Lori Bartlett Chosen Bar Harbor Bank & Trust’s Frontline Hero in Online Contest

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust has selected Lori Bartlett of Bar Harbor as the winner of the Bank’s Honor a Frontline Hero Contest, an online contest that gave community members the opportunity to nominate and celebrate a frontline hero who they feel deserves recognition for their impact in the community. Bartlett is a public safety dispatcher at Acadia National Park.

Bartlett, inspired by the desire to make a difference after the terrorist attacks on the United States that occurred on September 11, 2001, has dedicated her career to public service. She served as an agent for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for two years, working at the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport. During her tenure at TSA, Bartlett also worked part-time as a public safety dispatcher at the Bar Harbor Police Department (BHPD). When presented with the opportunity to work full time at BHPD, she left TSA and spent 16 years as a public safety dispatcher at BHPD. In 2024, she became a public safety dispatcher at Acadia National Park.

 In her free time, Bartlett enjoys spending time with her family, gardening, and hiking. She is also an avid baker and has donated numerous cakes to support community events and raise funds for organizations including the Bar Harbor Historical Society, Maine Seacoast Mission, and Mount Desert Island YMCA. Bartlett and her husband have four children.

As the winner of the Bank’s Honor a Frontline Hero Contest, Bartlett received $1,000. The Bank also made a $1,000 donation to Ark Pope Memorial Animal Shelter, the nonprofit organization of Bartlett’s choice. She selected the shelter to honor her late dog, Beacon.

 The Honor a Frontline Hero Contest is an opportunity for the Bank to acknowledge the frontline heroes who provide the services critical to the health, safety, and vitality of the community. To be eligible, nominees had to be currently employed in one of the following categories: teachers or professors; firefighters; federal/state or local law enforcement; medical providers; nurses, EMTs; and active or former military personnel. Nominees had to be residents of Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont.