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V O L . X X V I N O. V I M A R C H 2 3 , 2 0 2 0 32 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 Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ To our business community We have a new normal within the business community for the next few weeks. Business doesn't take time off, and neither do we. Mainebiz's commitment to providing news and information to our business community is unwavering. We are fortunate to be able to operate remotely — all of the Mainebiz staff is communicating, sharing files and meeting with virtual online tools. We pledge to keep the lines of communication open with our readers and our clients, and will continue to reach out to research and report on the events happening in Maine. As news of the impact of the coronavirus evolves, Mainebiz will cover the changes. To make sure that information is available to all readers, we are dropping the paywall for related stories. Since the CDC guidelines are asking us to postpone large events, we have already postponed the Portland "On the Road" networking event. • "On the Road" Saco/Biddeford, scheduled for April 16, will be rescheduled at a date to be determined. • e Business Leaders of the Year reception, which was scheduled for April 28, will be rescheduled at a date to be determined. e issue announcing this year's honorees will come out, as scheduled, on March 23. As things evolve, we will keep you posted on rescheduled events. For your events, which are listed on the Mainebiz calendar, we are happy to edit or delete items. Let us know at editorial@ mainebiz.biz. Mainebiz Publisher Donna Brassard and the sales team are also available to answer any questions. Our readers depend on us for reliable info and credible ideas — to be the filter that tells them what they need to know while screening out the junk — and we will continue to do that through this challenging time. FOR MORE INFORMATION For Maine CDC, go to www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/ For Gov. Janet Mills' latest information, go to www.maine.gov/governor/mills/newsroom Keep Mainebiz posted at editorial@mainebiz.biz previously served as assistant city manager. MMG Insurance in Presque Isle promoted Stacy Shaw to senior vice president, chief information officer. Shaw was previously chief information officer. Maine Association of Nonprofits in Portland promoted Kelly McCormack to development and marketing man- ager. McCormack was previously program manager. Kennebec Savings Bank in Augusta promoted David Holmblad to senior vice president and market- ing director and communications officer. Holmblad was previously vice president and marketing director and communications officer. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Thomas College in Waterville added Holly Ferguson and Robin Goodwin to its board of trustees. Ferguson is a prin- cipal at Albin, Randall & Bennett in Portland while Goodwin is CEO of e Montalvo Corp. in Gorham. The Maine Justice Foundation in Hallowell named its five founders — Phyllis Givertz, Mary Schendel, Justice Howard Dana, Judge John David Kennedy and L. Kinvin Wroth — as the organiza- tion's first-ever honorary directors. Givertz practiced family law and worked as a mediator; Schendel recently retired from Unum, where she served as assistant vice president and special counsel; Dana prac- ticed law at Verrill Dana and was appointed by Gov. John McKernan to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in 1993, where he served until his retirement in 2007; Kennedy was the former leader at Pine Tree Legal Assistance; and Wroth held various positions at the University of Maine School of Law from 1964-1996, including serving as dean from 1978 to 1990. College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor named Stephen Ressel, biology pro- fessor, the inaugural holder of the Wentworth chair, a new endowed faculty position in environmental science that was created as part of the school's $50 million Broad Reach capital campaign. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Brian Bernatchez, managing director of Golden Pond Wealth Management in Waterville, was ranked sixth in Maine on Forbes' "2020 Best-In- State Wealth Advisors List." Nancy Chaney, a registered nurse at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, earned the certified pediatric emergency nurse credential from the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. Norway Savings Bank earned a 5-star rating for financial strength and stability from BauerFinancial Inc., a national bank rating firm. e rating measures capital adequacy, profitabil- ity, asset quality and other factors. Leadership Portland, a program designed for individuals eager to tap their civic passion and make a difference in the future of the city, selected its inaugural class including: Anna Ackerman, CEI's Women's Business Center; Elliott Barry, Camden National Bank; Atiim Bomani Chenzira Boykin, Portland Ovations; Maile Buker and Luc Samuel Kuanzambi, Hannaford; Justin Burkhardt, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care; Janna Cummins; Amberlynn Esperanza, Bangor Savings Bank; Kathryn Fahey, Gateway Community Services; Shelley Fennessey, IDEXX; Rosanne Graef; Patrick Hess, Avesta Housing; Tom Kittredge, Maine Technology Institute; Barbara Silber Lamont, Maine Angels; Jenna Mayotte, Portland Public Library; Francis Mesina, New York Life/NYLife Securities; Eric Moberg, NAVSEA; Aqeel Mohialdeen; Dacosta Ndahayo, Stacy Shaw Kelly McCormack David Holm Holly Ferguson Robin Goodwin » C O N T I N U E D F RO M P R E V I O U S PA G E

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