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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 23 A U G U S T 2 0 , 2 0 1 8 [ N E W H I R E S ] Landry/French Construction Co. in Scarborough hired Kevin Pombriant as chief estima- tor. Pombriant is a 20-year industry veteran with precon- struction and estimating experience on a broad range of construction projects. Bernstein Shur, a law fi rm in Portland, hired Ryan Almy as an associate. Almy joined the fi rm's real estate practice group. Becker Structural Engineers in Portland hired Elizabeth Brownell as a senior engineer. Brownell has 1 years of engineering experience and has held positions in both the public and private sectors. Gawron Turgeon Architects PC in Scarborough hired Shelly Tallack Caporossi as marketing director. BerryDunn, an accounting and consulting fi rm in Portland, hired Colleen Oakley as director of marketing. Oakley was most recently part of the senior leadership team at Creative Imaging Group. The Foundation for Maine's Community Colleges in South Portland hired Audrey Thomson as president, eff ective Sept. 4. omson, who has 15 years of experience in higher education, nonprofi t and health care fundrais- ing, most recently served as execu- tive director of philanthropy with St. Mary's and the Covenant Health Foundation in Lewiston. MaineHealth announced several new hires. Its Accountable Care Organization hired Chelsea Donahue as a customer service representa- tive for the Behavioral HealthCare Program and Paul Ridlon as a busi- ness analyst. From the First Tooth hired Cori Holt as a program manager. Access to Care hired Marie Villanucci as an insurance coverage case man- ager, Kimberly Provencher as a coverage team case manager and Kira Spears as a MedAccess screening specialist. Audit and compliance services hired Sean Costigan as senior internal auditor. Its Center for Health Improvement hired Jennifer Marcoux as a health educator. Franklin Health Primary Care in Farmington announced Deborah Hamilton joined its practice. Hamilton is board certifi ed in family practice and most recently provided adult and pedi- atric care at Spruce Mountain Medical Associates in Livermore Falls. Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington hired Tanya Lever as a nurse practitioner at Franklin Health Pediatrics. Lever previously pro- vided pediatric primary care at Dover Pediatrics in Dover, N.H. Creative Offi ce Pavilion in Portland hired Kylie Dionne as accounting administrator and Tara Cimini as inte- rior designer. Berman & Simmons, a law fi rm in Lewiston, hired Christopher Boots to represent clients in personal injury cases. Boots most recently worked as a litigation associate with Ropes and Gray LLP in its Boston and San Francisco offi ces. Dream Local Digital, a digital market- ing agency in Rockland, hired Deanna Lewis as a sales leader. Lewis previously worked as the R&D growth and development manager for the Local Media Association. Stroudwater Associates, a health care consulting fi rm in Portland, hired Daniel Given as a consultant. Given previously Newsworthy people and performances I N S H O R T To submit new hires, promotions, appointments, or achievements to Mainebiz, send your press release to editorial@mainebiz.biz. Items are run at the discretion of the editorial staff, and in the order in which they were received. Audrey Thomson Deborah Hamilton Shelly Tallack Caporossi Christopher Boots Deanna Lewis Ryan Almy Kevin Pombriant Tanya Lever SP ONSORED BY FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #MBNVF18 Join us August 21! August 21 / 7:30AM–1:00PM / DoubleTree Hotel, South Portland Digital Program and Schedule August 21 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, South Portland | mainebiz.biz/NVF To learn more about the schedule, speakers, and workshops, go to: www.mainebiz.biz/NVFGuide 7:30 – 8:30 AM Registration, Networking, Breakfast & Book Signing 8:30 – 9:30 AM 10 Best Ideas for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs: A panel discussion with Maine CEOs who will share their insight on what works and what doesn't from their start-up experience. 10:00 – 11:00 AM Workshop Sessions 1 1. Other people's money: A guide to fundraising, crowdsourcing, and finding equity capital to start or expand your business. 2. Partnerships, LLCs, and ESOPs, oh my: What's the best way to set up your company? 3. Mine. Mine. Mine: How to protect your ideas with patents and trademarks. 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Workshop Sessions 2 1. You can't do it yourself: Innovative ways to recruit and hiring rules to keep you out of trouble. 2. Show me the money: What investors and banks are looking for. 3. To market, to market: What you need to know about logistics, shipping and exports. 12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch & Keynote Address with Ja-Naé Duane, Co-Author of "The Startup Equation" N O T E : Please choose your workshop selection during registration. S C H E D U L E D I G I TA L P R O G R A M Meet with business owners and connect with resources here in Maine to learn new ideas and advice for your business. For more info and to register, go to mainebiz.biz/NVF

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