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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 33 A U G U S T 7 , 2 0 2 3 and CEO of Pepperidge Farm Ltd. and as Campbell Soup's chief strategy officer. The Junior League of Portland announced that Christine Babb will serve as presi- dent for 2023-2024. Babb, who joined the Junior League of Portland in 2014, currently provides administrative sup- port services to a Portland nonprofit organization and manages rental prop- erty in Portland. Franklin Savings Bank in Farmington added Katherine Yardley to its board of directors. Yardley is interim co- provost and dean, college of educa- tion, health and rehabilitation at the University of Maine Farmington. Southworth International Group Inc., a manufac- turer of ergonomic vertical positioning solutions in Portland added Karen Coombs to its board of direc- tors. Coombs has 20 years of experience in leadership and strategic planning for global supply chain, manufacturing and distribution companies including Freight Farms, Amazon Robotics, New Balance and DCMA. Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution announced that Sue Hadiaris was named chairperson of its board of direc- tors. Hadiaris is a former senior vice president and chief planning officer for Southern Maine Health Care. Michelle Clements was appointed to a three-year term on the American Water Works Association's Public Affairs Council. Clements is the public relations and communications manager at the Portland Water District. Bath Housing and Development Corp. added Roberta Jordan, Toby Gabranski and Erik Nelson to its board of direc- tors. Jordan was a librarian at the Patten Free Library and school manager at the K-8 Center for Teaching and Learning in Edgecomb; Gabranski is owner and founder of Tobias Gabranski/Architects; and Nelson is an associate professor of economics at Bowdoin College. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Berman & Simmons, a law firm in Lewiston, announced that Christopher Boots completed the Maine State Bar Association Leadership Academy for 2023. Boots represents clients in claims involving personal injury, products liability, medical malpractice and other complex civil litigation matters. Totally Awesome Vegan Food Truck in Portland was named in the "Top 10 Vegan Dogs" for its Rad Dawg by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Fourteen professionals completed Leadership Aroostook, a professional development initiative created by the Aroostook Partnership in conjunction with Husson University's College of Business's Institute for Strategic Leadership and Workforce Development. Graduates included Craig Lincoln, Northern Maine Development Commission; Donna Dubay and Jason Pelletier, Twin Rivers Paper Co.; Amber Kinney, United Insurance; Terri Chandler, MMG Insurance; Lisa Good and Ben Lynds, F.A. Peabody Insurance; Steve Goulet, Melissa Libby and Rickie Hull, Huber Resources Corp. (Engineered Woods); Ben Goodwin, Caribou High School; Michaela King, Katahdin Trust Co.; Danielle Hebert, NorState Federal Credit Union; and Kerry Crandall, The County Federal Credit Union. Allagash Brewing Co. in Portland said it received its recertification as a B Corporation, earning an overall Impact Score of 104.0, which represents a more than 20-point jump from the 83.8 score earned by the brewery when it received its first B Corp certification in 2019. Northern Light Health in Brewer said it became the first health care system in New England to achieve the "Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Adoption Model for Analytics Stage 6" designation, which measures the success of analytics strategy and competency. Pierce Atwood, a law firm in Portland, announced that for the eighth consecu- tive year its trusts and estates practice in Maine received a "Band 1" ranking for private wealth law by Chambers and Partners, a London-based publisher of guides to the legal profession. Sustainability For Your Business: People, Profit, and Planet 7:30–10:30AM / HOLIDAY INN BY THE BAY, PORTLAND AU G . 22 REGISTER AT MAINEBIZ.BIZ/SMALLBIZ23 SP ONSORED BY PA N EL IS T S MORE PA NELIST S TBA MOD ER ATOR Becky McKinnell Founder/CEO, iBec Creative Richard Bilodeau, MBA, ACUE: Senior Lecturer of Entrepreneurship and Marketing, University of Southern Maine Aaron Anker Chief Granola Officer, Grandy Organics Steve Mills CEO, Maine Beer Company Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Karen Coombs Katherine Yardley Michelle Clements

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