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New hires

Community Partners Inc., a nonprofit in Biddeford that supports adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, hired Mike Strout as human resources director.

Auburn Manufacturing, a manufacturer of high performance textiles for extreme temperature protection in Mechanic Falls, hired Mary Wagner as technical & product development manager.

Putney Inc., a pet pharmaceutical company in Portland, hired Kelley Shimansky as vice president of human resources. Shimansky was previously vice president of organizational development for WEX Inc.

MPX , a print services company in Portland, hired Nathan Peabody as project coordinator in client services, Mark Reed as a client account manager and Bruce Harrington as business development manager in southern New England.

Camp Sunshine, a retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families in Casco, hired Gary Barron as executive director. Barron previously served as president of SheerBliss Ice Cream in Sunrise, Fla.

Competitive Energy Services, a strategic energy consulting firm in Portland, hired Christy Hillman as a business development and account manager. Hillman previously was the director of recruiting and staffing services at Career Management Associates in Portland.

First Protection Services, a private security and patrol firm in Scarborough, hired Michael Laurence as director of business development. Laurence was previously a law enforcement officer.

University of New England's College of Pharmacy in Portland hired Wallace Marsh as assistant dean of assessment and accreditation. Marsh was previously interim assistant dean for assessment for the Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va.

Malone Commercial Brokers in Portland hired Tom Prouty as COO.

College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor hired Bob Mentzinger as public relations manager.

USI Insurance Services in South Portland hired Kristan Brown, Pamela Singer and Sam Atwood as personal lines account managers.

Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor hired Hook Wheeler as deputy director for business and workforce services.

Pierce Atwood, a law firm in Portland, hired James Gorman as COO and Leisa DuPuy as director of finance. Gorman was most recently vice president of finance with Woodard & Curran while DuPuy was the financial manager at the Stantec Consulting.

GWI, a telephone and high-speed Internet services company in Biddeford, hired Christina Painter as junior staff accountant, Pat Welch as an IT support technician and Nick Schroeder as a level-one network engineer.

Camden National Bank hired Brent Folster as vice president of commercial lending. Folster was previously the vice president/market manager of business banking for People's United Bank.

Target Marketing Maine, a direct and digital marketing company in Rockland, hired Audrey Chandler as a customer service representative.

Chalmers Insurance Group in Bridgton hired James Croft as account executive in its benefits division. Previously, Croft was vice president of sales at Living Wealth Partners.

Day One, a nonprofit agency in South Portland that works to prevent and treat adolescent substance abuse, announced several new hires at its residential program at Hinckley including: Joanne Grant, program director; Megan Grignon, operations coordinator; Tracy Morin, program coordinator; Marie Haywood and Michael Cote, substance abuse counselors; Edgar Avila, Mark Ludzack, Peter Kirby and Sarahlynn Robinson, care associates; and Amanda MacArthur, Kaylee Cowan, Alisha Barrette and Jean Week-Victory, awake overnight. In addition the organization hired Teri Randall as part-time development and public relations assistant and Paula Cardona and Spencer Hoffman as per-diem care associates for the residential program at Hollis.

Machias Savings Bank hired Elsa McGary as assistant vice president of cash management in Portland. McGary was previously director of client relations for FISC Solutions.

Penobscot Community Health Care in Belfast hired Bart Hotchkin, doctor of physical therapy, at the Seaport Community Health Center. Previously, Hotchkin served as clinical director for Bay View Physical Therapy in Belfast. In addition, the organization's Bangor location hired Kent Tableman, orthodontist, at its dental center. Tableman was in private practice and serves as director of orthodontics for the facility's general practice residency.

Preble Street, a homeless shelter in Portland, hired Kristin Doneski as teen services supervisor. Doneski previously worked at Larkin Street Youth Services in San Francisco.

Promotions

Camden National Bank promoted Scott Fernald to vice president, commercial loan officer.

John Braccio was promoted to president and CEO of Wright-Pierce, a water, wastewater and infrastructure engineering firm in Portland. Braccio, previously a senior vice president in charge of wastewater engineering in southern New England, succeeds William Brown. Brown will remain as the chairman of the firm.

Knox Museum in Thomaston promoted Tobin Malone to executive director. Malone was previously acting executive director.

The Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce promoted Kate Grover to vice president of membership and marketing and Martha Talbot to office manager. Grover was membership director while Talbot was a bookkeeper.

Gorham Savings Bank promoted Rebecca Winslow to senior vice president, director of sales. Winslow was previously regional vice president, senior business officer.

Preble Street, a homeless shelter in Portland, promoted Charlotte DeTroy to supervisor of the First Place transitional living program at Preble Street Teen Services and Daniella Cameron to manager of the organization's Anti-Trafficking Coalition. DeTroy was previously a teen services team leader while Cameron was a teen services supervisor.

cPort Credit Union in Portland promoted Michelle Lemieux to assistant branch manager at its Augusta branch. Lemieux was previously a member service representative.

Appointments

CES Inc., a Brewer firm of engineers, environmental scientists and land surveyors, announced that Johanna Szillery was appointed to the Maine State Board of Certification for Geologists and Soil Scientists. Szillery is an environmental scientist with the firm.

The Maine Women's Fund's board of directors elected six new members and selected officers. New members include Amelia Kurtz, chief fiduciary officer, Bangor Savings Bank; Donna McNeil, co-director of artists in context, Maine Media Workshops; Mary Nelson, representative to the Maine Legislature for District 112; Noreen Alvarado Patient, partner, Eaton Peabody in Brunswick; Candace Walworth, retired nephrologist; and Paula Watson, counsel, Foreside Financial Group LLC. Officers are Melinda Shain, corporate counsel, Diversified Communications, president; Walworth, secretary and chair of the Grants Committee; and Natalie Solotoff, CPA, treasurer.

Junior Achievement of Maine in Portland elected Guy Langevin, vice president of human resources and organizational development at Dead River Co., as its chairman of the board. Other officers include Stephen deCastro, market manager, Key Private Bank, vice chairman; Darren Hurlburt, president and CEO, Maine Education Services, past chairman; Michelle Ritcheson, vice president, senior business banker, Bangor Savings Bank, treasurer; and Greg Jamison, vice president of underwriting, MEMIC, secretary.

The World Affairs Council of Maine elected Abigail Carroll, Brenda Garrand and Andrea Stanley Hester to its board. Carroll is the owner and founding farmer at Nonesuch Oysters; Garrand, CEO, Garrand; and Hester, former editor/writer for the president, Harvard University. Directors Clifford Gilpin, Tim Honey and Michael Wygant were also elected to renewed terms.Tim Honey, president; Gilpin, past president; Maureen Hurley, first vice president; John Doughty, second vice president; Gordon Erikson Jr., treasurer; Kimberly McLaughlin, assistant treasurer; Lynne Houle, secretary; and Julie Nye, assistant secretary, were approved as officers.

Lamey Wellehan Shoes in Auburn announced that Chris Stanley was elected to the Board of Directors of the Pedorthic Footcare Association. Stanley, a Board-certified Pedorthist, directs the company's foot health & fitting education programs for sales associates.

Maine Cancer Foundation in Falmouth announced its board officers, including President David Mitchell, vice president, investments at the Portland Harbor Group of Raymond James; Vice President, Chip Harris, principal, Kilbride & Harris Insurance Services; Secretary, Peter Rinck, president, Rinck Advertising Inc.; and treasurer, Matt Jacobson, independent consultant. Tim Mellen was also elected to the board.

The National Auctioneers Association board of directors elected Thomas Saturley as president. Saturley is president of Tranzon Auction Properties in Portland.

United Way of Androscoggin County in Lewiston appointed Carlee Evans, TD Bank; Rhonda Hamel, Androscoggin Bank; and Shane Wright, Isaacson & Raymond as board members.

The Ski Museum of Maine in Kingfield elected its board officers including President Jill Ducharme; Vice President Wende Gray; Secretary Russ Murley; and Treasurer Vito Courtney.

Bernstein Shur, a law firm in Portland, selected Sam Anderson to co-chair of the firm's business restructuring and insolvency practice group. Anderson is a shareholder at the firm.

The Maine Real Estate & Development Association named Michael O'Reilly, senior vice president in the Commercial Banking Group at Bangor Savings Bank, as its new president. Other officers include: vice president, Paul Peck, Drummond & Drummond LLP; treasurer, William Shanahan, Northern New England Housing Investment Fund; assistant treasurer, James Otis, Otis | Atwell; secretary, Jaimie Schwartz, Bernstein Shur; and assistant secretary, Shelly Clark, MEREDA.

Achievements

The York County Council of Realtors named Bill Conda, a broker at RE/MAX Realty One in York, as its 2014 Realtor of the Year.

WBRC Architects Engineers in Bangor was awarded the President's Award by CSI Maine. The honor is given to groups or individuals who demonstrate a high level of volunteer leadership, diligence, professionalism and dedication to the industry and the institute.

DMM Inc., a digital document and direct marketing company in Scarborough, received an award of excellence for digital printing from the Printing Industries of New England, the regional affiliate of The Printing Industries of America.

James Oshetski, a general dentist in Brunswick, was presented with the Diplomate certification from the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry. The certification symbolizes competence in implant dentistry.

The Maine Chapter of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society named Greg Jamison, vice president underwriting at MEMIC, as the winner of the 2014 Lee G. Allen President's award of excellence. The annual award recognizes contributions to the property and casualty industry in Maine.

Maine Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense office, presented Patrick Thibodeau of Southern Maine Window & Siding in Sanford with a patriot award in recognition of his support of employees serving in the Guard and Reserve.

Norton Insurance Agency in Cumberland announced that Senior Vice President Anna Edgerley was named president-elect of the Maine Insurance Agents Association. Edgerley will assume the role of president in 2015.

Cary Medical Center in Caribou earned the overall best performer award from Avatar Solutions, a provider of patient, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems, employee and physician surveys.

Jean Hoffman, president and CEO of Putney Inc., a pet pharmaceutical company in Portland, was named the New England Ernst & Young entrepreneur of the year 2014 in the life sciences category.

Morningstar Stone and Tile in Topsham earned the designation of Marble Institute of America accredited natural stone fabricator. The designation recognizes companies that fabricate and install natural dimension stone.

The Maine Hospital Association in Rockport named Charlie Hendricks, chief of surgery at Mount Desert Island Hospital, as its caregiver of the year.

The Maine Potato Board in Presque Isle announced that the Albert Fitzpatrick family from Houlton is its 2014 farm family of the year. The family operates a 300-acre potato farm in southern Aroostook.

Winxnet, an IT outsourcing and consulting firm in Portland, was named to the Ingram Micro 2014 Small and Midsize Business 500. The annual list recognizes the top-500 fastest-growing Ingram Micro U.S. channel partners.

The Maine State Bar Association in Rockland presented Matt Dyer with the John W. Ballou Award. Dyer practices law with Pine Tree Legal Assistance in Lewiston.

Lynn Foley, a financial professional at MassMutual Northern New England in Portland, was honored by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. with a Community Service Award for her work with The Center for Grieving Children in Portland. Foley donated the $10,000 award to the center.

The Maine Veterans' Homes in Machias, Scarborough and South Paris were the recipients of the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living's 2014 silver national quality award. The award recognizes long-term care facilities that providing high-quality long-term care.

Rockland Main Street Inc. was designated as an accredited national main street program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by the National Main Street Center, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Pen Bay Healthcare in Rockport announced that the Pen Bay Creative Learning Center earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, an organization of early childhood professionals. The hospital also announced that its marketing and communications team received a merit award at the 31st annual Healthcare Advertising Awards in the online display category, a gold and a silver award in the Aster Awards and a lamplighter award from New England Society for Healthcare Communications for excellence in marketing, public relations and communications in the New England region.

Community Partners Inc., a nonprofit in Biddeford that supports adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, announced that Lisa Geyer won the direct support professional excellence in care award.

Maine Community Health Options was selected by the city of Lewiston as the recipient of an economic achievement award in recognition of its inaugural year on Maine's health insurance marketplace.

The Maine International Trade Center honored Husson University in Bangor as its service provider of the year.

Hammond Lumber Co. received two awards from the Northeast Lumber Manufacturers Association for safety performance in 2013 at Hammond's sawmill and planer mill in Belgrade.

The City of Portland announced that its Positive Health Care Program was honored with the Peter M. Fox Excellence in American Academy of HIV Medicine Credentialing Award.

Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, including its satellite location the Androscoggin Valley Medical Arts Center, was awarded its first three-year term of accreditation in ultrasound as the result of a review by the American College of Radiology.