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V O L . X X X I N O. I I JA N UA R Y 2 7 , 2 0 2 5 4 A division of New England Business Media LLC C E O / GROUP PUBLISHER Peter Stanton P R E S I D E N T Tom Curtin DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS Ken Hanson, Kerry Rasor, Betsy VanderPloeg ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Michelle Phillips EVENTS & MARKETING DIRECTOR Samantha Elliott OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER Allison Spies AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Leah Allen C O N T E N T S 'ME-tirement' takes off These Maine women business leaders in their 40s and 50s are taking a career break 12 17 Commentary Retirement vs. realignment: What does it mean to retire in 2025? 18 22 The merits of MERIT A state-run program provides retirement savings to workers who otherwise wouldn't have a plan How To Plan for a working retirement that works for you W E A LT H M A N A G E M E N T / R E T I R E M E N T F O C U S R E T I R E M E N T I N M A I N E T H U M B N A I L O N PA G E 1 1 ยป CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mark Jeanneret Carrie Yardley RESEARCH DIRECTOR Stephanie Meagher RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY Buster HOSPITALITY EMERITUS Malcolm, Zoey PUBLISHER Andrea Tetzlaff EDITOR Peter Van Allen DEPUTY EDITOR Renee Cordes DIGITAL EDITOR Alexis Wells SENIOR WRITER Laurie Schreiber STAFF WRITER Tina Fischer 2025 2025 Crystal Heart Honorees! Crystal Heart Honorees! Amanda Rand President and CEO, Spinnaker Trust Charlie Therrien President, Northern Light Mercy Hospital Help us honor Amanda and Charlie Help us honor Amanda and Charlie at Maine's Go Red for Women Luncheon at Maine's Go Red for Women Luncheon on March 27th in Portland. on March 27th in Portland. Heart.org/MaineGoRed @AHAMaine Kate Webber Punderson, the former head of school for Carrabasset Valley Academy Bruce Boudreault hand sews a Quoddy shoe in Lewiston. P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F K AT E W E B B E R P U N D E R S O N P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY 12 18