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V O L . X X I I I N O. X X V O C T O B E R 1 6 , 2 0 1 7 32 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 McTeague Higbee, a law fi rm in Topsham, said that Karen Bilodeau, a partner at the fi rm, was named to the board of directors of the Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group, a national nonprofi t. SeniorsPlus, an agency on aging located in Lewiston, named Don Berry, James Handy and John Jenness Jr. to its board of direc- tors. Berry is chair of the Oxford County Democrats and president of the Western Maine Labor Council, Handy is employed by L.L.Bean, and is a member of the Maine House of Representatives and Jenness is an attorney, photographer and owner of Sunset Hollow Gallery in Paris. The American Heart Association appointed to the board Geoff Bruno, superintendent of Falmouth Schools; Andrew Cook, vice presi- dent at People's United Bank; Dervilla McCann, chief of population health at Central Maine Medical Center; and Brandei Wingard, medical direc- tor for Southern Maine Health Care Cardiology. In addition, John O'Meara, cardiologist with Portland Cardiology, was selected board president and Richard Veilleux, program manager at MaineHealth, was named board chair. Bruno also joined the association's eight-state Founders Affi liate Board, which oversees the association's lifesaving mission in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] NAI The Dunham Group in Portland said that Justin Lamontagne earned the Society of Industrial & Offi ce Realtor's designation. Lamontagne is only the fi fth broker in the state of Maine to carry both Certifi ed Commercial Investment Member and SIOR designations. The Maine Offi ce of Tourism in Augusta received a "2017 Mercury Award" at the annual U.S. Travel Association's Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations conference for excellence in tourism marketing. e organiza- tion won the award for the category Social Media, in recognition of its "2016 Instagram Infl uencer" campaign. The Maine Development Foundation selected Susan Hunter as the recipient of its "Kenneth M. Curtis Leadership Award." Hunter was named the 20th president of the University of Maine in July 2014. GHM Insurance Agency in Waterville announced that Martha Wentworth received a "2017 Award of Excellence" from Safeco Insurance. Channel 8 WMTW in Portland captured numerous awards at the 2017 Maine Association of Broadcasters News and Creative Awards. e station was selected for "Best Newscast" and "Best Weathercast" as well as being recognized for "Spot News," "Website," "Locally Produced Programming," "Sport Play-by-Play" and "Sports Enterprise." Additionally the station won fi rst place honors for "Best Commercial Spot" that showcased the Maine Turnpike Authority and its "Work Zone Awareness" campaign and for "Public Service - Unsponsored Promotion" for the American Heart Association Heart Walk. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins received the Home Care and Hospice Alliance of Maine's "Ruby Slipper Award" for her advocacy and long-time leadership for home care and hospice. Maine Municipal Association recog- nized 17 municipalities for producing outstanding annual reports, including fi rst-place winners Caribou, Vassalboro, Mount Desert, Carrabassett Valley and Cranberry Isles. TruChoice Federal Credit Union in Portland was listed No. 8 by Credit Union Journal, a national publication, in its "Best Credit Unions to Work For" list. e credit union was also No. 2 in its asset category, credit unions with assets of less than $200 million. Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Hear from Kate McAleer, owner of Bixby & Co. LLC, how she's navigated these resources! Wednesday, October 25 The A-R-T of Family Business! Register online at www.fambusiness.org Cost: IFOB members $0 -free for all employees! Future members: $25 8 -10:00 a.m. – Program 10:00 -12:00 noon – Associate Partner / Member Services Showcase at Lunt Auditorium, OceanView at Falmouth, 74 Lunt Road, Falmouth T-raction – "Free Federal and State Resources for Family-Owned Businesses and IFOB Associate Partner / Member Services Showcase" including Commissioner George Gervais from the Department of Economic and Community Development; Amy Bassett, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration; Brian Whitney, President of Maine Technology Institute; and Stephen Veazey, District Director from SCORE Maine. Sponsored by Karen Bilodeau James Handy Don Berry John Jenness Jr. Martha Wentworth

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