LEWISTON — YWCA Central Maine Chief Executive Officer Melanie LaMore Gagnon, board Chairwoman Karen Hayden and board secretary Jennifer Hogan were nominated this past year to participate in the recent Maine Community Foundation’s Leadership Learning Exchange for Equity. The experience involved a series of powerful conversations among white Maine leaders reflecting on racism, whiteness and […]
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Mid-Knights of the Month selected
Congratulations to the September Mid-Knights of the Month at Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland. From left are Dominic Frechette, Parker Demelia, Mattieu Bessette, Sayla Bergeron, Emma Pulkkinen and Gretchyn Paradis, who were selected by their teams for showing outstanding leadership, hard work and positive attitudes during the first month of the school year.
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State Honor Society elects local student president
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School junior Josh Maillet was recently elected president of the Maine National Honor Society, which includes all high school chapters throughout Maine. The state officers planned the annual convention and statewide service project. Maillet began his candidacy at the NHS banquet by handing out packages of Smarties candy with the […]
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Espling focuses on women’s leadership, charter school reform, tax elimination for seniors
AUGUSTA — For state Rep. Ellie Espling, R-New Gloucester, serving in the Maine Legislature is a matter of making sure that “normal, regular, everyday people” have a voice in their government. Espling, serving her third term in the Maine House, was recently elected by her colleagues to the position of assistant minority leader. She represents […]
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Are you a manager or a leader?
If you’re going to be successful as an owner of a small business, particularly one with employees, you have to perform both roles well. Management expert Peter Drucker writes, “Management is doing things right, leadership is doing the right things.” SCORE-Central Maine mentor Maurice Dube observes, “If you have already demonstrated leadership qualities by taking the […]
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UMF partnership to receive leadership award
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has announced that the UMF Partnership for Civic Advancement will be honored by the Maine Campus Compact with the President’s Leadership Award at a ceremony in the State House Hall of Flags in Augusta from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 30. UMF’s Partnership for Civic Advancement […]