Patrick Dempsey

Brandon Hotham has served as interim president and CEO since February. He joined the Dempsey Center in 2022 as director of client experience, was promoted to chief experience officer and then to interim president and CEO.

The store has enough of a customer base to operate year-round. “In the winter, when we were renovating, it was a daily occurrence with people looking for something to eat.”

Dempsey Center President and CEO Cara Valentino is stepping down. Brandon Hotham will serve as interim amid the move to Rock Row.

The center, founded by actor Patrick Dempsey and his family, was looking for more space to provide its services and support for people affected by cancer.

Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital and the Dempsey Center will each receive $100,000 from proceeds of the three-day tournament.

The second annual event, scheduled for June 20-23 at the Falmouth Country Club, will feature a bigger lineup of famous players.

The three-day tournament raised $111,000 for the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

New England Cancer Specialists will be the lead tenant, to be joined by the Dempsey Center, which has two other Maine locations and was founded in 2008 by actor Patrick Dempsey.

The tournament aims to raise at least $100,000 for as-yet unnamed charities in an event that's attracted celebrity attention from the likes of Patrick Dempsey, Tim Wakefield and Mardy Smith.