Additional Organizations Standing in Solidarity With Us
(List updated as of 1/19/21)
158 Pickett Street Cafe Kate Schier-Potocki, Owner • 19 Oaks Shay Bellas, President • AAA Northern New England Eric Cyr, President • Advantage Home Care Richard Blumenthal, President/Owner • AgilePath Corporation Paul Dube, CEO • Allagash Brewing Company Rob Tod, Founder/Brewer • Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter Drew Wyman, Executive Director • American Rheinmetall Systems Brad Hittle, President and CEO • Amistad Brian Townsend, Executive Director • Anchorage By the Sea Megan Baker, HR • Annalee Ziman Rosenblatt Annalee Rosenblatt, Owner • AT&T Owen Smith, State President • Atlantic Federal Credit Union Scott B. Chretien, President/CEO • Aura Krista Newman, Co-Owner • Avesta Housing Dana Totman, President and CEO • Back Cove Financial Christine Byrne, Partner, Wealth Advisor • Baker Newman Noyes Dayton Benway, Managing Principal • Ballou & Associates Inc. Tammy Swasey-Ballou, President/CEO • Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce Deb Neuman on behalf of the Board of Directors, President and CEO • Bangor Savings Bank Bob Montgomery-Rice, President and CEO • Bangs Island Mussels Gary Moretti, Executive Chairman • Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Alf Anderson, Executive Director • Barber Foods David Barber, Specialist Business Development • Bath Iron Works Corporation Dirk A. Lesko, President • Baxter Academy for Technology and Science Kelli Pryor, Executive Director • Baxter Brewing Co. Jennifer Lever, President • Beach Pea Baking Co. Thomas and Mariah Roberts, Co-Owners • Benoit’s Design Co. Greg Benoit, Owner • Berman & Simmons, P.A. Craig Bramley, Managing Director • BerryDunn John Chandler, President and Managing Principal • Bethl Kids Care LLC Amanda Pulos, Director • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine Nicole Avery, Executive Director • Blaze Partners Jenna Klein Jonsson, Partner • Bloom Consignment & Resale Lilly Van Der Steenhoven, Owner • Boots2Roots William E. Benson, Executive Director • Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine Brian C. Elowe, Chief Executive Officer • Brann & Isaacson Martin Eisenstein, Managing Partner • Brant & Cochran Mark Ferguson, President • Breakwater School Maggie Lyon, Academic Director • Brimstone Consulting Group Bob Weiler, Managing Founder • Broadreach Public Relations, Linda Varrell, President • Bull Feeney’s Douglas Fuss, Owner • Burgess Advertising & Marketing Meredith Strang Burgess, President/CEO • Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company Inc. Jerry Fan, Vice President and New England Regional Office General Manager • C. LOVE COOKIE PROJECT / C. LOVE BAKING ACADEMY Katherine J. Slevin, Founder, Head Pastry Chef • Cabot7 Benjamin Barrows, CEO and Founder • Camden National Bank Greg Dufour, President and Chief Executive Officer • Capital One Scott Simpson, Managing Vice President • Career Planning Services James K. Elkins, Owner • Catholic Charities Maine Stephen Letourneau, Chief Executive Officer • Center for Grieving Children, Anne Heros, Executive Director • Centerpoint Martial Arts Andrew Mishkin, Owner • Central Maine Healthcare Jeffrey L. Brickman, FACHE, President and CEO • Central Maine Power David Flanagan, Executive Chairman • Certify Kenny Eon, SVP and General Manager • CHART Metalworks Janice Sears, President/Owner • City of Portland, Maine Kate Snyder, Mayor • City of Portland, Maine Jon P. Jennings, City Manager • City of South Portland Scott Morelli, City Manager • Coastal Enterprises Inc. Betsy Biemann, CEO • Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Gretchen Ostherr, President and CEO • Coastal Maine Photo Tours Dee Peppe, Founder/Director • Coffee By Design Mary Allen Lindemann, Co-founder/Community Builder • Coffee ME Up Mateo Hodo, Co-founder • Colby Company LLC Sarah Emily Colby, CEO • College Search U Kathy Strand, Lead Educational Consultant • Colliers International - Maine Michael Cobb, Managing Director • Comcast Chris Hodgdon, Vice President Maine and New Hampshire • Competitive Energy Services Andrew Price, President & COO • Conscious Revolution Tara Jenkins, Founder • Cooking for Community Ellie Linen Low, Volunteer Organizer • Corry Restaurant Group Michelle and Steve Corry, Proprietors • Cottages at Summer Village Brian Rice, General Manager • Count ME In Susan Lieberman, Director • Courtney Policy Group Jonathan Courtney, President • coworkHERS Heather Ashby, Founder/CEO • Craignair Inn by the Sea and Causeway Restaurant Greg and Lauren Soutiea, Owners • Cumberland County Government Jim Gailey, County Manager • Cumberland County Sheriff's Office Kevin J. Joyce, Sheriff • Curaleaf Maine Scott Reed, President • CycleBar Portland Paige Ferguson, Owner • David’s Restaurant David Turin, Chef/Owner • Day One Gregory Bowers, Chief Executive Officer • Dead River Company Deanna Sherman, President and CEO • Debra Boxer, MSW Debra Boxer, Owner/President • Dempsey Center Wendy Tardif, Executive Director • Design Collective 207 April Powell, Founder & Board President • Dextrous Creative, LLC Tracie J. Reed, President • Dirigo Business Group of Maine • Michael Schnur, Owner/Business Broker • Dirigo Collective Chris Marine, Partner • Dirigo Management Company Bob Keegan, President/Owner • Diversified Communications Ted Wirth, President & CEO • Down East magazine Bob Fernald, President, CEO and Publisher • Drummond Woodsum Benjamin Marcus, Managing Director • E2Tech Martin Grohman, Executive Director • E4H Architecture James Johnson, Managing Partner/CEO • Earle W. Noyes & Sons Moving Specialists, Inc. Brent E. Noyes, Vice President of Operations and General Counsel • East Brown Cow Management, Inc. Denine Leeman, Chief Operating Officer • Eaton Peabody David Austin, President / Managing Partner • Educate Maine Jason Judd, Executive Director • Elusive Photography Emily Bienek, Owner • Emburse Nord Samuelson, President • EnviroLogix Bill Welch, President and CEO • Epic Retirement Plan Services Ingrid Libby, Senior Plan Consultant • Family Wellness Chiropractic Dr. Alicia Boser, Owner • Farnsworth Art Museum David Troup, Communications and Marketing Manager • Fathom Companies Jim Brady, President • Finance Authority of Maine Bruce Wagner, Chief Executive Officer • flyte new media Rich Brooks, President • FocusMaine Kimberly Hamilton, President • Fore River Brewing Company John LeGassey, Co-Founder • Foreside Financial Judith Coye, HR Director • Fork Food Lab Bill Seretta, CEO • Foulmouthed Brewing Julia Dilger, Owner • Foundation for Portland Public Schools Andrea Weisman Summers, Executive Director • Friends of Fort Gorges Paul Drinan, Executive Director • Furniture Friends Jenn McAdoo, Executive Director • Gateway Community Services LLC Abdullahi Ali, CEO • Gateway Community Services Maine Kate Fahey, Director of Programs • Gawron Turgeon Architects Rebecca Dillon, Principal • Generac Clean Energy Solutions Rob Smart, Director of Business Development • GoGo Refill Laura Marston, Owner • Good Shepherd Food Bank Kristen Miale, President • Goodwill Northern New England Richard J. Cantz, President and CEO • Gorham Savings Bank Stephen DeCastro, President and CEO • Great Diamond Partners Helen Andreoli, Founding Partner & CFO • Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce Shawna Chigro-Rogers, Executive Director • Greater Portland Board of REALTORS® Heather Horlor, Executive Officer • Greater Portland Health Ann Tucker, CEO • Greater Portland Landmarks, Inc. Sarah Hansen, Executive Director • Green With Envy Salon Gillian, Salon Manager • Grove Collaborative Stuart Landesberg, Founder and CEO • GrowSmart Maine Nancy E Smith, Executive Director • Gulf of Maine Research Institute Donald W. Perkins, Jr., President/CEO • Hancock Lumber Kevin Hancock, Chairman & CEO • Hardypond Construction Deirdre Wadsworth, President • HighByte Torey Penrod-Cambra, Co-Founder & Chief Marketing Officer • HMS Consulting, LLC Holly Smevog, Career Counselor • Holiday Inn By The Bay Annaliese Lafayette, GM • Home Instead Senior Care Kathy Damon, Home Care Consultant • Hope Acts Martha Steinj, Executive Director • Horch Roofing Inc Peter Horch, CEO / Owner • HUB International New England Anna Edgerley, Managing Director, Maine • iBec Creative Becky McKinnell, CEO • IN HER PRESENCE Claudette Ndayininahaze, Executive Director • Infinity Federal Credit Union Elizabeth Hayes, President/CEO • Integrated Environmental Engineering, Inc. Kristie Rabasca, President • IntWork, LLC Stefanie Trice Gill, Founder • Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Nellie Honan, Financial Advisor • Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry Roy T. Pierce, President • Jetport Gas and Convenience Cameron Bathe, Part owner • JobsInTheUS/JobsInME.com Saïd Eastman, CEO/GM • John T. Gorman Foundation Tony Cipollone, President and CEO • Jones Associates Inc. Rick Jones, President • Jones, Rich & Barnes Funeral Home Erik Tiner, Managing Funeral Director • Junior Achievement of Maine Michelle Anderson, President • Kendall Hinkley Massage Therapy Kendall Hinkley, Massage Therapist • Key Bank, N.A. Chip Kelley, Maine District President • Kids Movement Project Jill McMahon, Owner • KMA Human Resources Consulting Kim Anania, President and CEO • Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Shanna Cox, President + CEO • Life is Good Monika Youells, Retail Manager • Lighthouse Elder Care, Inc. dba Home Instead Senior Care William Jenks, President/CEO • Lincoln & Main Thaddeus St. John, President • Lisa-Marie’s Made in Maine Marie Stewart Harmon, General Manager • Little Giant Restaurant Ian Malin, Owner • Littler Mendelson, P.C. Melinda J. Caterine, Shareholder • Live + Work in Maine Nate Wildes, Executive Director • Lucas Tree Experts Arthur Batson III, CFO • Luke's Lobster Luke Holden, Founder & CEO • Maine Aquaculture Association Sebastian Belle, Executive Director • Maine Arts Camp Rick Mades, Owner/Director • Maine Association of Broadcasters Suzanne D. Goucher, President & CEO • Maine Audubon Andrew Beahm, Executive Director • Maine Beer Company Steve Mills, CEO • Maine Business Immigration Coalition (MeBIC) Beth Stickney, Executive Director • Maine Cancer Foundation Cheryl Tucker, Executive Director • Maine College of Art Margaret Brownlee, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer • Maine Community College System David Daigler, President • Maine Community Foundation Steven Rowe, President & CEO • Maine Course Hospitality Group Sean Riley, President & CEO • Maine Crafts Association Sadie Bliss, Executive Director • Maine Credit Union League Todd Mason, President/CEO • Maine Development Foundation Yellow Light Breen, President & CEO • Maine Integrative Dentistry David R. Kerr, D.D.S., Owner • Maine Justice Foundation Michelle Draeger, Executive Director • Maine Mariners Hockey Adam Goldberg, VP of Business Operations • Maine Medical Center Ryan Polly, Director Diversity Equity and Inclusion • Maine Mortgage Solutions LLC Mark Violette, Broker/Owner • Maine Primary Care Association Darcy Shargo, CEO • Maine Red Claws Dajuan Eubanks, President • Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants Patricia Brigham, Executive Director • Maine Technology Institute Brian Whitney, President • Maine Tourism Association Tony Cameron, CEO • Maine Venture Fund John Burns, Managing Director • Mainebiz Donna Brassard, Group Publisher • MaineStream Finance Chris Linder, CEO • Make-A-Wish Maine Kate Vickery, President & CEO • Mandy Levine Consulting Mandy Levine, Owner • Manpower Maine April Clark, President • March of Dimes Michelle O’Malley, Associate Executive Director • Marcum LLP Jeffrey M. Weiner, Chairman & CEO • Martin’s Point Health Care David Howes, MD, President and CEO • Masthead Maine Lisa DeSisto, CEO • Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce Kimberly N. Lindlof, President & CEO • Mindful Employer Elizabeth Ross Holmstrom, Founder and CEO • Mitchell Institute Meg Baxter, President • MMG Insurance Larry M. Shaw, President and CEO • Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce Lisa Parsons, President • Mr. Handyman of Greater Portland Tracy Hayes, Owner • Murray, Plumb & Murray Kelly McDonald, Director • MyHealthMath Bob Watterson, President • NAI The Dunham Group Justin Lamontagne, Designated Broker | Partner • NBT Bank Kim Twitchell, Maine President • New Gen Hospitality Anthony Jackson, Business Development Manager • New Ventures Maine Gilda E. Nardone, Executive Director • Night Moves Kerry Hanney, Owner/Founder • Norman Hanson DeTroy LLC Stephen Hessert, Firm manager • Northern Hospitality Elissa English-O’Brien, Regional Relationships Director • Northern Light Health Tim Dentry, President & CEO • Northern Light Mercy Hospital Charlie Therrien, President • Norway Savings Bank Patricia Weigel, President & CEO • Oakhurst Dairy John Bennett, President • Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce Alice Pearce, Executive Director • Old Port Candy Co. Anna Largay, Owner • Old Port Card Works Tom Largay, Owner • Olympia Snowe Women’s Leadership Institute Christina McAnuff, Executive Director • ON Semiconductor Joshua Madore, Director of Operations South Portland • Opera Maine Caroline Koelker, Executive Director • Page One Web Solutions LLC Patrick Sullivan, Founder/CEO • Paris Farmers Union Marc West, President • Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce Tom Peaco, President & CEO • Penobscot Community Health Care Megan Sanders, Chief Legal Officer & Chief Human Resources Officer • People’s United Bank Dan Thornton, Maine Market President • Perkins Thompson, PA Dawn Harmon, President • Pika Energy Ben Polito, CEO • Piper Consulting Group, LLC Megan Piper, Principal Consultant • Piper Shores Jim Adamowicz, CEO • Poland Spring Resort Cynthia Robbins, President • Portland Adult Education Anita M St Onge, Executive Director • Portland Community Squash Barrett Takesian, President • Portland Design Co. LK Weiss, Owner • Portland Downtown Cary Tyson, Executive Director • Portland Food Co-op John Crane, General Manager • Portland House of Music Ken Bell, Owner • Portland Museum of Art Mark H.C. Bessire, Director • Portland Parks Conservancy Nan Cumming, Executive Director • Portland Public Library Sarah Campbell, Executive Director • Portland Public Schools Xavier Botana, Superintendent • Portland Research Group Bruce M. Lockwood, President • Portland Sheraton at Sable Oaks Edward Palmer, General Manager • Portland Society for Architecture Addy Smith-Reiman, Executive Director • Portside Real Estate Group Dava Davin, Principal • POWER Engineers, Inc. Ken Fortier, Maine Operations Manager • Preble Street Mark R. Swann, Executive Director • Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP David B. Van Slyke, Managing Partner • Prevention. Action. Change. Clara Porter, Director • Price Associates Francis Eberle, Leadership and Organization Advisor • Proforma Marketing Essentials Kim M. Palermo, President • ProSearch Edward McKersie, President • ProsperityME Claude Rwaganje, Executive Director • Protect Maine's Fishing Heritage Foundation Crystal Canney, Executive Director • Prudential Advisors Stephen Strout, Financial Planner • R.M. Davis, Inc. Scot E. Draeger, President • Rad Plaid Sterling Salzberg, CEO • Ramboll Miranda Henning, Managing Principal • RE/MAX Shoreline Rachel Reed, Co-owner, Vice President, & COO • RE/MAX Shoreline Derrick Buckspan, Broker, Owner • Real Maine Ed Libby, Owner • Red Thread Stephanie Brock, VP & GM Maine • ReEnergy Holdings LLC Larry Richardson, Chief Executive Officer • Retail Association of Maine Curtis Picard, President and CEO • Retriever Advisors Ron Sepielli, President/Leadership Advisor • ReVision Energy Astrid Blanco, HR - Talent Acquisition • Richard Boyd Art Gallery Pamela Williamson and Richard Boyd, Owners • Ripcord Engineering Sonia Barrantes, President • Robinson, Kriger & McCallum Cara Biddings, Partner • Rogue Industries Wells Lyons, Co-Owner • RSU 14 Jed Bloom, Teacher • Rudman Winchell Christopher J. Austin, Managing Partner • Running With Scissors Studios LLC Kathryn Anker, Owner, Director • Saint Joseph's College Dr. James Dlugos, President • Salt Pump Climbing Co. Taki Miyamoto, Managing Partner • Samuel M. Sherry, Esq., PA Samuel Sherry, President • SB ID Collective April Elaine Powell, Founder | Creative Director • Scarborough Public Library Bill Donovan, President • Sea Bags Don Oakes, CEO • SeaChange Resources, LLC Kimberly H Parrott, CEO • Sea Change Yoga Elise Boyson, Executive Director • Seafax, Inc. James M. Bonnvie, President • Sebago Clean Waters Karen Young, Sebago Clean Waters Coordinator • Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Robin Mullins, Executive Director • Selby Shoes Etc Edward C Lechner, President • Serra Public Affairs Alex Serra, Principal • ServiceMaster Contract Services Harrison Clark, President • Sevee and Maher Engineers, Inc. Erik M Clapp, President • Sisters Gourmet Deli Michaela McVetty, Founder • Soakology Roberta Alexander, Managing Principal • Solo Italiano Jesse Bania, General Manager • South Portland School Department Ken Kunin, Superintendent • Southern Maine Agency on Aging Megan M. Walton, CEO • Southern Maine Community College Michele Pavitt, Advisor • Southern Maine Conservation Collaborative Jessica Burton, Executive Director • Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber Cory R. King, Executive Director • SPACE Gallery Kelsey Johnson, Executive Director • Spectrum Healthcare Partners David Landry, CEO • Spinnaker Trust Amanda Rand, President/CEO • Springborn Staffing Laura Thibodeau, President • Spurwink Eric Meyer, President & CEO • St. Germain Mark St. Germain, President • St. Lawrence Arts Julia Kirby, Development Director • State Farm Michelle Raber, Agent • Storied Rebecca Wertheimer, Owner • Strimo LP Helkin Berg, CEO • Sugarloaf Karl Strand, President & General Manager • Summit Natural Gas of Maine Kurt Adams, Chief Executive Officer • Sun Life Dan Fishbein, President • Sun Tiki Studios Ian Smith, Owner • Sunday River Dana Bullen II, President • Susan Penza-Clyve, PhD Susan Penza-Clyve, Licensed Psychologist • Sweetser Debra Taylor President & CEO • Tailwind Clinical Research Catherine Feutz, Owner • Tetra Tech, Inc. Sarah Watts Martin, Operations Manager • The Boulos Company Drew Sigfridson, Managing Director • The Bread + Butter Catering Company Kate Schier-Potocki, Owner • The EGGroup Erika Gabrielsen Neumann, President/Founder • The Framemakers A.K. “Ames” Cyrway, President • The Gallery at Somes Sound Tyra Hanson, Director • The Greater Portland Council of Governments Kristina Egan, Executive Director • The Iris Network David Barnwell, President • The Knight Canney Group Felicia Knight, President • The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers Rick Dorian, Executive Director • The Mars Hill Group Jermaine Moore, DEI Consultant • The Midnight Corp. Matthew Opuda, Founder • The Nature Conservancy Tamara Lee Pinard, Community Initiatives Manager • The Opportunity Alliance Joe Everett, President & CEO • The Telling Room Celine B Kuhn, Executive Director • The Wishcamper Companies Joe Wishcamper, President • Thomas College Laurie G. Lachance, President • TideSmart Global Stephen M. Woods, President and CEO • Tilson Joshua Broder, CEO • Town of Falmouth Nathan Poore, Town Manager • TRIO Student Support Services Linda Freeman, TRIO Advisor II • TRSS Wealth Management, LLC Michael A. Reed, Managing Member • Two Fat Cats Bakery Lori McCartney, Marketing & Community Relations Manager • United Insurance Chris Condon, CEO • United Way of Greater Portland Liz Cotter Schlax, President & CEO • University of Maine System Hon. Dannel P. Malloy, Chancellor • University of Maine & University of Maine at Machias Joan Ferrini-Mundy, President • University of Maine at Augusta Rebecca Wyke, President • University of Maine at Farmington Edward Serna, President • University of Maine at Fort Kent Deborah Hedeen, President • University of Maine at Presque Isle Raymond Rice, President • University of Maine School of Law Leigh Saufley, Dean • University of New England James D. Herbert, President • USL to Portland Gabe Hoffman-Johnson, President • Vantage Point Recruiting Jay Casavant, President • Veroneau Insurance Raymond E. Veroneau, Jr., Owner • Versant Power Michael Herrin, President & COO • VETRO, Inc. Will Mitchell, CEO • Visit Portland Lynn Tillotson, President + CEO • Vitalius Real Estate Group Brit Vitalius, Owner • Volunteers of America Northern New England Richard Hooks Wayman, President & CEO • W.S. Emerson Company Betsy Vickery, Vice President • Wayfinder Schools Martha Kempe, Head of Schools • Wayside Food Programs Mary Zwoliinski, Executive Director • Wells Fargo Rob Small, Senior Vice President | Maine Market Leader • Wells-Ogunquit Resort Motel & Cottages Sarah Proach, Owner • Westin Portland Harborview Lucas Laidlaw, General Manager • Whipple | Callender Architects Anne Callender, Architect • WinterKids Julie Mulkern, Executive Director • WIPFLI LLP Graham Smith, New England Market Leader • WJZP & 107.9 Fm Community Radio Dennis Ross, President • WMTW-TV and WPXT-TV David Abel, President and General Manager • Wohler & Co. Will Wohler, Owner and Photographer • Words@Work, Inc. Paula J. Mahony, President • Works Bakery Cafe Richard French, Founder/ CEO • Wright-Ryan Construction John Ryan, President • Youth and Family Outreach Camelia Babson-Haley, Executive Director • Youth Full Maine Katie Brown, Director