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V O L . X X V N O. V I I I A P R I L 1 5 , 2 0 1 9 40 U S I N E S S M A I N E I N S H O R T N E W S WO R T H Y P E O P L E A N D P E R F O R M A N C E S [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Shamrock Sports & Entertainment in Portland promoted Lyndsay Merrill to director, experiences; Nick Kaminski to director, partnership development; David Thompson to director, creative services; and Brian Corcoran to chief engagement officer. Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in Augusta promoted Mark Latti to communications director. Latti previously oversaw communi- cations for the Bureau of Resource Management. The city of Portland hired Sara Fleurant as director of the Oxford Street Shelter. Fleurant was previously a program coor- dinator in support services at the shelter. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Avesta Housing, a nonprofit afford- able housing developer and prop- erty manager based in Portland, added Tim Agnew, James Elkins and Douglas Stockbridge to its board of directors. Agnew is principal at Masthead Venture Partners, Elkins is owner of Career Planning Services and Stockbridge is president of Rollins Management Group Inc. e International Association of Maritime and Port Professionals elected Jon Nass, CEO of the Maine Port Authority, to its board of directors. Verrill Dana LLP, a law firm in Portland, appointed Regina Hurley to chair of the firm's executive board and elected Barbara Young to its board. With the election of Young, the firm's execu- tive board is now led by a majority of women, exceeding national statistics for gender parity in law firm leader- ship positions. Gov. Janet Mills reappointed James Donnelly and Kelly Martin and nomi- nated Sven Bartholomew to the University of Maine System board of trustees and reappointed former state Rep. Jean Ginn Marvin and nominated former state Sen. Joyce Maker to the Maine Community College System board of trustees. In addition, the governor nominated former U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud to the boards of trustees for both the University of Maine System and the Maine Community College System. The Portland Water District board of trustees elected Guy Cote as president and Louise Douglas as vice president. Additionally, David Kane was reelected as treasurer and Donna Katsiaficas was reelected as clerk. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] A study released by the Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University ranked U.S. Sen. Susan Collins as the "most bipartisan senator" for the sixth consecutive year. Collins received the highest bipartisan score in the 26-year history of the index. Haskell Farm in Palermo was awarded "2018 Top Ten National Quality Award" for organic milk from Danone North America. e farm was recognized as No. 5 in the U.S. for its commitment to producing quality organic milk. Hearst Television was awarded its 10th consecutive "USC Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism" in the station group category. WMTW-TV in Portland is owned by Hearst. e U.S. Small Business Administration named Janie Wang, owner of Modernist Pantry LLC in Eliot, as its "2019 Small Business Person of the Year Award" for Maine. Other award winners include: "Maine and New England Home Based Business of the Year," Katheryn Langelier, Herbal Revolution Farm & Apothecary LLC, Union; "Maine Jeffrey Butland Family Owned Business of the Year," Wade and Susan Kelly, Tylor Kelly Camps, Allagash; "Maine Small Business Exporter of the Year," Kathleen O'Heron, Jynx Productions LLC, Yarmouth; "Maine Woman Owned Small Business of the Year," Amber Elliott, Alternative Wellness Services, Biddeford; "Maine Young Entrepreneur of the Year," Tyler Frank, Garbage to Garden, Portland; "Maine Veteran Owned Small Business of the Year," Brian Warren, The Village Woodworker, Oxford; SP ONSORED BY The art & science of negotiation is essential for success! #MBWLF19 Tuesday, May 14 7:30am – 10:00am USM Abromson Center (Hannaford Hall) 88 Bedford St., Portland REGISTER AT WWW.MAINEBIZ.BIZ/WLF Learn from a panel of women leaders and improve your skills. PA N E L I S T S S TAY T U N E D F O R PA N E L I S T S U P DAT E S ! Janna Gau Shareholder from Eaton Peabody Jessica Estes Partner and broker from the Boulos Company Carolyn Nishon Executive Director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra Brian Corcoran Lyndsay Merrill David Thompson Nick Kaminski Jon Nass

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