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AVESTA Housing holds its Annual Meeting and Announces 2008-2009 Board of Directors

May 2008 – Avesta Housing, Maine’s largest non-profit developer and manager of affordable housing, announces board members for the 2008-2009 term.

Board Officer elected to serve for the coming year:

Board Chair Peter Godsoe, Regional VP, Commercial Lending, Norway Savings Bank

Vice Chair Helen McGuinness, Executive Director, Deering Pavillion

Treasurer Cornelia Swanson, Senior VP, Regional Commercial Credit Administration Manager, TD Banknorth Inc.

Secretary Gail Kingsley, Counsel, Libby O'Brien Kingsley, LLC

Other board members include:

Debbie DiDominicus, Deputy Director, Southern Maine Agency on Aging

Thomas Kane, Recruitment and Aftercare Manager, Portland West

Neal Allen, Executive Director, Greater Portland Council of Governments

Luc Nya, Multicultural Services Coordinator, State of Maine, Department of Health and Human Services

Mary Striker, Retired Nurse

Fred Panico, Real Estate Development Consultant

Robert Dunfey, Real Estate and Hotel Developer/Consultant, DeStefano & Associates, Inc., NH William Baran, Retired Minister

Sherry Sabo, CEO, Counseling Services, Inc.