New hires, promotions and achievements from the print edition of Oct. 3, 2022.
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New hires
Infinity Credit Union in Westbrook hired Ben Nickel as vice president of branch operations. Nickel was previously senior assistant vice president of branch operations and consumer sales for the credit union’s parent company, Deere Employees Credit Union in Moline, Ill.
Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies Inc., a life sciences technology company in Scarborough, hired Louise Brogan as an applications scientist. Brogan was previously a biology lecturer and assistant instructor at Bates College.
The city of Portland hired Mary Beth Daigneault as administrator of The Barron Center, the city’s rehabilitation/nursing and long-term care facility. Daigneault was administrator at St. Clare-Newport in Newport, R.I.
Friends of Casco Bay in South Portland hired Heather Kenyon as science and advocacy associate.
Brann & Isaacson, a law firm in Lewiston, hired Meghan Myers as an associate. Myers, whose practice will focus on estate planning, estate and trust administration and real estate, was previously an associate attorney at Lambert Coffin and had a solo practice focused on estate planning.
Fontaine Family, an Auburn real estate firm, hired Sierra Lemieux as an associate broker in Auburn.
Thomas College in Waterville hired Mike Akanji as assistant director of graduate and professional studies and assistant men’s basketball coach and Kristin Bishop as assistant director of graduate recruiting. Akanji was previously Next Step Director at Tree Street Youth, while Bishop was program and outreach coordinator for civic engagement at Colby College.
Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty, a luxury real estate company in Portland, hired Colin Harvey as a real estate professional in Damariscotta.
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust hired Jack Farmer as vice president, mortgage loan originator. Farmer most recently served as a loan officer with Guild Mortgage.
University of Maine in Orono hired Jason Entsminger as assistant professor of entrepreneurship and innovation and assistant Extension professor and small business specialist. Entsminger was with the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, hosted at Pennsylvania State University.
Maine Crisp, an artisanal snack producer in Winslow, hired Read McNamara as director of sales.
The Maine Connectivity Authority hired Tanya Emery as economic development director. Emery was previously community and economic development director with the city of Bangor.
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works hired David Clark as vice president, operations. Clark was previously chief of shipyard operations at Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wis.
The Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce hired Eric Belley as president and CEO.
Promotions
Friends of Casco Bay in South Portland promoted Sarah Lyman to development director. Lyman was previously community engagement coordinator.
Rinck Advertising in Lewiston promoted Lisa Ardia to associate director of media. Ardia was a member of the firm’s digital development department since 2012.
Appointments
Spurwink, a Portland-based nonprofit that provides mental health, education and residential services for children, adolescents, adults and families, added Carrie Cianchette, Melanie Gilligan and Stephanie Peters to its board of directors. Cianchette is a volunteer at the nonprofit, Gilligan is a director of retail goods and services at C Space and Peters is COO at InterMed.
Achievements
Community Care Partnership of Maine in Bangor said it improved care for nearly 17,000 Medicare beneficiaries across the state and saved Medicare $13 million by meeting quality and cost goals in 2021, according to performance data from the federal agency that administers Medicare.
The American Heart Association in Maine in Portland announced that Andrew Cook, senior vice president commercial loan officer III at Mascoma Bank, has been appointed board chair and Nadi Nina Kaonga, resident physician in obstetrics and gynecology at Maine Medical Center, board president. In addition, Sarah Belliveau, CEO, BerryDunn; David Landry, CEO, Spectrum Healthcare Partners; Sarah Lewis, program director, Maine Access Immigrant Network; Anne L’Heureux, independent dietitian; and Joan Smith, principal, Baker Newman Noyes, have been added to the board.
The Maine Council on Aging announced its 2022 award recipients. Jo Cooper and Susan Lavigne were named the “2022 Lasting Legacy Award” winners; Senate President Troy Jackson of Allagash received the “2022 Legislator of the Year Award;” Patricia Kimball, executive director of the Elder Abuse Institute of Maine, was the “2022 Trailblazing Advocate Award” winner; and L.L.Bean in Freeport was the organization’s “2022 Business Excellence Award” recipient.
Calpine – Westbrook Energy Center, D&G Machine Products, Idexx Laboratories Inc., Microwave Techniques LLC and SIGCO achieved full compliance with their industrial discharge permits for the 2021-2022 Industrial Pretreatment year that ended Aug. 31.
Rinck Advertising in Lewiston said it won four “Golden Arrow Awards” from the Maine Public Relations Council.
Defend Our Health, a nonprofit public health organization in Portland, hosted its annual environmental health leadership awards. “Grassroots Leadership Award” winners were McCormick Family Farm, New Beat Farm, Misty Brook Farm, Songbird Farm, Fairfield Water Concerned Citizens and PFAS Free Trenton. “Legislative Leadership Award” winners included U.S. Sens. Stacy Brenner and Rick Bennett; U.S. Reps. Lori Gramlich, Bill Pluecker, Stanley Paige Zeigler and Michele Meyer; and Chief Elect Rena Newell. “Environmental Justice Health Leadership Award” winners were Corey Hinton and U.S. Rep. Rachel Talbot Ross.
The University of Maine at Farmington said it was recognized for its quality and affordability by the 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, where it was ranked No. 5 in “Top Public Colleges,” No. 7 as a “Best Value” for students based on academic quality and cost, No. 7 as “Best Regional College in the North” and the No. 6 “Top Performer in Social Mobility.”
Alex Sydnor, chief strategy officer at MaineGeneral Health in Augusta, became a Fellow of the American College Healthcare Executives.
The University of Maine at Presque Isle said it was recognized for its quality and affordability by the 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings where it was ranked among the top tier of “Best Regional Colleges in the North,” the Top 20 “Top Public Schools in the North,” the Top 10 “Regional Colleges in the North” for graduates with least debt and the Top 30 “Regional Colleges in the North for Social Mobility.”
Verrill, a law firm in Portland, announced that it was recognized as one of the top law firms in the country for female attorneys and partners in Law360’s annual Glass Ceiling report. The firm was ranked fourth in the country for its percentage of female equity partners (40%), among firms its size.
Coastal Enterprises Inc. in Brunswick said it received a four-star impact management rating (the highest available rating) with Policy Plus and A+ financial strength and performance rating from Aeris, an independent rating and information service for community investment funds.