Ben Potvin has been the Director of Instrumental Music at Brunswick Junior High School since 2024.  

A native of St. John, Maine, Ben was an All-State principal clarinetist at Fort Kent Community High School.  He later went on to the University of Southern Maine Osher School of Music, where he would earn a bachelors and Masters in Music Education, with an additional certificate in composition.  

Mr. Potvin taught K-12 music in Ashland, ME from 2006-2008 before moving to Woodstock, VT where he taught middle/high school instrumental music and AP Music Theory.  

In Vermont, he was active at the district level as the District VI Secretary and Concert Band manager.  At the state and regional level, Mr. Potvin hosted the 2009 VMEA State Conference and also served on the Band Committee for the New England Music Festival Association (NEMFA).  In 2010, Mr. Potvin was selected as "The Outstanding New Music Educator" for the state of Vermont.

Mr. Potvin returned to Maine in 2011 to be the instrumental music teacher at Kennebunk High School.  While conducting Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, he also taught IB Music, Steel Pans, Guitar, and other music electives. From 2011 until 2016 he served as the Band Vice President for the Maine Music Educators Association (MMEA).  In 2016 he was voted to be president-elect and was the president of MMEA from 2018-2020.

In 2018, Mr. Potvin was the PK-5 general music/chorus teacher at Gerald E. Talbot Community School (formerly Riverton Elementary) in Portland, ME. 

Starting in 2019, Mr. Potvin was the band, chorus, and general music teacher at Mast Landing School in Freeport, ME. 

In 2021, Mr. Potvin stepped down from the Southern Maine Music Academy (SoMMA) after twelve wonderful years as the music camp director.

Mr. Potvin was recognized in 2024 as one of the MMEA Music Educators of the Year. 

Mr. Potvin has played sax and clarinet for various high school musicals and with several professional ensembles including the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble, East Bay Jazz Ensemble, Maine State Music Theatre, and the Casco Bay Wind Symphony.  He has served as a district/festival adjudicator and has conducted honors festivals in both Maine and New Hampshire.

Ben resides in Brunswick with his husband, their bubbly daughter Ava, and their rascally puppy, Arlo.