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V O L . X X I V N O. X X V O C T O B E R 2 9 , 2 0 1 8 28 U S I N E S S M A I N E I N S H O R T N E W S WO R T H Y P E O P L E A N D P E R F O R M A N C E S Stevens & Day LLP, a law firm in Augusta, hired Laura Pioch as an associate. Day was previously a helpline attorney with Legal Services for the Elderly in Augusta. Katahdin Trust in Houlton hired Sarah Bowie as vice president, busi- ness development officer for its greater Portland market area. Bowie most recently served as assistant vice president, merchant card sales officer for Bangor Savings Bank in Portland. Murray Plumb & Murray, a law firm in Portland, hired Ali Tozier as an employ- ment law attorney. Prior to joining the firm, Tozier prac- ticed employment law at Littler Mendelson, a boutique labor and employment law firm. Camden National Bank hired Heather Durrell Robinson as senior vice president, chief human resources officer. Robinson was with EVO Payments, International where she served as senior vice president of human resources for the United States and Canada. Insurance Trust in Westbrook hired Sarah Nash as prop- erty and casualty account manager. Chewonki, a school, camp and envi- ronmental education organization in Wiscasset, hired Charlie Fear as direc- tor of Camp Chewonki for Boys. Fear was previously a science teacher at Bath Middle School. Fluid Imaging Technologies, a biotechnol- ogy company in Scarborough, hired Stephen Barton as a tech- nical customer support associate. Previously, Barton was at Dartmouth College. Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader in Auburn hired Paul Rondeau as a team member in Scarborough. Rondeau previously worked for the city of Biddeford as a patrol officer and a school resource officer. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Midcoast Federal Credit Union in Freeport promoted Ashley Poole to retail services supervisor in omaston. Poole was pre- viously a financial services representative. The city of Bangor promoted Eric Willett to director of public works. Willett previously served as the city's fleet maintenance supervisor. Axiom Technologies in Machias promoted Mark Ouellette to president and CEO. Ouellette, who previously served as president, joined the company in 2015 with a goal of expanding services across the state of Maine and beyond. Camden National Bank promoted Aline Taylor to vice president, retail sales and service delivery manager; Jody Landrith to vice president, retail sales and ser- vice coach; and Mark O'Donal to assis- tant vice president, banking center manager at the Camden main office. Waterville Creates, an arts and cultural organization in Waterville, promoted Nate Towne to market- ing director. Towne was previously mar- keting manager. University Credit Union in Orono pro- moted Brooke York to branch manager in Farmington. York was previously assistant branch manager. Chewonki, a school, camp and envi- ronmental education organization in Wiscasset, promoted Nancy Kennedy to vice president for Camp Chewonki and Greg Shute to senior vice president. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] St. Andre Home, a private, non-profit Catholic organization in Biddeford designed to meet the needs of Maine's women and children, added Joanne Bean, Yvonne Borelli-Chace, Jane Campbell, Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Stay informed, engaged and connected with a print + digital subscription to Mainebiz. You'll receive bi-weekly issues, special publications and full online access! F U L L C O N T E N T S O N PA G E 4 F O C U S S O U T H E R N M A I N E Southern Maine builds on diverse industries S O U T H E R N M A I N E F O C U S Economy motion S O U T H E R N M A I N E F O C U S S TA R T S O N PA G E 1 1 » in $2.00 July 10, 2017 VO L . X X I I I N O. X V www.mainebiz.biz Know Maine Business. 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