MaineGeneral Health in Augusta hired Joe Grant as chief information officer. Grant most recently served as vice president of operations at MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital.
The MEMIC Group in Portland hired Matt Coy as chief information officer. Coy was previously with Montana State Fund, where he led enterprise technology initiatives and major system enhancements.
Maine Children’s Home in Waterville hired Daniel Booth as interim executive director. Booth, who served 12 years on the organization’s board of directors, including six as president, was previously vice president of operations at Northern Light Inland Hospital.
Maine Savings Federal Credit Union in Hampden hired Tracy King as vice president of mortgage lending. King has 30 years of experience in the banking and mortgage industry.
Vet at Your Door in Brunswick hired Brian Quinn as a veterinarian serving the Brunswick to Greater Portland region. Quinn has 10 years of experience in small animal medicine and surgery.
Opus Consulting in Portland hired Burr Rhoads as a consultant in New York City.
Bar Harbor Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, hired Mike Del Tergo as senior vice president, senior portfolio manager in Portland. Del Tergo was previously a senior vice president, senior portfolio manager at Bangor Savings Bank.
ConvenientMD Primary Care hired Anne Perkins-Gaspar as a certified family nurse practitioner in Bangor.
Town & Shore Real Estate in Portland hired Katherine Hogan as a member of its affiliate broker program.
Portside Real Estate Group in Falmouth hired Ali Smith as an agent on its Greater Portland team, Cathy Bame as a luxury marketing specialist in York County and Kelly Walker and Andrew Raffenello as agents.
Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty in Portland hired the Uhll Group, wife-and-husband team Alex and Tommy Uhll, their son Jack and his wife Jenna, in Camden and Cameron Loiselle as a licensed broker in Portland.
Allisson Cooley PHOTO / COURTESY OF WATERVILLE CREATESWaterville Creates hired Allison Cooley as development director.
C&L Aerospace in Bangor, a C&L Aviation Group company, hired Canan GĂĽn Alper as regional sales manager, awarding on regional aircraft parts sales throughout Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Machias Savings Bank hired Alicia Napolitano as vice president, senior treasury services officer. Napolitano has 19 years of experience in treasury management, payment processing, fraud prevention and operational process improvement.
Promotions
Santo Carter was promoted to project executive at Zachau Construction. PHOTO / COURTESY, ZACHAU CONSTRUCTIONZachau Construction in Freeport promoted Santo Carter to project executive.
Pierce Atwood LLP, a law firm in Portland, promoted Katie Porter to partner. Porter represents private and public employers and helps emerging companies establish and maintain all aspects of their employment policies and practices.
The Ogunquit Museum of American Art promoted David Cunningham to executive director. Cunningham had been serving as interim executive director.
New Dimensions Federal Credit Union in Waterville promoted Jason Michaud to executive vice president and CFO.
KeyBank in Portland promoted Tony DiSotto to east regional executive for Key Private Bank and Colin March to regional leader for commercial banking. DiSotto also serves as Maine and Vermont market president while March now oversees commercial bank teams in Connecticut, the Hudson Valley and metropolitan New York and eastern Pennsylvania, in addition to his existing teams in Boston, Maine and Vermont.
Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, promoted Andrew Sweeney to co-chair of the firm’s business services practice group. Sweeney advises a client base that includes public and private companies, lenders and borrowers, start-ups and investors.
Green Tree Event Consultants in Saco promoted Whitney Burdsall to director of project strategy and client growth.
Haley Ward Inc., an employee-owned professional engineering, architecture, environmental, planning, BIM and surveying consulting firm in Bangor, promoted Steven Sullivan and Robert Bickmore to vice president. Sullivan is Connecticut engineering manager and senior project manager in the firm’s Brookfield, Conn. office while Bickmore is IT manager in Bangor.
Kaplan Thompson Architects in Portland promoted Cara Bionde to associate. Bionde joined the firm in 2018.
Appointments
Levine Planning Strategies in Portland said that Jeff Levine, founder and principal, was named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Induction to college is the highest honor the institute bestows upon a member.
SMRT Architects & Engineers in Portland named Derek Veilleux as chair of its board of directors. Veilleux spent 25 years with the firm before stepping into board governance.
Thomas College in Waterville added Jeff Hubert to its board of trustees. Hubert is a 1987 graduate of the college and a now-retired 35-year public accountant with Wipfli LLP.
Achievements
Morgan Stanley announced that Catherine Cleale, a financial advisor at its wealth management office in Portland, earned the Certified Private Wealth Advisor designation.
Portside Real Estate Group in Falmouth awarded its “2025 Portside Partner Award,” reserved for its top six agents, to Taylor McFarlane, Jim McFarlane, John Fitzsimons, Erin Oldham, Brent Sawyer and Lisa Guerette as part of its annual Portside Summit. In addition, “Circle of Excellence Awards,” for agents among the top 7–20 across the brokerage, went to Sarah Delisle, Stacy Salvo, Jen Tabb, Mary Conroy, Cady Toussaint, Matt Sukeforth, Julie Rosenthal, Andrea Galuza, Heather Mayer, Dana Stivers, Stephanie Gardner, Trisha Cheney and Randy Ferrell; “Trailblazer Awards,” for agents on the rise, went to Sophia Rosendo, Becky Bassett, Grainne Archer, Sarah Singer, Carly Chasse, Ellen Domingos, Maggie Ellis, Tami Goodrich, Susie Kendeigh, Sierra Boler, Danny Reali, Jaye Gorham, Courtney Sweeton, Cindy DeWitt, Tim Crosta, Jackie Bousequet, Jeff Rioux, Paige Klein and Sue Lessard; and “Sign Rider Awards,” nominated by fellow employees, were given to Miranda Harvey, the Galuza Team, the Delise Sweeton Team, Mary Hussey, Ashley Kellogg, Stephanie Gardner, Sam Heath, Elisabeth Cardalli, Amy and David Wilbur, Lani Clark, Matt Sukeforth, Elise Grace, Cady Toussaint, Stacy Salvo, Eric Meadows and Jennifer Kanwit.
Norway Savings Bank held its 2026 Employee Appreciation Day Celebration, an annual tradition that recognizes individuals and teams from the bank their work and contributions. The “President’s Award” was presented to Lin Dehetre, market manager vice president in Auburn; Amy Lehigh, market manager vice president in Gorham and Standish won the ““2026 Employee of the Year Award;” the “Culture Champion Award” went to Ashley Morrill, market supervisor in Brunswick and Topsham; Dave Guthro, marketing and communications officer assistant vice president, was the recipient of the “2026 Best Supporting Role Award.” The bank presented “Culture Awards” in several categories including “Communication Awards:” Fred Barstow, Kelcey Kimball, Penny Anderson and Mike Grass; “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Awards:” Dodie Haley, Mary Martell, Andrea Osgood and Keysha Wright; “Hunger for Excellence Awards:” Sharon Breytenbach, Andy Esty, Erin Mowery and Emily Thibodeau; “Leadership Awards:” Tess Barker, Beth Garza, Sarah Hawkes and Mike Scarpone; and “Team Member Experience:” Michele Close, Dustin LaPlante, Sedrina Rodrigues and Ross Whelchel. Finally, Vicki Leighton and Dana Myles were recognized for “25 Years of Service;” Jen Cook, Heidi Edwards and Kimball, “20 Years of Service;” Donna Gray, Tricia Lathrop and Lou Paquet, “15 Years of Service;” Tanya Damon, Katie Deshaies, Dana Fields, Garza, Mike Grass, Megan Merrifield and Aleigh Swett, “10 Years of Service;” and Penny Anderson, Autumn Dennison, Nate Dubois, Jessica Harmon, Caitlyn Hildreth, Thomas Hodgkins, Heather Kroitzsh and Jennifer Steckino, “5 Years of Service.”
KeyBank in Portland said it was recognized for its support of small and middle market business clients with nine “2026 Best Bank Awards” from Crisil Coalition Greenwich. The bank was named “Best Bank,” Trust for Middle Market Banking in the U.S., Customer Service for Middle Market Banking in the U.S., Customer Service for Small Business Banking in the U.S., Trust for Small Business Banking in the U.S., Ease of Doing Business for Small Business Banking in the U.S. and Satisfaction with Relationship Manager for Small Business Banking in the U.S.
Empeople Credit Union in Portland announced that it won gold in the “Best Credit Union” and “Best Customer Service” categories in Portland Media Group’s “Best of the 207” contest.
The Portland International Jetport won three awards from the Airports Council International’s Airport Service Quality program. Based on surveys conducted in 2025, the airport was named “Best Airport in North America: 2-5 Million Passengers,” “Best Airport: Most Dedicated Staff in North America” and “Best Airport: Easiest Airport Journey in North America.”
Fidium, a national fiber internet and network services company that offers service in Maine, announced that its 100% fiber-to-the-home network earned 150 top performance rankings in Maine in Ookla’s analysis of Q3-Q4 2025 Speedtest Intelligence data.
Verrill, a law firm in Portland, said that four of its Maine-based attorneys were recognized by Legal 500 in its “City Elite Guides” including Mark Googins and David Austin in corporate and M&A and Anthony Calcagni and David Galgay Jr. in real estate. The firm also earned recognition in Tier 1 for both its white-collar crime practice in Boston and its Real Estate practice across New England. In addition, Jennifer Novo, business restructuring and insolvency attorney, was honored by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maine for her “Commitment to Pro Bono Service.”
The YMCA of the USA presented U.S. Sen. Susan Collins with its first-ever “Impact Award,” recognizing Collins’ decades-long commitment to supporting the YMCA mission in Maine and across the country.
