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VO L . X X I V N O. X V I I § 2 A U G U S T 6 , 2 0 1 8 20 F I L E P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY Andrea Cianchette Maker Government relations practice group leader / Pierce Atwood What's changed: My government relations client base has deepened and broadened. I am representing more great Maine companies and organizations seeking to grow. Also, the initiative I founded with Mike Dubyak, FocusMaine, is well under way with a new president, support from an array of Maine companies and foundations, and a generous $.9 million matching grant. With this, we are implementing a 10-year plan to accelerate job growth in Maine's food sector and in biopharmaceutical manufacturing and development emanating from this burgeoning opportunity in Boston, as well as to increase Maine's knowledge worker capacity. is spring, I have enjoyed meeting participants in the FocusMaine-sponsored programs including top gun and accelerator programs for food com- panies run by partner organization Maine Center for Entrepreneurs, and a food investor forum run by partner CEI Inc. I am also excited about 00-plus FocusMaine college interns being employed this summer. It is enormously satisfying to see the seed of an idea begin to bear fruit, and engage so many tremendous Maine organizations and leaders in this eff ort. What's ahead: I have become a champion for growing good jobs in Maine. I'm preparing for an important election year in Maine. In addition to the FocusMaine work, I will work with my clients and Maine's next governor and legislature to strengthen Maine, includ- ing fi nding ways to build Maine's workforce to create a vibrant and healthy economy. I also plan to continue rowing with the Yarmouth Rowing Club in boats named after the Greek goddesses Artemis (the hunter) and Bia (speed and strength), and to bicycling around Maine and in foreign countries with my husband, Scott. Advice: Learn and practice your trade well. Learn it from the inside out and the outside in. Be additive to the conversations and the eff orts in your work. Learn to collaborate and to lead in a collaborative style. Listen and learn from others. 2016 T H E L I S T F O C U S C O R P O R AT E P R I VA C Y & S E C U R I T Y mainebiz.biz / printsub S U B S C R I B E Jonathan Ayers, president and CEO of IDEXX, tops our list of Maine's highest- paid public company executives. P H O T O S / T I M G R E E N WAY S E E W H O ' S N E X T O N PA G E 3 8 » PRESEN T ING SP ONSORS P RO F I L E S S TA R T O N PA G E 1 4 » Mainebiz is proud to present the 2016 Women to Watch. This year's honorees are well-regarded leaders in Maine who also recognize the value of mentorship — not only the teachers they've had but also the guidance they provide to other leaders, colleagues and even their kids' soccer teams. L I N D S AY S K I L L I N G D E A N N A S H E R M A N D E B R A D. TAY L O R A N D R E A C I A N C H E T T E M A K E R $2.00 August 8, 2016 VO L . X X I I N O. X V I I I www.mainebiz.biz Embrace lifelong learning, both inside Embrace lifelong learning, both inside Embrace lifelong learning, both inside Embrace lifelong learning, both inside Embrace lifelong learning, both inside Embrace lifelong learning, both inside Embrace lifelong learning, both inside Embrace lifelong learning, both inside Embrace lifelong learning, both inside Embrace lifelong learning, both inside Embrace lifelong learning, both inside Embrace lifelong learning, both inside Embrace lifelong learning, both inside Embrace lifelong learning, both inside and outside the classroom. and outside the classroom. and outside the classroom. and outside the classroom. and outside the classroom. and outside the classroom. and outside the classroom. and outside the classroom. and outside the classroom. and outside the classroom. and outside the classroom. and outside the classroom. — Deanna Sherman Dead River Co. F I L E P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY Debra Taylor President and CEO / Sweetser What the nonprofi t does: Behavioral health care services What's changed: I am still person- ally committed to total wellness of all people, and promoting mental health as an essential component of individual wellness. Working collaboratively with providers throughout health care to promote wellness and access to mental health services is of paramount importance. Since I was honored in 2016, Sweetser has expanded by one-third, increasing our capacity to care for people in Maine. is has been an enormous undertaking on the part of our dedicated staff , but has strengthened our role as a leading provider of community mental health, developmental and educational services in the state. Developmental Services in Bangor has been added. We pro- vide residential support for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in a community setting. What's ahead: Continued advocacy for mental health, developmen- tal and educational services needed by Maine people. Wellness and independence are achieved only with access to vital services. Advice: Be confi dent in your ability to make a diff erence in whatever you are passionate about. I've been lucky to have great role models who inspire me and help me to know that I can achieve what I pursue.

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