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New hires

Sunrise County Economic Council in Calais recently hired Charles Rudelitch as executive director. Rudelitch was previously a staff attorney at Pine Tree Legal in Hancock and Washington counties.

Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty in Portland recently hired Lynn Hallett as a vice president. Hallett was previously a teacher at Waynflete School.

Northeast Delta Dental in Saco recently hired Matthew Lemay as a sales executive. Lemay was previously with Enterprise.

Bergen & Parkinson LLC, a law firm in Kennebunk, recently hired William Gallitto as a member of the firm's civil litigation practice group. Previously, Gallitto served as a judicial fellow for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Superior Court.

Northeast Bank in Portland recently hired Melissa Cooledge as a mortgage loan officer. Cooledge was previously with Wells Fargo.

Norton Financial Services in Cumberland Foreside recently hired Kim Gagne as executive assistant. Gagne has more than 20 years of experience in employee benefits.

Mercy Hospital in Portland recently hired Tonya Houde as director of business development. Houde was most recently a clinical integration project manager at MaineHealth.

Saint Joseph's College in Standish recently hired Lynette Hamlin as associate dean for nursing. Hamlin was most recently an educational consultant for health care executive search firm B.E. Smith.

The Southern Maine Community College Foundation in South Portland recently hired Joan Cohen as executive director. Cohen previously worked for the Maine Medical Association and the Maine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

NAI The Dunham Group, a real estate firm in Portland, recently hired Brad Moll. Previously, Moll owned new Concrete Services Inc. as well as a property management company.

Barbara Finkelstein, currently senior vice president of Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Mass., was recently hired as president of York County Community College in Wells. Finkelstein will assume her new post in August.

The Maine Department of Corrections recently hired Michael Hicks as office of professional review manager.

Investment Management and Consulting Group in Portland recently hired Tom Donaldson as a portfolio manager and Mary Emmi as a member of its client development and support group.

Fluid Imaging Technologies, a laboratory instrumentation manufacturer in Scarborough, recently hired William Bernt as applications scientist – west coast. Bernt has more than 25 years of experience in the field of colloidal characterization.

The First N.A. recently hired Virginia Luck as business relationship officer at its Bar Harbor office. Luck was previously a grants accountant with The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor.

Promotions

U.S. Cellular recently named Melody Pierce area sales manager in central New England. Pierce was previously a performance management consultant in New England.

Camden National Bank recently announced it promoted several individuals. Robert Blackman and Charles Milan were promoted to assistant vice president/senior retail loan officer; Wendy Brooks to assistant vice president/fraud mitigation & operations officer; Mark Graham to assistant vice president/facilities, purchasing & records retention manager; Carrie Bishop and Kenneth Demuth to retail banking officer/ assistant branch manager; Barbora Higgins to credit officer/credit analyst; Ruth Jarrett to deposit services officer/deposit services team leader; Brenda Kelley and Taylor Maynard to retail banking officer/branch manager; and Cole Pendleton to electronic banking officer/electronic banking team leader.

TD Bank recently promoted William Martel to senior vice president, head of integrations & conversions in the Corporate Department. Martel most recently served as vice president, core banking director.

Newsradio 560 WGAN in Portland recently promoted Frank Alosa to news director. Alosa was previously the station's lead news reporter and afternoon drive news anchor.

The Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber recently promoted Carolyn Farkas-Noe to interim executive director. Farkas-Noe was previously senior vice president of the organization.

Sunday River Resort in Newry recently promoted Tania Paul to lodging/owner accounting coordinator. Paul was previously reconciliation manger.

Bangor Savings Bank recently promoted Susan Snowden to executive vice president, chief retail and delivery officer. Snowden was previously director of consumer banking.

Wells Fargo Advisors LLC in Portland recently promoted Adam Dunbar to first vice president – investments.

Norton Financial Services in Cumberland Foreside recently promoted Jeff Soules to financial advisor.

People's United Bank in Portland recently promoted John Lescure to market leader and senior vice president for the Maine division and Pam Ward to vice president and wealth management administration leader.

TD Bank recently promoted Tyler Millett to store manager at 10 Tibbetts Drive in Brunswick. Millett most recently served as assistant store manager at the bank's Great Falls Plaza location in Auburn.

Androscoggin Bank recently promoted Lena Hann to assistant vice president, BGS officer II; Melissa Rock to vice president, marketing manager; Jason Simcock to vice president, BGS officer II; and Sally Wilson to vice president, performance and learning business partner.

Appointments

Auburn Savings Bank recently announced that Heather Hunter has joined its board of directors. Hunter is the finance director for the city of Lewiston.

Patrick Keliher, commissioner of the Maine Department of Marine Resources, was recently appointed by President Obama as commissioner of the council of the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization.

The Maine Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals recently elected Josh Chase to serve on the society's national board of directors. Chase is a retirement plan advisor with Lebel & Harriman LLP in Falmouth.

University of Maine President Paul Ferguson was recently elected vice chairman of the Steering Committee of the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment, a network of over 680 colleges and universities addressing climate change and sustainability.

Bernstein Shur, a law firm in Portland, recently announced that shareholder Arnie Macdonald was appointed chairman of the Maine Bar Foundation's Campaign for Justice. Macdonald is a member of the firm's business law, construction law and real estate law practice groups and chairman of the firm's pro bono committee.

Pika Energy, a Westbrook developer of high-performance small wind turbines and related electronic components for the residential market, named Catherine York to its board of directors. York is co-founder of The Gilded Nut Snack Co. and a member of Maine Angels.

hear ME now, an auditory oral education center in Falmouth, recently added Jennifer Kanwit to its board of directors. Kanwit is an executive assistant at ghSMART.

The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation in Wellesley, Mass., recently named Lisa DeSisto, CEO of Maine Today Media in Portland, to its board of directors.

Achievements

Bangor Savings Bank was recently recognized by J.D. Power & Associates as a 2014 Customer Champion. The bank was one of only 50 companies nationally to earn the honor. In addition, James Robbins, vice president and senior development officer for the bank's wealth management group, recently obtained Certified Wealth Strategist designation.

WIN Home Inspection, with a franchise in Biddeford-Saco, recently presented Michael Michaud with an Elite Club Award for performing 533 inspections in 2013 and Gary Daigneault with a Brand Builder award.

Norway Savings Bank recently held its annual employee awards banquet and honored the following individuals: Employee of the Year, Christine McMann, assistant vice president, loan operations analyst; President's Award, Chuck Williams, vice president, finance and accounting; Culture Champion of the Year, Jeff Cusack; Achievement Award, Jason Fitzgerald and Tricia Brooks; Branding Award, Maria Edwards and Amy Marshall; Communications Award, Bobbie-Jo Chase and Brian Bernier; Customer Service Award, Becky Buchanan and Jackie Morin; Empowerment Award, Ryan Dillingham and Kelcey Raasumaa; Leadership Award, Melissa Lord and Randy Easler; Team Player Award, Kyle Hodgkins and Norway Maintenance Department; and Length of Service Awards - 35 Years of Service, Brenda Moore and Peggy Tilton.

Verrill Dana, a law firm in Portland, was recently named as the winner of the sixth annual international M&A Advisor Award in the M&A Deal of the Year (over $75 million-$100 million). The firm was recognized for its work on the acquisition of Vitran Supply Chain Inc.'s Supply Chain Division by LEGACY Supply Chain Services Inc. The firm also announced that attorney Elizabeth Connellan Smith was recently inducted into the American Bar Association College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers. Smith is the first and only Fellow inducted into the college from Maine.

The Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy in Augusta was recently recognized by the National Jump$tart Coalition as the 2014 State Coalition of the Year.

Cheney Insurance in Damariscotta was recently presented the 2014 Automation Excellence Award by NetVU, an association of insurance agency computer system users.

Berman & Simmons, a law firm in Lewiston, announced that Partner Jodi Nofsinger was recently inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Maine Center for Creativity in Portland recently announced that actor Patrick Dempsey and The Jackson Laboratory are the co-recipients of the 2014 Maine Creative Industries Award. The award recognizes people and organizations who enrich Maine's growing reputation as a state where the arts and enterprise meet and flourish.

The Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers in Waterville recently announced the Council on Accreditation granted Renewal Hague Accreditation for the agency's international adoption program. The accreditation establishes safeguards to ensure inter-country adoption occurs in the best interest of children and families and in accordance to adoption principles.

The New England Board of Higher Education recently honored University of Maine Target Technology Incubator with its 2014 Maine State Merit Award. The incubator provides scalable innovation-based companies with access to the resources they need to grow and attain long-term success within an environment that fosters businesses development, commercialization and successful management practices.

Robert Allen, senior vice president, wealth management at UBS Financial Services in Bangor, was recently named to Barron's Top-1200 Financial Advisors by state list. Allen was ranked No. 1 in Maine for a third straight year.

Mark McAuliffe, one of the original principals of Portland pharmacy Apothecary by Design, was recently honored with the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce's first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Maine Freedom of Information Coalition recently presented Sharon Leahy-Lind with its 2014 Maine Sunshine Award. Leahy-Lind is the former director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Local Public Health.

Carol Leone, founder of Teens To Trails in Brunswick, was recently selected by the White House as a Champion of Change: Engaging the Next Generation of Conservation Leaders for her efforts to engage communities and youth in environmental stewardship and conservation.

Timothy Kipp, a senior consultant for GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. in Portland, recently earned designation as a Certified Safety Professional.

Norway Savings Bank was recently named one of the 2013 Best Banks to Work For by American Banker and Best Companies Group. In addition, the bank was also honored with the Gold-Level Well Workplace Award by the Wellness Council of America.