Newsworthy people and performances for Sept. 20, 2021
New hires
Northern Light Neurosurgery and Spine in Bangor hired Kutluay Uluc as a surgeon.
Northern Light Plastic and Hand at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor hired Ronald Bogdasarian as a plastic and hand surgeon. Bogdasarian is board eligible for the American Board of Plastic Surgery and specializes in reconstructive, cosmetic and hand surgery.
Caleb Johnson Studio, an architecture and building firm in Portland, hired Jason Jirele and Jenny Dillon as architectural designers in its commercial studio and Chris Garland as a project manager and Kashyap Valiveti as an architectural designer in its residential studio. Jirele was previously with NBBJ of Seattle, Dillion with Luckett & Farley in Cincinnati, Garland with Bohlin Cywinski Jackson in Seattle and Valiveti with Solomon Cordwell Buenz in San Francisco.
Woodhull Millwork in Portland hired Jack Phinney and Jennifer Wilkey as cabinet makers.
Maine Medical Partners in Portland hired Terri Febbraro at Maine Medical Partners for the Women’s Health, Gynecologic Oncology center in Scarborough; Geoffrey Cole at Maine Medical Partners’ MaineHealth Cardiology unit in Scarborough; Jillian Smith at Maine Medical Partners’ Surgical Care, Division of Surgical Oncology; and Lee Wolfrum at Maine Medical Center’s Department of Psychiatry.
Woodhull Construction in Portland hired Michael Cleary as director of commercial construction and Forrest Butler and Dee Dee Germain as residential project managers.
Promotions
Primerica Inc., a financial services firm in Bath, promoted Jennifer Elwell to regional vice president.
Diversified Communications, an international media company in Portland, announced a number of promotions. Project manager Amanda Whitmore was named customer service systems manager for customer service, operations and registration. Former marketing administrative assistant Cameron Perkins was named marketing coordinator for the seafood product group. Former events coordinator Jackie Buck was named group project manager for BCOM. Financial analyst Jessica Woods was named FP&A manager in the finance department. Conference project manager Kara O’Brien was named conference manager in the product group for the Running Event, intersolar/energy storage and IOFM events. Analytics coordinator Nicole Mathuin was named data analyst in the data and analytics department. Former marketing administrative assistant Samantha Johnson was named marketing coordinator for the product group devoted to Vinexpo America|Drinks America and Administrative Professionals Conference. Former marketing administrator Autumn Dubel was named marketing coordinator for the product group devoted to commercial marine, tech and grocery.
Cross Insurance, a subsidiary of Cross Financial Corp. in Bangor, promoted David Branning to regional senior vice president and Eric Jermyn to president of employee benefits. Jermyn, who is based in Portland, most recently served as president of Cross Benefit Solutions while Branning was vice president and branch manager in Portsmouth, N.H.
Maine Community College System in Augusta promoted Betsy Libby to president of Central Maine Community College in Auburn. Libby, who had been interim president since September 2020, has previously served the college as vice president and dean of academic affairs, the dean of student services, the director of admissions and an adjunct faculty member.
Achievements
The city of Portland announced that the Barron Center, a 219-bed long-term skilled rehabilitation facility, earned a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Hospice of Southern Maine in Scarborough said it was named a “2021 Hospice Honors” recipient by HealthcareFirst. The program recognizes hospices who are providing the highest level of quality care measured from the caregiver’s point of view.
Verrill, a law firm in Portland, said 46 of its Maine-based attorneys were recognized as “Best Lawyers” by Best Lawyers 2022. In addition, seven of its Maine-based attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” and nine were recognized as “Ones to Watch.”
The Maine Small Business Development Centers selected Alison Lane as the “2021 State Star” and Shannon Byers as the “2020 State Star.” Lane is a center director and business advisor at the Maine SBDC at Coastal Enterprises Inc. in Ellsworth while Byers is a business advisor at the Maine SBDC at Coastal Enterprises Inc. in Bangor.
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