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V O L . X X X I N O. X V I I A U G U S T 1 1 , 2 0 2 5 4 C O N T E N T S 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 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mark Jeanneret Carrie Yardley RESEARCH DIRECTOR Stephanie Meagher RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY Buster, Claire 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 207.774.5998 headlightav.com Mainebiz profiles seven remarkable leaders 16 12 18 20 26 28 22 P H O T O S / T I M G R E E N WAY 12 Katie Shorey Director of engagement, Live + Work in Maine President, Startup Maine 16 Maryna Shuliakouskaya Franchisee, 12 Maine Aroma Joe's locations Founder, Aspire ME Group COO, Acadia Management Group 18 Soo Parkhurst CEO/president, O&P Glass 20 Torey Penrod-Cambra Co-founder / chief communications officer HighByte 22 Kelly Flagg Executive director, Associated General Constractors of Maine 26 Shannon Haines Executive director, Waterville Creates 28 Katie Richards Co-founder, PFAS Laboratories