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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 J U LY 8 , 2 0 1 9 president of Northern Light Charles A. Dean Hospital in Greenville and Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital in Pittsfield, secretary and incoming board member. Other new board members include Chuck Hays, president and CEO of MaineGeneral Medical Center; Jeffery Sanders, president of Maine Medical Center in Portland; Mike Hendrix, CFO at St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor and St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Lewiston and chair of the Healthcare Finance Council; Scott Oxley, president of Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor, as chair of the Behavioral Health Council; and Lois Skillings, president and CEO of Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, as chair of the Public Policy Council. United Way of Greater Portland added Dudley Davis, founder of the YES! Program; John Moran, associate at Bernstein Shur; Hilary Rapkin, chief legal officer at WEX Inc.; Meredith Rousseau, senior vice president, head of strategy and operational excellence at TD Bank; Giovani Twigge, chief human resources officer at IDEXX; and Ben Waxman, co-founder of American Roots Wear, to its board of directors. Junior League of Portland elected Eliza Warren Giberson as president; Jessica Nason, president-elect; Laura Hellen, recording secretary; Kayla Tierney, treasurer; Rachel Donlon, commu- nity impact council vice president; Monica Dambach, fund development council vice president; Alex Carrier Hitchcox, membership council vice president; Katie Clark, public rela- tions council vice president; and Liz Smith and Kristen Crean, sustainer co-directors. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Tranzon Auction Properties in Portland was recognized among top real estate marketing compa- nies by the National Auctioneers Association 2019 Marketing Competition. Samantha Kelley's lux- ury listing in Nyack, N.Y., took runner-up in the "Residential Real Estate: Luxury" category while Sophia Rosendo's work on a property in Belgrade Lakes took runner-up in the "Residential Real Estate: Traditional" category. CES Inc., a firm of engineers, environ- mental scientists and land surveyors in Brewer, said Alfred Haskell III was honored as the "Maine Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers Young Civil Engineer of the Year for 2019." Haskell is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Maine and a project manager at the firm. Casco Bay Creamery in Portland took the top prize at Gorham Savings Bank's LaunchPad competition and its corresponding $50,000 cash prize. Finalists included CourseStorm, GO Lab, Sidewalk Buttler and Vintage Maine Kitchen. Additionally, MyBody- Model captured the "Emerging Idea Award" that included a $10,000 cash prize and $10,000 worth of marketing, business develop- ment and public relations services from iBec Creative, Creative Imaging Group, Grove Marketing, Philbrook Pub- lic Relations and Pro-voke. Maine Institute for Family-Owned Business recognized Geiger, a pro- motional products distributor in Lewiston, with its "Environmental Leadership Award" for the com- pany's 100% carbon neutral shipping and its offsetting paper usage by planting trees. American Association for Justice honored one of its governors, Berman & Simmons attorney Daniel Kagan, with a "Certificate of Recognition" for 2019. e certificate acknowledges members for their outstanding service to the organization. e Lewiston law firm also said it was ranked by Chambers USA as the best law firm in Maine for the representation of plaintiffs and five of its attorneys received individual awards in 2019. Lee Kantar, a moose biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, was honored with the "Distinguished Moose Biologist Award" at the 53rd North American Moose Conference. United Way of Mid-Maine in Waterville named its "Community Impact Award" winners including Colby College, "Spirit of Partnership;" Nate Towne, Waterville Creates!, "Spirit of Mid-Maine;" Wanda Steward, KVCAP, "Volunteer of the Year;" Buffy Higgins, MaineGeneral Health, "Women's Leadership;" and Abby Williams, Waterville Jr. High School, "Young Leader Award." Karen Rumo, a psychiatric technician at Spring Harbor Hospital in Westbrook, was selected as the "2019 Maine Hospital Association Caregiver of the Year." Allen Financial in Topsham said Abraham Dugal and Sarah Ruef- Lindquist, advisors and wealth manag- ers, were speakers for a session at the Maine Land Trust Network's confer- ence on land conservation. e firm also announced that Ruef-Lindquist was the featured speaker at the June monthly meeting of the Mount Desert Island Nonprofit Alliance. Skelton, Taintor & Abbott, a law firm in Auburn, announced that attorneys William Skelton and Darcie Beaudin became members of ElderCounsel, a national organization of elder law and special needs planning attorneys. Norway Savings Bank said it received Avesta Housing's 14th annual "Mike Yandell Award." e award recognizes an individual or organization for ser- vice and dedication to the affordable housing industry. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins received the "2019 Trailblazers in Aging Champion Award" from the National Council on Aging. Collins was recog- nized for her leadership as the chair- man of the Senate Aging Committee and her work in areas such as Medicaid, Alzheimer's disease, falls prevention and diabetes. Linda Beck, associate dean of experien- tial and global education at University of Maine at Farmington, was awarded a Fulbright grant to study in Japan this summer. Beck is one of only 10 participants in the 2019 International Education Administrators program. Good Food Council of Lewiston-Auburn honored the Lewiston Schools Nutrition Summer Food Service Program (Charter Principle: Food Security); the Lewiston Farmers' Market (Charter Principle: Local and Sustainable Agriculture); Healthy Neighborhoods (Charter Principle: Leadership); the Auburn Conservation Commission (Charter Principle: Good Food Policy); and Blue Ox Malt House (Charter Principle: Working Landscapes & Community Infrastructure) with its "2019 Food Charter Awards." MaineGeneral Health in Augusta said it was one of three health systems in the U.S. to be named "2019 Patient Financing Top Performers" by patient financing service provider ClearBalance in conjunction with the Healthcare Financial Management Association. Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ PR ES ENTI NG S PONS OR D O N ' T M I S S Y O U R E A R LY B I R D D I S C O U N T E D T I C K E T S — R E G I S T E R O N L I N E T O DAY ! MAINEBIZ .BIZ/ W T W FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #MBWTW19 September 17 | 5:00 – 7:00pm | Halo at the Point, 10 Thompsons Point Road, Portland Join us for the 2019 reception!

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