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Jackie Lynds

Director of Financial Operations

About Jackie

Jackie Lynds is the Director of Financial Operations at CEI Capital Management LLC (CCML), a wholly owned subsidiary of Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), a Maine-based community development financial institution with a mission to build just, vibrant and climate-resilient futures for people and communities in Maine and rural regions by integrating finance, business expertise and policy solutions in ways that make the economy work more equitably. CCML focuses on investing in projects in rural communities across the country that create quality jobs with benefits and opportunities for career growth, with a specialty in manufacturing.

As CCML’s Director of Financial Operations, Jackie leads the daily treasury, finance, and accounting activities for CCML’s New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) lending entities, and for CEI-Boulos Capital Management LLC and its portfolio of Opportunity Zone and private equity funds. In her role as Director of Financial Operations, she creates value for the organization through leveraging company assets, allowing it to deepen its impact and mission in rural communities. She oversees loan and investment servicing, financial reporting to investors, cash flow and financial forecasting, and accounting activities.

Jackie joined CCML in 2013 and previously served as CCML’s Loan Servicing and Cash Manager and Treasurer, bringing her wealth of knowledge and experience from various roles in loan servicing and accounting from community banking. In 2016 Jackie was promoted to Treasury and Loan Servicing Manager, Treasurer in 2018 and then Director of Financial Operations in 2024.

Jackie’s work creating detailed and efficient Excel models mirrors her love for solving complex puzzles, a favorite pastime that sparks her creativity and keeps her mind engaged.

Education

  • Southern New Hampshire University, M.S. in Accounting and Finance
  • University of Maine at Augusta, B.S. in Business Administration, financial services concentration  

Community Connections

  • Maine Development Foundation, Leadership Maine, Silver Class

Get To Know Jackie
What is your favorite candy or snack food?

Sour Patch Kids

If you had unlimited resources, where would you travel to?

I would travel all over Canada, particularly Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, to deepen my connection to my heritage.

What is something you dislike, but wish you loved?

Cooking.

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