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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 29 M AY 4 , 2 0 1 5 Blinick, Renee Chervenak, Sara Conant, Tess Ferguson, Margi Huber, Halle Jandreau, Kate Jeton, Donna Warren and Mary Woodward were recognized as bronze level winners; Janis Childs, Mark Fuller, Jodi Peasley, Julie Shetterly and Bryony Urquhart as silver level winners; and Julia Hamilton, Alissa Lovely, Dan Morabito, Rosalyn Moison, Pat Niboli, Olivia Richmond, Patty Shaw and Paulette Shepard as gold level recipients. The Maine School Nutrition Association announced Nancy McAdam, food service manager for Portland Public Schools, won its Manager of the Year Award. e award recognizes a cafeteria manager who has demonstrated dedication and ingenuity to improve his or her school meal program. BlueTarp Financial, a Portland-based credit manage- ment company that works with the building-supply industry, was chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the OnFinance Top-100 winners recognizing companies for creating new opportunities in fi nancial technol- ogy business, personal fi nance and digital currencies. Nan Heald, executive director for Pine Tree Legal Assistance, received the American Bar Association Grassroots Advocacy Award for leadership and initiatives addressing the unmet legal needs of active duty military members, veterans, their fami- lies and caregivers. Accounting Today listed Baker Newman Noyes, a CPA and consulting fi rm in Portland, No. 7 on its list of Firms to Watch for 2015. Systems Engineering in Portland announced it was named to e Channel Company's CRN Tech Elite 250. is list recognizes IT solution provid- ers that have invested in the training and education needed to earn the most advanced technical certifi - cations from leading vendors. The Caribou Fire and Ambulance Department received the Congressional Fire Services Institute's/Masimo Excellence in Fire Service-Based EMS Award, which recognizes best practices in emergency medi- cal services by fi re departments throughout the United States. Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast was named one of the iVantage Top-100 Critical Access Hospitals in the U.S., recognizing hospitals that provide a safety net to communities across rural America by measuring 62 diff erent performance metrics, including quality, outcomes, patient per- spective, aff ordability, population risk and effi ciency. Jennifer Reid, University of Maine at Farmington professor of reli- gion, was selected as a 2015 Guggenheim Fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. is distinction is a lifetime appointment that recognizes mid-career scholars on the basis of achievement in the past and promise for future accomplishments, according to Edward Hirsch, president of the foundation. Jennifer Reid Who's the next Red Sox Star? Book Your Nine Inning Vacation! 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 Invest in the power of women and the dreams of girls..... by eating pizza. Fundraiser www.mainewomensfund.org Mother's Day | Sunday May 10th Support the only grantmaking foundation in the state of Maine focused solely on the economic security of women and girls. For every Flatbread purchased at Flatbread of Portland a percentage will be donated to the Maine Women's Fund.

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