Personal Highlights
Elected or Appointive Office -
Scarborough Town Council: 2008-2011
Scarborough Town Council: 2002-2007
Scarborough Town Council Chairman, 10/15/07 - 11/13/07
Scarborough Town Council Vice Chair, '06, '07
Scarborough Board of Education, '00-'02
Cumberland County Budget Advisory Cmtee: '04, '05-'07, Chair '06.
Cumberland County Redistricting Committee: '05, '07
Cumberland County Charter Commission: '03*
Civic and Other Organizations:
The American Legion, Dirigo Boys State State Cmtee, 2007-Current
The American Legion: Dirigo Boys State, 1986-2007
Dirigo Boys State, Deputy Director: 2001-2007
Past President & Treasurer The Portland Lions Club,
Knights of Columbus, St. Maximillian Kolbe Parish, Council 11474
Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree, Westbrook
Community Boards:
Volunteers of America, Northern New England, 2006-2007
The University of Southern Maine Alumni Association Board of Directors, 1998-2001, 2003-2004
Camp Fire for Boys & Girls, Hitinowa Council (Camp Ketcha) Board of Directors, 2006-2007
Employment:
Since 2007: Senior Vice President, TD Bank Business Banking Division, Burlington MA
2001-2007: Vice President, TD Banknorth Corporate Retail Risk Management, Portland ME
1996-2001: Advanced through the business line
management channels of Ford Motor Credit Company in Portland Maine and Richmond Virginia; at Key Bank NA in Portland Maine and Northeast Bank in Auburn Maine.
Education:
Villanova University - Masters Certificate in Applied Project Management (2007)
Southern New Hampshire University - Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Human Resource Management (2000)
Southern New Hampshire University - Masters in Business Administration(1999)
University of Southern Maine - Bachelors degree in Economics (1992)
Personal:
Married to Terry (Hindman) since Nov. 1, 1997 with one daughter, Olivia; a member of the Class of 2011 from Cape Elizabeth (Maine) High School.
Scarborough Town Council: 2008-2011
Scarborough Town Council: 2002-2007
Scarborough Town Council Chairman, 10/15/07 - 11/13/07
Scarborough Town Council Vice Chair, '06, '07
Scarborough Board of Education, '00-'02
Cumberland County Budget Advisory Cmtee: '04, '05-'07, Chair '06.
Cumberland County Redistricting Committee: '05, '07
Cumberland County Charter Commission: '03*
Civic and Other Organizations:
The American Legion, Dirigo Boys State State Cmtee, 2007-Current
The American Legion: Dirigo Boys State, 1986-2007
Dirigo Boys State, Deputy Director: 2001-2007
Past President & Treasurer The Portland Lions Club,
Knights of Columbus, St. Maximillian Kolbe Parish, Council 11474
Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree, Westbrook
Community Boards:
Volunteers of America, Northern New England, 2006-2007
The University of Southern Maine Alumni Association Board of Directors, 1998-2001, 2003-2004
Camp Fire for Boys & Girls, Hitinowa Council (Camp Ketcha) Board of Directors, 2006-2007
Employment:
Since 2007: Senior Vice President, TD Bank Business Banking Division, Burlington MA
2001-2007: Vice President, TD Banknorth Corporate Retail Risk Management, Portland ME
1996-2001: Advanced through the business line
management channels of Ford Motor Credit Company in Portland Maine and Richmond Virginia; at Key Bank NA in Portland Maine and Northeast Bank in Auburn Maine.
Education:
Villanova University - Masters Certificate in Applied Project Management (2007)
Southern New Hampshire University - Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Human Resource Management (2000)
Southern New Hampshire University - Masters in Business Administration(1999)
University of Southern Maine - Bachelors degree in Economics (1992)
Personal:
Married to Terry (Hindman) since Nov. 1, 1997 with one daughter, Olivia; a member of the Class of 2011 from Cape Elizabeth (Maine) High School.
About Shawn Babine
BIOGRAPHY
Shawn Babine was born on September 22, 1966 in Brunswick, Maine. He is the second child and first son of Stephen and Patricia (Perkins).
Having excelled as a student at Morse High School (Bath, Maine) and with the influence of his grandparents, Shawn enrolls at the University of Southern Maine in Portland and Gorham Maine (USM) becoming the first to earn a 4 year college education.
After many years of hard work and commitment, Shawn is awarded a bachelor's degree in economics from USM. Earlier that same year, Shawn begins his professional career at Ford Motor Credit Company in Portland, Maine. The next year, Olivia, his only child was born.
In 1994, while working at Ford Motor Credit Company, and juggling the responsibilities of his new family, Shawn accepts the challenge of working towards a masters degree at Southern New Hampshire University and is awarded a MBA in 1999 and an Advanced Graduate Studies Certificate in Human Resource Management in 2000.
Shawn shifts his professional aspirations in 1996 and enters commercial banking as an analyst with Key Bank (Portland Maine), and moves through the management channels onto Northeast Bank (Auburn, Maine) before landing with TD Banknorth (Portland) in 2001.
Today, Shawn is a Senior Vice President in the Business Banking Division of TD Bank and is responsible for managing a $1.2 billion business banking portfolio. Shawn is a key leader in the Bank's transformation and integration with the acquisition of Commerce Bank.
Shawn entered public service in 1999 with his first campaign for a one of two seats on the Scarborough Board of Education, but is defeated by the incumbent and a veteran activist. Six months later both winners resigned and in November 2000, Shawn s wins handidly to a two-year term on the Board of Education.
Since then, Shawn has been elected to the Scarborough Town Council, starting in 2002, and won an uncontested second-term race in 2005 and served as the Council's Vice Chairman. In October 2006, Shawn assumed the role of Chairman for 3 short months after the resignation of the Councilor Steve Ross. After resigning from office in 2007 to assume a new corporate role at TD Bank, Shawn reconsidered his committment and entered the 2008 Council campaign and is one of 6 candidates for 3 seats.
Shawn won election with the second highest votes cast totalling 6,206 votes. His new term will expire in 2011.
Councilor Babine continues his advocacy for stronger municipal strategies in financial management, community and economic development, and improved efforts for greater regionalization.