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V O L . X X V I N O. I I I F E B R UA R Y 1 0 , 2 0 2 0 28 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 United Midcoast Charities in Camden promoted Kelly Carey to pro- gram coordinator. Carey was previ- ously administra- tive coordinator. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Bernstein Shur, a law firm in Portland, announced that Hawley Strait was elected to the firm's board of directors. Strait is a share- holder and a member of the firm's real estate practice group. e board of the Maine Justice Foundation in Hallowell elected Susan Faunce, retired Justice Warren M. Silver, Kelly McDonald and Kenneth Lehman to its board of directors. Faunce is an attorney at Berman & Simmons, Silver is retired, McDonald is an attorney at Murray, Plumb and Murray and Lehman is a shareholder at Bernstein Shur. e foundation also elected Lowell Brown as president-elect and Jerrol Crouter as treasurer. Brown is a partner at Heron, Burchette, Ruckert and Rothwell in Washington, D.C., while Crouter is an attorney at Drummond Woodsum. The state Department of Administrative and Financial Services announced that Gregg Mineo, director of the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, was selected by the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association as incoming chair-elect, effective in May. NAMI Maine in Hallowell added Joe Fitzpatrick, Karen-Ann Hagar, Michael Pooler, Lisa Shaw and Bryan Slaney to its board of directors. Fitzpatrick is a clinical psychologist, Hagar is director of after school programming at Central Lincoln County YMCA, Pooler is retired col- onel in the Maine National Guard, Shaw is rural and small libraries and workforce development specialist with the Maine State Library and Slaney is a lieutenant and assistant jail administrator at the Kennebec County Correctional Facility. Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle elected Peter Blaze Corcoran and Susan Kirk to its board of directors. Corcoran is professor emeritus of environmental studies and envi- ronmental education at Florida Gulf Coast University and a founding faculty member and director of the univer- sity's Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education while Kirk is a Massachusetts-based community orga- nizer and activist. Portland City Councilor Jill Duson was appointed to the National League of Cities 2020 Energy, Environment and Natural Resources federal advocacy committee. e committee devel- ops federal policy positions on issues involving air quality, water quality, energy policy, national wetlands policy, noise control and solid and hazardous waste management. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Supreme Court Chief Justice Leigh I. Saufley announced the recipients of the Maine Judicial Branch Performance Council Awards for 2019. "Career Performance Awards" went to Superior Court Justice Nancy D. Mills, based at the Cumberland County Superior Court in Portland, and Karen Simpson, admin- istrative clerk, Violations Bureau in Lewiston; the "Roy Rice Award" win- ner was Robert Byron, judicial marshal at the Cumberland County Courthouse in Portland; the "Special Service Award" was presented to the Judicial Branch facilities team, comprised of Director Jeff Henthorn and members Curt Lefebvre, Ryan Bell, Dylan Hanscom, Kevin Fogg and Lisa Morgan; and the "Outstanding Judicial Branch Employee of the Year" was Chris Coughlan, senior programmer analyst, based at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta. Rinck Advertising in Lewiston won three awards at the Maine Public Relations Council 2019 Golden Arrow Awards. e firm earned the "Best in Show" award and a "Gold Award" in the Integrated Communications Campaign category for its "VetriScience Helps a Veteran Pay it Forward" campaign and won a "Silver Golden Arrow Award" in the Feature/Commentary Placement: Local Mainstream category for a Portland Press Herald cover story about Bangor Savings Bank's Green Dot bystander intervention training program. Verrill, a law firm in Portland, was recognized by its clients for providing superior client service, including as a standout in both investing in client Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ AWARDS ARE PRESENTED IN 7 CATEGORIES: Renys Large Business (25 + employees) ♦ Chalmers Insurance Group Customer Service ♦ Holiday Inn By The Bay First Generation People's United Bank Innovation & Technology ♦ Shep Lee Community Service Cumberland Crossing by OceanView Environmental Leadership Maddy Corson Small Business (less than 25 employees) Nominate a Family-Owned Business Today NOMINATE A BUSINESS AT WWW.FAMBUSINESS.ORG FOR THE Self-nominations are welcome and encouraged! ANNUAL MAINE FAMILY BUSINESS AWARDS 21 ST 5 1994 - 2019 2 Learn More 4 NonprofitMaine.org/AddingUpImpact Learn #NonprofitsWorkForME $12.6 billion to the economy each year Maine nonprofits contribute Equivalent to 21% of Maine's Gross State Product Kelly Carey Hawley Strait

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