Art Stevens, CEI business development officer for Workforce Solutions, and Aimee Cates of CEI Capital Management.

Angela Garrison of Beansprouts Learning Center and Joshua Hand of Joshua James Studios.

Eloise Vitelli of New Ventures Maine with former CEI board chairs Annee Tara and Ellen Seidman.

Brandon Hussey and Crystal Ingerson, representing event sponsor The Press Hotel.

Mutima Peter of Intercultural Community Center and Didier Hakizimana of CEI Capital Management.

Todd and Michelle Ridlon of Topsham.

State Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, Robin Talbot of the University of Southern Maine Writing for Social Justice Project, Regina Phillips of the Westbrook School Department and Deb Breiting of Maine Intercultural Communication Consultants.

CEI board member Chip Newell of NewHeight Group, board member Ian Yaffe of Mano en Mano (Hand in Hand), and Ron Hunt and Shelly Pray of event sponsor Bangor Savings Bank.

Former board member John Moore and Claude Rwanganje of Community Financial Literacy.

Gary Vogel of sponsor Drummond Woodsum and Jim Robbins of sponsor Bangor Savings Bank.

Scott Szeliga of sponsor CohnReznick and CEI President Keith Bisson.

Paul Scalzone, CEI's former director of Workforce Solutions, Carla Culver of Brunswick and Elizabeth Love, CEI's associate director of Workforce Solutions.

Lisa Hook of sponsor People's United Bank and CEI board member Cordelia Pitman of Wright-Ryan Construction.

SunriseGuide publisher Heather Chandler and Tyler Kidder, community outreach director of GrowSmart Maine.