2025 SEA Strategy Session

The 2025 SEA Strategy Session and Retreat, hosted by SEA members Peter Foster and Erika Christie, will be September 10-12, 2025 in beautiful York Harbor, Maine at the Stage Neck Inn.

We will address the significant changes to immigration policy with the new administration and the question marks heading into FY26. We will present our strategy for how we plan to navigate these uncharted waters. By attending, you’ll be operating from the tip of the policy spear which will help inform your filing and recruitment strategies for the 2026 season.

Seven hotel rooms remain in our room block at the event hotel, the Stage Neck Inn. Call the Stage Neck Inn directly at (207) 363-3850 Ext. 0 and mention that you are with the Seasonal Employment Alliance to reserve your room.

What: 2025 SEA Strategy Session and Retreat
When: September 10-12, 2025
Where: Stage Neck Inn, York Harbor, Maine 43 miles from Portland International Jetport (PWM) and 65 miles from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)

TICKET OPTIONS: Click here to purchase your ticket(s).

• $450 full ticket includes access to Wednesday, September 10th and Thursday, September 11th general sessions, breakfast and dinner each day and Thursday sunset sail.
• $200 ticket is for general sessions only

Tentative Schedule

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

• Optional Arrival at Stage Neck Inn
• Welcome reception

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

• Optional morning tour of local H-2B user and hotel Cliff House Maine. Lunch on patio following tour.
• Strategy Session (2:00 PM – 5:00 PM)
  
  • Overview of FY25 Political Advocacy Efforts
  • Navigating the New Administrtion
    
    • Speakers include Peter Petrina, Trump's long-time filing agent, and Caroline Wren, SEA consultant, MAGA whisperer, frequent guest of Steve Bannon's show War Room and GOP fundraiser
  • Building a winning coalition, why working with regional partners is key to our success
    
    • Speakers include Nate Cloutier, VP of Government Affairs, Hospitality Maine
• Lobster Bake at the Stage Neck Inn

Thursday, September 11, 2025

• Strategy Session (8:30 AM – 11:30 AM)
  
  • Federal Agency case studies
  • Regulatory Updates
  • Preparing for a new paradigm. What to do if ICE/DHS arrives at your door step?
• Optional outings: Golf Outing at Ledges Golf Club, Spa Day at Cliff House Maine, Kayaking York Harbor
• Perkins Cove Sunset Cruise
• Dinner at Barnacle Billy’s

Friday, September 12, 2025

• Breakfast and Departure from Stage Neck Inn
• SEPAC Red Sox/Yankees fundraiser at Fenway Park in Boston, MA. SEA members Tom and Sheri Donahue have rented a suite at the iconic Fenway Park for the historic Red Sox/Yankees rivalry. SOLD OUT

We have reserved a room block at the Stage Neck Inn. The cutoff date for room reservations is August 1, 2025. To book your room, call the Stage Neck Inn directly at 1-207-363-3850 ext 0 and mention that you are with the Seasonal Employment Alliance.

ROOM RATES:
LUXURY PATIO ROOMS, larger room size, private fenced patio @ $395.00 per night.
DELUXE BEACH VIEW ROOMS, overlooking the courtyard and York Harbor Beach @ $385.00 per night.
DELUXE WATER VIEW ROOMS, standard room size, overlooking the ocean, or the York River as it feeds into the ocean @ $485.00 per night
LUXURY WATER VIEW ROOMS, larger size room, overlooking the ocean or the York River as goes into the ocean @ $520.00 per night.

Buy Your Ticket Here!

Contact Zander Kerns at zander@sealabor.com with any questions.

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