A roundup of new hires, promotions and achievements from businesses, nonprofits, health care organizations and professional services firms around Maine.
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New hires
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works hired Eric Masna as vice president of supply chain and quality. Masna previously served as vice president supply chain for Fuel Cell Energy.
United Insurance in Portland hired Roger Adams as business and personal lines account executive in Farmington office and Alex Goodhile as employee benefits account executive in Portland.
Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, a luxury real estate company in Portland, hired Eliza Rauscher as a real estate professional and member of Heather Shields‘ Portland team.
Maine Community Bank in Westbrook hired Sam Rotondo as assistant vice president, residential loan officer. Rotondo was previously mortgage loan officer at Androscoggin Bank.
Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington hired Maureen Gibbons as an acute care adult gerontology nurse practitioner in its Cardiology Clinic. Previously, Gibbins was a registered nurse in the cardiothoracic ICU at Rhode Island Hospital.
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce in Augusta hired Jacob Lachance as government relations specialist and Richard Pante as director of events and programs. Lachance was previously captain of the Cumberland Police Department while Pante was with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
Engine, a nonprofit in Biddeford, hired Nick Blunier as art programming director. Blunier is the founder of Common Roots Studio and the Community Art Bus.
C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company based in Bangor, hired Tayler Holmes as regional sales manager, covering the northern half of the U.S. and Canada.
Northern Light Primary Care’s Husson Avenue site in Bangor hired Shelley Sides as a family nurse practitioner.
Promotions
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor promoted Matthew Sharbaugh to medical director of Northern Light Surgical Weight Loss. Sharbaugh is a bariatric surgeon.
Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden promoted Abraham Dugal to director of investment management. Dugal was a financial advisor.
The city of Portland promoted Greg Jordan and Dena Libner to assistant city managers. Jordan is executive director of Greater Portland METRO transit district and Libner is chief of staff for City Manager Danielle West.
Partners Bank in Sanford promoted Stephen Sessler to senior vice president.
The Maine Public Utilities Commission in Hallowell promoted Amy Dumeny to administrative director. Dumeny was assistant administrative director.
HM Payson, a financial planning firm in Portland, promoted Dan Lay to president and Jay Flower to director of marketing.
Spinnaker Trust, a financial planning firm in Portland, promoted Eben Jose, Laura McHugh and Laura Pfeiffenberger to senior vice presidents.
Appointments
HM Payson, a financial planning firm in Portland, named Mike Currie as chairman of the board. Currie was previously president of the firm.
The Sustainable Libraries Initiative added Hazel Onsrud to its advisory board. Onsrud is a public librarian at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick.
Achievements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New England Office awarded a “2023 Regional Wastewater Treatment Award” to the Wells Sanitary District recognizing its commitment to improving water quality.
The National Community Development Association recognized U.S. Sen. Susan Collins with its “Congressional Champion” award for her commitment to community development programs such as the Community Development Block Grant.
Meghan Myers, an associate at the law firm of Brann & Isaacson in Lewiston, was accepted into Class II of the New England Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, a competitive program that helps develop the profession’s future leaders.
Aroma Joe’s, a coffee shop chain based in Scarborough, said it was just named a “2024 Top Franchise” by Franchise Business Review.
Ironman 70.3 Maine triathlon ranked third in “Best Overall Swim Experience” among the other Ironman 70.3 triathlons in North America in 2023, based on results of the organization’s “2023 Global Athletes’ Choice Awards.”
Bar Harbor Bankshares, the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, said it was recognized by Newsweek as one of “America’s Best Regional Banks.” The bank was selected from among approximately 9,400 financial institutions for the honor based on a combination of financial performance and customer satisfaction metrics.
The Portland Water District received a “Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting” from the Government Finance Officers Association, recognizing its most recent annual financial report.
Industrial Automation Supply in Portland has been named to the “Platinum Tier” of distributors by Doosan Robotics Inc., which has its U.S. base in Plano, Tex.
Lynch Logistics, a division of the Lynch Group in Bangor, was selected for the “2023 Grand Champion Award for Safety” by the Maine Motor Transportation Authority.
Dirigo Labs in Waterville was selected by the International Economic Development Council as an Economic Recovery Corps Host Community and secured a fellow for a 2.5-year contract period. The program, funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, is designed to promote projects that build up underserved communities through knowledge-sharing between urban, rural and tribal areas across the U.S.
The city of South Portland named its “2023 South Portland Business Award” winners including “Small Business of the Year,” Bridgeway Restaurant; “Business of the Year,” Diodes Incorporated; “Maker of the Year,” Brant and Cochran; “New Business of the Year,” Restore Hyper Wellness; “SoPo Sustainability Award,” Avesta Housing and Kaplan Thompson Architects; “Santo ‘Sam’ DiPietro Community Impact Award,” Lyric Music Theater; and “Business Leader of the Year,” Edward Palmer Sr.
Consumers for Affordable Health Care in Augusta said that board member Richard Evans received the “American Medical Association Award for Outstanding Government Service.” Evans is a physician and State legislator representing Piscataquis County.
Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, a luxury real estate company in Portland, announced it was rated No. 1 for waterfront property sales in Maine in 2023 after closing 263 waterfront property transaction sides, totaling over $345 million in property value. The firm also said it ranked No. 1 in Maine for property sales over $600,000, closing 516 transaction sides and No. 1 in Maine in luxury property sales over $1 million totaling 254 closed transaction sides.