MARK VOGELZANG
TOPSHAM — Coastal Enterprises, Inc., a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer the first-time homebuyer seminar on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 10, 12, 17 and 19, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., at Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham.
The purpose of the course is to help people prepare for and be well informed about the process of buying a home.
Preregistration is required and there is a $30/person or $50/couple (or co-buyer) nonrefundable charge for the four-session seminar. Registrations will not be accepted after Jan. 4.
MICHELLE CROMARTY
Hurley Travel Experts reveals collaboration with TideSmart
PORTLAND — Hurley Travel Experts and TideSmart Global, a conglomerate of experiential businesses covering a variety of sectors, have paired to economize in travel consolidation efforts to save money.
Hurley Travel Experts is a Travel Management Co. specializing in business travel, corporate incentive and group travel, and luxury vacation travel. It was founded by Pamela Hurley-Moser in 1993.
“The goal of this partnership is to effectively track and save between 10 and 30 percent of travel spending, while enhancing TideSmart travelers’ overall experience and giving employees the option of a hybrid online and personal custom-built travel solution,” said Hurley-Moser, president and CEO of Hurley Travel Experts. “We help streamline and automate travel processes, from booking the trip to travel policy education and compliance.”
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TideSmart Global is the parent of six companies primarily focused on experiential marketing. It was founded by Stephen Woods. The companies include: emg3, Promerica Health, TideSmart Logistics, Sumerian Sports & Entertainment, Viridescense and LedgePoint Digital.
For more information about TideSmart Global, visit its website at www.tidesmart.com. Hurley Travel Experts’ website can be visited at www.travelexperts.com.
Vogelzang selected as MPBN president
LEWISTON — The board of directors of the Maine Public Broadcasting Network recently selected Mark Vogelzang as MPBN’s new president and CEO.
Vogelzang, 56, is a veteran of public broadcasting, having served most recently as station manager at WBFO-FM, Buffalo’s NPR member station, where he helped facilitate a merger to be completed in 2012 between WBFO and WNED in western New York.
Vogelzang was also president of Vermont Public Radio (VPR) for 16 years, from 1993 to 2009, where he helped the organization complete a $10 million endowment campaign and created two regional networks
— one that carries news, information and cultural programming and another devoted to classical music and the arts. He was elected to NPR’s board of directors for seven years (2001-08), and served as the executive director (interim) of the NPR Foundation for most of 2009, overseeing the foundation’s entire fundraising operation.
When he takes over as the head of MPBN in January, Vogelzang will replace Jim Dowe, who has been MPBN’s president and CEO since April 2006 and who last spring announced his plans to retire at the end of this year.
Vogelzang received his B.A. degree from Dordt College in Iowa, where he also began his public radio career at the campus radio station. He and his wife, Rhonda, have five adult children and five grandchildren.
Cosmetologist rents booth in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Jacki Bruce, a licensed cosmetologist, is renting a booth at Shear Body Hair Studio & Spa at 51 Harpswell Road in Brunswick.
The studio is located in the same building as Brunswick Variety & Deli, near Bowdoin College.
According to a news release, Bruce offers her services during the following days and hours: Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
She offers full-service hair care for men, women and children, including ethnic hair, extensions, feather extensions and updos. Other services are skin care, waxing, manicures and pedicures, Shellac, makeup applications and makeup lessons, and ear piercing.
To schedule an appointment, call 721-9393 or go online at www.shearbody.com.
Petersen, Shorr elected to board
SOUTH PORTLAND — Richard Petersen and Elizabeth Shorr have recently been elected to the board of directors of the Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges (FMCC). The announcement was made by former Gov. John McKernan, the board’s chairman.
Petersen was named president and chief executive officer of Maine Medical Center in June 2009. Prior to serving as interim president and CEO, Petersen was the medical center’s chief operating officer for 10 years.
Petersen graduated from Broome Community College in Binghamton, N.Y., before continuing his undergraduate education at Ithaca College. He holds a master’s in business administration from Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y.
Shorr serves as president of the Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges. Prior to joining the organization as its first president in January 2010, she served as vice chancellor, University Advancement at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She previously served as president and CEO of the University of Southern Maine Foundation and as vice president for University Advancement at USM.
Cromarty joins staff at Body Symmetry
BRUNSWICK — Body Symmetry Pilates & Personal Training Studio recently announced that Michelle Cromarty has joined its staff for both Pilates and Spinning.
Cromarty grew up in Seattle and graduated from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash., and began practicing Pilates in 1996. She discovered Stott Pilates after moving to New Hampshire in 2003. She began teaching and earned her Stott Pilates certification for both matwork and reformer in 2010. She has previously worked at Tone Zone Pilates and Living Well Physical Therapy in New Hampshire.
Since moving to Maine this past summer, Cromarty has also recently earned her certification for Spinning.
“I am excited to have Michelle join our team. Her previous experience working closely with physical therapists is the perfect complement to our services. Expanding our staff will allow us to offer more classes which our clients have been requesting,” said Martha Kittle, owner.
Body Symmetry is located at 1 Paul St., Brunswick. To schedule a private session or for more information, visit www.bodysymmetrymaine.co m or call 729-1122.
Lee Toyota hires veteran salesman
TOPSHAM — Ludger Tremblay has joined the Lee Toyota sales group in Topsham, according to a news release.
Tremblay has been in the auto sales business for more than 25 years.
Prior to joining Lee Toyota, Tremblay was employed by L.A. Harley Davidson of Lewiston.
Maine Prep classes begin in January
BRUNSWICK — Maine Prep’s SAT prep classes for Brunswick area high school students will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday, Jan. 12 through March 8, to prepare students for the March 10, 2012, SAT test.
The eight-session course, designed to teach students strategies to use in the math, writing and reading sections of the SAT, will meet at the Maine Prep offices, 22 Parkers Way, Brunswick.
The teacher is Jack Mahoney.
For further information, course description and registration materials, contact Maine Prep on Facebook, call 798-5690 or email maineprep@gmail.com. The web address is www.maineprep.com.
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