working together symposium 2008

October 30, 2008
Hilton Garden Inn
Freeport, Maine

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On October 30th, 2008 Working Together held its 2nd Annual Symposium. Read a newsletter article here.

April Clark of Manpower emceed the event. The keynote address was given by Katherine McCary, vice president of SunTrust Banks and chair of the US Business Leadership Network.

Karen Gordon Mills, a venture capitalist from Brunswick who was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate to lead the Small Business Administration, presented Awards.

Awards given were:

Business Leadership Award - Hannaford Brothers, Inc.
Small Business Leadership Award - Al's Auto of Medway, Maine
Workforce Achievement Award - Bates College

A one-time award was given to Maine Veterans to express deep appreciation of their service and sacrifice. That award was accepted by Sgt. Kirby Touchette on behalf of all veterans and will be housed at Camp Keyes. The second one-time award was presented to Maine Oxy, a welding and industrial gas company in Auburn, to recognize its exemplary employment and support of veterans and their families. (see photo here).

Attendees chose from three panel discussions offered at the symposium:
1) The Aging Workforce and Employees with Disabilities
2) Employing our Returning Veterans: Wounds We Can See, Wounds
We Can't See
3) Reaching your Consumers: How to Market your Employment of
People with Disabilities.

Read the panelists' biographies here.

Pictures from the Symposium:
IMAGES BY SUSAN GATTI PHOTOGRAPHY

Click on the thumbnails for a larger version.

April Clark of Manpower emcees the Symposium.	Catherine McCary, keynote speaker.	April Clark (right) introduces Karen Gordon Mills.
Karen Gordon Mills, a venture capitalist from Brunswick.	Sherri Stevens of Hannaford Brothers receives the Business Leadership Award.	Al Cimon of Al's Auto receives the Small Business Leadership Award.
Christine Schwartz of Bates College receives the Workforce Achievement Award.	Merritt Carey, Business Partner Liaison with Working Together.	Merritt Carey presents the Veterans Award to Sergeant Kirby Touchette (right).
Major General Libby (left) of the Maine National Guard presents award to Maine Oxy.	Retired Staff Sergeant Robert Smith (left), Marketing Manager at Maine Oxy, and Sgt Kirby Touchette (right), display the Maine Oxy award.	Bruce Vermeulen (left) of Training & Development Corporation and Larry Glantz (right) of the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine.
Lunch and networking.	Resource table	Resource table

 

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