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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 29 JA N UA R Y 2 2 , 2 0 1 8 was the first president and CEO of the Maine Health Access Foundation as well as a professor and division direc- tor of pediatric cardiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. e organiza- tion also announced its slate of officers including Louise Bowditch, chair, and Brigitta Tadmor, vice-chair. Jack Fulmer, Jon Bigelow, Peter Handy and Warren Muir will serve on the advisory board. Bowditch is a lawyer, educator and activist; Tadmor is a molecular biologist and geneticist; Fulmer is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American College of Physician Executives; Bigelow is a board member and consultant to businesses and private equity firms on medical communica- tions; Handy is president and CEO of Bristol Seafood; and Muir held leadership roles during the Nixon, Ford and Carter administrations, and served as executive director of the Division of Earth and Life Studies at the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the National Research Council. University of Maine at Farmington President Kathryn Foster and Eleanor Baker, a founding member of Baker Newman Noyes, were elected for three-year terms to serve on the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The Maine Technology Institute in Brunswick added Richard Ganong, Stacey Huth and Meredith Mendelson to its board of directors. Ganong was most recently the senior vice president of development and alumni relations at Bowdoin College; Huth is the director of molecular program management at EnviroLogix Inc.; and Mendelson is deputy commissioner for the Maine Department of Marine Resources. The Maine Real Estate Commission elected David Kitchen as chairman and Adam Shub as vice chairman for 2018. Kitchen is with The Maine Real Estate Network while Shub is an attorney at Preti Flaherty in Portland. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a slate of Farm Service Agency State Committee Appointees. Maine appointees include committee Chair Sue McCrum, Belfast; Gregg Garrison, Blaine; Heath Miller, Newburgh; Nancy Ricker, Turner; and David Tuttle, North Berwick. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Systems Engineering, an IT strategy and managed services provider in Portland, said it achieved Microsoft Gold Competency for Cloud Solutions, specifically for small and midmar- ket sized businesses. e certification demonstrates the company's expertise in deploying innovative, cloud-based solutions using the Microsoft Azure platform and Microsoft Office 365. e American Hospital Association Certification Center announced that Wallace Pooler, vice president of The Penobscot Co. in Rockport, earned the designation of Certified Healthcare Constructor. e U.S. Small Business Administration announced the top SBA Lenders in Maine for Fiscal Year 2017 includ- ing Bangor Savings Bank, "Leading 7(a) Lender;" Norway Savings Bank, "Leading 504 3rd Party Dollar Lender;" Seaboard Federal Credit Union, "Leading Credit Union;" Granite State Economic Development Corp., "Leading CDC;" Community Concepts Finance Corp., "Leading Microlender;" TD Bank, "District Director Award;" and Katahdin Trust Co., "Outstanding Partner Award." Acadia Healthcare in Bangor announced it earned e Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Behavioral Health Care Accreditation by demon- strating continuous compliance with its performance standards. Day One, an agency in South Portland dedicated to addressing substance use and mental health needs among kids and young adults, named Imad Khalidi as its "2017 Community Leadership Award" winner and Margo Walsh its "2017 Community Vision Award" winner. The Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development named Bob Feldman, Chris MacKenzie and Adam Nyhan its "2017 Top Gun Mentors." Feldman is president of Virtual VP, MacKenzie is executive vice president of sales and marketing for STARC Systems and Nyhan is an attorney at Opticliff Law. Girl Scouts of Maine selected Laura Thompson, director of sustainable devel- opment and policy initiatives at Sappi North America, as its "2018 Woman of Distinction Award" winner. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins was honored as a "Champion of Rural America" by the National Grange for her leader- ship on issues related to agriculture and rural America as well as for her bipartisan approach to policymaking. Woodlands Memory Care of Farmington, a specialized assisted living commu- nity providing personal care, services, and programming for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, was presented the "Business Attraction" award by the Greater Franklin Development Council. Matthew Cardente, founder of Cardente Real Estate in Portland, was accepted into the Forbes Real Estate Council, an invitation-only community for executives in the real estate industry. e U.S. Department of Labor notified Cianbro, a construction and construc- tion services company in Pittsfield, that it was approved for participation in OSHA's Star Mobile Workforce Voluntary Protection Program, a safety recognition program. e company is the only Star Mobile Workforce firm in OSHA's Region 1, which encompasses all of New England except Vermont. Verrill Dana, a law firm in Portland, was recognized as a client service leader in the brand new "BTI Client Service A-Team 2018," which assesses how law firms compare in client service delivery based on direct, unprompted feedback from corporate counsel. Cheney Financial Group in Damariscotta recently held its annual awards and recognition dinner. Winners included Broker Lorrie Zeiner, highest current sales volume at Newcastle Realty; and at Cheney Insurance, Holly Harris was rec- ognized for outstanding performance in the category of e-mail collection, Brittany Carter for exceptional team building efforts and Holly Lemar received the "President's Award" for outstanding leadership and enthusiasm. Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, said attorneys Daniel Rose and Mark Broth were inducted as American Bar Foundation Fellows, which represent 1% of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdic- tion. Rose is the firm's practice group leader for labor and employment law while Broth is a member of the firm's labor and employment group. Eucalypt Media, a content market- ing and public relations agency in Scarborough, said it was named to Clutch Research's Global Leaders 2017 list in the content marketing agency category for a third straight year. e U.S. Small Business Administration announced that Katahdin Trust received the "2017 Outstanding Partner Award." In addition, Craig Staples, vice president, commercial services officer, received this year's "SBA STAR Award."

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