Two new members have joined the The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.

Ryan Harnden, of Mathews Brothers, Belfast, has been the director of purchasing for Mathews Brothers Company since 2013. Prior to that he served as assistant GM for Best Buy in Augusta. Harnden also serves on the RSU 71 Board of Directors for the greater Belfast area and is currently an active member of the Belfast Lions Club, having also served as President several years.

Arnaud Lessard, of The Homeport Inn & Tavern, Searsport, has been the owner/operator of The Homeport Inn & Tavern since 2022 with his wife, Allison. He also owns and operates Acanthus Development LLC, a real estate investment corporation with current assets in the New England region. For 16 years, he was the regional director of sales and marketing for HHM, with oversight of 22 boutique, select service, and full service hotels in key major markets nation-wide for a mid-range, 3rd party publicly traded hotel management firm. He managed 85 direct reports from executive leadership, ownership to the field.

"We are excited to have these two bring their professional expertise to the table and help our Chamber grow with their direction," said the Chamber, in a news release.