O’Dea Named AGC Maine Excutive Director

    AUGUSTA — A Caribou native has been named the new executive director of the Associated General Contractors of Maine (AGC). John O’Dea replaces John Butts, the longtime executive director, who took a position earlier this year with AGC Connecticut.     O’Dea was serving as AGC’s director of communications and member services at the time of his appointment. A former member of the Maine House and the Maine Senate, he was handling the advocacy and communications efforts of AGC. He will continue that work in his new role as executive director.
    Loren Clarke, president of AGC Maine, said the Association “is fortunate to have an individual as talented as John O’Dea.” Clarke mentioned his “exceptional previous experience as a legislator,” adding that O’Dea is “well grounded between his family life and his work for AGC.” Clarke added that O’Dea’s 20 years’ of experience in and around the state capitol has helped the Association better communicate the relationship between infrastructure investment and jobs. 
    O’Dea was the executive director of the Maine Irish Heritage Center in Portland before joining AGC Maine. He is a former member of the board of directors of the Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce, and he served as chairman of the Chamber’s Legislative and Policy Committee.
    O’Dea grew up in Caribou and graduated from the University of Maine. He lives in Richmond with this wife Melissa and their two daughters.
    Chartered in 1951, Associated General Contractors of Maine is the state’s largest construction industry trade association. The Association maintains an office in Augusta and has 275 members statewide.  Member companies include general contractors, sub-contractors and service and supply providers.