{"id":170,"date":"2014-08-04T13:46:32","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T17:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/about-mma\/?page_id=170"},"modified":"2024-04-19T13:17:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T17:17:42","slug":"paul-mercer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mainemaritime.edu\/about-mma\/office-of-the-president\/board-of-trustees\/paul-mercer\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Mercer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Paul Mercer<br \/>Penobscot, Maine<\/h2>\n<p>Paul Mercer grew up in Bucksport and graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 1973.<\/p>\n<p>After five years aboard merchant ships Paul has held senior management positions in energy, environment and academia. 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