BCC Team & Job Openings

Niels Zellers is the Chief Executive Officer of Bright Community Capital. Prior to his current positon, Niels served as an investment officer for CEI Capital. Niels is a student of the social capital markets and has held a variety of roles in management, finance, strategy and investment consulting, working with small businesses, large financial services companies, foundations and nonprofits. He earned a B.A. in mathematical computer science from Lewis & Clark College, an M.S. in sustainable systems from the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan, and an M.B.A. from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Jesse McKinnell is the Chief Operating Officer of Bright Community Capital. Prior to his current position, Jesse served as an asset and relationship manager for CEI Capital and  as a risk analyst at PowerPay, a credit card processing company, where he monitored the company’s 250 largest accounts. Jesse received his B.A. from the University of Southern Maine and his J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law.

Lydia Atwood is BCC’s Vice-President of Finance and Accounting. Lydia comes to BCC with over 25 years of professional finance and accounting experience. Lydia has held roles as the Director of Finance and Administration for iCST, Chief Financial Officer for Criterium Engineers, Valuation Services Group Manager at Berry Dunn, Finance Manager at Artel, Inc. and most recently Lydia held the role of Director of Finance/Controller for Ransom Consulting. Lydia also was a former Board member and Treasurer for The Telling Room in Portland and SMART Child and Family Services serving greater Southern Maine.

Lydia is a native of Massachusetts but chose to make Maine her home since 2003. Lydia holds a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University and an MBA from the Boston University School of Management.