Craig has over 30 years of leadership experience in the nonprofit, education, and workforce development sectors. Throughout his career, Craig has championed innovative student-centered approaches through public-private partnerships to achieve results-driven outcomes.
A sought-after thought leader in large-scale initiatives aimed at systems-level change, Craig has been an appointed Maine Department of Labor State Workforce Board member, served on transition teams for governors, and was a founding member of the MaineSpark initiative.
As a first-generation college student, he attended the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) and graduated with a degree in secondary education in 1992. Twenty years later, he served as the Chair of UMF’s 150th Anniversary Celebration and received the University’s Alumni Achievement Award.
Under Craig’s leadership, JMG has grown to become Maine’s largest education nonprofit, growing from 1,500 students annually to its current reach of more than 12,000 students annually. Craig has successfully implemented strategic planning and district-level change initiatives in communities throughout Maine and Massachusetts, in both urban and rural areas.
He has garnered several recognition awards, including the designation of an Economic Champion by the Maine Development Foundation, a Giraffe Award from the Maine Children’s Alliance, and the Kenney Award for Outstanding Community Service.