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V O L . X X V I N O. X X I V O C T O B E R 5 , 2 0 2 0 36 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 operations in the northern region; Matt Masse, vice president of purchasing; Ted Perkins, vice president of operations in the midcoast region; Bruce Pelletier, vice president of safety and risk management; Steve Pray, vice president of operations in the southern region; Jake Webb, vice president of commercial sales; Rod Wiles, vice president of human resources; Dick Willard, regional vice president of purchas- ing; Lori Witham, vice president of kitchen, bath and flooring; and Sadie Hammond, director of organizational development. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Portland Mayor Kate Snyder appointed members to the newly formed Racial Equity Steering Committee: Abdul Ali, Pious Ali, Leila Deandrade, Kate Knox, Merita McKenzie, Peter O'Donnell, Jonathan Sahrbeck, Niky Dwin Watler Amaris, Lado Lodoka, Suheir Alaskari, Deborah Ibonwa, Jerome Bennette and Louis Pickens. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Verrill, a law firm in Portland, said 53 of its Maine-based attorneys were named "2021 Best Lawyers in America" by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers. In addition, 11 Maine-based attorneys were named "Lawyer of the Year" and 10 Maine- based attorneys were named to the publication's "Ones to Watch" list. e firm also announced that part- ner Roger Clement Jr. was recognized in the inaugural "2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers" for excellence in his practice. RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland announced that Tom Ranello was rated the No. 2 Individual Agent in Maine, year-to-date. Nick Guerrette was listed No. 4 and Peter Hawkes No. 5. e agency also said John Robinson was one of the top five RE/MAX Commercial New England individual agents year to date, Crystal Tropeano was the No. 4 RE/MAX individual agent in Maine for the month of July, Portland Maine Living was the No. 3 RE/MAX team in Maine and Buckspan Deering was the No. 4 team for the month of July. Consolidated Communications, a broad- band and business communications provider, was named a "Silver Stevie THANK YOU! The women were celebrated in a Mainebiz virtual event on September 22nd. We continue to be impressed with this class of honorees and invite you to read about them on mainebiz.biz/ReadWTW We are grateful to our sponsors for their continued support of our Women to Watch program. A N G E L A O K A F O R A N G E L A O K A F O R M A R C I A M I N T E R M A R C I A M I N T E R E R I N F L E T T E R I N F L E T T E L I Z A B E T H A . M C L E L L A N E L I Z A B E T H A . M C L E L L A N H E I D I N E A L H E I D I N E A L T h u r s d a y , O c t o b e r 2 9 | 8 : 3 0 - 1 0 : 0 0 a . m . F R E E Z o o m W e b i n a r Jim Lyon, Summit 9 Consulting Deirdre Wadsworth, Hardypond Construction Bob Gaudreau, Hardypond Construction Learn the key steps to creating a successful succession plan by working on the details and framework. Hardypond will be sharing their method along with three major points to consider when planning! Panelists Include: H o w - T o ' s f o r F a m i l y B u s i n e s s : S u c e s s i o n P l a n n i n g W o r k s h o p Register at: www.fambusiness.org Sponsored by: Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @

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