This is Jesse's first year on the Board as a graduated PA, but has served previously as a student director, representing the UNE PA Program Class of 2008. He recently graduated from the UNE PA Program and has already secured a position with an orthopedic practice in Portland. Jesse has lived in Maine for seven years and completed his undergraduate studies in human biology at USM in 2005, where he met his wife Lynn. They have a three-year old daughter, Hannah Rose, who is the joy of their lives. Jesse is originally from Anchorage, Alaska, and joined the US Navy after graduating high school. He spent eight years as an active duty Navy Hospital Corpsman and five years in the reserves. He functioned in multiple roles, including hospital ward corpsman, PT tech, and field medic.