Gov. Janet Mills recently announced that she has nominated 11 individuals to serve on the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Authority. Among those 11 nominees are Samuel Hight of Skowhegan, Ranae L’Italian of Sidney, Jay Naliboff, MD of Chesterville and Jenni Tilton-Flood of Clinton.

Created as part of the statewide paid family and medical leave program signed into law by Gov. Mills last July, the 15-member Authority is responsible for overseeing the implementation and administration of the new program that will make available 12 weeks of paid time off to eligible public and private sector workers.

Hight is a successful entrepreneur and civic leader who owns and operates several partnership businesses, including Hight Ford, Inc., Hight Chevrolet Farmington, and Hight Properties, LLC. He has extensive board of directors experience, advising numerous organizations including Educare Central Maine, Skowhegan Savings Bank, the Skowhegan Chamber of Commerce and the Somerset County Jail. Hight has been nominated to serve in the Authority seat reserved for a member who is self-employed.

L’Italian currently serves as chief executive officer of the Kennebec Valley YMCA. L’Italian has extensive experience in education and early childhood development, having spent more than a decade working with children as a preschool teacher, ed tech and child care director. L’Italian has been nominated to serve in the Authority seat reserved for a member with expertise in in child care and early childhood development.

Naliboff is a retired doctor of obstetrics and gynecology who previously served as chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. During Dr. Naliboff’s 35-year career practicing medicine in Farmington, he delivered 2,982 babies. Naliboff has been nominated to serve in the Authority seat reserved for a member with expertise in treating issues affecting maternity and postpartum care.

Tilton-Flood is a dairy farmer with more than three decades of experience in agriculture. She currently serves as manager of Flood Brothers Farm, a third-generation family dairy farm in Clinton. Flood has been nominated to serve in the Authority seat reserved for a member with expertise in agriculture, a seasonal workforce or a heritage industry.

Each of the governor’s appointments is subject to review by the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing and confirmation by the Maine Senate. Each appointment is for a three-year term.

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