Rachel Hall of Portland with Carlo Gil Jr., Franklin Joel Gil, Jessica Gil, Carlos Gil and Caleb Gil of Gray.
Erin Finley of Falmouth and development committee member Tammy Garland of Portland.
Host committee members Connie and Art Batson of Falmouth, Santo Cimino of Cumberland and Kevin Libby of Falmouth.
University of Southern Maine President Glenn Cummings with host committee members Corson Ellis, Maria Freeman, Tobey Scott and Amy Woodhouse.
Senior Director of Clinical Innovation Rebecca Hoffman Frances, project manager Jasmyn Brown, host committee member Brent Noyes and his wife, Spring Harbor Hospital family nurse practitioner Kristen Noyes.
Host committee members Bob Fuller, Jim and Candace Fox and Liz and Tim Williams.
Maine Behavioral Healthcare Chief Operating Officer Maria Hadjiyane, Christine Murphy of Portland, Alicia Feredy of Kennebunk and Deaf Services Program Manager Kristine Gile.
Spring Harbor Hospital President Mary Jane Krebs, Director of Psychiatric Services Beth Dube and Clinical Director Kristie Worster.
Christopher Stephenson, Brice O’Connor and Dan Greenstein of sponsor The Boulos Group.
Maine Behavioral Healthcare Director of Development Cornell Stinson and President Kelly Barton.
Anna Stasiv, a Portland-based nurse practitioner who was born in Ukraine, models a Blue Wrap gown designed by Daphne Pulsifer while holding the Ukrainian flag.
Host committee members Toy Watson of Falmouth, Jim Becker and Randal Rucker of Portland, Arlene Schwind of Portland and Mitchell Watson of Falmouth.
Host committee members Eviana Englert of South Portland, Jana Kenney of Portland, Tara Walker of Parsonsfield and Rachelle Pinault of Porter.
Committee chairs Anne and Vince Oliviero.
Blue Wrap committee members Kevin Schochat and Leslie Hart of Portland.
Charlie Therrien of Northern Light Health, Fred Williams of Old Port Advisors, Ellen Therrien, and Sylvia Stevens and Shawna Chigro-Rogers of Old Port Advisors.
Board members Brenda McAleer of Harpswell and Nancy Kaye of Topsham and Edie Kilgore of Brunswick.
Host committee members Ron Cohen and Suzanne McKechnie of Kennebunk, Suzanne Hoekstra of Portland and Jules Cohen of Boothbay Harbor.
Host committee members Peggy Greenhut Golden and Jorge Arango (Portland Press Herald art critic) with Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth McLellan.
Host committee members Ann Elderkin and James Bucknam of Cape Elizabeth.
Chief Operating Officer Julie Forsyth Nelson with her parents, committee members Merle and Leonard Nelson.
Host committee members Connie Batson of Falmouth, Barbara Powers and Judge Keith Powers of Cape Elizabeth and Maryellen Coles of Cape Elizabeth.
Host committee members Richard Chandler of Camden, Courtney Stephens of Freeport, and board member Dustin Kaubris and Jena Williams of Westbrook.
Host committee members Manny Morgan of South Portland and Dick McIntosh of Portland.
Indigo Arts Alliance co-founders Daniel and Marcia Minter.
Musician Alejandro Graciano of Saco with fashion artist Jordan Carey of Portland, a 2019 artist in residence.
Danielle Webber with Dara Cheek of the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts in Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Indigo Arts Alliance Deputy Director Jordia Benjamin and Program Coordinator Ashley Page.
Stacey Evans of Portland and host committee member Gene Wiggins of Cape Elizabeth.
Curator Valeria Bembry of Buxton, Portland City Councilor Pious Ali and Kazeem Lawal, proprietor of Portland Trading Co.
Printmaker Sarah Khan, textile artist Sonya Clark, spoken word artist Attim Chenzira and arts supporter Maile Buker.
Founding Director Beth Stickney and Executive Director Sue Roche.
Photo by Amy Paradysz Janeen Arnold with her husband, Patrick Arnold, president of SoliDG, Inc.
Bonnie and Jack Riddle, co-founders of Opera Maine.
Spoken word poet Moon Machar of Portland, Space Executive Director Kelsey Johnson, metalsmith Aminata Conteh, curator Valeria Bembry and Namina Conteh.
Sadie Beck and sculptor Bianca Beck of Portland.
Board member Chris Stiegler, installation artist John Sundling and board member Desi Van Til, all of Portland.
Board treasurer Oliver Watson and Joseph Zullo of Portland.
Hanna Ajemian with her mother, performance artist Sara Juli, of Falmouth.
Former board member Kent Gordon of Portland with Carolyn Wachnicki, designer and exhibit manager.
Fabric sculptor Baxter Koziol of Portland, painter Andrew Scripter of Westbrook and photographer and videographer Harlan Crichton of Westbrook.
Documentary photographer Joel Tsui and fashion designer Jackiellen Bonney of Portland.
Arielle Morabito of Brunswick and musician Sadie McCurry of Scarborough.
Event hosts Lesley MacVane and Roger Berle of Falmouth.
Board member Catherine Besteman of Portland and Annie Leahy, executive director of Mechanics’ Hall.
Mark Winkworth and Jule Selbo of Portland.
Paula Namanyana, Sebastien Ngomirakiza, Esperance Rwaganje and Ange Uwera, all of Westbrook.
Honorees board member Tara Jenkins of Conscious Revolution and Mufalo Chitam, executive director of Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition.
Tural Nadirli of Portland, Chris Lyon of Scarborough and Mahir Hasanov of Kennebunk.
Mahmoud Hassan, Housing Case Manager Muse Ali and Executive Director Claude Rwaganje.
Director of Housing Dieudonne Nzeyimana, Stefanie Trice Gill of InterWorks, scholarship recipient Gabriel Sibomana of Westbrook and Jonthan Trumper, chair of the Southern Maine Chapter of SCORE.
Nancy Smith of GrowSmart, Ahdaf Shamtki of Biddeford and Emily Dufour of Monmouth.
ProsperityME graduate Nahlah Alsafar of Westbrook with Jill Williams of Scarborough.
ProsperityME graduate Ninette Irabaruta of Yarmouth and mentor Dara Wentworth of Cape Elizabeth.
Intercultural Community Center Executive Director Beatrice Mucyo and Adult Program Director Divine Nduwimana.
Leslie Smith and Roxi Suger of Biddeford-based Suger Bole.
Coffee scientist Sharada Krishnan, executive director of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance, with Coffee by Design co-founder Mary Allen Lindemann.
Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center board president Ninette Irabaruta, Ekhlas Ahmed of Chance to Advance and physician Ideh Rohani of Portland.
Emilie Toma and Emma Nadabi, both of Portland.
Coffee by Design co-founder Alan Spear, Eliza Cope Nolan of Bernstein Shur and publicist Gillian Britt.
Artist Titi de Baccarat, Congoless Community of Maine President Papy Bongibo and Amjambo Africa publisher George Budagu Makoko.
Coffee by Design lead roaster Travis Spear with Julien Langevin, 2022 U.S. Cup Tasters Champion of the United States, and former employee Milo Ryan-Humphrey.
Christopher Rugira of Rwanda, Coffee by Design employees Phil Hurley, Logan Shifflett and Madeline Weber, and Zada Smith of North Yarmouth.
Fairfield Bonsall with Coffee by Design Chief Financial Officer Gregory Michard.
Safiya Khalid and Nairus Abdullahi of Lewiston with Ethiopian coffee producer Hanan Million.
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