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Newsworthy people and performances for April 21, 2025
New hires
Atlantic Hospitality, a hotel investment, management and design company in Kennebunk, hired Tyler Carrol as hotel manager at the Asticou in Northeast Harbor, Shauna Marcum as assistant general manager at the Claremont in Southwest Harbor and Miles Hanson as general manager at Salt Cottages in Bar Harbor.
NBT Bank in Portland hired John Rhodes as vice president and commercial banking relationship manager. Rhodes was previously with Camden National Bank.
Animal Welfare Society in Kennebunk hired Astrid Wielens as director of administration, Cam Raymond as director of operations and Allie McCarthy as community engagement manager.
Sabrina Gormley
Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville hired Sabrina Gormley as marketing and membership director. Gormley was previously North American business development manager at Northeast Laboratory Services.
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust hired Debra Crook as vice president, project management officer. Most recently, Crook was vice president and senior project manager at J.P. Morgan Chase.
KeyBank in Portland hired Holly O’Brien as relationship manager, business banking. Most recently, O’Brien was a business banking relationship manager at M&T Bank.
Clearstead Trust, an investment services firm in Portland, hired Jessamyn Norton as senior managing director and Doug Gross as a tax director. Norton was previously chief investment officer at Spinnaker Trust while Gross was a trust officer at Norway Savings Bank.
The John T. Gorman Foundation in Portland hired Jessica Drescher as senior research associate.
Verrill, a law firm in Portland, hired Sam Hamilton as an associate in the firm’s environmental and land-use group.
The Greater Portland Board of Realtors hired Linda Cohen as association executive.
The University of New England hired Robert Hawkes as director of the master of science physician assistant degree program at its Portland Campus for the Health Sciences. Hawkes previously served as the founding program director at South College in Orlando, Fla., where he developed the curriculum for its physician assistant program and assisted with the development of a simulation center.
Portland Media Center hired Nate Eldridge as executive director. Eldridge has 20 years of experience in visual storytelling, strategic leadership and creative collaboration.
OceanView at Falmouth, a retirement community, hired Talya Corsetti as community wellness coordinator and Joshua Pray as assisted living consultant.
Promotions
Atlantic Hospitality, a hotel investment, management and design company in Kennebunk, promoted Sonya Dearborn to managing director of the Acadia Collection and the Asticou in Northeast Harbor and Britt Damon was promoted to general manager of the Claremont in Southwest Harbor. Dearborn was previously general manager at the Claremont Hotel while Damon was general manager at Salt Cottages.
Photo / Courtesy Skowhegan Savings Bank
James Alberico
Skowhegan Savings Bank promoted James Alberico to senior vice president chief risk officer. Alberico was vice president risk management officer.
Knickerbocker Group, a design-build firm in Boothbay, promoted Katryn Mitchell to vice president. Mitchell was previously operations project manager.
Kennebec Savings Bank in Augusta promoted Natusha Fate to assistant vice president and retail operations director. Fate was previously branch-operations manager.
Partners Bank in Sanford promoted Anthony Cataldi to president, effective July 1, and CEO, effective Oct. 1. Cataldi currently serves as executive vice president and COO.
Acadia Federal Credit Union in Fort Kent promoted Erica Albert to executive vice president and CFO. Albert was previously vice president of finance.
Appointments
Piper Shores, a nonprofit life plan retirement community in Scarborough, added Sue Doliner, Brian O’Coin, Kerry Peabody, Wes Ridlon, Megan Walton and David Gowen to its board of directors. Doliner is a health care philanthropy professional, O’Coin is senior vice president and commercial market manager at Maine Community Bank, Peabody is a senior account executive at MMA/Clark Insurance, Ridlon is assistant vice president of absence operations at Unum, Walton is CEO of Southern Maine Agency on Aging and Gowen is a retired accountant.
The University of Maine at Augusta announced that President Jenifer Cushman was elected chair-elect of the Council of Fellows Board of the American Council on Education, marking the beginning of a three-year leadership trajectory culminating in service on the ACE board itself.
Achievements
Thomas College in Waterville said a team of undergraduate and graduate students earned various team and individual awards at the Society for the Advancement of Management International Business Conference. The team, consisting of Rossalyn Buck, Caleb Daigneault, Brooke Blockler, Shawn Von Oesen, Krista Staples, Kayla Weber, Jade Crowell, Preston Moody and Cole Ellis, earned first place in the case presentation open division; second and third in the open undergraduate division; and third and second in the written case competition undergraduate division. Individually, Crowell placed second for overall individual recognition and second for the knowledge bowl open division, Buck finished second for extemporaneous speech undergraduate division and Weber was fourth in the knowledge bowl undergraduate division.
The Associated General Contractors of Maine in Augusta recognized five major projects as part of its “2025 Build Maine Awards.” The “Overall Winning Project” was won by Wright-Ryan Construction for the Tekakapimek Contact Station; the “Bridge Division” winner was Reed & Reed Inc. for the Madawaska International Bridge; the “Building Division” was captured by Turner Construction for the Malone Family Tower; Consigli Construction Co. finished tops in the “Building Renovation Division” for Thompson Block; and NS Giles won the “Specialty/Subcontractor Division” for Back Cove Storage Facility.
Morgan Stanley announced that Jeremiah Burns, an executive director, senior portfolio management director, financial advisor and Gary Bergeron, a managing director, corporate retirement director, financial advisor in the firm’s Portland wealth management office, were both named to Barron’s list of “America’s Top 1,200 Advisors.”
Maine Preservation in Yarmouth held its annual “Honor Awards” recognizing excellence in historic preservation. Honorees included The Exchange Building in Bangor, Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner, Academy Building in Gorham, Bay Chamber in Camden, Peavey Memorial Library in Eastport, Wilson Hall in Bucksport and Anne Niles of South Freeport.
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife in Augusta named Game Warden Investigator Ethan Buuck of Division B in Sidney as the “Maine Game Warden of the Year for 2024.” Game Warden Sergeant Justin Fowlie of the midcoast region was named “Supervisor of the Year” and Dennis McIntosh, retired game warden sergeant, was the “Legendary Game Warden of the Year.”
CEI-Boulos Capital Management in Brunswick announced that a high-impact commercial real estate investment fund it established with NBT Bank led to Bargain Grocery in Troy, N.Y. receiving a “CoStar Impact Award” for “Lease of the Year for 2024 in the Albany Market.”
Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce in Presque Isle recognized its annual Dinner Award recipients including Joseph Olore, “Lifetime Achievement Award;” Elizabeth Singer, “CACC Director of the Year;” Jennifer Olson, “President’s Award;” Gary Marquis, “Citizen of the Year;” Beaulieu’s Garage, “Business of the Year - Community Impact;” and Bike, Board & Ski, “Business of the Year - Economic Impact.”
Norway Savings Bank said it was named a “Best Wellness Employer” by Wellness Workdays and a “Best Place for Working Parents” by the Best Place for Working Parents.
UScellular recognized Valerie Foss for being awarded a “President’s Volunteer Service Award” by the Office of the President of the United States for dedicating more than 200 hours to volunteerism in 2024. Foss is assistant store manager in South Paris.
The Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce announced annual award recipients including Dan Tremble, “Norbert X. Dowd Award;” Frank’s Bake Shop, “Large Business of the Year Award;” Henry’s Bridal Boutique and Formal Wear, “Small Business of the Year Award;” Community Health and Counseling Services, “Nonprofit of the Year Award;” Compotech, “Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award;” Annette Dowd, owner of The Rock and Art Shop, “The Spirit of the Region Cultural Award;” Tammy Higgins, “The Sarah Dubay Community Service Award;” and Liz Russell, president of Eastern Maine Community College, “Volunteer of the Year Award.”
Katahdin Trust Co. in Houlton said it was named as a “Best Place for Working Parents” by the Best Place for Working Parents.
The Maine Fire Chiefs’ Association named Chief Robert Chase of the Auburn Fire Department as its “2024 Maine Fire Chief of the Year.”
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor said that it achieved the lowest readmission ratio for patients with a heart attack between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to data published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in February.
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