Dianne Heino, Maine Development Foundation, Executive Assistant and Amertah Perman, Maine Development Foundation, COO

Yellow Breen, President and CEO, Maine Development Foundation with Chris Rector, Regional Representative for Maine US Senator Angus King

John Holden, President, Lewiston-Auburn Economic Growth Council

Ryan Neale, Program Director, Maine Development Foundation with Amanda Hesseltine, Program Assistant of Maine Development Foundation

Robin McIntosh, Program Facilitator, Midcoast Leadership Academy with Jeff Charland, Relationship Manager, Bar Harbor Bank and Trust

Jill Doucette, Ambassador, New Ventures Maine

Lynne Clark, Fmr. Board Member, Blue Hill Historical Society with Sarah Pebworth, Owner, Blue Hill Inn

David Flood, Board Member, Heart of Biddeford; Aurelie Wallach. Chair, Historic Preservation of Biddeford; Delilah Poupore, Director, Heart of Biddeford

Rosie Vanadestine and Gail Chase from Kennebec Valley Council of Governments

Heather Sorokin, Owner, The Thirsty Whale

Michael Leonard, Sales, Kelsey's Appliance with Lorain Francis, Sr. Program Director, Maine Development Foundation

Elise Frank, Volunteer, Hub of Bar Harbor

Rob Biggs, Executive Director, Saco Main Street, and Bette Brunswick, President of the Board, Saco Main Street

Event location. A classic theater.

Jen Kenneally, owner, Kenneally and Company with Bill Mann, Economic Development Director, City of Saco

John Kelly, Management Assistant, Acadia National Park Service

Kathy La Plante, Keynote Speaker, Sr Program Officer, National Main Street Center

Nicole Briand, Town of Bowdoinham, Director of Planning and Development

Lorain Francis addresses the Maine Downtown Conference 2016

Lorain Francis and Yellow Breen

Lorain Francis and Yellow Breen

Yellow Breen presents Lorain Francis with flowers

Yellow Breen

Beth Fendl, General Manager, Finn's Irish Pub

Information booth

2016 Maine Downtown Conference Sponsors

Yellow Breen

Heather Martin, Director, Criterion Theatre

Jane Searles, Regional Manager, New Ventures Maine and Ruth Eveland, Director, Jesup Memorial Library

Abigail Cioffi, Coordinator, Downtown Westbrook Coalition

Scott LaFlamme, Director Economic Development, City of Bath; Anita Demetropoulos, Owner, Island Trasure Toys; Jayne Palmer, Senior Advisor, Maine Downtown Center Advisory Council

Jacob Korb, Director, Maine Street Bath; Scott LaFlamme, Director Economic Development, City of Bath; Anita Demetropoulos, Owner, Island Trasure Toys; Jayne Palmer, Senior Advisor, Maine Downtown Center Advisory Council

Anne Ball, Project Consultant, Maine Development Foundation with Lorain Franics

Anne Ball, Project Consultant, Maine Development Foundation with Lorain Franics and Cheryl Miller, Retired, Maine Development Foundation