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V O L . X X V I I I N O. X M AY 1 6 , 2 0 2 2 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 [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Verrill, a law firm in Portland, named Karen Hartford as the firm's new diver- sity and inclusion committee chair. e committee was formed nearly a decade ago, not only to develop a more diverse workforce, but also to continue its mission of ensuring that talented peo- ple thrive at all levels of the organization. Hospice of Southern Maine in Scarborough added Nathan Howell to its board of directors. Howell is president of Southern Maine Health Care. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Thomas College in Waterville announced that its students won top awards in this year's Society for the Advancement of Management International Business Conference. Jake Warn finished first place in the business pitch competition and the team consisting of George Dakin, Addison Landon, Gwyn Perlmutter and Abbey Violette finished second place in the written case study competition. Pulp+Wire, a marketing firm in Portland, said that it was nominated for "Best Food & Drink, Websites and Mobile Sites" in the 26th Annual Webby Awards for the site it created for Daysie, a new to market women-owned simple syrup company founded by Tara Pete. Morgan Stanley announced that Brian Mavor, Andrew Thomas, Richard Rosu-Myles and Jay Cross, senior vice presidents, finan- cial advisors and Gary Bergeron, Mark Leigh- ton, Todd Doolan and Josh Burns, executive directors, financial advisors, in the firm's Portland Wealth Management office, as well as Jeffrey O'Sullivan, a senior vice president, financial advisor in the firm's Bangor Wealth Management office, were named to Forbes Magazine's 2022 list of "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors." Brian Perkins of Dirigo Strategies LLC, a marine consulting firm in omaston, attended the annual Sea-Air-Space Expo in Washington, D.C. Perkins is president of the firm. Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Do your employees take pride in what you do? Find out. F O R I N F O R M AT I O N A N D TO A P P LY G O TO B E S T P L AC E S TO W O R K M E. C O M A N E M P L O Y E E E N G A G E M E N T P R O G R A M D E A D L I N E: M AY 27 Brought to you by: LIVE + WORK IN MAINE OPEN Karen Hartford Nathan Howell