The Augusta-based Maine Small Business Coalition has named a former University of Chicago Law School policy fellow as its new director.
Selecca Bulgar-Medina comes from the school s IJ Clinic on Entrepreneurship, which provides free legal assistance support and advocacy for low-income entrepreneurs in Chicago. The clinic currently is helping local small businesses through the pandemic via a website connecting consumers with businesses providing essential products, and resources about how to navigate the legal and financial challenges of the crisis.
Bulgar-Medina was a fellow at the center for two years through March 2021, according to her LinkedIn profile.
At the Maine Small Business Coalition, she succeeds Adam Zuckerman, who served in that role for more than two years and is now a lobbyist for the Maine s People Alliance.