Newsworthy people and performances for April 6, 2020

New hires

Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, hired Elizabeth Mooney as an attorney in the firm’s higher education and litigation practices and Leah Rachin as a shareholder. Mooney has represented a host of businesses and individuals in civil litigation, counseled major car manufacturers in connection with disputes with state lawmakers and franchisees and represented survivors of domestic violence on a pro bono basis. Rachin is an experienced attorney in the areas of municipal, land use and employment law.

HospitalityMaine in Augusta hired Gwen Perry as director for workforce development. Perry was previously a business development specialist with the state Department of Economic and Community Development.

Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry, a law firm in Portland, hired Katherine Bailey as an associate and a member of the firm’s real estate practice group. Bailey assists clients with the acquisition, disposition, and financing of commercial and industrial properties and residential development projects.

OTELCO, a wireline telecommunications company in New Gloucester, hired Travis Dowd and Royce Sweet as technical support technicians in Bangor.

Bernstein Shur, a law firm in Portland, hired Krystal Williams as an attorney in its energy and environmental practice group. Williams previously assisted public utilities and private developers in regulatory, commercial and litigation contexts.

Creative Office Pavilion in Portland hired Jonathan deGregoris as a business development account executive and Shannon Campos as an interior designer. deGregoris has 30 years of sales experience in the market while Campos was previously a studio designer for CorePower Yoga.

Lockton Cos., a risk management and insurance consultant and broker in Portland, hired Amy Deschaines as vice president and account executive in its employee benefits practice. Deschaines has 17 years of experience with other national and regional brokerages.

Fluid Imaging Technologies Inc., a laboratory instrumentation manufacturer in Scarborough, hired Stephen Habeeb as aftermarket sales associate.

R. M. Davis, a wealth management firm in Portland, hired Kenleigh Nicoletta as trust and wealth management counsel, Andrew Reynolds as data management administrator, Diana Bourque as portfolio administrator and Sadie Ladds as receptionist. Nicoletta was previously a partner at Brann & Isaacson LLP, Reynolds was a portfolio analyst at Key Private Bank, Bourque was a litigation paralegal at Monaghan Leahy LLP and Ladds was an eligibility specialist at UNUM.

Partners Bank in Sanford hired Jennifer Stauffis as CFO. Stauffis was previously vice president, treasurer and finance officer at First Seacoast Bank in Dover, N.H.

RE/MAX Shoreline hired Stephen Peck as a realtor in its Portland office.

Coldwell Banker Plourde Real Estate in Waterville hired Nick Isgro. Isgro has 10 years of experience in community banking and finance and knowledge and experience in municipal government to the agency.

Promotions

Jensen Baird Gardner & Henry, a law frim in Portland, elected Jeffrey Herbert and Tudor Goldsmith as shareholders. Herbert’s practice focuses on all aspects of real estate law and commercial transactions, including commercial and residential development, acquisitions, sales and leasing while Goldsmith represents clients in the preparation of wills and trusts and the administration of trusts and estates.

Norway Savings Bank announced several promotions. Jaime Brochu was promoted to assistant vice president, retail loan center assistant manager; Linette Dehetre to vice president, Auburn branch manager; Jill French to vice president, customer care manager; Mike Grass to vice president, market manager for Norway and South Paris; Kelcey Kimball to assistant vice president, business intelligence analyst III; Tina Merritt to assistant vice president, SharePoint administrator and project management officer; Jacob Ouellette to assistance vice president, investment specialist; and Eddie Williams to assistant vice president, business development officer.

Marshall Communications in Augusta promoted Megan Crowder to account executive and Emma Dimock to account coordinator. Crowder was previously account manager and social media specialist while Dimock was an account assistant.

Freedom Boat Club of Maine in Yarmouth promoted Patrick Hanlon to membership executive responsible for all sales efforts for the organization. Most recently, Hanlon was dockmaster at Moose Landing Marina in Naples.

Berman & Simmons, a law firm in Lewiston, promoted Timothy Kenlan to partner. Kenlan represents clients in personal injury and product liability claims.

Kennebec Savings Bank in Augusta promoted Carol Payne to assistant vice president, vendor management and security officer. Payne joined the bank in 2016 as vendor and security manager.

The Maine Tourism Association in Hallowell promoted Tony Cameron to CEO. Cameron has served as the organization’s director of marketing and communications for the past five years.

R. M. Davis, a wealth management firm in Portland, promoted John Doughty to shareholder. Doughty, who is vice president and chief investment officer for the firm, specializes in energy, economics and geopolitics. The firm also promoted Wendy Baker to assistant vice president – wealth management, Annette Bosse to senior trust administrator, Isaac Hoey to senior data management administrator and Nina Marsanskis to portfolio administrator. Baker was senior portfolio administrator, Bosse was trust administrator, Hoey was data management administrator and Marsanskis was client services associate.

Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution promoted Eric Doyon to vice president, manager of business and loan services. Doyon was previously vice president and business credit department manager.

Sheridan Construction in Fairfield promoted Scott Nielsen to vice president of finance and administration, Gilbert Thibeau to vice president of construction and Wilbur Ferland to vice president of sales and estimating.

Creative Office Pavilion in Portland promoted Samantha Loring to account manager within the K12 education team.

Mainebiz promoted Andrea Tetzlaff to the advertising director. Tetzlaff, who joined the company six years ago, was previously a senior account manager.

Gov. Janet Mills promoted Peter Rogers to director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency. Rogers previously served as acting director since June 2019, his second stint in the position, and as deputy director since 2014.

Bar Harbor Savings and Loan Association promoted Dawn Nason to compliance officer. Nason most recently served as accounting associate.

Geiger, a promotional products distributor in Lewiston, promoted Scott Smith to program manager. Smith had been an assistant program manager in Corporate Programs since 2016.

Sheridan Construction in Fairfield promoted Scott Nielsen to vice president of finance and administration, Gilbert Thibeau to vice president of construction and Wilbur Ferland to vice president of sales and estimating.

Appointments

Allen Financial in Camden said that Sarah Ruef-Lindquist will serve as president of the Maine Planned Giving Council in 2020. Ruef-Lindquist, a financial advisor and wealth manager at the firm, has been a council board member for 20 years.

William Milliken was elected president of the Maine Auctioneers Association. Milliken, an attorney and licensed auctioneer, is co-owner of the fine art auction house Barridoff Galleries in South Portland.

Marjorie Wiggins, chief nursing officer at MaineHealth, was elected as a practice representative to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing board of directors. Wiggins has 30 years of experience in nursing practice and leadership.

Clark Insurance in Portland announced that Deb Wentworth was elected to its board of directors. Wentworth is a vice president of business insurance and employee benefit services at the agency.

The Maine Community College System added Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Kathie Leonard and Peter DelGreco to its board of trustees. Roosevelt is the former president and CEO of Goodwill Northern New England, Leonard is president and CEO of Auburn Manufacturing and DelGreco is president and CEO of Maine & Co.

Achievements

Nicole Cote of Hannaford Supermarkets in Bar Harbor defeated 21 other contestants to win the National Grocers Association’s 2020 Best Bagger Championship and a grand prize of $10,000.

Readiness Associates, a consulting firm in Portland that helps clients prepare for and recover from natural and man-made disasters, said Michael Boardman, founder and CEO, was selected to participate in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology I-Corps Spark program.

The Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce announced that Union River Lobster Pot in Ellsworth will receive its “2020 Top Drawer Award,” presented annually to a business or organization that has made a substantial contribution to the growth and development of the community, region and or state.

CTech 2 from Caribou Technology Center was the overall scholarship winners at the Junior Achievement of Maine’s 14th annual Titan Challenge for high school students across the state. Brian Newell, Alex Bouchard, Cullin Caverhill and mentor Karson Wilcox from MMG Insurance made up the winning entry in the competition that pitted teams of three students against each other as they attempted to manage a virtual company in a competitive marketplace. Regional winners included IDEXX Laboratories, SRTC 4 from Sanford Regional Technology Center: Conrad Nicely, Hannah Warren, Ellis Civiello and mentor Betty Olson from Camden National Bank; Tyler Technologies, Cape 2 from Cape Elizabeth High School: Joey Labrie, Luke O’Kelly, Tyler Rodenburger and mentor Matt Jones from Tyler Technologies; Systems Engineering, Scarborough 3 from Scarborough High School: Ethan Jasa, Trevor Parenteau, Dawson Gendreau and mentor David Marks from Systems Engineering; Thomas College, Erskine 3 from Erskine Academy: Cole LeClerc, Riley Kunesh, Jay Austin and mentor Natusha Fate from Kennebec Savings Bank; Bangor Savings Bank, Bangor 3 from Bangor High School: Madison Tritt, Amorica Boggins, Elijah Hoshide and mentor Amy Smith from Bangor Savings Bank; Machias Savings Bank, JBHS 2 from Jonesport-Beals High School: Skyla Libby, Kiley Alley, Lauren Crowley and mentor Lucille Bragg from Machias Savings Bank; and UMaine, Presque Isle, Caribou 1 from Caribou High School: Malachai Willey, Owen Martin, Emily Adler and mentor Tori Barber from Katahdin Trust Co.

Benchmark Litigation, a guide to leading litigation attorneys and firms in America, named Preti Flaherty, a law firm in Portland, as its “2020 Litigation Firm of the Year in the state of Maine.” The award honors litigators and law firms in all 50 states and 10 practice areas for outstanding performance in the previous year.

VIP Tires and Service in Auburn announced that Brian Haskell and Brent Runnals earned ASE World Class Technician status. Haskell and Runnals are technicians for the company.

The American Council on Renewable Energy awarded Sen. Susan Collins with its “Renewable Energy Champion Award” for 2020.

Maine Medical Partners, Westbrook Pediatrics, which is a part of the MaineHealth system, was named a “HPV Vaccine Is Cancer Prevention Champion Award” winner for its efforts to protect adolescents from cancers caused by HPV in Maine.

The Rotary Club of South Portland-Cape Elizabeth announced that Anton Wagner was presented with the “Service Above Self Award” by Rotary International. No more than 150 individuals are selected annually to receive this award, which recognizes demonstrated exemplary continuing humanitarian service.

RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland said the Buckspan Deering Team received the “Chairman’s Club Award” from RE/MAX LLC. The team also ranked as the third RE/MAX Team in Maine for 2019.

ERA Dawson Bradford Co. in Bangor said it was named one of nine finalists for the “2019 ERA Real Estate Gene Francis Memorial Award.” The agency also announced that Pauline Rock was one of three finalists for the “2019 Top Sales Associate Award” and Gus Ofili was one of three finalists for the “2019 Rookie of the Year Award.”