There are so many young women in Maine who are doing very important and interesting things, fueled from passion, desire, and sometimes need – it’s
Month: October 2014
Intent on doing her part for women
Jill Barkley Portland 33 Executive director of Emerge Maine Ten years ago, Jill Barkley, 33, left her native Michigan and moved to Portland. It was
Spurring growth and development
Reegan Brown Old Orchard Beach 26 Health promotion coordinator, Partners for Healthier Communities Reegan Brown is keen on physical fitness and healthy eating, whether she’s
Dream job for former ‘sassy kid’
Paulie Dibner New York City/Scarborough 27 Assistant managing editor, Martha Stewart Living magazine Scarborough native Paulie Dibner, 27, says her job as assistant managing editor
At the hub of the Cutler campaign
Heather Furman South Portland 25 Director of special projects for independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler “I like the idea of achieving things as a group.
Local organic foods, from farm to door
Jillian Hilton Portland 33 Founder and owner, Casco Bay Organics Two years ago, when Jillian Hilton was in the midst of moving back to Maine
A passion for making change
Paige Holmes Manchester 35 Development director, consultant and advocate Paige Holmes grew up in Manchester, where she remembers an idyllic childhood of walking to school
Community-oriented business thriving
Erin Kiley Portland 31 Founder and owner, Portland Flea-for-All Portland Flea-for-All, a three-level indoor flea market known for its affordable vintage and antique items, is
Inspired by Maine, taking on Harvard
Chloe Maxmin Nobleboro 22 Faculty coordinator, Divest Harvard Founder; First Here, Then Everywhere Chloe Maxmin, who was raised on a farm in Nobleboro, has considered
Obstacles become opportunities
Monica Quimby Scarborough 28 Ms. Wheelchair Maine 2011 Rising athlete A 28-year-old biology professor from Scarborough, Monica Quimby was left paralyzed from the waist down
