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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 13 F E B R UA R Y 2 1 , 2 0 2 2 F O C U S W E A LT H M A N A G E M E N T / R E T I R E M E N T Kitchen work for a cause Like Strojny, retired insurance executive Tom Heckel has found new purpose through volunteering, in his case for My Place Teen Center in Westbrook. e 60-year-old started there in 2020 while working remotely, keen to get out of the house and interact with others. "Zoom is great, but it was just so unsatisfying," says the former vice presi- dent of actuarial at Disability RMS, an insurance agency acquired by SunLife Financial in 2015. Familiar with My Place Teen Center and the nonprofit's executive director, Donna Dwyer, Heckel raised his hand to help during the pandemic. He told Dwyer that he'd do anything, and the nonprofit put him to work delivering meals to families in need and other tasks. He initially helped with outdoor maintenance and random kitchen tasks and has lent a hand in the kitchen two days a week since retiring last November. e center serves up to 50 hot meals daily after school and runs a restaurant training program for teens. "I peel a lot of potatoes and dice onions," says Heckel, an amateur home cook who's learned a lot at the center. "at way when the kids come in, they can focus on other stuff." Unsure where the experience will lead him, Heckel finds giving his time to be more gratifying than donating money. Welcome to the team. Stephen L. Eddy sle@hmpayson.com | 207 772 3761 HM Payson is pleased to announce that Stephen L. Eddy has joined the Firm as a Portfolio Manager. Steve brings 30+ years of portfolio management, leadership, and fiduciary experience, and has worked in the Trust and ERISA-based retirement plan fields in Portland since 1985, including various roles working with institutional and retirement plan clients across New England. He is a graduate of Bates College (BA, mathematics) and has served on the boards of several local charitable organizations. Steve and his wife live in Scarborough and have two adult children. Purchase a group subscription for your team or entire organization. Get access to Mainebiz for your entire team E M A I L C I R C U L A T I O N @ M A I N E B I Z . B I Z F O R M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E ยป P H O T O / M Y P L A C E T E E N C E N T E R Tom Heckel, who retired from the insurance industry, volunteers in the kitchen at My Place Teen Center in Westbrook.