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V O L . X X X N O. X X I I I O C T O B E R 7 , 2 0 2 4 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 Moore is executive director of the Augusta Food Bank. The American Heart Association in Portland named Kelly Elkins, COO at MaineHealth, as the community vol- unteer chair of the 2025 Go Red for Women Luncheon. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] The Maine Tourism Association in Hallowell announced that Kathryn Hamlyn, Tim Charboneau, Eva Johnson and Beth Whitney are the first graduates of its Travel Counselor Certification Program. Hamlyn and Charboneau are travel counsel- ors, Johnson is center manager and regional partnership manager for the Maine Visitor Information Center in Fryeburg and Beth Whitney is with the Maine Visitor Information Center in Yarmouth. Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor said it was ranked No. 2 in the country among psychiatric hospitals for the lowest readmission rate by Becker's Behavioral Health. The Maine Council on Aging in Brunswick announced its 2024 award recipients, honored for their inspired and sustained leader- ship. Marilyn Gugliucci, professor and director of geriatrics educa- tion and research at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, was named the "Lasting Legacy Award" winner; Jess Fay, Maine state representative from Raymond, won the "Lasting Legislative Legacy Award;" the 131st Joint Standing Legislative Committee Health & Human Services captured the "Legislator of the Year Award;" Mary Lou Ciolfi, co-director of the Consortium for Aging Policy Research and Analysis and a facilitator at the National Center to Reframe Aging, received the "Trailblazing Advocate Award;" Jean Saunders, executive director of Age Friendly Saco, was the "Douglas O. Wilson Rising Tide Leadership Award" recipient; and the "Business Excellence Award" went to the state of Maine, the second state in the country to become a certified Age Friendly Employer. The American Heart Association recently added healthy sleep to the checklist of essential factors for a healthy heart and brain. @AHAMaine Heart.org/Maine Getting the recommended daily amount of sleep helps people manage other essential health factors such as weight, blood pressure and blood sugar. The checklist - Life's Essential 8™ - also includes diet, physical activity, nicotine exposure, and cholesterol level. Now that you know about Life's Essential 8, use My Life Check to assess your own health and better understand your risk for heart disease and stroke. Heart.org/MyLifeCheck We just found another well-qualified, experienced community leader who has agreed to join our board!" Board Explorer is a wonderful tool. I have happily been accepted onto two boards that reached out to me." BOARD EXPLORER Curious about board service? Seeking new board members? Here's how it works: It's FREE! www.NonprofitMaine.org/BoardExplorer Complete basic questionnaire Share: Identify possible connections Browse: Connect: Contact one other directly 30 Danforth St., Ste. 213, Portland, ME 04101 Connects passionate people with purpose-driven organizations Kelly Elkins