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Posted: May 3, 2012
Jerre Bryant 2012
Name: Jerre Bryant
Title: City Administrator
Company: City of Westbrook
Location: 2 York St., Westbrook, ME 04092
Place of birth and year: Lewiston, ME- 1954
Family: Wife, Kimberly and three daughters, Kelsey, Lauren and Shelby
College: Colby College
First job unrelated to your current field: Farmhand in Waterford, ME
First job in current field: City of Portland, office of budget, audit and evaluation
What your firm does now and its plans for the future: municipal government
Hobbies: Coaching
Favorite novel: "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Favorite film: Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
Keys to success: Never take yourself too seriously
Person you most admire (outside of family): Willie Nelson
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be: Race car driver
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