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New hires

On The Water Real Estate Inc. in Rockport hired Mary Bumiller as a real estate broker. Bumiller was previously with Bangor Savings Bank.

The First NA in Damariscotta hired Benjamin Sprague as vice president and business relationship officer in Bangor.

Oxford Networks, a communications firm in Lewiston, announced several new hires including John Andreu, inside sales executive; Benjamin Austin, IT/network technician; Paul Badeau, marketing manager; Randy Caron, technical services specialist; John Harrison, channel sales executive; Andrea Murphy, human resource administrator; Debbie Sico, accounting analyst; Kimberly Sloan, Oxford Networks Cloud Branch Exchange coordinator; and Jess Whited, graphic designer.

Bernstein Shur, a law firm in Portland, hired Ian Gilbert as a tax associate to the firm's business law practice group.

Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth hired Steve Sicinski as executive chef of Sea Glass restaurant. Sicinski was previously with Mii amo Destination Spa in Arizona and Topnotch Resort and Spa in Vermont.

Landry/French Construction Co. in Scarborough hired Lisa Stevens as marketing director, Codie Keene as superintendent and Matt McMakin as tool and safety manager.

Clark Insurance in Portland hired Zachary Henry and Andrew Shaw as associate account managers in the firm's business insurance department.

Fontaine – The Real Estate Leader in Auburn hired Dawn Marston. Most recently, Marston was the owner of Maine Custom Realty. The firm also hired Carlos Ortiz as a sales agent at its Scarborough office.

Down East Enterprise Inc., a multimedia company in Camden, hired Jeff Howland as digital strategist and Ian Rothwell as marketing designer. Howland was previously with Dream Local Digital while Rothwell is a co-founder of the blog RanWhenParked.net.

Norton Insurance Agency in Cumberland Foreside hired Helen Williams as personal lines customer service representative with firm affiliates The Brennan Agency and The Davis Agency and Jerry McQueeney as group benefits account executive. Williams and McQueeney were both previously with Cross Insurance.

Bar Harbor Bank & Trust hired Joseph Scully as senior vice president/director of information technology and project management and Roger Gray as information security officer.

Bangor Savings Bank hired Tracy Roberts as vice president, senior fiduciary officer of the Wealth Management Group. Roberts was previously a practicing attorney with Rudman Winchell.

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland hired Alison Nason as director of family services and Ryan Carmichael as construction site supervisor.

Maine Cancer Foundation in Falmouth hired Aysha Sheikh as program officer. Sheikh was previously with MaineHealth.

The town of Fort Fairfield hired James Risner as town manager. Risner was previously a Department of the Army civilian in the position of a Pentagon liaison for the Program Executive Office for Ammunition.

Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, hired Toby McGrath as a non-lawyer consultant to lead its government relations and campaigns practice and Kasia Park as an attorney in the firm's trial services group. McGrath was previously deputy chief of staff with U.S. Sen. Angus King's office while Park practiced at Pierce Atwood.

Midcoast Federal Credit Union in Bath hired Nicole Sciascia as retail service supervisor and Chris Carrier as marketing and IT specialist. The credit union also hired Erika Shields and Ashley Maney as financial service representatives in Thomaston and Andrea Hartman as a financial service representative in Brunswick.

Connectivity Point Design & Installation, a network cabling and technology integrator in Auburn, hired Mike Rinaldi, national project coordinator/security service coordinator; Rob Campbell, account executive/business development manager; Paul Waller, security account executive; Eric Colby, security sales engineer; Cindy Mascetta, sales coordinator; Jennifer Barker, national project coordinator; Chris McClain, security technician; and Jacob Fortin, Josh Conner, Alby Blais, Chris Sbyszynski, Robert Swett, Vince Pasquali, Katie Hodgkins, Eric Hinkley and Clyde Rocke as technicians.

Haley & Aldrich Inc., a construction services company in Portland, hired Kevin Russ as geotechnical engineer, Michelle Stacey as staff CAD designer and Jeff McCrady as lead design engineer.

The Inn at Sunrise Point in Lincolnville hired Ginny Ciraldo as director of guest services and sales.

Norway Savings Bank hired Ethan Gamage as assistant vice president, commercial portfolio manager at the bank's Congress St. Portland branch.

PeoplesChoice Credit Union in Saco hired Dan Dallaire as mortgage loan originator for its Sanford and Wells locations. Dallaire was previously at Saco's Harbor View Lending, where he was operations manager and a specialist in FHA 203(k) loans.

Burns & McDonnell, an engineering design firm in Portland, added to its transmission and distribution group by hiring Katy Baragar as a staff civil engineer, Mike Healey and Joel Plunkett as assistant electrical engineers and Thomas Martin as a senior electrical engineer. The firm also hired Nancy Johnson-Smith as an assistant electrical detailer.

The University of Maine at Farmington hired Scott Hoisington as alpine operations coordinator and ski coach. Hoisington was previously a faculty member at the university and head coach of the school's ski and snowboard teams.

Promotions

The Maine Winter Sports Center in Caribou promoted Mike Smith to COO and Justin Fereshetian to head coach of the center's cross-country program. Smith was previously program director while Fereshetian was an assistant coach.

Portland Public Schools promoted Dawn Kenniston to principal of Hall Elementary School, Abdullahi Ahmed to assistant principal at Deering High School, Jake Giessman to assistant principal at Lyman Moore Middle School and Ted Hummel to teacher leader at Reiche Elementary School.

The Northern and Eastern Chapter of the American Red Cross in Maine promoted Caroline King to executive director. King most recently served as a major gifts officer for the state.

The Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce promoted Maureen Aube to vice president of operations, Deborah Carroll to director of events and member services and Jennifer Ziebart to director of marketing and communications.

Connectivity Point Design & Installation, a network cabling and technology integrator in Auburn, promoted Tom Aube to senior director of The Connectivity Group, Roy Chamberlain to regional manager, Karl Sandmann to manager and estimator/project manager, Todd Brown and Bob Lamb to estimators/project managers and Dennis Masse to national project coordinator.

Appointments

Machias Savings Bank elected Zachary Means and LuAnn Ballesteros as directors of the Machias Bancorp MHC and its subsidiaries. Means is vice president at Means Wealth Management in Bangor and Ballesteros is the director of government relations at The Jackson Laboratory.

Helen Breña, CEO of the YMCA of Southern Maine in Portland, was selected to serve on the board of directors of YMCA of the USA.

Maine Credit Union League elected Joann Bisson, Scott Chretien and Vicki Stuart to its board of directors. Bisson is president and CEO of Trademark FCU, Chretien is president and CEO of York County FCU and Stuart is president and CEO of Central Maine FCU.

Daina Hill was elected to serve as a director of both Bar Harbor Bank & Trust and its parent company, Bar Harbor Bankshares. Hill is the owner of the Inn at Sunrise Point in Lincolnville.

The Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce elected Lee Hews, owner of Current Publishing in Westbrook, and Dean Gilbert, branch manager of Mortgage Network in Freeport, as directors.

The Bangor Region Leadership Institute announced Lee Anne Boutaugh, Machias Savings Bank; Jason Clay, Governor's Restaurant & Bakery; Mike Elliott, Lighthouse Solutions; Andrea Littlefield, Maine EPSCoR, University of Maine; Kelly Pearson, EMHS Children's Miracle Network Hospitals; Joanna Rousey, NH Bragg; and Terry White, Beal College joined its alumni steering committee.

Anne-Marie Storey was appointed to the Downtown Bangor Partnership board of directors. Storey is an attorney and partner at Rudman Winchell.

Steve Diaz, senior vice president and chief medical officer for MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta, was recently appointed to a 25-member board of national experts that will provide recommendations on emergency medical services issues to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Waynflete, a private school in Portland, announced that Ben Devine, Emily Renschler, Christopher Smith and Cherie Wendelken joined the school's board of trustees. Devine is founding partner of Great Island Development in Boston, Renschler is an anthropologist and researcher at Bowdoin College and the PENN Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Smith is a partner at Verrill Dana in Portland and Wendelken is director of the Brooks Family Foundation.

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Maine elected Owens McCullough as president. McCullough is vice president of engineering for Sebago Technics in South Portland.

Achievements

University of New England in Biddeford announced that Jack McDonald, incoming associate vice president and director of athletics, was chosen to receive the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association 2015 Gary Cunningham Lifetime Achievement Award. McDonald spent the last 20 years serving as director of athletics at NCAA Division I Quinnipiac University.

Penobscot Community Health Care in Bangor announced that Winterport Community Health Center achieved Level III Recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance, the highest level awarded for the committee's recognition.

Glacial Multimedia Inc., an Internet marketing and website design agency in Westbrook, was awarded the 2015 Interactive Media Awards “Best in Class” for health care websites for its work with South Western Eye Center, a medical practice with multiple locations in Arizona and New Mexico.

Printing Industries of New England announced that J.S. McCarthy Printers in Augusta won 10 Pinnacle Awards (Best of Category), three Awards of Recognition and two Awards of Merit in the association's New England regional Awards of Excellence Competition.

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association recently announced the recipients of its 2014 Notable Projects Awards. Recipients of the association's “Top 7 Most Notable Projects of 2014” were the Hampton Inn in Lewiston, by Parallax Partners; The Bay House Condominiums in Portland, by Reger Dasco Properties; Falmouth Schools Redevelopment Project, by OceanView at Falmouth; Brookside Village in Farmington, by Farmington Land; Seaport Village & The Inn at Seaport, by First Atlantic HealthCare; Courtyard by Marriott in Portland, by J.B. Brown & Sons; and Hyatt Place Hotel in Portland, by East Brown Cow.

PenBay Media in Rockland announced it received the General Services Administration Mentor-Protégé of the Year Award during the 2015 GSA Mentor Protégé Awards Ceremony. The award recognizes outstanding mentor-protege teams.

Carrabassett Valley Academy was one of 16 clubs recognized in the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association podium certification process as part of the association's new club development program. The academy was recognized with the highest classification of gold certification.

Suzanne Uhl-Melanson, certified financial planner with Uhl-Melanson Investor Services in Waterville, took part in the Commonwealth Financial Network's Winners Circle conference. Winners Circle recognizes successful advisors, based on annual production rankings among the network's advisors.

The Maine Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society recognized Lincoln Merrill Jr., president and CEO of Patriot Insurance Co. in Yarmouth, as the recipient of the 2015 Lee G. Allen President's award of excellence.