Logistics for the Long Run

Ellen Reynolds first learned of Maine Maritime Academy from her husband, Forest Casey Reynolds, a 2005 MMA graduate in Marine Engineering Operations.

Ellen Reynolds

She spent her early career with the National Marine Fishing Service as a marine ecologist working in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and New England. When she became interested in expanding her work opportunities outside the science field, she decided to pursue a master’s degree in the MMA International Logistics Management program, which she received in 2016. Graduate school not only broadened her expertise, the experience gave her new confidence in her skills and potential.

While in the program Ellen found the ILM professors were knowledgeable in their respective fields, possessed exceptional teaching styles, and offered challenging courses that required creative thought. Because the program was difficult, it was all the more rewarding to be successful in it. “I didn’t simply want to pass my courses, I wanted to genuinely become a valuable asset to this field.”

She also found the program to be supportive. Within the close-knit community of the program, professors made clear efforts to connect students with contacts and companies that would best fit their career interests.

Most recently, Ellen has been working as the Logistics Coordinator for Advanced Solar Products, helping to build Maine’s largest solar array (now complete in Pittsfield).

In the long run, she is interested in strategy-centric logistics positions, as well as those that seek to “green” the process of world trade.

When deciding if the MMA master’s program is for you, Ellen suggests, “Make sure it’s the fit you’re looking for, and if it is, you’ll be happy you took the leap. It’s worth the work.”

Ellen is the mother of two amazing little boys, Forest and Anders, ages 3 ½ and 1 ½. She lives in Rockport, Maine with her family.

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