Photo / Courtesy, Town of Madawaska
David P. Daigle took over as Madawaska town manager on July 15.
Updated: July 22, 2024
In Short
Newsworthy people and performances for July 22, 2024
New hires
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust hired Nichole England as assistant vice president, branch relationship manager in Brunswick. England was previously a multi-site assistant banking center manager for the Camden National Bank.
The town of Madawaska David P. Daigle as town manager. It also hired Eldon Daigle as public works director and Jason Cyr as deputy director.
Gideon Asen LLC, a medical malpractice law firm in Portland, hired Rosie Wennberg as an attorney.
Maine Conservation Voters and Maine Conservation Alliance in Augusta hired Cathy Breen as director of government affairs, Lucy Hochschartner as climate and clean energy director and Nick Janzen as partnerships director.
Greater Portland Landmarks hired Kate Lemos McHale as executive director. Lemos McHale was previously director of research at the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
The Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle hired Amanda Hatch as deputy director. Previously, Hatch was chief program and impact officer at YWCA Central Maine.
Dead River Co., a propane and heating oil provider in South Portland, hired Sean Venden as vice president and general counsel. Venden most recently was senior director and corporate counsel for Covetrus.
Atlantic Federal Credit Union in South Portland hired Ashlee Goodwin as branch manager in Sanford. Goodwin was previously with Northeast Credit Union.
Photo / Courtesy Maine Arts Commission
Amy Hausmann
The Maine Arts Commission in Augusta hired Amy Hausmann as executive director. Hausmann, who is currently director of Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, N.Y., will join the organization in August.
Promotions
SCORE Maine promoted Jonathan Trumper to state district director. Trumper was previously chapter chair in Southern Maine.
Dead River Co., a propane and heating oil provider in South Portland, promoted Tim Smith to director of risk management. Smith was previously general manager of Dunbar Water, a division of the company.
Franklin Savings Bank in Farmington promoted Mariah Labbe to consumer loan officer in Jay.
Photo / Courtesy, Wright-Ryan Construction
Alan Sparn becomes just the second president of Wright-Ryan Construction, stepping in for co-founder John Ryan, who held the title for 40 years.
Wright-Ryan Construction in Portland promoted Alan Sparn to president. Sparn was previously chief operating officer.
PSL Services/STRIVE a nonprofit in South Portland promoted Peter Brown to executive director, effective in July 2025 when Lori Sanville, the current executive director, retires. Brown is currently associate director. In addition, Whitney Wildes was promoted to associate director. Wildes was STRIVE program director.
Portland Ovations promoted Katie Day to director of communications. Day was previously marketing manager.
Drummond Woodsum, a firm in Portland specializing in education law, promoted Isabel Ekman to practice group leader for the Maine School Law practice.
Appointments
The American Heart Association in Maine in Portland announced that Dave Abel, president and general manager of Channel 8 WMTW and WPXT-Maine’s CW, Portland, has been named chair and Brendan Prast, Leadership in Preventative Medicine Fellow at MaineHealth, president of its board of directors. In addition, the association added Kevan Deckelmann, partner, Dentons Law Firm; Aline Iskandar, interventional cardiologist, Northern Light Mercy Hospital; Mindy Beyer, program manager, cardiovascular services, MaineHealth; Thomas Lyons, vice president of operations, MaineHealth; Alison Nason, director of marketing and operations, Mainebiz; and Steve Woods, president/CEO, TideSmart Global & Promerica Health, to its board.
Waynflete, a private school in Portland, added Matt LaCasse, Kara Leopold and Alex Wight to its board of trustees. LaCasse is an entrepreneur and investor in the food industry, Leopold owns a legal and compliance consulting firm serving professional service companies and investment firms and Wight is a restaurant owner.
Bangor Savings Bank elected Michael Cato to its board of directors. Cato is senior vice president and chief information officer at Bowdoin College.
ecomaine in Portland announced that Kevin Roche, CEO and general manager, was appointed secretary of the Board of Directors for the Solid Waste Association of North America.
Achievements
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor was named a “Center of Excellence” by GO2 for Lung Cancer for its ongoing commitment to providing patient-centered, evidence-based lung cancer screening.
US Harbors in Rockport named Block Island, R.I. the winner of its 5th annual “Best Harbor” in the U.S. contest.
Town & Country Federal Credit Union in Scarborough said it was named a 2024 Forbes “Best In State Credit Unions,” the first Maine credit union to become a four-time recipient of this designation in the seven-year history of the rankings.
The Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce announced its 2024 Imagine Portland award winners. Northern Light Mercy Hospital was the “Champion Award” winner; the “Catalyst Award” went to Adilah Muhammad, president and executive director of The Third Place; Cullen Ryan, executive director of Community Housing of Maine, was chosen as the “Collaborator Award” winner; and Jim Cohen, a partner at Verrill, was honored with the “Volunteer of the Year” award.
Haley Ward Inc., an employee-owned professional engineering, environmental and surveying consulting firm in Bangor, said it was named one of Zweig Group’s “Best Firms To Work For” for 2024, marking the third consecutive year of recognition.
Cole Ellis, heading into his second year at Thomas College in Waterville, won second place of Season 9 of Greenlight Maine’s College Edition business competition show. Ellis won $7,500 for pitching his business, Keep it Clean Heat Pumps, a service and cleaning company in Searsport.
Katahdin Trust Co. in Houlton said it earned the designation as a “2024 Best Place for Working Parents” for a third straight year.
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