Photo / Courtesy, Make-A-Wish Maine
Brian Franks
Updated: November 4, 2024
In Short
Newsworthy people and performances for Nov. 4, 2024
New hires
Bath Savings Trust Co. hired Jim Goodbody as vice president and trust officer.
University Credit Union in Orono hired Mandy Austin as vice president of finance.
Evergreen Credit Union in Portland hired Chelsea Watson as community engagement specialist.
Maine Plywood USA LLC in Bingham hired Scott Hales as CFO. Hales is founder and managing partner of Marksman Venture Partners, a boutique corporate finance practice.
Pioneer Broadband in Houlton hired Henry Pignataro as director of its technology and projects department.
Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce hired Sam Spargo as director of marketing and events. Spargo was previously sports information director at Husson University.
Keller Williams Realty Greater Portland hired Pamela Bellini, Lynsey Bray, Merritt Carey, Sierra Curtis, Tom DiMenna, Darrin Dionne, Jennifer Dorsey, Paige Fahey, Jared Hughes, Heather Keast, Melanie Morse, Keith Plourd, David Poirier and Ashley Sanborn as associates.
Make-A-Wish Maine, a Scarborough-based nonprofit that grants wishes to children battling critical illnesses, hired Brian Franks as president and CEO. Franks was most recently director of strategic planning and process at L.L.Bean.
Maine Youth Thriving, a nonprofit in Gorham, hired Meg LeMay as director of education and engagement and Jennifer McCarthy as program manager.
Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland hired Michelle Haslinger at Northern Light Mercy Breast Care. Haslinger is a board-certified breast surgical oncologist with expertise in oncoplastic surgery.
Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Office of Business Development hired Sarah Demers as Northern Border Regional Commission State of Maine program coordinator. Demers was most recently program director at the commission.
MaineHealth Franklin Hospital in Farmington hired Michael Damiani as a surgeon. Damiani has a special interest in complex hernia repair and carpal tunnel release.
Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce hired Scott Lavertu as director of membership. Lavertu was previously with Sugarloaf Mountain Corp.
Bates College in Lewiston hired Rosanna Ferro as vice president for student affairs, effective Dec. 2. Previously, Ferro was chief of education at College Track in Oakland, Calif.
Photo / Courtesy Maine State Credit Union
Neal Blake
Maine State Credit Union in Augusta hired Neal Blake as senior vice president and CFO. Previously, Blake was director of financial planning and analysis at Republic Bank.
Greater Portland Landmarks hired Alison Frazee as director of advocacy. Frazee previously served as executive director of the Boston Preservation Alliance.
Portland Ovations hired Clarissa Shirley as development manager, Nicole Byrne as foundations and major gifts manager and Ciara Neidlinger as artist services and production coordinator.
Saco & Biddeford Savings hired Sarah Rodgers as COO.
United Insurance, an independent Maine-based insurance agency, hired Deborah Wentworth as COO.
Promotions
Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Office of Business Development promoted Shae McGehee to economic development incentives manager. McGehee was previously interim manager.
Pioneer Broadband in Houlton promoted Brian Barton to COO and vice president of ISP operations. Barton was previously vice president of operations.
Photo / Courtesy PM Construction
Tyler Ferguson
PM Construction Co., a commercial construction firm in Saco, promoted Tyler Ferguson to CEO. Ferguson was previously vice president of National Firestopping Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of the construction company.
Brann & Isaacson, a law firm in Lewiston, promoted Eamonn Hart to partner. Hart provides general, commercial and trust and estate litigation counsel to businesses and families.
Golden Pond Wealth Management in Waterville promoted Katie Brann to partner. Brann is a financial advisor with the firm.
Maine Savings Federal Credit Union in Hampden promoted Raymond Mayhew to vice president of IT operations.
Clark Insurance in Portland promoted Tricia Spencer to senior vice president of business insurance services, Shelby Hamilton to vice president of private client services and Sarah Earley to accounting team lead.
Eaton Peabody, a law firm in Bangor, promoted Michael Hodgins to managing partner. Hodgins previously served in leadership roles on several firm committees, and was a litigator and advisor focused on the construction industry and for municipal or other governmental entities.
Photo / Courtesy, The County Federal Credit Union
Colleen Brennan
The County Federal Credit Union in Caribou promoted Colleen Brennan to mortgage business development officer in Old Town.
Appointments
Bristol Seafood in Portland added Michael Cote and Jennifer Bushman to its board of directors.
The University of Maine at Augusta added General Diane Dunn, Jim LaBelle and Matthew Pouliot to its board of visitors. Dunn is adjutant general and commissioner of the Maine Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management; LaBelle is executive director of Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce; and Pouliot is CEO of Pouliot Real Estate.
Maine Outdoor Brands elected Devin McNeill as board president, Charlie Bruder as vice president and Sokunthy Yean as treasurer. McNeill is CEO and co-founder of Flowfold, Bruder is with L.L.Bean and Yean is with Sea Bags. The organization also added Mike Gawtry, Attessa Bradley and Paul Botticello to its board.
LA Metro Chamber added Brian Casey, Auburn Savings Bank; Kayla Bartlett, Herbert Construction; and Mikayla Plourde, Bangor Payroll, to its board of directors beginning January 2025.
Achievements
Murray Plumb & Murray, a law firm in Portland, said seven of its attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2025.
The Maine Downtown Center, a program of Maine Development Foundation in Hallowell, announced its annual awards for standout community projects and individuals. Luke Dyer, town manager in Van Buren was the “William F. King, Jr., Downtown Champion Award” winner; Rhona Beauty in Biddeford captured the “Downtown Small Business Award;” and The Uptown Apartment Complex in Bath won the “Downtown Project of the Year Award.”
VIP Tires & Service in Auburn named Patricia Williams, assistant controller, as the 2024 recipient of its “Presidential Award.”
Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, announced that attorney Jeremy Fischer was invited to join the American College of Bankruptcy. Fischer specializes in litigation and transactions involving distressed commercial matters, guiding clients from the first signs of trouble through complex financial restructurings and Chapter 11 cases. The firm also said that attorney Kellie Fisher was selected as one of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s “40 Under 40” honorees for 2024. Fisher is known for her expertise in bankruptcy matters, commercial litigation and transactions involving distressed companies.
The Maine Small Business Development Centers in Portland named Stephanie Case, administrative and data manager, as the “2024 State Star.”
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce named Atlantic Sea Farms in Biddeford as a top 10 small business in the U.S. in its “The Disruptors” category.
Verrill, a law firm in Portland, said nine of its Maine-based attorneys were recognized in the 2024 edition of New England Super Lawyers and another six Maine-based attorneys were selected as “Rising Stars.”
The Maine Association of Realtors in Augusta selected Richard Cox Jr. as its “2024 Maine State Realtor of the Year.” Cox is an agent with The New England Real Estate Co. in Camden.
Disability Rights Maine in Augusta named Chad Hansen its “Attorney Change Agent Award” winner, Eric McVay the “Helen M. Bailey Advocacy Award” recipient and the Maine Association of the Deaf its “Equal Access for All Award” winner.
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