Newsworthy people and performances for Aug. 9, 2021
New hires
NBT Bank hired Ashley Gagnon as branch manager and Cameron McKague as a commercial portfolio manager in Portland. Gagnon most recently served as senior banking center manager for Northeast Bank while McKague was at People’s United Bank.
John F. Murphy Homes Inc. in Auburn hired Brian Vye as director of residential services. Vye was previously Postmaster in Lewiston.
Franklin Community Health Network in Farmington hired Ross Isacke as chief medical officer. Isacke currently serves as the medical staff president-elect, medical director of the surgical care unit/medical-surgical unit, chief of inpatient medicine, as well as the inpatient medicine clerkship director for Tufts University medical students at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway. He is also the quality lead and assistant associate medical director at Maine Medical Partners Hospital Medicine.
Digital Research, a marketing research and non-partisan polling firm in Portland, hired Paige Domine as manager of qualitative research services.
Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville hired Brandi Meisner as vice president of operations. Meisner was previously a community banker for Skowhegan Savings Bank.
Sebago Technics, an employee-owned engineering and land development consulting firm in South Portland, hired Tanner Goodine as construction inspector/field engineer, Zander Plescia and Brian Cook as survey technicians, Anna Biddle as environmental scientist/permitting specialist, Jake Hunnewell as a civil engineer in the firm’s project delivery group, Eleanor Roberts as a civil engineer and Brian McMahon as a landscape designer.
Berman & Simmons, a law firm in Lewiston, hired attorneys Sarah Hall and Joe Gousse as members of the firm’s personal injury team.
Kennebec Savings Bank in Augusta hired Ian McCarthy as vice president and commercial banking officer. McCarthy was previously with Key Bank.
Simons Architects in Portland hired Morgan Hahn as marketing and business development associate.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor hired Beth Salyer at Northern Light Women’s Health. Salyer specializes in low and high-risk pregnancy and delivery, abnormal uterine bleeding, menstrual irregularities, adolescent and perimenopausal health, minimally invasive surgery (including Davinci robot-assisted) and non-narcotic management of pelvic pain.
Cross Insurance in Portland hired James Kapothanasis, Ian Torrey, Zach Fortin and Millie MacDonald as commercial lines account executives.
The U.S. Small Business Administration hired David Culp as outreach and marketing specialist for the Maine District Office in Augusta. Culp was previously a civilian employee at the Maine National Guard.
The Maine Monitor, a nonprofit digital publication, hired Andrew Howard and Kaitlin Cough as reporters.
Greater Portland Landmarks hired Kerrie Leclair as director of philanthropy.
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust hired Paul Ingram as vice president of finance. Ingram most recently was vice president of financial planning and analysis for Berkshire Bank.
The University of Maine at Farmington hired Kirsten Petroska as director of the university’s Early College Partnerships program. Previously Petroska was with the Oxford Hills-Nezinscot Adult Education program.
Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader hired Sandra Godin as an associate broker in Scarborough and Maggie Ferland as a sales agent in Auburn.
The Maine Bankers Association in Westbrook hired Jim Roche as president. Roche was previously president and CEO of the Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire.
Promotions
Diversified Communications, an international media company in Portland, promoted Whit Mitchell to CFO. Mitchell was previously corporate vice president of finance.
The Maine Monitor, a nonprofit digital publication, promoted George Harvey to production editor. Harvey was previously a production assistant.
Sebago Technics, an employee-owned engineering and land development consulting firm in South Portland, promoted Jacob Bartlett to survey operations manager, Josh Eon to project surveyor/chief sUAS pilot, Justin Brown to project surveyor, Rich Stone to geomatics/virtual design and construction coordinator and Jeff Broumas to senior surveyor.
Geiger, a promotional products distributor in Lewiston, promoted Trish Whitlock to organizational development/wellness coordinator in human resources and Ryan Bissonette to distribution specialist III. Most recently, Whitlock was a payment application/administrative support specialist in finance while Bissonette was distribution specialist II.
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust promoted Kara Page to branch relationship manager in Bangor. Page was promoted personal banker II.
Kennebec Savings Bank in Augusta promoted Kevin Dono to senior vice president and CIO. Dono was senior vice president and senior operations officer.
KeyBank in Portland promoted Ashley Shawley to business banking relationship manager. Shawley was previously area retail leader covering the central Maine area.
Appointments
The Maine Real Estate & Development Association in Portland re-elected Brian Curley to its board of directors. Curley is senior vice president, business practice leader, architectural and structural at CHA Consulting Inc.
Landry/French Construction in Scarborough elected Kelly Brewer to serve on its board of directors. Brewer is COO at Tilson.
The South Portland/Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club elected David Bagdasarian as president for 2021-22.
Achievements
The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing named Heidi Cote its “2021 Distinguished CEN Award” winner as one top Certified Emergency Nurse from among the nearly 42,000 practicing across the U.S. and around the world. Cote is clinical nurse III and clinical nurse coordinator at Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Forbes recognized Bath Savings Institution, Skowhegan Savings and Kennebunk Savings on its list of “America’s Best-in-State Banks” for 2021.
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