Staff

Executive Director

Jen Fullmer came to Maine after spending 24 years on active duty with the United States Air Force. She is a combat veteran who flew 90 missions during multiple tours supporting troops on the ground in Afghanistan and Iraq. Jen’s military career included tours of duty in Texas, Florida, Alabama, Idaho, South Dakota, Rhode Island, Washington DC, and Qatar.

Jen and her husband Eddie are not originally from Maine, but they transitioned to Maine because of the fantastic quality of life and sense of community. Once they got here, they knew they were home. Jen joined Boots2Roots because she knows the value that transitioning military members and their families bring to Maine companies and communities, and the importance of preparing them before they transition so they can hit the ground running when they get here.

Program Director

Bill Benson joined Boots2Roots in 2019 after a successful stint as the owner/operator of a small manufacturing business in Maine. Prior to owning his business and before moving to Maine in 2014, Bill spent 24 years on active duty with the United States Army. Bill is a combat veteran who served over 42 months deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. When not deployed, Bill enjoyed tours of duty in places like Texas, California, Germany, Colorado, Kansas, Georgia and Tennessee.

When it came time to transition, Bill, his wife Tara, and their three children chose to settle in Maine because, out of all the places they lived, Maine felt most like home. Bill joined Boots2Roots because of the opportunity to use his own experiences as a veteran and business owner to assist other transitioning service members in finding meaningful work and put down roots in Maine.