Jean Maginnis, Founder and Executive Director, Maine Center for Creativity

Ms. Maginnis has spent the past 5 years advocating for the support and stimulation of Maine’s creative industries by working collaboratively with business leaders through the 501 © 3 organization she founded. Her organization created Art All Around, an international design competition that received 560 proposals from 81 countries to paint art on the above ground storage tanks owned by Sprague in the Port of Portland. The goal of Art All Around is to put Maine on the map for creativity and innovation.  She has raised $600,000 toward the completion of this arts and industry collaboration.

Art All Around is the largest open space art project in the world and the first public art project planned with satellite view in mind.  Her professional experience includes working for WGBH, Boston's public television and radio stations as well as Development and Membership work for both the Portland Museum of Art and the Children’s Museum of Maine.   She also worked for major Advertising agencies in Maine where most recently she was a Senior Marketing Strategist.  She has managed the advertising strategic planning and brand development for a number of large companies. In 2007, Ms. Maginnis graduated from the Institute for Civic Leadership course focused on collaborative leadership. Ms. Maginnis was appointed to the Governor’s Creative Economy Council in 2005 and served on the Board of Directors at the Portland Players in South Portland, the oldest community theater in Maine from 2004-2007.  Recently, her organization was presented with a special award for Creative Enterprise by the advertising club of Maine. She is married and has two sons.   Jean graduated from Boston College cum laude with a degree in Communications and concentration in organizational development.

We will meet from 7:30-8:30 am on Wednesday, February 10 at The Cumberland Club (116 High Street, Portland, ME).  Please sign up using our web registration by Monday, February 8.