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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 J U LY 1 0 , 2 0 1 7 Fourre, CEO of Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport and Waldo County General Hospital in Belfast; and Dennis Welsh, CEO at Down East Community Hospital. Clark Insurance in Portland elected Bret Cote to its board of direc- tors. Cote serves the company as vice president of sales for both New Hampshire and Massachusetts. United Way of Greater Portland added Helaine Ayers, community volun- teer; Dan Espinal, senior director for strategy and business development, IDEXX; Michael Greer, executive direc- tor, Portland Ballet; Lugene "Lou" Inzana, senior vice president of finance and CFO, Maine Medical Center; Leeann Leahy, CEO, The VIA Agency; and Mike Vail, president, Hannaford Supermarkets, to its board of trustees. The Association for Consulting Expertise, a nonprofit organization in Portland focused on its members' professional development, elected it officers for the 2017-18 fiscal year for a two- year term. Bill Stone, principal of Promising Futures in Winthrop, was elected president; Pricilla Hansen Mahoney, owner, Blazing Trails Coaching in South Portland, vice president; Malcolm Poole, owner of Malcolm Poole Business Coaching & Organizational Consulting in South Portland, treasurer; and Jim Casey, principal of Casey Communications in Cape Elizabeth, secretary. The Northern and Eastern Maine Chapter of the American Red Cross in Bangor announced new officers for its board of directors. Gordon Stitham, execu- tive director of the Brewer Housing Authority, was elected chair and Lara Clark, marketing director of Bouchard Cleaning and Restoration, vice chair. In addition, Jess Beaulieu, a commer- cial lines insurance agent with the Darling's Agency, and Jennifer Oliveria, senior business development manager for Infinity Federal Credit Union, were chosen as new board members. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Caitlin Morrisroe of Absolute Health Chiropractic and Massage in Portland was granted certification by the Academy Council of Chiropractic Pediatrics in the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association. Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Lewiston was named a Top Agency of the 2016 HomeCare Elite, signify- ing the agency as one of the top per- formers in home health in the nation for a fourth consecutive year. Hussey Seating Co. in North Berwick was named the Manufacturers Association of Maine's "2017 Manufacturer of the Year." Rockland Main Street Inc. was desig- nated as an accredited Main Street America program for meeting rigor- ous performance standards set by the National Main Street Center. The MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence's Breathe Easy initiative announced its 2017 awardees. Gold level winners, meeting all 10 program standards, included Community Health and Counseling Services, County Behavioral Medicine, Evergreen Behavioral Health, Maine Behavioral Healthcare – Rockland, NFI North Inc. and Tri-County Mental Health Services. Silver level recipients, meet- ing eight or nine of the standards, were Aroostook Mental Health Center, Kennebec Behavioral Health, Mid Coast Hospital Addiction Resource Center and Paramount Behavioral Services Inc. In addition, Linda Christie, prevention specialist at Mid Coast Hospital, and Catherine Ryder, executive director at Tri-County Mental Health Services, were named "Individual Gold Star" champions. Apothecary By Design, a specialty pharmacy in Portland, was awarded full accreditation in specialty phar- macy from URAC, a national health care benchmarking organization. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention's State Cancer Registry was recognized as a Registry of Excellence by National Program of Cancer Registries. e distinction was awarded due to its high qual- ity data on cancer prevention and control activities at local, regional and national levels, following Maine's most recent data submission. TRC, an engineering, environmen- tal consulting and construction management firm in Augusta, said that Benjamin Cynewski received his Professional Engineer License for Maine and Adam Benedict received his Professional Engineer License for Rhode Island. Cynewski, an electrical engineer, and Benedict, a supervisor, work in the firm's system protection engineering group in Augusta. Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ www.NonprofitMaine.org We help nonprofits help Maine. from the work of Maine nonprofits 100% benefit of Maine people Wednesday, July 19 8 -10:30 a.m. – Husson Univ., Southern Maine Campus, 340 County Rd, Westbrook 8 -10:30 a.m. – Husson Univ., Southern Maine Campus, 340 County Rd, Westbrook Wednesday, August 23 Wednesday, October 25 The A-R-T of Family Business! Register for one, two or all three sessions online at www.fambusiness.org Cost: IFOB members $0 -free for all employees! Future members: $25; remotely $15 - per person (for July 19 & Aug 23 only) A-ction – "How to Kick Start Your Succession Plan Panel" Moderator: Tony Payne, Clark Insurance - Panelists: David Jean, Albin, Randall & Bennett; Timothy Benoit, Perkins Thompson; Jim Lyon, Summit 9 Consulting and Jeannine Pendergast, Spinnaker Trust R-eaction – "Best Practices to Manage Taxes Now and in the Future Panel" with Baker Newman Noyes and BerryDunn 8 -10:00 a.m. – Program 10:00 -12:00 noon – Associate Partner Showcase, Lunt Auditorium, OceanView at Falmouth, 74 Lunt Road, Falmouth T-raction – "Free Federal and State Resources for Family-Owned Businesses and IFOB Associate Partners Showcase" including Amy Bassett, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration; Brian Whitney, President of Maine Technology Institute; Nancy Strojny, Chapter Chair from Portland SCORE and Commissioner Gervais from Department of Economic and Community Development. Sponsored by Bret Cote

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