IN SHORT

New hires

OCEANAIR Inc., a freight forwarder and independent service provider, hired Susan Bell to handle pricing and customer service coordination in Falmouth. Bell is a licensed customs house broker with more than 25 years of logistics and regulatory compliance experience.

Woodard & Curran, an integrated engineering, science and operations company in Portland, hired Phyllis Brunner as president of consulting. Brunner was previously west regional manager and a senior consultant at Brown and Caldwell.

Macpage LLC, an accounting firm in South Portland, hired Nicholas Crosman as a tax senior associate.

Down East Enterprise Inc., a multimedia company in Camden, hired Hannah Clark as circulation assistant and production representative and Sarah Stebbins as a special projects editor and Ben Williamson as photography director for Down East magazine. Clark is a 2016 graduate of Regent University in Virginia, Stebbins was a freelance writer and Williamson was a contributing photographer for the magazine.

Strategic Talent Management, a consulting firm in Brunswick, hired Susan MacArthur as vice president. MacArthur was previously a business and event management consultant as well as the first executive director for the Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.

Diversified Communications, an international media company in Portland, hired Melissa Vigue as a customer service representative and Emily Koncz as a project manager. Vigue was previously with gymNation in Kennebunk while Koncz was with iBec Creative in Portland.

SailMaine in Portland hired Michael McAllister as interim executive director. McAllister was previously a sailing coach at Columbia University.

Cardente Real Estate in Portland hired Cheri Bonawitz as a full service commercial broker. Bonawitz was previously an associate broker with KW Commercial.

The Animal Welfare Society, a companion animal shelter and community animal resource in West Kennebunk, hired Kevin Ward as director of community programs. Previously, Ward was a regional director with Community Partners Inc.

Creative Office Pavilion in Portland hired Lauren Dunn as account manager and Phoebe Borden and Sarah Dinkel as account coordinators.

Albin, Randall & Bennett, an accounting firm in Portland, hired Alyssa Kurtz Hemingway as manager. Hemingway was CFO of Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine and Maine Lobster.

Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and consulting firm in Portland, hired Dustin Kaubris, Christopher Long, Mikenzi Merrill, Michael Trahan and Jena Williams as staff members in the audit practice and Danielle Hansen, Kelsey Livermore, Connor Smart and Mikala Varela as staff members in the tax practice.

Penobscot Community Health Care in Bangor hired Nicole Smith-Sandilands as a member of the medical staff at Helen Hunt Health Center in Old Town. Smith-Sandilands, whose practice centers on all aspects of high-quality medical care, including patient physicals, acute visits, and health care maintenance, will also provide services at Community Care & Geriatrics.

Islandport Press in Yarmouth hired Anna Jordan as an editor and special projects coordinator. Jordan was a founding member of the Maine Illustrators’ Collective, regional advisor for New England Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators and the principal and founder of Creative Bookings, an author visit booking agency.

Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, hired Emily Howe, Erick Giles and Douglas Ginn as associate attorneys. Howe is a recent graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School, Giles previously worked for the Indian Land Tenure Foundation concentrating on American Indian property rights and tribal economic development and Ginn is a recent graduate of Pepperdine University School of Law.

Promotions

Catholic Charities’ Behavioral Health Network promoted Gwendolyne Tuttle to program director of support and recovery services. Tuttle most recently served as a clinical team lead for the agency’s behavioral health home services.

Connectivity Point Design & Installation in Auburn promoted Jim Cyr to director of sales.

The Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. in Orrington promoted Michael Mains to environmental manager and supplemental materials manager. Mains was previously technical manager.

SMRT Architects and Engineers in Portland promoted Dennis Morin to principal. Morin, who has more than 20 years of experience in commercial and justice projects, is also co-director of the firm’s architectural discipline practice.

The Yarmouth Historical Society promoted Katherine Worthing to executive director. Worthing was previously program director with the organization.

cPort Credit Union in Portland promoted Devin Weimer to member care supervisor and Tracy Treubig to operations coordinator. Weimer was previously a member care representative and Treubig was senior operations specialist.

EMHS in Brewer promoted John Ronan to acting president of Maine Coast Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth. In addition, Ronan will remain president of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital and a senior vice president at EMHS.

Landry/French Construction Co. in Scarborough promoted Mason Rowell to director of preconstruction services; Geoff Mitchell to director of project management; Scott Cristina and Brian Jacobs to senior superintendents; and Ryan Landry to project manager. Rowell and Mitchell were senior project managers; Cristina and Jacobs were project superintendents; and Landry was assistant project manager.

Baker Newman Noyes, a CPA and consulting firm in Portland, promoted Daniel Levesque, Sabrina Christian, Matthew Fernandez, Jane Rankin and Michael Meserve to managers in the audit practice; Michael Bailey, Benjamin Hubert and Danielle Laverriere to seniors in the audit practice; Kelly Parks to senior in the tax practice; Nicole Shaffer to senior proposal coordinator in the marketing department; and Cheri Lozoraitis to international tax specialist in the tax practice.

Franklin Savings Bank in Farmington promoted Pamala Dixon to vice president and treasurer, Bett Hardy to assistant vice president and Sherri Lewis to consumer loan officer at the bank’s Skowhegan branch. Dixon was previously assistant vice president and controller, Hardy was loan processing manager and underwriting officer and Lewis was loan and deposit interview clerk.

Appointments

Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution added Rene Menard and Joshua Hadiaris as corporators. Hadiaris is a partner at Norman, Hanson & DeTroy, a law firm in Portland, while Menard is headmaster at Thornton Academy in Saco.

Achievements

The Maine Forest Products Council presented the 2016 Abby Holman Public Service Award to Dave Struble of the Maine Forest Service in recognition of his leadership, effective outreach and strong determination to insure a well-researched response to the impending spruce budworm infestation as well as his exemplary career.

Portland Buy Local announced its ninth annual Indie Biz Awards winners: “Made in Portland,” Anchorpak; “Flavor of Portland,” Aurora Provisions; “Portland’s Best Kept Secret,” Treehouse Café; “Environmental Hero,” Garbage to Garden; “Creative Crusader,” SPACE Gallery; “Business to Business,” Xpress Copy; “Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind,” Maine Beer Tours; “Better Together,” Portland Farmers’ Market; “Best New Business,” Sisters Gourmet Deli; and “Portland Icon,” The Holy Donut.

Camden National Bank honored several employees at its annual employee appreciation event. Winners included “Employee of the Year,” Kathleen Dodge, branch operations, Portland; “Officer of the Year,” Josh Nash, information technology, Bangor; “Commitment to Core Values,” Kate Bellmore, human resources, Rockport and Suzanne Cifaldo, branch operations, Rockport; “Commitment to the Customer,” Brent Grace, customer assistance, Rockport and Libby Arrico, credit administration, Bangor; “Commitment to the Community,” MaryBeth Munroe, Kennebunk banking center and Nancy Tracy, retail regional manager, central region, Waterville; “Commitment to the Employee,” Katie Rose, commercial loan administration, Rockport and Michelle Dunn, stakeholder development, Rockport; “Commitment to Internal Service,” Andrew Eugley, loan servicing, Rockport; “Bob Daigle Award for Achievement through Innovation,” Megan Kennedy, deposit services, Rockport; and “Commitment to the Shareholder,” Ray Jean, project management, Gardiner, and Al Butler, collections, Gardiner.

Bernstein Shur, a law firm in Portland, announced that 51 of its attorneys were named to “Best Lawyers in America 2017.” In addition, seven attorneys were named a “Lawyer of the Year,” an honor exclusive to their legal specialty and geographic location.

Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and consulting firm in Portland, said it was named among the nation’s Top 100 U.S. accounting firms by INSIDE Public Accounting for 2016. The firm was ranked No. 94.

Andy Shepard, president and CEO of the Outdoor Sport Institute, and Greg Sweetser, executive director of Ski Maine, were inducted into the class of 2016 Maine Ski Hall of Fame.

Islandport Press in Yarmouth said three of its children’s books were awarded medals in this year’s Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards. “The Sugar Mountain Snow Ball,” by Elizabeth Atkinson, won the gold medal for pre-teen fiction; “Chantarelle,” by G. A. Morgan, won the silver medal for pre-teen fiction, fantasy; and “Hold This,” written by Carolyn Scoppettone and illustrated by Priscilla Alpaugh, received a silver medal in the picture book (4- to 8-year-old) category.

Allagash Brewing Co. in Portland announced its Tripel Ale won gold in the Belgian-style tripel category at the 2016 Great American Beer Festival.

The National Association of State Foresters in Augusta presented achievement awards to nine individuals who have made outstanding contributions in wildland fire protection, urban and community forestry, forest management and leadership. Recipients included Don Mansius, director of the Maine Forest Service, Forest Policy and Management Division, “Ken Arney Current Achievement Award” for forest resource management; Linda Casey, “James Hubbard Lifetime Achievement Award;” Robert Bonnie, “Michael Buck Outstanding Service Award” for forest public policy; Steve Frye, “Pete Anderson Current Achievement Award” for fire protection; Alix Rogstad, Kemba Shakur and Urban Releaf, “Steven Scott Current Achievement Award” for urban forestry; Paul Johnson, “Leah MacSwords Current Achievement Award” for communications; Jan Davis, “Jeff Jahnke Current Achievement Award” for leadership; and Faith Campbell, “John Shannon Current Achievement Award” for partnerships.

Spurwink Services in Portland named its “Humanitarian Award” winners: Bruce and Annemarie Albiston, co-founders of the Aphasia Center of Maine and the Adaptive Outdoor Education Center in Carrabassett Valley; Troy Brown, former wide receiver for the New England Patriots; and Lawrence Ricci, medical director for the Spurwink Child Abuse Program.

AARP Maine announced that Frank Whiting, a retired volunteer fire fighter from Searsport, was the winner of the “2016 Andrus Award,” which honors individuals who make a difference in the lives of others.

Patriot Subaru in Saco won the “Cox Automotive Leader in Sustainability Award.” The annual award honors the dealership for community contributions and sustainability programs related to waste reduction, energy consumption or water conservation, with a focus on innovation, creativity and engagement with community and/or employees. The dealership received $20,000 to fund two new sustainability project, one at the store and another in the community.

The Telephone Association of New England inducted Dawna Hannan into its Hall of Fame. Hannan is vice president of human resources and regulatory affairs at Oxford Networks in Lewiston.

Tax Abilities LLC, a tax consulting firm in Lewiston, announced that Michael Ptak attained an MBA in forensic accounting. Ptak is co-founder and treasurer of the firm.

Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor was verified as a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons.