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V O L . X X X I I N O. V I M A R C H 2 3 , 2 0 2 6 4 SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Ken Hanson ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Michelle Phillips EVENTS & MARKETING DIRECTOR Samantha Elliott OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER Allison Spies DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT Leah Allen A division of New England Business Media LLC P R E S I D E N T / C E O Tom Curtin CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Andrea Tetzlaff DIGITAL DIRECTOR Jan Holder CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Mark Jeanneret Carrie Yardley RESEARCH DIRECTOR Stephanie Meagher RESEARCH ASSISTANT Heide Martin ART DIRECTOR Matt Selva HOSPITALITY Buster, Claire, William 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 Rising with Intention Inspired by insights from "How Women Rise" by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith SP ONSORED BY Mainebiz brings together accomplished business leaders for a candid conversation about the habits that can quietly limit impact at the highest levels—from perfectionism and delegation to reluctance in claiming achievement and overvaluing expertise. Through real-world stories of decision-making, failure, resilience and growth, our panelists will explore what it truly takes to lead with confidence, visibility and influence. 7:30–10:30AM / GOOD THEATER AT STEVENS SQUARE, PORTLAND WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH FOLLOW U S @M AI NEBI Z #MBWLF26 PANELIST S Linda Ball President & CEO, Central Maine Power Jennifer Breton CEO & Partner, Lebel & Harriman Retirement Advisors Courtney Holub Executive Director, WinterKids Kylie Mason President & COO, Sebago Technics Kaveri Subbarao Nauhaus CEO, Bernstein Shur LEARN MORE AND REGISTER AT MAINEBIZ.BIZ/EVENT/WLF C O N T E N T S We profile seven remarkable executives 12 Fred Forsley Founder, Shipyard Brewing 16 Kara Wilbur Founder and president of Dooryard 18 Jen Millard Founder, mainelove 20 Jacqueline Edmondson President, University of Southern Maine 22 Joseph Jackson Executive director, Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition 24 Michael Bourque President and CEO, MEMIC Group 26 Heather Paquette President, Good Shepherd Food Bank 12 16 20 18 22 24 26 P H O T O S / T I M G R E E N WAY A N D C O U R T E S Y O F H O N O R E E S