The qualities of leadership define this year’s Mainebiz Women to Watch.We’ve seen so many times in Maine the impact one person can make. This year we offer five honorees that have made an impact not only at their company, nonprofit or school, but on the wider Maine economy and community.By “community” I don’t just mean […]
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The qualities of leadership define this year's Mainebiz Women to Watch.
We've seen so many times in Maine the impact one person can make. This year we offer five honorees that have made an impact not only at their company, nonprofit or school, but on the wider Maine economy and community.
By “community” I don't just mean the municipality where they live or do business. I mean the collective community that we inhabit in Maine, where seemingly everyone knows one another, where the fiercest winter storms don't slow us down, where people help one another out, where we badger people from away about moving here (or moving back here).
We have leader who took over the family construction business from her father. We have a law dean and Philadelphia native who came to Maine by way of Hawaii. We have a CEO who was born in France and came to Maine, by her own admission, not knowing much about Portland. We have a Minnesota native, drawn by the history of the East Coast and by some of the same attributes of her home state. We have a leader who professed to be retired, but who works harder than many people in the prime of their careers. Overall, we have leaders who have made a conscious decision to move to Maine or, in one case, move back to Maine after college, to make a life here.
One of the leaders cited as her last book read “Undaunted Courage,” the story of the Lewis and Clark expedition written by Stephen Ambrose. That seems like a fitting theme for these five leaders.
The five people profiled in these pages represent where Maine is going right now. Here they are (presented in alphabetical order):
We hope you enjoy the profiles and we encourage you to join us to honor the five on Sept. 14, from 5-7 p.m., at the Eastland in Portland.
Not to be forgotten in this issue, we have a focus section on corporate security, which in this day and age means protecting data. Staff Writer Laurie Schreiber talks to data security companies about how to protect company records, while correspondent Maureen Milliken talks to experts on industry trends. The focus starts on Page 31.
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