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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 27 O C T O B E R 1 5 , 2 0 1 8 Caribou, hired Paul Towle as CEO and president. Towle spent the last eight years as COO of I Care Pharmacy in Fort Fairfield. Bath Savings Institution hired Colette Twigg-Rowse as a commercial lender in Falmouth. Twigg-Rowse was previ- ously a portfolio and credit manager at CEI in Brunswick. Isaacson & Raymond, a law firm in Lewiston, hired Toye Akinjiola as an attorney in its liti- gation and family law department. Sebago Technics, an employee-owned, engineering consulting firm in South Portland, hired Andrew Strout as project surveyor, Bryan Walsh as civil engineer and Henry Hess as landscape designer. Perry, Fitts, Boulette and Fitton CPAs in Oakland hired Anima Nikonthet as a senior accoun- tant. Nikonthet previously worked for Price Waterhouse Coopers in Boston. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Schoodic Institute in Winter Harbor named David Ellwood board chair and added David Manski to the board and named him vice chair. Ellwood is the Isabelle and Scott Black professor of political economy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University while Manski is a certified wildlife biologist, a research associate at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor and a commission member of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas. Berman & Simmons, a law firm in Lewiston, said attor- ney Travis Brennan was appointed by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to the Advisory Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure. e com- mittee is tasked with reviewing the civil rules and considering proposed changes to the rules. Brennan's practice focuses on representing clients in claims involv- ing medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death and defective products. Thomas College in Waterville added Danielle Marquis to its board of trustee. Marquis is an account executive at Higgins & Bolduc Insurance Agency in Oakland. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Educate Maine was named the "2018 Friend of Education" by the National Association of State Boards of Education. e award is given annually to an individual or organization whose contributions to education are signifi- cant and enduring. Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor was ranked among the top 20 health care employers for women in Forbes' first ever "Best Employers for Women" list. e hospital ranked No. 18 among health care organizations, and 77th overall, out of companies considered nationwide. Jane Lafleur, owner of JB Lafleur Consultants in Camden, was one of three individuals nationally to receive "Community Heart & Soul" coaches' certification from the Orton Family Foundation. e certification recognizes an individual who assists towns in car- rying out the foundation's community development model, which guides resi- dents in creating stronger, healthier and more economically vibrant small cities and towns across the country. Husson University in Bangor announced it was one of 26 colleges nationally selected by the Council of Independent Colleges, in partnership with the Association of College and University Educators, to join the national Consortium for Instructional Excellence and Career Guidance, a new initiative that will prepare up to 500 faculty mem- bers to use evidence-based teaching practices shown to promote student success while embedding career guid- ance into their existing courses. Primmer Piper Eggleston & Cramer PC, a law firm in Burlington, Vt., said attor- ney Gregory Clayton was named as a "2019 Lawyer of the Year" in U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers' "2019 Best Lawyers in America" list. Clayton is based out of Camden. Skelton Taintor & Abbott, a law firm in Auburn, said Stephen Wade and Rebecca Webber were as a "2019 Lawyer of the Year" in U.S. News Media For more information visit www.mdf.org Celebrate MDF's 40 th Anniversary and the 25 th Anniversary of Our Leadership Development Programs Thursday, October 25 • Brick South, Thompson's Point, Portland SPONSORED BY: 2:00pm–4:30pm Leadership Alumni 25th Anniversary Summit 4:30pm–5:00pm MDF Annual Meeting 5:00pm–8:30pm MDF 40th Anniversary Celebration Toye Akinjiola Anima Nikonthet David Ellwood Travis Brennan David Manski