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V O L . X X I V N O. X I X S E P T E M B E R 3 , 2 0 1 8 26 [ N E W H I R E S ] Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty, a luxury property company in Portland, announced that Randal Simon and Rosane Hirschy joined its Kennebunk office. The Maine Community Foundation in Ellsworth hired Kassandra Strout as grants adminis- trator. Strout was content specialist at Breaking Even Communications. CD&M Communications in Portland hired Michelle McNickle as digital project and account direc- tor. McNickle was previously with Diversified Communications. Broadreach Public Relations, a strategic communications agency in Portland, hired Dana Lundy as operations officer. Lundy previously served as executive director of the New England Head Start Program. e city of Auburn hired Phillip Crowell Jr. as assistant city manager. Crowell was previously Auburn's chief of police. Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor hired Lee Umphrey as CEO. Umphrey was CEO of Harrington Family Health Center in Harrington. MaineGeneral's Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta hired Ridhi Gupta as a medical oncologist and D.B. Nguyen a radiation oncologist. Gupta is certi- fied by the American Board of Internal Medicine with a specialty certification in medical oncology and hematol- ogy while Nguyen is certified by the American Board of Radiology. Tranzon Auction Properties in Portland hired Ruth Ludwig Lind as a sales associate. A licensed Maine real estate sales agent, Lind was previously president of OTR Properties. Sunday River Resort in Newry hired Karolyn Castaldo as director of commu- nications. Castaldo was communica- tions and market- ing manager for Ski New Hampshire. The Maine Bureau of Veterans' Services in Augusta hired Sarah Sherman as director of strategic partnerships. Sherman has worked the last several years in Lincoln and Sagadahoc counties as a legal advo- cate for domestic violence victims. Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution hired Andrew Kany as a loan officer in Biddeford and Carmen LaCount as a cus- tomer relationship officer. U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree hired Omar Andrews, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, as a constituent services representative. Andrews, who joined Pingree's Portland office through a two-year Wounded Warrior Fellowship, will focus on meeting the unique needs of veter- ans and service members throughout Maine's First Congressional District. Thos. Moser, maker of handcrafted American furniture in Auburn, hired Brad Kauffman as chief revenue offi- cer. Kauffman was formerly senior vice president of business transformation and strategy at L.L.Bean. Machias Savings Bank hired Kristen Keith as a mortgage specialist in Brewer and Shawn Leger as a vice pres- ident, business banker in Portland. Down East magazine in Rockport hired Jennifer Van Allen as branded content editor. Van Allen, who has written for Mainebiz, has 20 years of experience writing for newspapers, magazines and digital channels. The Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design in Arundel hired Richard 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. Brad Kauffman Karolyn Castaldo Michelle McNickle D.B. Nguyen Kassandra Strout Ridhi Gupta DAVA DAVIN JOAN FORTIN KRISTINA EGAN CLAYTON SPENCER PRESEN T ING SP ONSORS Come meet the 2018 Mainebiz Women to Watch The Westin Portland Harborview 157 High Street, Portland September 25 5:00–7:00 pm For more info and to register, visit www.mainebiz.biz/WTW FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #MBWTW18

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