United Way

The nonprofit United 4 Childcare is in the early stages of orchestrating opportunities for two new affordable childcare facilities in Freeport and South Portland.

FocusMaine has added Liz Cotter Schlax to its board.

A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements at businesses, nonprofits, professional services firms and health care institutions in Maine.

Dan Coyne will succeed Liz Cotter Schlax as president and CEO of the Portland-based nonprofit, effective March 3.

“Me” is the leitmotif for several Maine women business and nonprofit leaders in their 40s and 50s who are pressing pause on their careers to focus on themselves.

Law firms, banks, nonprofits, health care institutions, universities and businesses in Maine were all affected by changes in top management. 

The United Way of Southern Maine has promoted three senior staffers into newly created leadership positions.

Asylum seekers face the challenges of food insecurity, housing instability and lack of transportation.

Liz Cotter Schlax will step down as president and CEO of United Way of Southern Maine in January 2025.

My Place Teen Center, a nonprofit based in Westbrook, plan to open a second teen oasis in Biddeford in September 2024, while Indigo Arts Alliance is planing a symposium in partnership with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.