About this Blog
I’m Peter Troast.
The goal of this blog is to make a useful contribution to my community in two hours per week.
I expect to write about our town’s future, economy, place, environment and other topics that interest me.
What I say here is entirely personal. Please don’t blame my employer, my town, the FEDC or my dog Theo if you don’t like something I write.
I’ve spent my career in and around a variety of early stage, startup and turnaround companies with a specialization in internet, ecommerce, social media, brand strategy and marketing leadership. Companies I’ve worked with span a range of industry sectors: internet, ecommerce, manufacturing, destination resort, professional services. I am an environmentalist, husband and dad.
Full disclosure:
I have only lived in Freeport for 13 years.
Professionally, I am the Founder/CEO of EnergyCircle.com, a new Freeport, ME based internet company dedicated to helping people tackle energy use in their homes. Previously, I led the internet team at FetchDog.com and supported internet/new media & alternative energy investment research at Black Point Group. Prior to that, I worked in the ski industry, in professional services and helped start a green manufacturing company (Moulded Fibre Technology.)
I serve on the board of the Freeport Economic Development Corporation.
Some years ago, I served on the Freeport Growth Management Committee. I was an active participant in opposing the subdivision at Bliss Woods and helped negotiate the purchase of the property by the New England Forestry Foundation as permanent open space.
My wife, Lisa Fahay, formerly served as the Deputy Director of GrowSmart Maine.
My primary economic self-interests in Freeport are my home and my company.
