Rod Rodrigue is the eldest son of a French/Portuguese family that has been in Maine since the early 1700's. He attended local schools and graduated from the Maine Martime Academy as a Marine engineer and Naval officer. While working for an international oil company, he received his Master of Business Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He currently is President and CEO of his own well-recognized engineering consulting firm that specializes in manufacturing efficiences. Rod and his family have focused their energies on making Ironwood a healing place for struggling families.