Bankers, Banks, Banking - Maine

University of Maine Chancellor Dr. James H. Page, shown in the photo, opened the 37^th Annual Directors Forum with remarks on the need for higher education to identify and teach skills that are needed in the workforce of the future.  The University has several initiatives already in place with the business community to identify areas of training need and future opportunity.  Following Chancellor Page’s remarks Jeff Gerrish of Gerrish McCreary Smith presented a full morning on “the Real Truths About the Current Banking Environment: Questions You Are Afraid to Ask.” More than 160 bank officers and directors were in attendance.   Click here for Jeff Gerrish’s slides:

Jim MacLeod of Bangor Savings Bank, chair of the MBA Trust & Wealth Management Committee, is shown making introductions at the 2013 Trust & Wealth Management Conference. The meeting was held May 1 at the Harraseeket Inn and attended by 100 bankers and vendors. It offered a full day of legal, fiduciary and tax topics, third party brokerage relationship, value investing, financial planning standards, special needs trusts and the national debt. See below for speaker slides:

Debt and Deficits Worldwide: What Next?
Financial Planning—Standards, Ethics and Liability  
Investment Advisors, Broker-Dealers & Third Party Brokerage Arrangements
Value Investor

The 21^st Annual BANK EXPO 2013 drew more than 250 bankers and exhibitors to MBA’s annual trade show and conference April 11 in Portland. Eighteen educational breakout sessions throughout the day were interspersed with breaks and refreshments in the sold-out exhibit hall, where 55 vendor booths highlighted the latest banking products and services.  Click on the links below for presentations:

MLO_Compensation -- Kouhoupt, Katahdin Trust Company  
Mortgage Foreclosure; Eminent Domain -- Jones, Eaton Peabody
Online Marketing -- Varrell, Broadreach Public Relations 
Operating Efficiency -- Marsico, The Kafafian Group   
Revenue Enhancement -- Silsby, Kennebec Savings Bank   
Safeguarding Overdraft Solution -- Lawson, John M. Floyd & Associates   
The Future of Payments is Now -- Lafferty, MasterCard Worldwide   
Expense Reduction -- Plummer, The First   
Active Shooter -- Maillet & Minkowsky, Lewiston Police Department   
Active Shooter Booklet - How to Respond    
Best & Worst of Social Media -- Schelfhaudt, McDougall & Duval Advertising   
CFPB Mortgage Rulemaking -- Stinneford & Bishop, Hudson & Cook    
DDOS Preparation & Response -- Greene, Sage Data Security    
NEACH Update -- Canty, New England Automated Clearinghouse

Chris Pinkham of MBA awards a check to the winners of Jump$tart Maine’s LifeSmarts competition March 1. The check will pay their expenses to compete in the national LifeSmarts financial literacy competition in Atlanta. High schools across the state competed throughout the school year in an online financial literacy competition, with the four top teams facing off March 1 at the state championship held at Unum. Shown with Chris in the photo, L to R, are:  Mary Dyer, Jump$tart Maine president, and Waynflete team members Sam Freedman, Sally Li, Lily Collins, James Liu and Abdi Mohamud.

Congratulating HEAF scholar Michele McClure of Central Maine Community College at an MBA Legislative Coffee are, L to R: Rep. Wayne Werts; Rick Vail, Mechanics Savings Bank; Jim Delamater, Northeast Bank; Sen. Margaret Craven; HEAF scholar Michele McClure, CMMC; Sen. John Cleveland; Paul Andersen, Androscoggin Bank; Allen Sterling, Auburn Savings Bank; Mark Stasium, TD Bank.

MBA’s scholarship foundation, the Higher Education Assistance Foundation (HEAF) has awarded 16 scholarships to Maine students for first semester 2013 expenses. Students are selected by their college faculty on the basis of academic standing and pursuit of a business-related major. Under Foundation rules, all are graduates of Maine high schools.   This year, thanks to a grant from the Independent Community Bankers Association of Maine (ICBAM), HEAF was able to expand its offerings to include five campuses of the Maine Community College System.  MBA congratulates all the 2012 HEAF Scholars ... Check out our Facebook page for the photos!