She/Her
Jennifer Bisson
Senior Accountant
About Jennifer
Jennifer Bisson is the Senior Accountant at CEI Capital Management LLC (CCML), a subsidiary of the community development financial institution, Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), a Maine-based community development financial institution with a mission to build just, vibrant and climate-resilient futures for people and communities in Maine and rural regions by integrating finance, business expertise and policy solutions in ways that make the economy work more equitably. CCML focuses on investing in projects in rural communities across the country that create quality jobs with benefits and opportunities for career growth, with a specialty in manufacturing.
As CCML’s Senior Accountant, Jennifer manages the financial records for CCML, CCML Holdings, and CCML’s New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) portfolio of lending and investing entities. Jennifer also supports the execution of accounting services to other CEI subsidiaries, including CEI-Boulos and it’s Opportunity Zone Funds. Jennifer manages accounting records through the precise compilation and analysis of all financial information for reporting to internal and external parties and analyzes relevant financial models, legal and debt instruments related to loan servicing and accounting functions for CCML’s NMTC portfolio entities and activities. Jennifer works closely with CCML’s CFO and accounting staff, while collaborating with the Investment, Asset Management and Compliance teams.
Prior to joining CCML, Jennifer held accounting and business management positions at a few small businesses in the MidCoast region. Always with a focus on Maine based small business. Jennifer first experienced the expertise and mission of CEI when working as the Accountant at a restaurant and commercial lobster wharf that utilized CEI’s business consulting services as part of a strategic turnaround plan. Jennifer still works weekends at her family’s Candy Store and loves the creativity that comes from small business innovation and development. Jennifer is also a partner and manager of a vacation and event rental property located on Orr’s Island. Jennifer lives on the island with her Husband, three kids and pets, enjoying all the amenities that life on an island has to offer.
Education
- Southern New Hampshire University, M.S. in Management Accounting
- Recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Scholar Award
- Southern New Hampshire University, B.S. in Accounting
- Southern New Hampshire University, A.S. in Accounting
Community Connections
- OBIFD – event volunteer
Get To Know Jennifer
What is unique about the town you grew up in?
I grew up on Orr’s Island, in Harpswell. I am 6th generation on the island. Located in Casco Bay, Harpswell has the longest coastline of any town in Maine at 216 miles. It is also home to the only granite Cribstone Bridge in the world. Built in 1928, the Cribstone Bridge connects Orr’s and Bailey Island and is made of granite slabs quarried in Yarmouth and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. Harpswell is a small town full of fishing families and small business owners, full of tradition and entrepreneurial spirit.
What was your first job?
Working at a candy store owned by my mother.
What is something you dislike, but wish you loved?
Tomatoes