• Co-Founder

    Zach was born in Orrington, Maine and graduated from Brewer High School in 2003. Following high school, Zach attending the University of Maine in Orono, earning degrees in Economics and Political Science.

    Zach launched Patriot Consulting Group in 2017 and has since represented over 40 Maine businesses and organizations before the legislature, managed political campaigns in every Maine municipality, and has organized development projects large and small, to include transmission and distribution, metallic mining, aggregate extraction, and large-scale housing developments.

  • Co-Founder

    Jonathan Seavey is a public affairs contractor with Patriot Consulting Group focused largely on development and energy projects.  Seavey formerly served as Executive Director for the Maine Harness Horsemen’s Association, a group committed to preserving Maine’s agricultural traditions and fairs. Jon has also served as development director for a general contracting company in Northern Maine, and previously owned a private security company that provided twenty-four hour surveillance and protection services at one of Maine’s largest paper mills. Jon serves on the Piscataquis County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. An avid outdoorsman, Jon enjoys spending time with his children and volunteering his time coaching their various sports teams. You can often find him on the sidelines or in the stands at many local sporting events in the Dover Foxcroft area. Jonathan and his wife Nancy live in Dover Foxcroft with the 3 youngest of their 7 children.

Headshot of Zach Lingley, Co-founder of Tailgate Team
Headshot of Jon Seavey, Co-founder of Tailgate Team

The vision behind Tailgate Team is to provide a resource for developers and companies that want to create economic opportunities in Maine. Our team’s greatest strength is that we understand that you can’t “fake local.” By investing time into personal relationships before you go to a planning board or agency to ask for approval, or a variance, or a special town meeting vote, we will tailor an outreach plan that will start your project off on the right foot.

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Zach Lingley & Jonathan Seavey are seasoned Mainers specializing in coalition-building and communications strategies that overcome NIMBY opposition. With deep industry and policy knowledge, a powerful network, and relentless execution, they’ll strengthen your construction project management team and position your development for approval and success.