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New England
Business
Media LLC
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PUBLISHER
Peter Stanton
P R E S I D E N T
Tom Curtin
DIGITAL DIRECTOR
Jan Holder
PUBLISHER
Andrea Tetzlaff
EDITOR
Peter Van Allen
DIGITAL EDITOR
Ann Fisher
SENIOR WRITERS
Renee Cordes
Laurie Schreiber
STAFF WRITER
Alexis Wells
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Mark Jeanneret
Carrie Yardley
RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Stephanie Meagher
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Heide Martin
ART DIRECTOR
Matt Selva
HOSPITALITY
Buster
HOSPITALITY EMERITUS
Zoey
SENIOR ACCOUNT
MANAGERS
Ken Hanson
Kerry Rasor
Betsy VanderPloeg
MARKETING/OPERATIONS
DIRECTOR
Alison Nason
OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
Allison Spies
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
SPECIALIST
Leah Allen
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INFO.MAINEMFG.COM/2023MFG
N O M I N A T I O N D E A D L I N E : A P R I L 1 7 T H
NOMINATE A
BUSINESS FOR
MANUFACTURER
OF THE YE AR
TODAY!
The Manufacturer of the Year award is given
to a company that has noteworthy achievements
in the areas of business growth, sustainability,
employer excellence as well as dedication to
community and the industry.
C O N T E N T S
We profile nine
remarkable
executives
10 Drew Lyman
President, Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding Inc.
12 Tom Watson
Founder/Chairman, Port Property
16 Tim Harrington
Creative director, Kennebunkport Resort
Collection / Part owner, Batson River Brewing
and Distillery
18 Leigh Saufley
Dean, University of Maine School of Law
20 Habib Dagher
Executive director, University of Maine
Advanced Structures and Composites Center
22 Travis Mills
Travis Mills Foundation
24 Amina Hassan
Founder and executive director, Her Safety Net
26 Margo Walsh
CEO, MaineWorks
28 Dana Connors
Retired President, Maine State
Chamber of Commerce
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P H O T O S / T I M G R E E N WAY, F R E D F I E L D, A N D J I M N E U G E R
