Kat Frati

Kat Frati is the owner of Grown Up Girl, a blog dedicated to inspiring women of all ages to create sustainable happiness in their lives. The site offers life advice through practical tips and inspiring stories by focusing on the themes of health, wealth, love, gratitude, and bliss. The remarried mom of four kids, plus two stepchildren, is a cancer and open-heart surgery survivor, entrepreneur, musician, athlete, cribbage player, and often blissed out. A former computer engineer who designed air traffic control simulations for the Federal Aviation Administration, Frati founded grownUPgirl.com in 2013. She’s currently working on a new initiative of building an online resource of life skills lessons for young adults.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/kat-frati/

Kat Frati is the owner of Grown Up Girl, a blog dedicated to inspiring women of all ages to create sustainable happiness in their lives. The site offers life advice through practical tips and inspiring stories by focusing on the themes of health, wealth, love, gratitude, and bliss. The remarried mom of four kids, plus two stepchildren, is a cancer and open-heart surgery survivor, entrepreneur, musician, athlete, cribbage player, and often blissed out. A former computer engineer who designed air traffic control simulations for the Federal Aviation Administration, Frati founded <a href="http://grownUPgirl.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">grownUPgirl.com</a> in 2013. She’s currently working on a new initiative of building an online resource of life skills lessons for young adults. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/kat-frati/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/kat-frati/</a>

Brian Andreas

For many years, Brian Andreas, the creator of StoryPeople, has been writing and creating stories in many different ways, through many different mediums. He's been a playwright, worked with marble, mixed media, recycled barn wood, and has created tin sculptures and pen and ink and gouache watercolor prints. Fia Skye’s professional career as an actress and text/voice professor has allowed her to deeply dive into the intense study of human behavior, body, voice and believability in performance through theatre.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/brian-andreas-fia-skye/

For many years, Brian Andreas, the creator of StoryPeople, has been writing and creating stories in many different ways, through many different mediums. He's been a playwright, worked with marble, mixed media, recycled barn wood, and has created tin sculptures and pen and ink and gouache watercolor prints. Fia Skye’s professional career as an actress and text/voice professor has allowed her to deeply dive into the intense study of human behavior, body, voice and believability in performance through theatre. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/brian-andreas-fia-skye/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/brian-andreas-fia-skye/</a>

Brian Andreas + Fia Skye

Christy Gardner

Christina "Christy" Gardner is a 35-year-old retired Army veteran. She grew up in Auburn, but spent a lot of her childhood in New York City. She played sports growing up and loved to be outside, but was also rather artistic. After high school, she attended Long Island University in NY and earned a degree in photography, but had signed up to leave with the Army as soon as she graduated. She served as a military police officer and was injured overseas in 2006. She spent a year and a half rehabbing on active duty and three and a half years rehabbing at the VA Hospital. Due to her brain injury, she started back over at the third grade level to re-learn English, grammar, and math. After being discharged from the rehab programs, she was able to live on her own again and started participating in adaptive sports. She is now co-captain of the U.S. Women's Para Ice Hockey team.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/christy-gardner/

Christina "Christy" Gardner is a 35-year-old retired Army veteran. She grew up in Auburn, but spent a lot of her childhood in New York City. She played sports growing up and loved to be outside, but was also rather artistic. After high school, she attended Long Island University in NY and earned a degree in photography, but had signed up to leave with the Army as soon as she graduated. She served as a military police officer and was injured overseas in 2006. She spent a year and a half rehabbing on active duty and three and a half years rehabbing at the VA Hospital. Due to her brain injury, she started back over at the third grade level to re-learn English, grammar, and math. After being discharged from the rehab programs, she was able to live on her own again and started participating in adaptive sports. She is now co-captain of the U.S. Women's Para Ice Hockey team. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/christy-gardner/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/christy-gardner/</a>

Owen Logue

Owen J. Logue, Ed.D., is an accomplished leader with over 30 years of professional experience in the field of education. Dr. Logue currently serves as the executive director of the Maine Educational Center for The Deaf and Hard of Hearing. He has held faculty appointments at the University of Maine, Smith College, and Providence College. He was also an associate dean of academic services at the University of Maine at Orono for 11 years.  He received a Doctorate of Education from Vanderbilt University (focus: Higher Education Administration); a Masters in Education from the University of Maine (focus: Secondary Social Studies and Special Education); and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern Maine (major: Social Welfare). A former cross-country and track and field coach, Dr. Logue also participated as a deaf Olympian representing the United States in track and field in west Germany and Los Angeles.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/dr-owen-logue/

Owen J. Logue, Ed.D., is an accomplished leader with over 30 years of professional experience in the field of education. Dr. Logue currently serves as the executive director of the Maine Educational Center for The Deaf and Hard of Hearing. He has held faculty appointments at the University of Maine, Smith College, and Providence College. He was also an associate dean of academic services at the University of Maine at Orono for 11 years. He received a Doctorate of Education from Vanderbilt University (focus: Higher Education Administration); a Masters in Education from the University of Maine (focus: Secondary Social Studies and Special Education); and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern Maine (major: Social Welfare). A former cross-country and track and field coach, Dr. Logue also participated as a deaf Olympian representing the United States in track and field in west Germany and Los Angeles. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/dr-owen-logue/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/dr-owen-logue/</a>

Dr. Owen Logue

Ari Solotoff

Ari Solotoff is a business and entertainment lawyer with the Portland firm of Bernstein Shur. As a lawyer he focuses his practice on nonprofit law and copyright law, with an emphasis on music copyright and licensing matters. Solotoff represents a variety of musicians, ensembles, music publishers, and other creatives, as well as a diverse range of nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations. Solotoff earned his law degree from the University of Maine School of Law in 2015 and holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Before becoming an attorney, he served for over a decade in leadership positions within the classical music industry, including as executive director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra in Florida, and as executive vice president of The Philadelphia Orchestra. A native of New York and California, Solotoff lives with his family in Portland’s Back Cove.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/ari-solotoff/

Ari Solotoff is a business and entertainment lawyer with the Portland firm of Bernstein Shur. As a lawyer he focuses his practice on nonprofit law and copyright law, with an emphasis on music copyright and licensing matters. Solotoff represents a variety of musicians, ensembles, music publishers, and other creatives, as well as a diverse range of nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations. Solotoff earned his law degree from the University of Maine School of Law in 2015 and holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Before becoming an attorney, he served for over a decade in leadership positions within the classical music industry, including as executive director of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra in Florida, and as executive vice president of The Philadelphia Orchestra. A native of New York and California, Solotoff lives with his family in Portland’s Back Cove. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/ari-solotoff/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/ari-solotoff/</a>

Matt Chappell

Matt Chappell owns and operates Gather restaurant, a neighborhood eatery in the heart of Yarmouth’s village. As a proud native Mainer, Chappell has intentionally pursued ways to make Maine the focus of his restaurant. Whether it’s the food he procures from area farms, the musicians he books, the art he displays, or the vendors he chooses – all of it is meant to celebrate the bounty of the state. He credits his mother for his love and curiosity of food, and his father for modeling a community-centered business approach. He and his partner Wendy are currently blending families and building a new house in Yarmouth.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/matt-chappell/

Matt Chappell owns and operates Gather restaurant, a neighborhood eatery in the heart of Yarmouth’s village. As a proud native Mainer, Chappell has intentionally pursued ways to make Maine the focus of his restaurant. Whether it’s the food he procures from area farms, the musicians he books, the art he displays, or the vendors he chooses – all of it is meant to celebrate the bounty of the state. He credits his mother for his love and curiosity of food, and his father for modeling a community-centered business approach. He and his partner Wendy are currently blending families and building a new house in Yarmouth. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/matt-chappell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/matt-chappell/</a>

Dan Landry

Dr. Dan Landry trained and worked within the Harvard system in Boston as a pediatric anesthesiologist prior to joining Spectrum Healthcare Partners in 1994. Since arriving in Maine, Dr. Landry concentrated his practice on the care of both children and adults with cardiac disease. In addition to his clinical duties, he became active in practice administration and health policy. Over the past 15 years, he managed the largest division within Spectrum and served as president and chairman of the board. In addition to his role within Spectrum, he sits on numerous healthcare-related boards and advocates for healthcare reform, and he is a policy advisor during the governor’s transition into office. On January 1, he gave up his administrative positions within Spectrum Healthcare Partners to focus on his clinical practice and advocate for healthcare reform within Maine and throughout the United States.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/dr-dan-landry/

Dr. Dan Landry trained and worked within the Harvard system in Boston as a pediatric anesthesiologist prior to joining Spectrum Healthcare Partners in 1994. Since arriving in Maine, Dr. Landry concentrated his practice on the care of both children and adults with cardiac disease. In addition to his clinical duties, he became active in practice administration and health policy. Over the past 15 years, he managed the largest division within Spectrum and served as president and chairman of the board. In addition to his role within Spectrum, he sits on numerous healthcare-related boards and advocates for healthcare reform, and he is a policy advisor during the governor’s transition into office. On January 1, he gave up his administrative positions within Spectrum Healthcare Partners to focus on his clinical practice and advocate for healthcare reform within Maine and throughout the United States. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/dr-dan-landry/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/dr-dan-landry/</a>

Dr. Dan Landry

Emily Sharood

Johnny Dickinson

Emily Sharood is the sales and marketing director at Mousam Valley Mushrooms, a certified organic mushroom farm she started with her father and brother in 2012. The farm, located in Springvale, sells oyster and shiitake mushrooms throughout New England. Johnny Dickinson is the head molder operator at Longleaf Lumber in Berwick and also runs his own woodworking business, Winter Hill Design, located in Kennebunkport. He has a BFA from Maine College of Art in woodworking and furniture design. He designed and built the wooden structures that hold the mushroom blocks at Mousam Valley Mushrooms, and works on the farm on the weekends.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/emily-sharood-and-johnny-dickinson/

Emily Sharood is the sales and marketing director at Mousam Valley Mushrooms, a certified organic mushroom farm she started with her father and brother in 2012. The farm, located in Springvale, sells oyster and shiitake mushrooms throughout New England. Johnny Dickinson is the head molder operator at Longleaf Lumber in Berwick and also runs his own woodworking business, Winter Hill Design, located in Kennebunkport. He has a BFA from Maine College of Art in woodworking and furniture design. He designed and built the wooden structures that hold the mushroom blocks at Mousam Valley Mushrooms, and works on the farm on the weekends. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/emily-sharood-and-johnny-dickinson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/emily-sharood-and-johnny-dickinson/</a>

Emily Sharood and Johnny Dickinson

Kim Swan

As a young child, Kim Swan was immersed in the family real estate and insurance business and as a freshman in college was encouraged by her father to get her real estate license. She joined the family company in 1981, selling homes through college summers before purchasing the company in 1994. Today, she is the sole stockholder of Trumpeter Inc., d/b/a The Swan Agency Sotheby's International Realty.  Swan focuses on business development and selective brokerage of luxury and commercial properties. She has also produced Living Acadia TV for the last three seasons and is the founder and creative director of the Mount Desert Island Designer Showhouse. She was the executive producer of the 2017 film “The Fire of ’47” for the Bar Harbor Historical Society and is currently working on the next documentary in the series, “Consolidation,” exploring the 50th Anniversary of Mount Desert Island High School.  Swan is on the board of the Bar Harbor Historical Society and previously served ten years as a Bar Harbor town councilor. In 2017, she was awarded the Cadillac Award by the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Swan has many business interests throughout Maine, focusing on lodging and real estate investment as well as her strong interest in art, interior design and music publishing.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/kim-swan/

As a young child, Kim Swan was immersed in the family real estate and insurance business and as a freshman in college was encouraged by her father to get her real estate license. She joined the family company in 1981, selling homes through college summers before purchasing the company in 1994. Today, she is the sole stockholder of Trumpeter Inc., d/b/a The Swan Agency Sotheby's International Realty. Swan focuses on business development and selective brokerage of luxury and commercial properties. She has also produced Living Acadia TV for the last three seasons and is the founder and creative director of the Mount Desert Island Designer Showhouse. She was the executive producer of the 2017 film “The Fire of ’47” for the Bar Harbor Historical Society and is currently working on the next documentary in the series, “Consolidation,” exploring the 50th Anniversary of Mount Desert Island High School. Swan is on the board of the Bar Harbor Historical Society and previously served ten years as a Bar Harbor town councilor. In 2017, she was awarded the Cadillac Award by the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Swan has many business interests throughout Maine, focusing on lodging and real estate investment as well as her strong interest in art, interior design and music publishing. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/kim-swan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/kim-swan/</a>

Emily Wedick

Emily Wedick and her friend Louise are advertising account managers at Maine Media Collective. They each have young children who are transgender.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/emily-wedick-and-louise/

Emily Wedick and her friend Louise are advertising account managers at Maine Media Collective. They each have young children who are transgender. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/emily-wedick-and-louise/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/emily-wedick-and-louise/</a>

Emily Wedick and Louise

Love Maine Radio with Dr. Lisa Belisle is a weekly, hour-long program that connects listeners with stories that help them get the most out of living in Maine. Each show introduces the audience to a community of passionate Mainers who share their interesting, poignant, joyful, and inspiring perspectives on living.

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Poetry & Public Art #286

Born and raised on a combination of big city attitude and Midwestern sensibility, Chicago native Shay Stewart-Bouley, also known as Black Girl in Maine (or BGIM), had to learn a bit of Yankee ingenuity when she relocated to Maine in 2002. After a brief foray into education, she brought her socially-minded work from Chicago, where she worked with the homeless, to Maine by working with low-income and at-risk youth in southern Maine. She is currently the executive director of Community Change Inc., a nearly 50-year-old anti-racism organization based in Boston that organizes and educates for racial equity with a specific focus on working with white people. Shay has been blogging since 2008, frequently on matters of social justice and systemic racism, through her Black Girl In Maine website and, in 2011, she won a New England Press Association Award for her writing on race and diversity for the Portland Phoenix. Her writing also has been featured in a variety of Maine and national publications as well as several anthologies. In November 2016, she gave a TEDx talk called “Inequity, Injustice... Infection.”  She is graduate of both DePaul University and Antioch University New England, and even though she works in Boston now, she is indeed still BGIM, continuing to reside in Maine.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/shay-stewart-bouley/

Born and raised on a combination of big city attitude and Midwestern sensibility, Chicago native Shay Stewart-Bouley, also known as <a href="http://blackgirlinmaine.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Girl in Maine</a> (or BGIM), had to learn a bit of Yankee ingenuity when she relocated to Maine in 2002. After a brief foray into education, she brought her socially-minded work from Chicago, where she worked with the homeless, to Maine by working with low-income and at-risk youth in southern Maine. She is currently the executive director of Community Change Inc., a nearly 50-year-old anti-racism organization based in Boston that organizes and educates for racial equity with a specific focus on working with white people. Shay has been blogging since 2008, frequently on matters of social justice and systemic racism, through her Black Girl In Maine website and, in 2011, she won a New England Press Association Award for her writing on race and diversity for the Portland Phoenix. Her writing also has been featured in a variety of Maine and national publications as well as several anthologies. In November 2016, she gave a TEDx talk called “Inequity, Injustice... Infection.”  She is graduate of both DePaul University and Antioch University New England, and even though she works in Boston now, she is indeed still BGIM, continuing to reside in Maine. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/shay-stewart-bouley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/shay-stewart-bouley/</a>

Shay Stewart-Bouley, Black Girl in Maine Media

Nat May is the executive director and cofounder of the Hewnoaks Artist Colony, a retreat located in western Maine that encourages emerging and mid-career artists by offering time and space to work on their practice. He is also a board member and cofounder of Common Field, a national network of arts organizations and organizers who support artist-centered practices. From 2004 to 2016 he was the executive director of SPACE Gallery in Portland, a nonprofit art space, studio building, and grantmaking organization. He cofounded the Bakery Photo Collective, a not-for-profit darkroom and digital photo lab. He has served on the boards of the Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance, Portland's Downtown District, and Creative Portland. He has served as a juror and grant reviewer for organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maine Arts Commission, the Monhegan Residency, and Creative Capital.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/nat-may-2/

Nat May is the executive director and cofounder of the<a href="http://hewnoaks.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Hewnoaks Artist Colony</a>, a retreat located in western Maine that encourages emerging and mid-career artists by offering time and space to work on their practice. He is also a board member and cofounder of <a href="https://commonfield.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Common Field</a>, a national network of arts organizations and organizers who support artist-centered practices. From 2004 to 2016 he was the executive director of <a href="http://www.space538.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">SPACE Gallery</a> in Portland, a nonprofit art space, studio building, and grantmaking organization. He cofounded the <a href="http://www.bakeryphoto.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bakery Photo Collective</a>, a not-for-profit darkroom and digital photo lab. He has served on the boards of the Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance, Portland's Downtown District, and Creative Portland. He has served as a juror and grant reviewer for organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts, the Maine Arts Commission, the Monhegan Residency, and Creative Capital. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/nat-may-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/nat-may-2/</a>

Nat May

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Medicine, Islands & Education #253

Matty Oates

It took over 70,000 nautical miles—and some wayward adventures in between—before Matty Oates finally put down roots in Maine. At the age of 18, he began traveling the globe and taking on odd jobs (like standing in police lineups for cash in Scotland) to make his way, finally stumbling into the world of Tall Ship sailing. He eventually moved to France in 2007 to join and then run the deck of the iconic 1911 racing yacht Mariquita, widely considered to be one of the most beautiful sailing yachts in the world. In 2015, he saw his brother, Kevin, doing amazing work with his own nonprofit, the Maine Youth Rock Orchestra, and decided to return to the USA. Portland's ever-changing, vibrant scene was the magnet that drew him in, and soon after arriving he was brought aboard as the program director of Tall Ships Portland, a local 501c3 organization dedicated to youth education at sea. After a year-and-a-half, he left to join the marketing team at Shipyard Brewing Company as media manager. Outside of Shipyard, he is a partner with MMP, a data-driven marketing firm that specializes in omni-channel media planning, search engine marketing, and social media strategies with partner Chris Marine. When away from a computer, he enjoys standing sideways on any sort of board, and as a classical violinist, he publishes a podcast with his brother called Bach to Bock in which they discuss classical music and beer, breaking down barriers and getting his generation reengaged with this fascinating era of music.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/matty-oates-tall-ships-portland-shipyard-brewing-company/

It took over 70,000 nautical miles—and some wayward adventures in between—before Matty Oates finally put down roots in Maine. At the age of 18, he began traveling the globe and taking on odd jobs (like standing in police lineups for cash in Scotland) to make his way, finally stumbling into the world of Tall Ship sailing. He eventually moved to France in 2007 to join and then run the deck of the iconic 1911 racing yacht Mariquita, widely considered to be one of the most beautiful sailing yachts in the world. In 2015, he saw his brother, Kevin, doing amazing work with his own nonprofit, the Maine Youth Rock Orchestra, and decided to return to the USA. Portland's ever-changing, vibrant scene was the magnet that drew him in, and soon after arriving he was brought aboard as the program director of Tall Ships Portland, a local 501c3 organization dedicated to youth education at sea. After a year-and-a-half, he left to join the marketing team at Shipyard Brewing Company as media manager. Outside of Shipyard, he is a partner with MMP, a data-driven marketing firm that specializes in omni-channel media planning, search engine marketing, and social media strategies with partner Chris Marine. When away from a computer, he enjoys standing sideways on any sort of board, and as a classical violinist, he publishes a podcast with his brother called Bach to Bock in which they discuss classical music and beer, breaking down barriers and getting his generation reengaged with this fascinating era of music. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/matty-oates-tall-ships-portland-shipyard-brewing-company/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/matty-oates-tall-ships-portland-shipyard-brewing-company/</a>

Matty Oates, Tall Ships Portland + Shipyard Brewing Company

Debby Irving

Debby Irving is a racial justice educator, author, and public speaker.  A community organizer and classroom teacher for 25 years, Debby Irving grappled with racial injustice without understanding racism as a systemic issue or her own whiteness as an obstacle to it. As general manager of Boston’s Dance Umbrella and First Night, and later as an elementary school teacher in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she struggled to make sense of racial tensions she could feel but could not explain. In 2009, Debby took a graduate school course, Racial and Cultural Identities, which gave her the answers she’d been looking for and launched her on a journey of discovery. Now, speaking and leading workshops around the country, Debby devotes herself to exploring the impact white skin can have on perception, problem solving, and creating culturally inclusive communities. A graduate of the Winsor School in Boston, she holds a BA from Kenyon College and an MBA from Simmons College. Her first book, Waking Up White, tells the story of how she went from well-meaning to well-doing.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/debby-irving/

Debby Irving is a racial justice educator, author, and public speaker.  A community organizer and classroom teacher for 25 years, Debby Irving grappled with racial injustice without understanding racism as a systemic issue or her own whiteness as an obstacle to it. As general manager of Boston’s Dance Umbrella and First Night, and later as an elementary school teacher in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she struggled to make sense of racial tensions she could feel but could not explain. In 2009, Debby took a graduate school course, Racial and Cultural Identities, which gave her the answers she’d been looking for and launched her on a journey of discovery. Now, speaking and leading workshops around the country, Debby devotes herself to exploring the impact white skin can have on perception, problem solving, and creating culturally inclusive communities. A graduate of the Winsor School in Boston, she holds a BA from Kenyon College and an MBA from Simmons College. Her first book, Waking Up White, tells the story of how she went from well-meaning to well-doing. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/debby-irving/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/debby-irving/</a>

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Acadia Centennial #240

Betsy Johnson

Betsy Johnson is president and CEO of MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization. With over 17 years of experience in healthcare leadership and 20 years of clinical practice experience in internal medicine, Dr. Johnson brings to the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization (ACO) her passion for building and supporting a community model of health care that is value-based, integrated, and patient-centered. Through teamwork and partnership across the health system, she has helped facilitate the transition of the MMC Physician-Hospital Organization (PHO), Community Physicians of Maine (CPM) into an integrated ACO advocating for a culture of accountable care, provider engagement, transparency, and achievement of the Quadruple Aim for over 1400 providers and 10 acute care hospitals. Before coming to the ACO, she served as chief medical officer at Martin’s Point Health Care where in addition to leading the Quality Division for both the health plans and delivery system, she led the integration of three medical groups into one group-employed model, as well as their transformation toward patient-centered medical homes. She previously served as chief of internal medicine and adult urgent care at the Kenmore Center, part of Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates in Boston. After receiving her BA from Bowdoin College, Betsy obtained an MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a Master of Health Care Management from Harvard School of Public Health. She currently serves on several boards including Maine Quality Counts and Coverys, and serves as chair of Onpoint Health Data’s board of directors. She sees patients at Maine Medical Partners Falmouth Internal Medicine and serves as faculty on MaineHealth’s Physician Leadership Development Fellowship   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/dr-betsy-johnson-president-ceo-mainehealth-accountable-care-organization/

Betsy Johnson is president and CEO of <a href="http://mainehealthaco.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization</a>. With over 17 years of experience in healthcare leadership and 20 years of clinical practice experience in internal medicine, Dr. Johnson brings to the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization (ACO) her passion for building and supporting a community model of health care that is value-based, integrated, and patient-centered. Through teamwork and partnership across the health system, she has helped facilitate the transition of the MMC Physician-Hospital Organization (PHO), Community Physicians of Maine (CPM) into an integrated ACO advocating for a culture of accountable care, provider engagement, transparency, and achievement of the Quadruple Aim for over 1400 providers and 10 acute care hospitals. Before coming to the ACO, she served as chief medical officer at Martin’s Point Health Care where in addition to leading the Quality Division for both the health plans and delivery system, she led the integration of three medical groups into one group-employed model, as well as their transformation toward patient-centered medical homes. She previously served as chief of internal medicine and adult urgent care at the Kenmore Center, part of Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates in Boston. After receiving her BA from Bowdoin College, Betsy obtained an MD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a Master of Health Care Management from Harvard School of Public Health. She currently serves on several boards including Maine Quality Counts and Coverys, and serves as chair of Onpoint Health Data’s board of directors. She sees patients at Maine Medical Partners Falmouth Internal Medicine and serves as faculty on MaineHealth’s Physician Leadership Development Fellowship <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/dr-betsy-johnson-president-ceo-mainehealth-accountable-care-organization/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/dr-betsy-johnson-president-ceo-mainehealth-accountable-care-organization/</a>

Dr. Betsy Johnson, president & CEO of MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization

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Natural Foods from Local Farms #277

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Three is a Magic Number: Winning James Beard #298

Evelyn King

Fly fisher Evelyn King is a founding director of the Sebago Trout Unlimited’s Women’s Fly Fishing Group. She also serves on Sebago Trout Unlimited’s Board of Directors and volunteers with Casting for Recovery, a fly fishing instructional program for breast cancer survivors.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/evelyn-king/

Fly fisher Evelyn King is a founding director of the Sebago Trout Unlimited’s Women’s Fly Fishing Group. She also serves on Sebago Trout Unlimited’s Board of Directors and volunteers with Casting for Recovery, a fly fishing instructional program for breast cancer survivors. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/evelyn-king/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/evelyn-king/</a>

Gary Lawless

The author of 21 poetry collections, Gary Lawless has often pursued and expressed the development of his own ideas, but he also works to encourage others to find their voices. He and Beth Leonard opened Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick 38 years age as a community hub. Through working with various communities in Maine for decades, he has encouraged and published the work of combat veterans, prison inmates, immigrants, and refugees. At Spindleworks Art Center in Brunswick, he has helped adults with disabilities produce three anthologies of poetry and is in the process of contributing his talents to a film about their dreams; as an artist-in-residence at Preble Street Resource Center in Portland, he has produced an anthology of poems written by homeless and low-income authors. In honor of his community work, the Maine Humanities Council awarded Lawless the 2017 Constance H. Carlson Public Humanities Prize, and the Emily Harvey Foundation offered him a residency grant to spend one month in Venice this past autumn.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/gary-lawless-gulf-maine-books/

The author of 21 poetry collections, Gary Lawless has often pursued and expressed the development of his own ideas, but he also works to encourage others to find their voices. He and Beth Leonard opened <a href="http://gulfofmainebooks.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Gulf of Maine Books</a> in Brunswick 38 years age as a community hub. Through working with various communities in Maine for decades, he has encouraged and published the work of combat veterans, prison inmates, immigrants, and refugees. At <a href="https://www.spindleworks.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spindleworks Art Center</a> in Brunswick, he has helped adults with disabilities produce three anthologies of poetry and is in the process of contributing his talents to a film about their dreams; as an artist-in-residence at <a href="https://www.preblestreet.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Preble Street Resource Center</a> in Portland, he has produced an anthology of poems written by homeless and low-income authors. In honor of his community work, the Maine Humanities Council awarded Lawless the 2017 Constance H. Carlson Public Humanities Prize, and the Emily Harvey Foundation offered him a residency grant to spend one month in Venice this past autumn. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/gary-lawless-gulf-maine-books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/gary-lawless-gulf-maine-books/</a>

Gary Lawless, Gulf of Maine Books

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Island Authors #297

Karl Strand

Karl Strand became Sugarloaf Mountain Resort’s general manager in April 2015. He previously helped manage key segments of Sugarloaf's operations, as well as those of its sister resort, Sunday River. A Sugarloafer since 1987, he first realized his love for skiing while visiting Sugarloaf and other ski areas throughout Maine and Vermont. After graduating from Bryant University, he entered the lodging industry and discovered his passion for food and beverage operations. He worked in fine dining venues around the country and eventually completed his studies at the Culinary Institute of America. He began his career at Sugarloaf and Sunday River in 2004 when he was hired as vice president of lodging and property management for both resorts. He has also served as the vice president of mountain operations at Sunday River. In addition to his duties at Sugarloaf, Karl also serves on the board of trustees of Carrabassett Valley Academy.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/karl-strand-sugarloaf-mountain/

Karl Strand became<a href="http://www.sugarloaf.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Sugarloaf Mountain Resort</a>’s general manager in April 2015. He previously helped manage key segments of Sugarloaf's operations, as well as those of its sister resort, Sunday River. A Sugarloafer since 1987, he first realized his love for skiing while visiting Sugarloaf and other ski areas throughout Maine and Vermont. After graduating from Bryant University, he entered the lodging industry and discovered his passion for food and beverage operations. He worked in fine dining venues around the country and eventually completed his studies at the Culinary Institute of America. He began his career at Sugarloaf and Sunday River in 2004 when he was hired as vice president of lodging and property management for both resorts. He has also served as the vice president of mountain operations at Sunday River. In addition to his duties at Sugarloaf, Karl also serves on the board of trustees of <a href="https://www.gocva.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Carrabassett Valley Academy</a>. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/karl-strand-sugarloaf-mountain/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/karl-strand-sugarloaf-mountain/</a>

Karl Strand, Sugarloaf Mountain Resort

Judy Camuso

Judy Camuso has been the director of wildlife for Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife since 2013 and has been with the department since 2007. As director, Camuso oversees the management, protection, and enhancement of the over 500 birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians that call Maine home, and perhaps more challenging, a staff of 50 biologists. She oversees the development and implementation of policy decisions, legislative proposals, and rules related to the wildlife division, and she coordinates a budget of $ 12 million to manage Maine’s wildlife. She is the department’s voice on all matters regarding Maine’s wildlife. Prior to becoming director, she worked as special projects coordinator for the department and was a regional wildlife biologist. She has extensive experience with endangered species management and recovery as well as long-range species planning. She started her career at Maine Audubon as the environmental center director, where she oversaw wildlife education programs and conducted several bird banding projects.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/judy-camuso-maine-department-inland-fisheries-wildlife/

Judy Camuso has been the director of wildlife for Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife since 2013 and has been with the department since 2007. As director, Camuso oversees the management, protection, and enhancement of the over 500 birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians that call Maine home, and perhaps more challenging, a staff of 50 biologists. She oversees the development and implementation of policy decisions, legislative proposals, and rules related to the wildlife division, and she coordinates a budget of $ 12 million to manage Maine’s wildlife. She is the department’s voice on all matters regarding Maine’s wildlife. Prior to becoming director, she worked as special projects coordinator for the department and was a regional wildlife biologist. She has extensive experience with endangered species management and recovery as well as long-range species planning. She started her career at Maine Audubon as the environmental center director, where she oversaw wildlife education programs and conducted several bird banding projects. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/judy-camuso-maine-department-inland-fisheries-wildlife/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/judy-camuso-maine-department-inland-fisheries-wildlife/</a>

Judy Camuso, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Mitchell Lench founded Treetops Capital in 2008 to help small businesses succeed. He runs Treetops Capital's fund management businesses in sustainable agriculture and aquaculture. Lench is also responsible for co-management of the Gawa Microfinance Fund, which invests in rural and agricultural-focused microfinance and financial institutions focused on small and medium enterprises across the developing world. Prior to founding Treetops Capital, he was managing director in the structured finance group at Bank of America's investment bank in London. He then joined Credit Suisse in New York where he ran global syndicate and a multi-billion dollar trading book. He earned a master’s degree from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a BS from the State University of New York at Binghamton. More recently, he served as an advisor at the 2015 Fish 2.0 conference in San Francisco, where he helped select and pool viable, impact-oriented seafood businesses for investors to consider for investment. He moved to Maine in 2010 and lives in Cape Elizabeth with his wife, two children, and their dog, Skylar.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/mitchell-lench-treetops-capital/

Mitchell Lench founded Treetops Capital in 2008 to help small businesses succeed. He runs Treetops Capital's fund management businesses in sustainable agriculture and aquaculture. Lench is also responsible for co-management of the Gawa Microfinance Fund, which invests in rural and agricultural-focused microfinance and financial institutions focused on small and medium enterprises across the developing world. Prior to founding Treetops Capital, he was managing director in the structured finance group at Bank of America's investment bank in London. He then joined Credit Suisse in New York where he ran global syndicate and a multi-billion dollar trading book. He earned a master’s degree from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a BS from the State University of New York at Binghamton. More recently, he served as an advisor at the 2015 Fish 2.0 conference in San Francisco, where he helped select and pool viable, impact-oriented seafood businesses for investors to consider for investment. He moved to Maine in 2010 and lives in Cape Elizabeth with his wife, two children, and their dog, Skylar. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/mitchell-lench-treetops-capital/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/mitchell-lench-treetops-capital/</a>

Mitchell Lench, Treetops Capital

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Hypnosis & Health #249

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Maine Photographers #245

John Paul Caponigro is a prominent visual artist working with digital media. His art has been exhibited internationally and purchased by numerous private and public collections including Princeton University, the Estée Lauder collection, and Smithsonian. Caponigro combines his background in painting with traditional and alternative photographic processes using state-of-the-art digital technology. A form of environmental art in virtual space, his work is about the perception of nature and the nature of perception. His life’s work is both a call to connection with nature and a call for conscientious creative interaction with our environment during a time of rapid change. He has lectured extensively at conferences, universities, and museums in venues as diverse as Photoshop World, Google, and TEDx. He leads seminars and workshops around the globe. His work has been published widely in numerous periodicals and books including Art News and The Ansel Adams Guide. Author of the video training series “R/Evolution” and the book Adobe Photoshop Master Class, he has also been a contributing editor to a variety of magazines and websites including Camera Arts, Digital Photo Pro, HuffPost, and Apple. He is a member of the Photoshop Hall of Fame, an Epson Stylus Pro, and an X-Rite Coloratti. His clients include Adobe, Apple, Canon, Epson, Kodak, and Sony.   https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/john-paul-caponigro-visual-artist/

<a href="http://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">John Paul Caponigro</a> is a prominent visual artist working with digital media. His art has been exhibited internationally and purchased by numerous private and public collections including Princeton University, the Estée Lauder collection, and Smithsonian. Caponigro combines his background in painting with traditional and alternative photographic processes using state-of-the-art digital technology. A form of environmental art in virtual space, his work is about the perception of nature and the nature of perception. His life’s work is both a call to connection with nature and a call for conscientious creative interaction with our environment during a time of rapid change. He has lectured extensively at conferences, universities, and museums in venues as diverse as Photoshop World, Google, and TEDx. He leads seminars and workshops around the globe. His work has been published widely in numerous periodicals and books including Art News and The Ansel Adams Guide. Author of the video training series “R/Evolution” and the book Adobe Photoshop Master Class, he has also been a contributing editor to a variety of magazines and websites including Camera Arts, Digital Photo Pro, HuffPost, and Apple. He is a member of the Photoshop Hall of Fame, an Epson Stylus Pro, and an X-Rite Coloratti. His clients include Adobe, Apple, Canon, Epson, Kodak, and Sony. <a href="https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/john-paul-caponigro-visual-artist/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.themainemag.com/radio/radio-guests/john-paul-caponigro-visual-artist/</a>

John Paul Caponigro, visual artist

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