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C O N T E N T S
Mainebiz profiles
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P H O T O S / WO J C I E C H B E D N A R C Z U K ; F R E D F I E L D ; T I M G R E E N WAY ; M I C H A E L W E T H E R B E E
10 Agnieszka Carpenter
Executive Director of BioME
(Bioscience Association of Maine)
16 Susan Ruhlin
Managing director of Dirigo Labs
20 Jessie Davis
Executive Director of
Friends of the Strand Theatre
23 Victoria Morales
Executive Director of
Quality Housing Coalition
26 Alissa Wetherbee
Founder of AxeWomen Loggers of Maine
