The leaders who have shaped the state over the past year.
In 2001 Christopher J. McCormick became president and CEO of L.L.Bean— the first non-family member to hold the position. “To follow in Leon Gorman’s footsteps was a privilege as well as a challenge I was looking forward to meeting,” says McCormick. McCormick has worked at
“It’s said that a poet spends his or her entire life writing one single poem,” says Richard Blanco. “Figuratively, of course, this means that a poet’s entire body of work usually circles around a single question. For me, that question is: What is home?” Home to Blanco
Paul W. Weldner, M.D., was always interested in how things worked. At a young age he would take things apart just to put them back together again. “I guess it was natural, then, to choose a surgical career after completing medical school,” says Weldner. Weldner excelled in the demanding technical
Rodney Eason describes the artistic vibe of Maine as similar to a John Coltrane saxophone solo: “free-flowing, unexpected, and beautiful.” Eason is the director of horticulture and plant curator at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay. “I love the people in Maine. When I was in design school, I
Maine gives a lot. The shifting seasons give writers inspiration and artists changing scenes. The expansive wilderness and preserved coastline provide companies resources and researchers discoveries. The entrepreneurial culture gives business owners courage for innovation and teachers and students a
Rodney Eason describes the artistic vibe of Maine as similar to a John Coltrane saxophone solo: “free-flowing, unexpected, and beautiful.” Eason is the director of horticulture and plant curator at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay. “I love the people
“I write because I love to tell stories, and I can’t think of a more amazing job than to sit at my desk and listen to fictional characters having conversations,” says Tess Gerritsen, author of 26 published novels, including the
Bill Nemitz is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram. One of the most important accomplishments of his column is “lending a voice to those Mainers who might not otherwise have one.” Nemitz’s dedication to storytelling
David Cousens has been the president of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) for 24 years. Cousens led the organization through the 1990s, which saw numerous drastic changes in the regulation of the Maine lobster industry. “All of these changes were very
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