Newsworthy people and performances for Feb. 20, 2023
New hires
KFS Mortgage Co. LLC in Waterville hired Sarah Sachs as president.
Logically, a managed security and IT service provider in Portland, hired Steve Rivera as chief revenue officer. Rivera previously led sales and marketing at CynergisTek, a cybersecurity consulting firm.
Archipelago, a law firm in Portland, hired Keith Richard and Jen Thompson. Richard was previously with Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion while Thompson was an attorney for the city of Portland.
The Portland Police Department hired Brad Nadeau as media and community relations liaison. Previously, Nadeau was director of athletic communications at Middlebury College in Vermont.
Landry/French Construction in Scarborough hired Steven Luken as CFO.
Sebago Technics, an employee-owned creative engineering collective in South Portland, hired Zack Jackson as transportation engineer, Barth Mayengo as CAD technician and Margo Barajas as a Maine licensed landscape architect.
RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland hired Cassie Symonds as an agent and Christa Benjamin as an associate broker on its Seacoast Dwellings Team.
Sargent Corp., a contractor in Orono, hired Amanda Martin as vice president of human resources, Cassie Redihan as human resources coordinator, Bella McNutt as a receptionist and Sebastian Bennage as marketing and communications coordinator. Martin was previously a human resources partner at GE in Bangor, Redihan was an insurance agent at F.A. Peabody Insurance in Lincoln, McNutt previously worked in the food service industry in Massachusetts and Bennage was a photojournalist at News Center Maine in Bangor.
St.Germain, an environmental consulting firm in Westbrook, hired Johnathan Malloy as a project manager.
GrowSmart Maine in Augusta hired Harald Bredesen as thought leadership program director and Hildie Lipson as the Kennebec broadband partnership coordinator.
The AARP Maine State Office hired Alf Anderson as associate state director for advocacy and outreach. Anderson was previously executive director of the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce.
Promotions
Murray Plumb & Murray, a law firm in Portland, promoted Sage Friedman to director and shareholder. Friedman focuses his practice on business, corporate and commercial real estate law.
Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and consulting firm in Portland, promoted Dan Gayer and Julie Paquette to principal.
Kennebec Savings Bank in Augusta promoted Michelle Richardson to senior vice president and senior residential lender.
Simons Architects in Portland promoted Julia Tate to partner and principal.
Norway Savings Bank promoted Bobbie-Jo Chase to vice president, deposit operations manager; Karry Kane to vice president, mortgage loan officer of the Mid Coast Market; Tina Merritt to vice president, SharePoint administrator and project management officer; Brittany Robidoux to vice president, trust officer; Kaela Delan to assistant vice president, customer care center assistant manager; Michelle Luce to assistant vice president, Fryeburg branch manager; Jacob Ouellette to assistant vice president, investment officer; Heather Taylor to assistant vice president, market manager, Kennebunk/Saco; and Michelle Wickham to assistant vice president, trust operations officer.
Sutherland Weston Marketing Communications in Bangor promoted Jessica Ward to senior account manager. Ward was a content writer and junior account manager.
Maine Family Federal Credit Union in Lewiston promoted Shantel Fournier to assistant vice president of mortgages and member business lending. Fournier was previously mortgage loan originator.
Appointments
Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution added Jim Godbout to its board of directors. Godbout owns and operates Provencher Oil and Jim Godbout Plumbing and Heating in Biddeford.
Murray Plumb & Murray, a law firm in Portland, said Stacey Neumann was appointed as an at-large representative and a voting member of the United States Sentencing Commission’s Practitioners Advisory Group. Neumann is a partner at the firm and chair of its criminal/white collar defense and employment practice groups.
Gov. Janet Mills nominated Meg Garratt-Reed as executive director of the Office of Affordable Health Care. Garratt-Reed’s nomination is subject to review by the Legislature’s Health Coverage, Insurance, and Financial Services Committee and confirmation by the Maine State Senate. The governor also nominated Carlos Mello to serve as CEO of the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) and Blue Keim, managing director, Westbrook Facility, Sappi North America, for a second term on the FAME board of directors. Both nominations are subject to review by the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business and confirmation by the Maine State Senate.
Katahdin Bankshares Corp., parent company of Katahdin Trust Co. in Houlton, added Benjamin Carlisle and Julie Libby to its board of directors. Carlisle is president of Prentiss & Carlisle, a forest resource and timberland management firm in Bangor, while Libby is retired from the asset management industry.
Achievements
AvaSure, a national acute virtual care and patient safety monitoring firm, recognized MaineHealth with its “Safety Net Award” for the organization’s improved patient safety through fall prevention and increased nursing job satisfaction through its AvaSure’s TeleSitter program.
The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce announced its annual “Kenney Awards” winners. Ingrid Stanchfield was named “Business Person of the Year;” Kennebec Savings Bank, “Large Business of the Year;” Pickle’s Potions, “Small Business of the Year;” American Awards, “President’s Circe Award;” Chris Vallee, “Community Service” award; and Matt James, “Cynergy Professional Award.”
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