New hiresMaineGeneral’s Workplace Health in Augusta hired Kenji Saito as medical director. Saito, who also serves as regulatory liaison to MaineGeneral Health, was previously medical director of occupational health and wellness at The Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle.Waltz Long Term Care Pharmacy in Brunswick hired Kimberly Bowden as director, finance and administration. Bowden was […]
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New hires
MaineGeneral's Workplace Health in Augusta hired Kenji Saito as medical director. Saito, who also serves as regulatory liaison to MaineGeneral Health, was previously medical director of occupational health and wellness at The Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle.
Waltz Long Term Care Pharmacy in Brunswick hired Kimberly Bowden as director, finance and administration. Bowden was most recently a financial analyst managing revenue cycle and process improvement at Inland Hospital in Waterville.
The Wellness Works Department at Occupational Medical Consulting LLC in Leeds hired Gabi Jordan as a health coach assigned to a client company in Roanoke, Va.
Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader in Auburn hired Jamie Crain at its Scarborough location. Crain previously worked in the code enforcement and finance departments at the city of South Portland.
Robinson Kriger & McCallum, a law firm in Portland, hired Rachel Deschuytner as an associate attorney in the worker's compensation insurance-defense area.
Coffee By Design in Portland hired Trisha Thorpe as joint controller and financial manager.
Maine Media Collective in Portland hired Ryan Hammond as advertising account manager.
TRC, an engineering, environmental consulting and construction management firm in Augusta, hired Thomas Martin as a principal engineer and Michael Barbera as a lead substation designer in its Augusta office and Francis Russo as lead civil designer in Scarborough.
Fluent IMC, a marketing communications agency in Westbrook, hired Bryan Roche as a public relations and digital strategist. Roche was previously with the University of Southern Maine.
Atlantic Federal Credit Union in Brunswick hired Kristin Azevedo as a mortgage development officer.
Lambert Coffin, a law firm in Portland, hired Andrew Davis as an ERISA, employee benefits and disability insurance lawyer.
Vreeland Marketing & Design in Yarmouth hired Michael Demmons as art director and Marti Northover as accounting and human resources manager.
St.Germain Collins, an environmental, health and safety compliance and engineering firm in Westbrook, hired Grant Austin as a senior project manager and environmental scientist.
Promotions
WBRC Architects Engineers in Portland promoted Paul Monyok to principal. Monyok is a civil engineer at the firm.
Maine Media Collective in Portland promoted Jeffrey D'Amico to director of sales and Terri Coakley to director of events and sponsorships D'Amico was previously an advertising account manager while Coakley was advertising account manager.
University of Maine System board of trustees promoted Raymond Rice to president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle. Rice, who joined the College of Arts and Science faculty at the university 20 years ago, was promoted from interim president and provost.
Robinson Kriger & McCallum, a law firm in Portland, promoted Cara Biddings to partner. Biddings specializes in worker's compensation insurance defense as well as longshore and harbor law.
Cross Insurance, a subsidiary of Cross Financial Corp. in Bangor, promoted Eric Jermyn to president of Cross Employee Benefits. Jermyn was vice president of business development.
U.S. Cellular promoted Brittany Smith to administrative coordinator for the directors of sales for company-owned and agent store locations in New England. Smith, who is based in South Portland, most recently served as the administrative coordinator for the area sales managers at company owned stores in New England.
St.Germain Collins, an environmental, health and safety compliance and engineering firm in Westbrook, promoted Sandra Perry to director of environmental, health and safety services.
TRC, an engineering, environmental consulting and construction management firm in Augusta, promoted Adam Benedict to protection-and-control engineering supervisor, Brandon Davies to system protection engineering supervisor, Douglas Gilman to substation design supervisor and Justin Perry to national testing and quality assurance supervisor. Benedict was senior electrical engineer, Davies was a lead electrical engineer in the system protection engineering department, Gilman was a lead designer and Perry was technical coordinator in the field services group.
Appointments
Tri-County Mental Health Services in Lewiston appointed Walter Riseman to its board of directors. Riseman is a retired CFO of Community Concepts Inc.
Leonard Cashman was elected to serve as a director of both Bar Harbor Bank & Trust and its parent company, Bar Harbor Bankshares. Cashman is an owner and partner of C.O. Properties, a real estate holding company based in New Hampshire.
The Junior League of Portland elected Jillian Rich as president for the 2017-18 term, which began on June 1. Rich is assistant vice president and senior marketing coordinator at Bangor Savings Bank.
The Maine Credit Union League elected Joe Gervais as a director-at-large to its board as well as the board of its subsidiary, Synergent. Gervais is president and CEO of Midcoast Federal Credit Union.
The Maine Center for Entrepreneurial Development in Portland appointed Todd Keiller and Brian Whitney to its board of directors. Keiller is director, intellectual property and innovation at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Whitney is president of the Maine Technology Institute.
United Way of York County added Sara Havard of Wasco Products and Paige Streeter of Libby O'Brien Kingsley & Champion LLC to its board of directors. In addition, Jon Hussey, Hussey Seating and Andy Orazio, Sanford-Springvale YMCA, were re-elected to the board for a second term.
Achievements
Dave Leclerc received the 2017 Alex Ferguson award for Outstanding Credit Union Volunteer from the Maine Credit Union League. Leclerc currently serves as chairman of the board for Atlantic Federal Credit Union in Brunswick and has been a credit union volunteer since 1988.
Mercy Hospital in Portland honored Gerard Kiladjian with its “2017 Forsley Award,” named for Fred Forsley, founder of Shipyard Brewing Co. Kiladjian is the general manager of Hart Hotels, a group comprised of The Inn at Diamond Cove, Diamond's Edge Restaurant and Marina, the Portland Harbor Hotel and Eve's at the Garden.
Seifried & Brew LLC, a community bank consulting and risk management firm based in Bethlehem, Pa., ranked First National Bank in Damariscotta in its ranking of the top 15% of banks.
The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project in Portland recently presented its volunteers awards. Recipients included Bernstein Shur, “Pro Bono Firm of the Year;” Androscoggin Bank, “Business Partner of the Year;” Trinity Jubilee Center, “Community Partner of the Year;” Catherine Lindgren, “Pro Bono Attorney of the Year;” Brooke DeLorme, “Pro Se Clinic Volunteer of the Year;” Erin Tolan, “ILAP Hero;” Vanessa Stasse, “Volunteer Interpreter of the Year;” Mona Dahan, “Intake Volunteer of the Year;” and Lily Woodward, “Development Volunteer of the Year.”
Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and consulting firm in Portland, was ranked 91st overall in Accounting Today's list of the top 100 firms in the country based on revenue growth of almost 12% in 2016. The firm was also listed fourth in the New England region.
Coldwell Banker Sandy River Realty in Farmington announced the recipients of Coldwell Banker National's 2016 awards for top producing agents. Pamela Smith and Wendy Wright were awarded the “International Sterling Society Award;” Juanita Bean Smith and Dan Nash the “International Diamond Society Award;” Gary Paling the “International Presidents Elite Award.” In addition, the firm was designated as a Coldwell Banker Premier Office.
Thomas Downs, chief meteorologist in the Bureau of Air Quality at Maine Department of Environmental Protection, received the “EPA Environmental Merit Award” in recognition of his contributions and efforts to address the implementation of significant local, regional and national ambient air quality programs.
Island Institute in Rockland presented its “Island Energy Innovation Award” to the Monhegan Plantation Power District for recent upgrades made to the island's power station and the Swan's Island Electric Cooperative received its “Island Institute Community Champion Award” for its work in securing a pathway for affordable electric power for the people of Swan's Island and Frenchboro.
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association selected its top 10 real estate developments in Maine in 2016: Risbara Properties LLC for Blue Spruce Farm Apartments, Waterside Apartments and Island View Apartments in Westbrook; Forefront Partners for Brick North at Thompson's Point in Portland; Anew Development's Meetinghouse Lofts Condominiums in South Portland; Southern Maine Affordable Housing and Biddeford Housing for their collaborative effort at Mission Hill in Biddeford; Sebasticook River Partners' Sebasticook River Apartments in Newport; Avesta Housing's Ridgewood at Village Square in Gorham and its Young Street Apartments in South Berwick; The Szanton Co. for The Lofts at Saco Falls in Biddeford; Community Housing of Maine's Village Centre in Brewer; and Priority Real Estate Group's Wayfair at Brunswick Landing.
Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington named Dan Morrell, Debra Jewett and Judy Holbrook its “Excellence in Nursing Award” winners.
Robin Alden, executive director of the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries in Stonington, was named a “Hero of the Seas” award winner at the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards. Alden was recognized for her career working at the grassroots, engaging fishermen's knowledge and participation in building sustainable, healthy coastal fisheries and fishing communities.
Rachael Powers, a full-time apprentice at the Hobbs Funeral Homes in South Portland, passed her federal National Board Exams.
Moxie Auctions in Stockton Springs announced that Ruth Ludwig Lind, auctioneer, completed her training at the Certified Auctioneers Institute.
The Institute of Museum and Library Sciences awarded the Waterville Public Library with the 2017 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The award, which is given to only 10 institutions nationwide each year, is the highest honor the nation bestows upon museums and libraries for exceptional service to America's communities.
Keri Davis, a sales agent at Coldwell Banker Sandy River Realty in Farmington, earned an associate broker's license from the Maine Real Estate Commission.
Julie Dawson Williams, broker with ERA Dawson Bradford Co. Realtors in Bangor, was named “2017 Realtor of the Year” by the Greater Bangor Association of Realtors.
