations – Senator’s Circle, Mitchell Scholarship Institute; Founder’s Club, AYCC.
Industry Involvement – Chairman, Hanover Insurance Group, National Advisory Council; Chairman, Hanover Maine Advisory Council; Chairman, MMG Maine Advisory Council; Director, One Beacon Maine Advisory Council; Director, Liberty Mutual Maine Advisory Council; Director, Acadia Maine Advisory Council; 22 Year Hanover President’s Club Agent; MMG Partner Agent; One Beacon Lighthouse Partner.
Other Achievements – Co-chaired the collaboration ofthe Waterville Boys & Girls Club, Waterville YMCA, and City of Waterville to create the Alfond Youth & Community Center including a $9,000,000 AYCCCapital Campaign; Building Committee Chair overseeing the construction of a56,000 sf youth recreation facility, AYCC; Co-Chair for Waterville Opera House $5,000,000Capital Campaign; Raised over $750,000 for AYCC (Boys & Girls Club) afterschool meal program; Founded AYCC Weekend Meal Program; Supported thecollaboration of Waterville Creates; Member of the visioning committee for the revitalization of downtown Waterville.
Business Experience – Mitchell began his insurance career in 1982 and acquired controlling interest of GHM Agency in 2000. He took the company from under $1,000,000 of revenue to $4,000,000 before selling it in 2021. In 2000, Mitchell founded his commercial real estate development company and built it to over 80 commercial tenants and 20 market rate apartments. In 2015,Mitchell co-founded The Proper Pig Restaurant, and in 2024 broke ground on the MitchellSolar Farm, a 500,000 kWh solar farm, which he completed in Q1 2025. Mitchell is about to publish his first book Engage Now: The Proven System for MaximizingProfits by Building Customers for Life, distilling more than 45 years of real-world experience into a practical, people-first framework for business success designed to help small business owners strengthen their brands, deepen customer relationships, and build sustainable growth and profitability through trust, consistency, and long-term value.