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V O L . X X V I I I N O. X X I I O C T O B E R 3 , 2 0 2 2 18 Affordable housing advocate in the state capitol B y R e n e e C o r d e s Ryan M. Fecteau, 30 Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives;state Representative for District 11 (Biddeford) Significant professional accomplishment: Passing legislation to make housing more affordable and expand access to housing by reforming zoning and land use laws and making the single-largest investment in housing construction in state history. Passion project: Recently I made the effort to research my ancestry on my dad's side. I was able to track my family back to the first and only Fecteau to emigrate to New France, Canada. I'll be visiting France in October where I'll visit the birthplace of this distant grandfather, Pierre Filteau. Audacious goal: Visit all 50 state capitals. Favorite quote: "We spend so much time being afraid of failure, afraid of rejection. But regret is the thing we should fear most. Failure is an answer. Rejection is an answer. Regret is an eternal question you will never have the answer to." — Trevor Noah Influential book: "The Political Mind," by George Lakoff, and "Find Me," by André Aciman Favorite movies/TV shows: I am an unapologetic "Survivor" fanatic. Recently I cannot say enough good things about "The Bear." One of my favorite movies is "Milk." It introduced me to Harvey Milk. Prior to the film, I did not know of any LGBTQ leaders or historical figures. How do you recharge: By playing tennis, kayaking, traveling, enjoying good food and drink, visiting Biddeford's beaches, meeting up with friends, watching football and spending time with my partner and our two doodles, Pancake and Jax. Care packages with a flavor of Maine B y P e t e r V a n A l l e n Daniel Finnemore, 34 President and CEO, Box of Maine, Brewer Significant professional accomplish- ments: "Big Gig" winner in 2019; "Green- light Maine" semifinalist in 2020; Insti- tute of Family-Owned Business finalist 2022; grand opening of our retail store this year. Passion project: I love coaching my sons in the Little League baseball program. I also enjoy all the oppor- tunities I get to speak on entre- preneurship in my local com- munity. My biggest passion is providing military care packages to our Maine troops serving over- seas. I would like to be able to team up with another organi- zation to be able to offer a Box of Maine to our troops during the holidays. Audacious goal: We would love to expand to southern Maine near a big coastal town as well as roll out Box of New England to cover more of the region. Favorite quote: "It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happi- ness." — Charles Spurgeon Influential book: The Bible Favorite movies/TV shows: "The Shawshank Redemp- tion," "Survivor" How do you recharge: Going camping with my family deep into the Maine woods! Making America fall in love with sustainable seafood B y B r i d g e t R e e d M o r a w s k i Peter Handy, 36 President and CEO, Bristol Seafood Significant professional accom- plishment: Under Handy's watch, Bristol Seafood became the first Fair Trade Certified seafood company in the U.S., earning spots on the top 25 most sustainable and most innovative lists issued by industry trade publications — all while creating quality jobs and meaningfully growing company revenue. Passion project: My volunteer work focuses on equity, climate, and the arts. I've had the chance to work most closely with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sci- ences, Boys & Girls Clubs of South- ern Maine, Maine Public Broadcasting, Maine Venture Fund and the Portland Museum of Art. Audacious goal: To make seafood Amer- ica's favorite protein. Favorite quote: "Superlative perfor- mance is really a confluence of doz- ens of small skills or activities, each one learned or stumbled upon, which have been care- fully drilled into habit and then are fitted together in a synthe- sized whole. There is nothing extraordinary or super- human in any one of those actions; only the fact that they are done con- sistently and correctly, and all together, pro- duce excellence." — Dan Chambliss Favorite book: "Radical Candor," by Kim Scott Favorite TV show: Net- flix's "Chef's Table" How do you recharge: I go fly fishing or, in a pinch, I take the slow route home from work while listening to Maine Public Radio. A banker with a Rotary presence B y B r i d g e t R e e d M o r a w s k i Katie Hill, 35 Vice president, bank operations manager, Katahdin Trust Co. Significant professional accomplish- ment: I've helped to form and build the great team I have around me while enjoying what I do for work and growing in my career over the past 19 years. Passion project: I have been a member of the Houlton Rotary Club since 2014 and was president during the 2020- 21 Rotary year. I've enjoyed participat- ing in the various events that we have held, as well as contributing towards Daniel Finnemore, president and CEO of Box of Maine, produces packages of Maine products. » C O N T I N U E D F RO M PA G E 1 6 My volunteer work focuses on equity, climate, and the arts. — Peter Handy Bristol Seafood Ryan Fecteau, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, hopes to visit all 50 state capitals one day. P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY P H O T O / S O U B A N H P H A N T H AY Peter Handy, president and CEO of Bristol Seafood, goes fly fishing to decompress from work, where he has pushed his company to the top of the industry. P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY

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