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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 45 M A R C H 2 0 , 2 0 1 7 Kris Doody, registered nurse and CEO at Cary Medical Center in Caribou, was appointed to the American Hospital Association's Committee on Health Care Strategy and Innovation. e committee, composed of approximately 18 health system and hospital leaders from around the country, was formed to address emerging and transforma- tional issues facing the fi eld and to help inform the association's policy positions as well as identify ways the associa- tion can assist the membership with new tools, education and insights. Thrive2027, Greater Portland's 10-year commitment to improve people's lives through enhanced educational opportunities, fi nancial stability and improved health announced that coun- cil members will include Xavier Botana, superintendent, Portland Public Schools; Julie Chase, dean of business and com- munity partnerships, Southern Maine Community College; Glenn Cummings, president, University of Southern Maine; Anne Dalton, chief offi cer for strategic initiatives, Association of Junior Leagues International; Jim Elkins, owner, Career Planning Services; Katherine Ferguson, vice president, marketing, WEX Inc.; Chris Hall, community leader; Felicia Knight, president, Knight Canney Group; Mary Jane Krebs, president and senior vice president intensive services, Spring Harbor Hospital and Maine Behavioral Healthcare; Kenneth Lewis, pastor, Green Memorial AME Zion Church; Michael Sauschuck, police chief, city of Portland; Liz Cotter Schlax, president and CEO, United Way of Greater Portland; Mike Simonds, president & CEO, Unum US; Steve Smith, president and CEO, L.L.Bean; Mike Tarpinian, president and CEO, The Opportunity Alliance; and Dana Totman, president and CEO, Avesta Housing. e council is led by co-chairs Tony Cipollone, presi- dent of the John T. Gorman Foundation, and Katie Fullam Harris, senior vice president of government relations and accountable care at MaineHealth. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Surge Hydro in Belfast received the Business Award for the "Business Model with the "Best Chance for Immediate Investment and Commercialization!" at the Global Forum Awards Ceremony held during Cleantech Week in San Francisco, Calif. Maine State Treasurer Terry Hayes was presented with the Distinguished Maine Policy Fellow Award by the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and the Maine Business School at the University of Maine in Orono. ree Maine employers were among 148 semifi nalists selected from 3,064 nominations submit- ted by guard members and reserv- ists for the "Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award," the Department of Defense's highest employer award. e Maine Medical Center in Portland is a semifi nal- ist in the large company category, Kennebec Behavioral Health in Augusta in the small company category and the Penobscot County Sheriff Offi ce in Bangor in the public category. Bergen Parkinson LLC, a law fi rm in Kennebunk, announced that Durward Parkinson was accepted into the Maine Chapter of the National Association of Distinguished Neutrals. e association's membership, by invitation only, consists of professionals distinguished by their hands-on experience in the fi eld of civil and commercial confl ict resolution and by their commitment to the practice of alternative dispute resolution. Steven Tenney, senior vice president of wealth management and senior partner with Family Wealth Management Partners at UBS Financial Services in Portland, was awarded the designation of Certifi ed Exit Planning Advisor by the Exit Planning Institute. e program is an executive MBA- style program designed to aid advisors working with privately held companies to facilitate successful business transitions. Junior Achievement of Maine hosted its 11th annual Titan Challenge for high school students across the state as teams of three high school students competed against each other as they attempted to manage a virtual company in a competitive marketplace. Buren1 from Van Buren District Secondary School (Hunter Searles, Eric Perreault and Taylor Soucy) was the overall win- ner. Regional winners included Kaplan University – Augusta Campus: Erksine2 from Erksine Academy (Courtney Austin, Billy Howell and Marc Walther); University of Maine – Orono Campus: MCI1 from Maine Central Institute (Jake Gehrke and David Wilcox); University of Maine – Presque Isle Campus: Caribou2 from Caribou High School (Nic Sleeper, Alex Ezzy and Evan Desmond); University of New England – Biddeford Campus: BRCOT2 from Biddeford Regional Center of Technology (Matt Brady, Nick Scavuzzo and Michelle Deshaies); IDEXX Laboratories Inc. – Westbrook: Lisbon2 from Lisbon High School (Ethan Braley, Joanna Turner and Riley Leeman); and Dead River Co. – South Portland: Waynfl ete2 from Waynfl ete School (Nick Jenkins, Nick Wagg and Bodhi Small). www.NonprofitMaine.org We help nonprofits help Maine. 1 IN Maine workers 95,000 6 employed Maine nonprofit jobs in Maine That's over by a is PROFESSIONAL THEATRE FOR MAINE each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other each other Season Underwriters: Austin Associates, Maine Magazine, Platz Associates, Sun Journal, The OX 96.9, Maine's Big Z105.5 Sponsored by: Androscoggin Bank, Patrons Insurance, The Brand Collective, Praxis Production Studios 31 Maple St., Lewiston thepublictheatre.org 782-3200 March 17 - 26 Winner "BEST THEATRE" in MAINE 2013-2016 Down East Magazine Readers' Choice Poll from the author of last season's hit The Ladies Foursome by Norm Foster from the author of last season's hit A Clever Romantic Comedy

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