Mr. Merrill joined the board of Camden National Bank in 2011. He is the president of Merrill Furniture in Ellsworth and is a director of Merrill Blueberry Farms. Mr. Merrill serves on the Ellsworth Business Development Committee. He was named the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce 2010 Citizen of the Year, and he currently serves on the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce Finance Committee and is secretary of the City of Ellsworth Harbor Commission. Merrill is a former board member of Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, for which he formerly served as treasurer, vice chair and chair. He was also chair of the Maine Coast Memorial Hospital Emergency Department Capital Campaign.