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V O L . X X V I N O. X I X A U G U S T 1 0 , 2 0 2 0 4 PUBLISHER Donna Brassard EDITOR Peter Van Allen DIGITAL EDITOR William Hall SENIOR WRITER Renee Cordes SENIOR WRITER Maureen Milliken SENIOR WRITER Laurie Schreiber ADVERTISING SALES DIRECTOR Andrea Tetzlaff SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Ken Hanson SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Betsy VanderPloeg MARKETING/OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Alison Nason CONTRIBUTING WRITER Mark Jeanneret, Jim Milliken RESEARCH DIRECTOR Timothy Doyle RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY EMERITUS Zoey A division of New England Business Media LLC C E O Peter Stanton PRESIDENT Joe Zwiebel C F O / C O O Mary Rogers GROUP PUBLISHER Donna Brassard DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder 866.736.2804 | mainebls.com Our focus is on our local business partners. We are open for business and here to provide guidance during this difficult time. EQUIPMENT LOANS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE LOANS BUSINESS EXPANSION LOANS Business Lending S O L U T I O N S L L C THE BLS DIFFERENCE Committed to Our Local Communities LOCAL Experienced Lenders LOCAL Decision Making LOCAL Loan Funding LOCAL Services C O N T E N T S C O N T E N T S 18 Angela Okafor Attorney, business owner, and Bangor City Councilor We profile five remarkable female executives 22 14 Erin Flett Owner of Erin Flett Textiles & Home Marcia Minter Co-founder and executive director of Indigo Arts Alliance 26 Elizabeth A. McLellan President and founder of Partners for World Health 30 Heidi Neal Owner of Loyal Biscuit P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY P H O T O / JA S O N PA I G E S M I T H P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY