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V O L . X X I N O. V I M A R C H 2 3 , 2 0 1 5 40 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 Presumpscot River and has been involved with the early work of the Maine Food Strategy. Acadia Hospital in Bangor announced President and CEO Daniel Coffey has been appointed to the American Hospital Association Governing Council for Psychiatric & Substance Abuse Services. Coff ey will serve a three-year term and will work to help shape the association's services and policy in the areas of mental health and addiction treatment. e hospital also announced that Jim Breece has moved from vice chair to chair of its board of trustees and Anne Pooler was chosen to serve as vice chair. e board of trustees for the Susan L. Curtis Charitable Foundation and Camp Susan Curtis recently voted in its slate of offi cers including: chair, Susan Thomas, Epstein & O'Donovan; vice chair, Laura Beckmann, Unum; clerk, Sean Roy-Becker, TD Wealth Management; and treasurer, Tabitha Swanson, The Swanson Group LLC. Additional board members include: immediate past chair, Don Foerster, L.L.Bean; Todd Beacham, Bank of America; Bill Becker, KeyBank; Christian Chandler, Curtis Thaxter; Rocky Cianchette, Main Line Fence; Matt Cyr, Consigli Construction; Taja Dockendorf, Pulp+Wire; Tracy Eames, Idexx; Rich Emerson, Purdy Powers & Co.; Michael Griffi n, Citizens Bank; Pamela Joy, WEX; Christopher Logan, Androscoggin Bank; Chris Miles, Alliance Press; Karl Small; Paul White, Paul G. White Interior Solutions; Blake Wilkes, Simmons/Wilkes Investment Advisors; and Jeff Zachau, Zachau Construction. The Biddeford+Saco Chamber of Commerce & Industry recently elected offi cers to its board of directors, including chair, Rebecca Harris, senior account man- ager, Clark Insurance; fi rst vice chair, Cindy Dubois-Cote, president, CJ Dubois-Cote LLC; second vice chair, Donald Furman, Furman Gregory LLC; treasurer, Stephen St. Cyr, Stephen P. St. Cyr & Associates; secretary, Susan Gajewski, president, Party Plus Tent and Event Rentals; and past chair, Reuben Bell, president, Blue Elephant Events and Catering. In addition, Tom Ursia, town planner for the town of Waterboro, was elected to the board. Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn recently welcomed the following new members to its board of directors: Kevin Carleton, senior director customer engagement, Refl exis Systems; Matthew Chin, executive vice presi- dent of operations, Goodwill Industries of Northern New England; Bruce Daman, director of brand communica- tions, Hannaford Supermarkets; Barbara Kierstead Gagne, vice president and senior community development operations manager, TD Bank; Michelle Thorpe Hayes, principal, Smith Kjeldgaard & Hayes; Stacey Haskell, vice president, marketing and community relations manager, Bangor Savings Bank and program offi cer for the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation; and Ben Sprague, fi nancial advisor, Means Wealth Management. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] The Maine Farm Bureau and the American Farm Bureau Federation recognized U.S. Sen. Angus King with its 2014 Friend of the Farm Bureau Award. Russell Walters, president of Northern Outdoors in e Forks, was named strategic director for the Adventure Travel Trade Association's two-day educational and networking conference being held in Snowmass, Colo., June 7-8. Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice in Lewiston achieved Level 1 status by forming a partnership with the national We Honor Veterans organization allow- ing the hospice to move forward with programs such as the Veteran-to-Veteran Volunteer Program. Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast announced it was named as one of the nation's HEALTHSTRONG Hospitals by iVantage Health Analytics, a rating system recognizing the top performing hospitals. WomenCertifi ed, an advocate for female consumers, presented Berlin City Honda in Portland with a Women's Choice Award, based on recommendations from female customers in a customer satisfaction survey. Jennifer Sporzynski, director of business development services at CEI in Wiscasset, was chosen to participate in the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2015 Community Development Financial Institution - Leadership Learning Network. Participants were selected after demonstrating a commitment to creating an impact in their target communities and for the children and families living within them. Bev and Rick Litchfi eld, innkeepers at Captain Lord Mansion in Kennebunkport, received the Blue Ribbon Small Business Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for their success and contributions to eco- nomic growth and free enterprise. PORTLANDSTAGE where great theater lives Buy Tickets: 207.774.0465 www.portlandstage.org | 25A Forest Ave, Portland, Maine RED by John Logan Mar 24-Apr 12 Do your employees take pride in what you do? Find out. For information and to apply go to bestplacestoworkme.com Premier Sponsor A N E M P L O Y E E E N G A G E M E N T P R O G R A M

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