Newsworthy people and performances for April 18, 2022
New hires
Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, a life sciences technology company in Scarborough, hired Erin Cunningham as human resources director, John Yin as eastern U.S. sales manager, David Jacobs as manufacturing technician, Robert Hicks as field service engineer and Sandra Falton as senior bookkeeper.
Norway Savings Bank hired Jackie Curtis as vice president, human resources. Curtis has 20 years of human resources experience in the banking and health industries.
ORPC, a renewable energy company in Portland, hired Kaelin Chancey as mechanical engineer, Kathryn Sellers Reynolds as regulatory affairs manager, Liam Pillsbury as an ocean engineer, Marie Webb as manager of manufacturing and logistics, Morgan Welton as grant and technical writer and Ryan Cardinal as project manager.
Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington hired Jeffrey Lynds as a family medicine physician at Franklin Health Farmington Family Practice. Most recently, Lynds provided full-spectrum family medicine for all ages at Swift River Family Medicine in Rumford.
Maine Association of Nonprofits in Portland hired Eleanor Nazar as program coordinator. Nazar was most recently with the city of Portland’s Public Health Department.
Maine Realty Advisors in Portland hired Amanda Melnick as an advisor.
Carden Kennels in Bangor hired Alexandra Michel as kennel manager.
Aquarius Property Management in Portland hired Amber Maurais as residential property manager.
The Portland Housing Authority hired Sarah Dodge as director of finance. Dodge was previously with the Maine Office of the State Auditor, where she was an audit manager.
Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor hired Christopher Paradis as a member of its Procurement Technical Assistance Center. Paradis was previously with Maine’s Community College System.
Volk Paxit, a contract packaging company in Sanford, hired Corey Laplume as sales operations executive. Laplume was formerly employed by Volk Packaging Corp.
Promotions
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust promoted Chelsea Sawyer to vice president, branch relationship manager in Ellsworth. Sawyer was previously assistant vice president, branch relationship manager.
Norway Savings Bank promoted Richelle Wallace to executive vice president, senior resources officer; Missy Babineau to regional vice president retail and commercial deposit officer and cash management manager; Frank Farrell to vice president, systems administrator and mainframe manager; Joe Leland to vice president, market manager and mortgage loan officer for Freeport and Falmouth; Karry Kane to assistant vice president, mortgage loan officer; Erin Mowery to assistant vice president, business intelligence analyst II; Michelle Luce to Fryeburg branch manager and mortgage loan officer; and Heather Taylor to market manager and mortgage loan officer for Kennebunk and Saco.
Franklin Savings Bank in Farmington promoted Katie Deming to Farmington branch manager, Jennifer Merrill to commercial loan officer in Rumford and Seth Noonkester to assistant branch manager in Rangeley.
The Sisters of the Presentation of Mary promoted Michelle VanDeven to director of the Marie Joseph Spiritual Center in Biddeford. VanDeven was previously bookkeeper and IT administrator.
Carden Kennels in Bangor promoted Connor Bowman to head of doggie daycare and day school programs and Rachael Mills to head groomer.
Bangor Savings Bank promoted Lannie Moffatt to COO and Kim Pope to chief banking officer. Moffatt was most recently as chief experience officer, executive vice president while Pope was director of consumer banking, senior vice president.
Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution promoted Stephanie Emery to assistant branch manager in Biddeford, Devyn Butler to customer relationship officer, Emily Dubois and Tony LeBlanc to retail loan officers, Casey Dunham to customer relationship officer in Biddeford and Elaine Tito to officer, accounting team lead.
The County Federal Credit Union in Presque Isle promoted Dennis Rogeski to retail services manager, Northern Region. Rogeski was most recently manager of the credit union’s indirect department in Caribou.
The Episcopal Diocese of Maine promoted Katie Clark to canon for communications. Clark was previously director of communications.
Great Diamond Partners, a wealth management firm in Portland, promoted Helen Andreoli to president. Andreoli was previously CFO.
Systems Engineering, a managed IT and security services firm in Portland, promoted Erik Thomas to director of advisory services.
Appointments
Fork Food Lab in Portland added Penny Jordan, Hema Narayanan and Lynne Wilkie to its board of directors. Jordan is a fourth-generation farmer in Cape Elizabeth, Narayanan is founder of Epicurious Foods and Wilkie is a sales executive with career experience in the food and beverage industry.
AARP Maine State Director Noël Bonam was confirmed to the Maine State Housing Authority’s board of commissioners by the Maine Senate Labor and Housing Committee. The board’s primary role is to oversee the development and administration of several state and federal housing-related programs for the people of Maine.
Achievements
The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs and Maine Outdoor Brands announced the participants in its inaugural MCE Compass training program. Participants include Armanda Davis, Experience Maine; Mark Rodrigue, Rogue Life Maine; Samantha Andrews, Blissed Outside; Louis Zeppieri, Northern Echo Custom Sewing; Stephanie Noyes, 360Sleeves; Brian Fish, Maine Casual LLC; Christopher Paine, Daily Fly Fishing; Lindsay Currier, Still Peaking; Mish Sommers, Happier Outside; Eldon Loblein, GameTiks; Mark Ferguson, Brant & Cochran; Amanda Hatley, She Summits Co.; Lisa Montogomery, Penobscot Consulting Services; Norman Patry, Summer Feet Cycling and Walking Adventures; Cathy Streifel, Pyxie LLC; Phinney Baxter White, Governor Baxter; Paul Sannicandro, dba Moose Woods Guide Service LLC; Brenden Westin, DuraBike; and Sara Hammond.
Verrill, a law firm in Portland, said that Elizabeth Johnston was elected as the new lawyers section representative of the Maine State Bar Association board of governors. Johnston is part of the firm’s labor and employment group.
NBT Bank in Portland announced that it earned a “BankSafe” seal from AARP, recognizing the bank’s efforts to stop financial exploitation.
The Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce announced its annual business awards. Winners were Steve Schley, “Norbert X. Dowd Award;” Northern Light Health/Penobscot Community Health Care/St. Josephs, “Business Of The Year;” Kerrie Tripp, “Catherine Lebowitz Award For Public Service;” Risteen Bahr, “M. Jane Irving Community Service Award;” United Way of Eastern Maine, “Non-Profit of the Year;” Suzanne Spruce, “Arthur A. Comstock Professional Service Award;” Gamenetics, “Bion and Dorain Foster Entrepreneurship Award;” and Brian Hinrichs and the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, “Arts & Culture Award.”
Maine Medical Center in Portland earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer, a quality program of the American College of Surgeons. The center said it is one of two programs in New England and only 45 in the nation to achieve this recognition.
Preti Flaherty, a law firm in Portland, said it was named “2022 Litigation Firm of the Year in the State of Maine” by Benchmark Litigation.
Thomas College in Waterville announced that Laurie Lachance, president, received the American Heart Association’s “Crystal Heart Award” at the 2022 Go Red for Women Luncheon by the American Heart Association.
Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, a luxury property company in Portland, said that it ranked No. 497 on the By Volume list in the RealTrends 500 national brokerage rankings for 2022.
The Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce posthumously selected Luke Gross as its “Citizen of the Year” award winner. Gross was a deputy for 18 years at the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department.
Penobscot Community Health Care in Bangor was designated a health care equality leader by the Human Rights Campaign for the 12th straight year. The health care organization received an evaluation of 100 and the designation of “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader” in the 15th anniversary edition of the Healthcare Equality Index.
F.L. Putnam Investment Management Co. in Portland announced that Robertson Breed, managing director of investment advisory services, was named to the Barron’s “Top 1,200 Financial Advisors by State” list, ranking No. 2 in the state of Maine.
Systems Engineering, a managed IT and security services firm in Portland, said that it earned Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Registered Provider Organization status. The designation is a necessary credential to provide guidance to defense contractors and subcontractors who are required to adhere to the certification framework.
Volk Packaging Corp. in Biddeford named Chris LaMarche, machine operator, as its “Associate of the Quarter Award” winner.
Murray Plumb & Murray, a law firm in Portland, announced that Stacey Neumann was appointed to the Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices. Neumann is a partner with the firm and chair of its criminal/white collar defense and employment practice groups.
Maine Preservation in Yarmouth named its “Honor Awards” including Burnt Island Light Station in Boothbay Harbor, Mt. Merici Convent in Waterville, Scruton Block in Lewiston, Broad Bay Congregational Church in Waldoboro, St. Ann’s Churchyard in Gardiner and Norma and Greg Rossel from Troy. Honorable mentions went to the Searsport Fountain, Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station on Swan’s Island, New Purington Brothers Block in Augusta and Riverdam Mill Complex in Biddeford.
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