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V O L . X X I N O. X V J U LY 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 36 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 [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] James Donovan, president and CEO of Lincoln County Healthcare in Damariscotta, was appointed as chair of the Maine Hospital Association board of directors. OHI, a nonprofit organization in Hermon that provides supports and services to people with intellectual disabilities, autism and mental illness, elected Tim Lo to its board of direc- tors. Lo is self-employed in business development and marketing. Preti Flaherty, a law firm in Portland, said that Chelsea Tryder was appointed as the 2015-2016 vice chair for the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Tryder is a member of the firm's business law group prac- ticing from the Portland office. Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution elected Eric Purvis to its board of directors. Purvis is a founding principal of Dawson, Smith, Purvis & Bassett in Portland. The Ski Museum of Maine in Kingfield announced it board officers including Wende Gray, president; Gerry Thompson, vice president; Russ Murley, secretary; and Vito Courtney, treasurer. Nicki Bean, director of marketing for The Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport, was appointed to the Kennebunk- Kennebunkport-Arundel Chamber of Commerce board of directors. Saint Joseph's College in Standish announced Matthew Monaghan will serve as chair, Kenneth Lemanski as vice chair and Sister Mary Morey as secretary of its board of trustees. e college also added Andrew Kovach and Carol Strobeck to the board. The Maine Bankers Association elected Bradford Paige as association chair- man. Paige is president and CEO of Kennebunk Savings Bank. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Verrill Dana, a law firm in Portland, was named as a leading firm in all six Maine categories and three sub-cat- egories evaluated by London-based Chambers & Partners, an international legal research and publishing firm. irty-one Maine-based attorneys and 39 attorneys from the firm overall were recognized as "leading lawyers" in the fields of corporate/mergers and acquisitions; bankruptcy; energy and natural resources; environment; health care; labor and employment; employee benefits and compensation; litiga- tion (general commercial and medi- cal malpractice/insurance); real estate; and timberland/conservation. e firm also announced that Tony Calcagni was elected a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, admitted in the class of 2015. Calcagni is chair of the firm's real estate group. College-matching platform College Raptor Inc. named the University of New England in Biddeford as the "best hidden gem" institution in the state of Maine. e recognition highlights colleges and universities that are sometimes overlooked by students but stand out in terms of academic rigor and student success. The Society for Human Resource Management Maine State Council named Giovani Twigge, chief human resources officer for Idexx Laboratories Inc., its Human Resource Leader of the Year for 2015. Bernstein Shur shareholder Josh Silver recently spoke at the American Bankers Association Risk Management Forum addressing bank cyber governance programs from a lifecycle perspec- tive and risk mitigation in vendor and outsourcing transactions. e firm also announced it earned top ratings from Chambers USA, a directory of the nation's top law firms and leading business lawyers. e firm received top ranking in corporate mergers and acqui- sitions, energy and natural resources and real estate. In addition, 28 of the firm's attorneys were recognized and 12 ranked at the top of their areas of practice. Chimani, a national park mobile travel app developer in Portland, was recog- nized by Google during the "Get your app into the Google index" developer session at Google I/O 2015, a confer- ence held in May in San Francisco. e company's app for Yosemite National Park was highlighted as an example of how mobile-first app Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Seven Congress Square, Por tland 04101 (207) 775-6148 | por tlandmuseum.org (207) 775-6148 | PortlandMuseum.org $5 surcharge. Free for members. T HRO U GH S E P T E MB ER 20 G ener ou sl y supp or t e d b y Diana B . B e an, L ind a L . B e an, and Is ab elle and S co t t Blac k . Funde d in p ar t b y t he M aine Humani t ie s C ounc il. C or p or a t e Sp ons or s: mi•gis (m gis), n. AmerInd (Abenaki) place to steal away to rest ´ F ound a t ion Supp or t : M e dia Sp ons or s: Andrew Wyeth (United States, 1917–2009), Turkey Pond, 1944, tempera on panel, 32 1/4 x 40 1/4 inches. Collection of the Farnsworth Art Museum; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wyeth in memory of Walter Anderson, 1995.2 8 Maine museums, working together to present highlights of Maine's ar t histor y— only at the PMA Eric Purvis James Donovan

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