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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 29 JA N UA R Y 2 4 , 2 0 2 2 The LA Metro Chamber of Commerce elected John Rice, director of opera- tions at Schooner Estates Senior Living, as chair of its board of directors. e organization also added new board members Mark Adams, president and CEO, Sebago Technics Inc.; Betsy Sibley, vice president of marketing, Community Credit Union; Elise Johansen, execu- tive director, Safe Voices; Alyson Daniels, executive assistant to the president, Central Maine Community College; Sophia Bailey, owner, Caribbean Life Grocery & Gift Shop; and Gael Karomba, co-founder and CFO, Happy Haven LLC. Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville announced its board officers for 2022 includ- ing Joy McKenna, chairperson; Michelle Joler-Labbe, first vice chair; Mike Guarino, second vice chair; Bruce Harrington, treasurer; Greg Zimba, director-at-large; and Gary Levesque, past chair. In addi- tion, Chuck Hays, Karen Normandin and Gary Poulin were added to the board. Hays is president and CEO at MaineGeneral Health, Normandin is interim president at Kennebec Valley Community College and Poulin is a media consultant for Mix Maine Media. Portland Ovations added Sayad Moudachirou to its board of direc- tors. Moudachirou is a managing consultant at London Economics International LLC. Piper Shores, a nonprofit lif- ecare retirement community in Scarborough, said that Dawn Harmon, Michael Wood, Kim Donnelly, Adrian Kurre and Stephen Brooks joined its board of directors. Harmon is an assistant vice presi- dent and legal counsel in Unum's employment law group, Wood is vice president and portfolio manager at R.M. Davis, Donnelly is executive vice president and direc- tor of wealth and business services at Gorham Savings Bank, Kurre is a retired hospitality executive and Brooks recently retired from the pharmaceutical industry. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] The Finance Authority of Maine in Augusta honored state busi- ness, educator and lenders with its annual "At Work for Maine Awards." Winners included Arctaris Impact Investors LLC, "Business at Work for Maine Award;" Rosa Redonnett, associate vice chancellor for student success and creden- tial attainment, University of Maine System, and Janet Sortor, vice presi- dent and chief academic officer, Maine Community College System, "Education at Work for Maine Award;" Farm Credit East, "Lender at Work for Maine Award ($1.5 bil- lion or more in assets);" Skowhegan Savings, "Lender at Work for Maine Award (less than $1.5 billion in assets);" Bath Savings, "Lender at Work for Maine Award (most increased partnership);" John Burns, former managing director at Maine Venture Fund, and Steve Levesque, former executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, "Dirigo Lifetime Achievement Award." Verrill, a law firm in Portland, announced that Anya Endsley was accepted into the inaugural class of the New England Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Endsley is a partner at the firm who focuses her practice in all aspects of estate planning, probate administra- tion and trust administration and educates clients on tax planning, charitable giving and wealth trans- fer strategies. Ben Sullivan, communications and marketing manager for Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice in Lewiston, was named the 2021 recipient of the "Home Care & Hospice Alliance of Maine Media Award." The Chebeague & Cumberland Land Trust named Penny Asherman the "2021 Bates Conservation Awardee." e award recognizes efforts of local individuals, groups or companies to preserve special sites within the two communities and to improve the quality of place to the benefit of families that call Chebeague and Cumberland home. Asherman, an environmental law- yer, has been a member of the trust board of directors since 2003. R.M. Davis, an investment firm in Portland, said it was ranked No. 51 on the "2021 CNBC Financial Advisor 100 List." 2022 GO RED FOR WOMEN LUNCHEON MARCH 23 Mainers Unite to End Heart Disease and Stroke in Women Laurie Lachance David Landry Joan Smith President Thomas College CEO Spectrum Healthcare Partners Principal Baker Newman Noyes While heart disease and stroke cause 1 in 3 deaths among women each year, we can change that because the majority of cardiovascular diseases can be prevented with education and lifestyle changes. Go Red For Women is nationally sponsored by: MaineGoRedLuncheon.Heart.org @AHAMaine #GoRedMaine Locally sponsored by: © Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc. a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. Go Red for Women is a registered trademark of AHA. The Red Dress is a trademark of U.S. DHHS. 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