A 3rd generation dairyman, Stan joined the family business in 1973 after earning his college degree from Tufts University and a Law degree from Boston University. In addition to overseeing all aspects of the Dairy's management, Stan is our ambassador to the community. 

He has shared his leadership talents with non-profit organizations such as the Gulf of Maine Aquarium, Greater Portland Boys & Girls Club, The Iris Network, the Maine Historical Society, the Greater Portland Chamber of Commerce, the Friends of Casco Bay and the Zoning Board of the Town of Falmouth.  His involvement in industry associations includes the Boards of the New England Milk Dealers Association, the International Dairy Foods Association and the Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council.  Stan was born and raised in Portland and makes his home in Falmouth.  He has three children - Theodore, Colby and Sarah Jane.

Bill is another member of the Bennett family who has helped make our family business the successful organization it is today. Bill scrutinizes every aspect of our day-to-day operations and develops strategies for continuous improvement of quality and efficiency. Whether it’s better or more efficient ways to make our products, innovative methods for getting them to market faster, or new ideas for making Oakhurst a safer and better place to work, Bill is the man who makes sure that we are always moving forward. A job he has excelled at for 28 years. 

Bill lives on Little Sebago Lake in Windham with his wife Susan.  They have two grown children, Aaron and Leah.  He is the former Chairperson and present board member of the Portland Salvation Army Advisory Board. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Maine, Orono.

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A Portland native and member of the third generation of family management, Althea has been at Oakhurst Dairy for over 20 years. She is a graduate Of Westbrook College and the University of Southern Maine.  As Director of Customer Relations, she answers consumers’ questions about Oakhurst products, operations and community initiatives. She also manages the internal Tell/Sell department and interfaces with sales and marketing. 

In addition, she works in conjunction with the family regarding the many philanthropic activities of Oakhurst and the Bennett Family as well as her own participation as a Director on the Board of the Iris Network.  Althea and her husband Bob, reside in Falmouth. She has two grown daughters, Lucia and Katherine Allen.

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John is the fourth member of the Bennett family to join the dairy's operation full-time. He is the previous owner of Port Quality Shellfish, a wholesale seafood distributor in Portland, and has a long and successful record in perishable product sales and distribution. After selling the business, to Preble Seafood of Kennebunk in 1998, he served them in both purchasing and sales capacities until 2003. John is also a member of the Dairy's board of directors. Since joining the company, John has served as Oakhurst's General Sales Manager and Director of Marketing.

A graduate of Tufts University with a degree in Economics, John lives in Portland with his wife, Abby Snyder, his son Donald, and his daughter Caroline. He and his family enjoy hiking and swimming, and exploring Casco Bay.

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Since joining Oakhurst in 1995, Tom has been our company's chief financial officer, in charge all accounting, finance and information systems functions. He is a CPA, and he received both his Bachelor's degree and his Master's degree in Business Administration from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Tom is actively involved in the Greater Portland community, serving on the Board of Directors for the Cumberland County YMCA and coaching youth sports in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, where he lives with his wife and 3 children.

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You can’t make quality products without quality people and Joe is responsible for helping Oakhurst attract and retain the best in the business. Joe also works to make sure our employees have everything they need to do their jobs safely and effectively. He conducts safety training, handles our workers’ compensation issues, manages our benefits program and strives to maintain Oakhurst’s status as an Employer of Choice.   

Joe and his wife Maria have spent their entire married life in Topsham with their two children.  He is a Past President of the Brunswick Chapter of The Compassionate Friends, Parents' Bereavement Group, has served on the Board of Directors for the Center for Grieving Children and is an active volunteer facilitator with The Center.  Joe's other interests include gardening, landscaping, physical fitness and roller hockey.

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Technology plays a big part in the daily production of all Oakhurst products, and Paul is the person who keeps the Dairy's systems running at peak performance. Financial systems, manufacturing, warehousing, sales/route accounting and handheld point of sale technologies are all areas that Paul oversees. He is also responsible for maintaining the integrity of our data and voice communications as well as planning, researching and evaluating the acquisition of new technologies.

Paul successfully operated his own computer consulting business before coming to Oakhurst and has developed technology solutions for many corporations.  Paul enjoys music, photography, traveling, boating and water skiing. He lives in Portland with his wife Susan and their two sons, Jonathan and Anthony.

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An Oakhurst veteran of 22 years, Tom handles the preventive maintenance, redesign and software development for all our processing equipment. Tom is a Master Electrician and also holds a Stationary Steam Engineers license. He has received training in ladder logic software programming as well as graphic computer programming and attended coursework at the University of Wisconsin in refrigeration systems.  Tom and wife Sherry live in Gray, Maine and boast of two children and six grandchildren. They are both seasonal distance runners and enjoy coaching youth cross country running and track.

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Jim comes to Oakhurst from Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. He is responsible for developing the Dairy's business plan. Whether he is acutely analyzing sales data, or managing new product development and communications strategies, Jim can be counted on to represent our consumer's needs. He also has a keen understanding of our distribution channels as well as an in-depth appreciation of our customer base.

A graduate of Cornell University, Jim lives in Falmouth with his wife Liz and the youngest of their three children, Jay. He and his family enjoy hiking, biking and skiing .

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For the past 10 years, Denise has made one of the tougher jobs in the dairy look easy. She not only works with Distribution, Marketing, IS and Customer Service to make sure that new customer accounts are established in a timely manner, she makes critical decisions on customer credit ratings and risks. She also oversees all activities related to credit references, billing, collections and driver route settlement product accountability.  Denise is the primary contact for customer billing questions.  

Denise and her husband Charles are long-time residents of Gray, Maine and have two daughters, Crystal and Sabrina and a granddaughter, Kaylee. The couple enjoys camping, gardening and spending time with their family.

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For 17 years, Dave has kept our fleet of refrigerated trucks in top condition so that our drivers can deliver our products to your local dairy case without incident. Dave has received engine maintenance training from Mack Detroit and Caterpillar and refrigeration training from Carrier and Thermo King. Born and raised in Portland, Dave currently lives in Oxford with his girlfriend, Patty and her two sons. Dave has three children of his own, a son and twin daughters which in his own words “keeps things from getting dull.” Dave enjoys snowmobiling, motorcycling and boating.

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Linda comes to us from Burgess Advertising & Associates where her primary focus was the Oakhurst Dairy account.  Prior to working for Burgess, Linda held various sales management positions in the hospitality field. 

Linda is responsible for managing the Oakie Fan Club.  Additional responsibilities include managing and coordinating the Oakhurst antique truck or “Divco”, the horse drawn wagon and all Oakie related appearances.  Finally, Linda also coordinates our Community Outreach programs.

Linda holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Bryant College and completed a certificate program in Meeting & Event Management at Bentley College . Currently, she serves on Youth Alternatives' “Passport to our Future” and Maine Cancer Foundation's “Cure Breast Cancer for ME” event committees. Linda lives in Portland , and enjoys downhill skiing, water skiing, running, hiking and biking.

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