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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 A P R I L 4 , 2 0 1 6 initiative aimed at combating the spread of business impersonation and other forms of ID-related fraud. Hartley Webb, safety management con- sultant at MEMIC, was appointed by Gov. Paul LePage to the Maine Board of Occupational Safety and Health, which is responsible for developing safety and health rules for public sector workplaces. Catholic Charities Maine in Portland announced several new members of its board of directors for 2016 includ- ing Robert Ayotte, Rev. Richard Bertrand, Bill Flagg, Lauren Moody, Sister Patricia Pora and Nick Rico. The Mitchell Institute, a scholarship grant- ing organization in Portland, elected Joseph Foley as chair of its board of direc- tors and added Dan Coyne, Robert Ervin, Brenda Garrand, Eric Haskell, David Hines and Michele Martin as board members. Foley is senior vice president of corpo- rate marketing and public relations for Unum Group; Coyne serves as senior vice president of community impact at the United Way of Greater Portland; Ervin is vice president of Spring Brook Ice & Fuel Co. and retired superintendent of schools for the Bangor School District; Garrand is founder and CEO of GarrandPartners; Haskell is a physician at Maine Medical Partners; Hines is director of research at H.M. Payson & Co.; and Martin is a senior manager of customer satisfaction and business support at L.L.Bean. Cruising Club of America named Bradford Willauer of Prouts Neck as vice commodore. Willauer has served as commodore (1973-75) as well as a fl eet champion in the Yngling and Sonar classes at Prouts Neck Yacht Club. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Kirby Little eld, a plant operator at Maine Water for 50 years, was presented with the Sid Anthony Award of Merit from the Maine Water Utilities Association at its annual conference in Portland. Aaron Fitzgerald, general manager of a McDonald's restaurant in Topsham, received the Ray Kroc Award, rec- ognizing the top 1% of McDonald's restaurant managers from around the world. Also, Arthur Suttles, general manager at McDonald's in Brunswick, was selected for the Fred L. Turner Award at a management training course held at McDonald's Hamburger University in Oak Brook, Ill. Eastern Maine Medical Center's Joint Center of Excellence in Bangor was recertifi ed by e Joint Commission, an independent organization. The American Heart Association announced that several Maine employers have received national recognition for pro- moting physical activity and health in the workplace through its Fit Friendly Worksite program. Platinum level companies are Bancroft Contract- ing Corp., Diversi ed Business Communi- cations, Duratherm Window Corp., Hunt- ing Dearborn Inc., Idexx Laboratories, MaineGeneral Health, Maine Machine Products, Maine Veteran's Homes, Norway Savings Bank and Occupational Medical Consulting LLC. Gold Level companies were AdvancePierre Foods, Atlantic Great Dane, Austin Associates CPAs, Central Maine Medical Center, city of Auburn, Community Concepts Inc., Evergreen Subaru, Holden Agency, Huhtamaki, MaineHealth, MEMIC, Mercy Hospital, New England Rehabilitation Hospital of Portland, North East Mobile Health Services, Norton Insurance and Finan- cial, Olympia Sports, PeoplesChoice Credit Union, Proctor & Gamble Tambrands, Schooner Estates, St. Joseph's College of Maine, St. Mary's Health System, Staff Management Of ce, Southworth Products, Sure Winner Foods, The Dingley Press LLC, Tyler Technologies and WEX Inc. New England Mobile Showers LLC, a porta- ble shower trailer business in Portland, was one of 10 business success stories featured in the U.S. Small Business Association's National Resource Guide. RTI Wave Power in York was selected as one of nine fi nalists in a national wave energy competition held by the U.S. Department of Energy. e winner of the Wave Energy Prize, a 20-month design-build-test competition that aims to double the energy harnessed by ocean waves, will be awarded $2.25 million. CES Inc., a fi rm of engineers, environ- mental scientists and land surveyors in Brewer, said that Suzanne Yerina passed the state of Maine's Certifi ed Geologist examination and Tom Daniels passed the state of Maine Licensure for Professional Engineers examina- tion. Yerina is a project manager with more than 20 years of experience in geology with core expertise in Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, sta- tistical analysis and asbestos inspections while Daniels is a professional engineer with more than six years of experience in civil and environmental engineering with core expertise in solid waste engi- neering and design; construction man- agement; remedial design and remedia- tion; and site design and permitting. e Society of Certifi ed Insurance Counselors recog- nized Gene McKeever of Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden with a certifi cate honoring his 35 years of professional leadership and Knowledge. Donna Millett Ewert of Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors in Portland was accepted for membership in the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, an organization of more than 2,400 fi nancial advisors in the nation who deliver objective, fee‐only advice. Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and consulting fi rm in Portland, was ranked 96 th in Accounting Today's list of the top 100 fi rms in the country. e fi rm was also listed fourth in the New England region. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins received the 2016 National Rural Education Association's Hero Award for leadership on behalf of the students of rural America. e American College of Bankruptcy announced that Roger Clement Jr. was inducted as a fellow. Clement is an attorney at Verrill Dana and chair of the fi rm's bank- ruptcy and creditors' rights group. He also chairs the local rules c ommittee of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine as well as the Board of Visitors of Maine Law. Allan Lyons, a fi eld service technician for SymQuest Group Inc. in Westbrook, was awarded the Konica Minolta Silver Seal Award and named among the top tech- nical training students nationwide. ReVision Energy LLC, a designer and installer of solar energy systems in Portland, said Hans Albee recently became a state of Maine licensed pro- fessional engineer. The Maine Women's Hall of Fame inducted Connie Adler and Elizabeth Ward Saxl. Adler is a board member with the Maine Health Access Foundation and Maine Family Planning and serves as secretary for the board of directors of Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. Saxl is the executive director of the Maine Coalition of Sexual Assault in Augusta. Gene McKeever Roger Clement Jr. P R E S E N T I N G S P O N S O R R E G I O N A L S P O N S O R HALLOWELL May 19 | 5–7pm | Joyce's in Hallowell www.mainebiz.biz/OTRhallowell 207.761.8379 x341 R E G I S T E R T O DAY Break away from your desk to meet and mingle with other members of the Hallowell region and surrounding business community at our third stop in the 2016 On the Road with Mainebiz series! 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