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Newsworthy people and performances for Feb. 24, 2025
New hires
Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, hired Ari Solotoff as a shareholder and Jennifer Riggle as an attorney in its health care and corporate practice groups. Solotoff will launch and lead the firm’s entertainment, media and the arts practice group to expand the firm’s legal service offerings, especially in copyright, entertainment law and the arts. Riggle has 30 years of experience in the health care industry.
Norway Savings Bank hired Melissa Kraft as project management officer vice president.
Albin, Randall & Bennett, a law firm in Portland, hired Bethany Laverriere as talent acquisition manager.
Northern Light Inland Hospital hired Elinor Mody as a rheumatologist at Northern Light Rheumatology in Waterville.
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Max Rush
The Resurgam Group, a public relations firm in Portland, hired Max Rush as a group partner. Rush was previously chief of staff to Maine Senate President Troy Jackson.
Partners Bank in Sanford hired Jeremy Deering as senior vice president, senior commercial banker.
Skowhegan Savings Bank hired Michael Pietroskias as vice president and commercial lender.
The city of Auburn hired David Hediger as director of planning. Hediger previously served as director of planning and code enforcement for the city of Lewiston.
Bristol Seafood in Portland hired Briana Warner as vice president of marketing and strategy. Warner was CEO at Atlantic Sea Farms.
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Dan Coyne
United Way of Southern Maine promoted Dan Coyne to president and CEO, effective March 3. Coyne was previously chief impact and governance officer.
Norway Savings Bank promoted Jacob Ouellette to vice president and investment officer of the bank’s asset management group.
Appointments
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce in Augusta added Elise Baldacci, president, Maine Credit Union League; Peter Cianchette, vice president, Cianbro; David Daigler, president, Maine Community College System; Sam Hight, dealer principal, Hight Ford Inc., Skowhegan and Hight Chevrolet GMC, Farmington; Nick Ireland, CFO, Seven Islands Land Co.; Melinda Kinney, vice president of government affairs, Martin’s Point Health Care; Julie Rabinowitz, communications director, General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Corp.; Jennifer DeChant, external affairs representing Summit Utilities/Colorado Natural Gas; Barry Doyle, president/CEO, Kennebec Technologies; and Kristine Ossenfort, senior government relations director, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, to its board of directors. Elected officers include: Michael Bourque, president and CEO, MEMIC, board chair; Geoffrey Baur, vice president of finance, IDEXX Laboratories Inc., first vice chair; Beth Greenlaw, president and chief sustainability officer, Sea Bags, second vice chair; Paul Bolin, executive vice president and chief people and administrative officer, Northern Light Health, treasurer; Ann Robinson, partner, Pierce Atwood LLP, secretary; Melinda Caterine, shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C., serving as a member on the executive committee; and LuAnn Ballesteros, vice president, external and government affairs, Jackson Laboratory, past board chair.
Achievements
Bar Harbor Bankshares, the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, announced that it was recognized by Newsweek as one of “America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions” for the second consecutive year.
Martha Wentworth, a business insurance producer at Allen Insurance and Financial, was awarded a certificate of achievement from the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors recognizing 20 consecutive years of successfully maintaining the Certified Insurance Counselor designation.
Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, a luxury property company in Portland, announced that it established an organizational record in 2024 with an average sale price of $1.02 million based on closing 1,042 transaction sides. The firm finished the year with $1.065 billion in total property sales, a 23% increase in total sales volume over 2023 to retain its No. 1 ranking for luxury property sales in Maine and ranked as the No. 1 real estate company in Maine for property sales above $2 million, $3 million, $4 million, and $5 million and ranked No. 1 in Maine for waterfront property sales with 305 waterfront property transaction sides totaling $442 million in property value.
VIP Tires & Service in Auburn said that Johnathan Bemis, a technician in Bangor, was honored with a legislative sentiment from the Maine State Legislature. In 2024, Bemis received the “Technician of the Year” award at the 2024 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo and reached the status of “World Class Technician,” one of the highest honors in the automotive service industry.
The University of Maine at Augusta was listed No. 107 for “Best Online Bachelor’s Programs” and No. 60 for “Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans” in the U.S. News 2025 Best Online Program rankings.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New England Office awarded “2024 Regional Wastewater Treatment Awards” to the York Sewer District and named Patrick Wiley, water treatment technology instructor at Southern Maine Community College, as its “2024 EPA Regional Wastewater Trainer of the Year.”
The Maine Crafts Association, in partnership with the Maine Arts Commission and the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, announced eight 2025 mentor/apprentice pairs selected for its Craft Apprentice Program. Maine mentor/apprentice pairs include: Diana Arcadipone and Cordelia Perry, paper; George Brace and Patricia Brace, blacksmithing; Jody Johnstone and Krystal Yavicoli, ceramics; Linda Perrin and Erin Bobo, glass; Martha Grover and Sophie List, ceramics; and Sarah Haskell and Amanda Pearson, fiber.
Norway Savings Bank was awarded the “Best of Bauer” distinction from BauerFinancial Inc., recognizing that the bank has maintained “Bauer’s 5-Star Superior Rating” for 25 years or longer.
Northern Light Health in Brewer said that it achieved “Gold” certification from the Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program. The program, run by the national nonprofit Cribs for Kids, recognizes a commitment to best practices in infant safe sleep, ensuring the highest standards of care for young patients.
Morgan Stanley announced that the Downeast Group, Doolan/Eldredge Group, Portland Group, Blakeman/Mavor Group and the Breakwater Group, all based in Portland, as well as the 207 Wealth Management Group, based in Bangor, were all named to Forbes Magazine’s 2025 list of “America’s Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams.”
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins was presented with the Fraternal Order of Police “National President’s Legislative Advocacy Award.”
Burgess Advertising & Marketing in Portland said it won an award from the Maine Public Relations Council and received an “International Communicator Award” and an “International Summit Creative Award” for its campaign promoting a new high-risk cancer genetics program for New England Cancer Specialists.
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust announced winners of its “Brand Behavior Awards” for the second half of 2024. Winners from Maine branches include: Wren Newenham, dispute analyst, Ellsworth, “Communication Award;” Nichole England, branch relationship manager, Brunswick, and MyMy Nguyen, vice president portfolio manager, Bangor, “Positivity Award;” Heidi Grindle, accounts payable manager, Ellsworth, and Sharon Mahoney, personal banker, South China, “Professionalism Award;” and Janis Wells, administrative coordinator, Ellsworth, “Teamwork Award.”
Dirigo Labs, a program of the Central Maine Growth Council in Waterville, announced the winners of its first “2025 Dirigo Launch Incubator Demo Day.” Juliana Tebbetts of Kili Organics finished first, Jeff Poulin of Creativity Codex was second and Andrew Schundler of CHUH was third.
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