New hiresFriends of the Presumpscot River in Westbrook hired Aaron Frederick as executive director. Frederick worked as a consultant since co-founding Rippleffect Inc. in Portland.The Hurricane Island Foundation in Rockland hired Jennifer Page as its Center for Science and Leadership education coordinator. Previously, Page was a member of the faculty of Bangor High School, where […]
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New hires
Friends of the Presumpscot River in Westbrook hired Aaron Frederick as executive director. Frederick worked as a consultant since co-founding Rippleffect Inc. in Portland.
The Hurricane Island Foundation in Rockland hired Jennifer Page as its Center for Science and Leadership education coordinator. Previously, Page was a member of the faculty of Bangor High School, where she helped develop the school's STEM Academy.
Tidestone Solutions, an accounting software and consulting firm in Portland, hired Chris Teague as project manager. Teague was previously director of nutrition and community centers at Spectrum Generations.
Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution hired Katie Richardson as a full-time teller at its Biddeford branch and Franny Petrucci, Zach Lombard and Delainey Wescott as seasonal tellers.
Clark Insurance in Portland hired Darlene Lacadie as an account manager in its personal insurance department.
Opus Consulting Group, a business management consulting firm in Portland, hired Aaron Schneckloth as a consultant.
Hall Internet Marketing in Portland hired Geoff Bell as client service technician, Eli Dolloff as a junior WordPress developer and Megan Cullity as administrative support to the firm's SEO, paid search and senior management teams.
The First in Damariscotta hired Christina Stevens as assistant branch manager in Boothbay Harbor.
Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn hired Bryan O'Connor as vice president, finance and administration. O'Connor was previously vice president, finance at the United Way of Greater Portland.
University of New England in Biddeford hired Jack McDonald as associate vice president and director of athletics. McDonald was previously director of athletics at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn.
Bernstein Shur, a law firm in Portland, hired Christina Ferrari as a litigation attorney at the firm's Manchester, N.H., office.
Maine Medical Center in Portland hired Anthony Foianini as a physician in its Emergency Medicine Department. Foianini most recently was with Central Maine Medical Center.
Summit Natural Gas in Augusta hired Stan Given as pipeline integrity program manager. Given was previously with Portland Pipe Line Corp.
Community Credit Union in Lewiston hired Kierstyn Barnies as a member representative.
Acadia Hospital in Bangor hired Joshua Newman as a full-time psychiatrist in its Child and Adolescent Inpatient Unit. Newman was previously medical director at the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation.
Norway Savings Bank hired Steven Plourde as vice president and compliance officer.
Wright-Pierce, a water, wastewater and infrastructure engineering firm in Portland, hired Michael Stein as a senior project manager in the firm's wastewater practice group.
Bangor Savings Bank hired Liz Monaghan as a mortgage development officer at its Portland Forest Ave. branch.
Competitive Energy Services, a strategic energy consulting firm in Portland, hired Lynn Gallagher as controller. Gallagher was previously a senior tax accountant at WEX Inc.
Promotions
Emera Maine, an electricity distributor in Bangor, promoted Alan Richardson to president and chief operating officer. Richardson, who has been with the company for more than 28 years, was previously vice president of transmission. The company also announced that Gerry Chasse, formerly president and COO, will oversee an effort to develop smart grid technology; he will remain as vice chairman of the board. Kim Wadleigh was promoted to vice president of the smart grid strategy, reporting to Chasse. Wadleigh was formerly vice president of operations.
The First in Damariscotta promoted Tammy Serrano to branch supervisor in Wiscasset and Ann Greenleaf to assistant branch manager in Damariscotta. Serrano was previously branch supervisor in Boothbay Harbor while Greenleaf was branch supervisor in Wiscasset.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security promoted Daniel Hiebert to chief patrol agent of U.S. Border Patrol in Maine. Previously, Hiebert was deputy chief patrol agent of the Border Patrol's Buffalo Sector in Buffalo, N.Y.
Perry, Fitts, Boulette & Fitton, an accounting firmin Bath, promoted Jessica Marin to senior accountant.
Appointments
Sheena Bunnell, University of Maine at Farmington professor of business economics, was selected as a gubernatorial appointee to the five-member Maine Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission. This independent group of economists is charged with forecasting Maine's economy and advising the Gov. Paul LePage and the state Legislature.
The board of directors of the Crisis & Counseling Centers in Augusta elected Kim Lane as the board's new president. Lane has spent more than 30 years in the field of mental health and addiction, most recently as an assistant professor of mental health and human services at the University of Maine at Augusta and care manager clinician at MaineGeneral Health.
Wright-Pierce, a water, wastewater and infrastructure engineering firm in Portland, announced that Christopher Pierce was elected to its board of directors. Pierce is a senior project manager in the company's wastewater group.
Achievements
The University of New England in Biddeford was ranked No. 1 among Maine universities and colleges for its ability to increase students' career earnings, according to “Beyond College Rankings,” a report published by the Brookings Institution. The report graded more than 7,000 two- and four-year schools on their impact on graduates' economic earnings using three markers: mid-career earnings, student-loan repayment and occupational earnings.
Zoe Weil, president and co-founder of the Institute for Humane Education in Surry, was awarded an honorary doctorate by Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind., for her commitment to creating a better world through humane education.
Verrill Dana, a law firm in Portland, announced attorney Rita Heimes recently presented at the RSA Conference, the world's largest information security conference, held in San Francisco. Heimes is a member of the firm's intellectual property and technology group and leads the firm's information security and cybersecurity practice. The firm was also ranked as a “leading brand builder,” according to the recently released BTI Brand Elite 2015: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms and earned notable recognition in BTI's 2015 BTI Client Service A-Team report.
The American Network of Community Options and Resources named Caitlin Peterson as its 2015 Direct Support Professional of the Year Award winner. Peterson works for Group Main Stream, a nonprofit organization in Westbrook that serves adults and children with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders.
The Maine Chapter of The Wildlife Society awarded Steve Pelletier its 2015 Award of Professional Achievement, the society's highest professional honor. Pelletier is a wildlife biologist and principal at Stantec in Topsham.
Dana Connors was award an honorary doctorate degree by the University of Maine. Connors is the president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce in Augusta.
Sewall, a consulting firm in Old Town specializing in energy, infrastructure and natural resources, announced that Timothy Mack recently earned his license as a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser in the state of Minnesota. Mack is a senior consultant and biometrician in the firm's office in International Falls, Minn.
The Hanover Insurance Group, a provider of property and casualty insurance products and services nationwide, recently honored Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden with an appointment to its President's Club, a group of independent insurance agencies from across the country.
Billie Jo Peterson, Emergency Department; Hope Willis and Mary Sennott, Medical/Surgery; Sharon Fournier, Franklin Health Orthopaedics; Barbara O'Reilly and Jenny Fournier, Surgical Services; and Kelly Alley, Martha B. Webber Breast Care Center were nominated for Franklin Memorial Hospital's fourth annual Excellence in Nursing Award.
Peter Troast was selected as the 2015 recipient of the national Tony Woods Award for Excellence in Advancing the Home Performance Industry by Affordable Comfort Inc. Troast is the founder and CEO of Energy Circle, a digital marketing company in Yarmouth. The firm estimated that its client network performed over $560 million in home performance retrofit work of existing housing stock in 2014 aimed at energy use and carbon reduction, comfort, health, durability and value.
Maine Savings in Hampden was one of 18 Maine employers nominated through Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense office, for the 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
Nancy Marshall, CEO of Nancy Marshall Communications in Augusta, and Greg Glynn, an account executive at the agency, presented two seminars at the Maine Municipal Association Technology Conference at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.
The Maine Department of the Secretary of State's Online Corporate Fraud Monitoring service was named the recipient of a StateScoop50 Award for IT Program of the Year. The service is an offering of the Department of the Secretary of State's Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions and offers owners and registered agents the ability to automatically be notified of any filing completed against their business entities.
The city of Lewiston's Wellness Team was recently presented with a Gold Work Healthy Program Award by Healthy Androscoggin. The program recognizes businesses and organizations within Greater Androscoggin County that place a high priority on promoting good health for employees.
The Maine Section American Society of Civil Engineers awarded the inaugural Kitty Breskin Project Award to the Kitty Breskin-Muscongus Bridge Project for its use of technology and its contribution to infrastructure in Maine. The society also honored Katy Bouchard of VHB in South Portland as its Young Engineer of the Year; Amy Floren of HNTB in Westbrook as Citizen Engineer; and Dan Bouchard, of Louis Berger in Portland, and John Kuchinski, of Harriman in Auburn, as its President's Award winners.
OceanView at Falmouth, a retirement community in Falmouth, received a 2014 Maine Real Estate & Development Association Notable Project Award. The award recognizes commercial projects that are environmentally sustainable, energy efficient and economically and socially impactful while bolstering job development.