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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 23 D E C E M B E R 1 0 , 2 0 1 8 [ N E W H I R E S ] Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor hired Russell Begin as CFO. He had been CFO at Maine Primary Care Association in Augusta. Norway Savings Bank hired Holly Pepin as vice president, commercial lend- ing in Kennebunk. Pepin has 20 years of community banking experi- ence, the last 12 years focusing on commercial lending. Equinox Insurance in Westbrook hired Sharon Little as insurance agent and director of personal lines. Little brings 35 years of insur- ance account man- agement to the position. Beacon Environmental Consultants LLC, an environmental consulting and compliance company in Windham, hired Nicole Cressey as COO. She has 20 years of experience in insurance, risk management and client relations. Town & Country Federal Credit Union in Scarborough hired Jon Paradise as vice president of public relations and com- munications. Paradise was previously with the Maine Credit Union League where he spent 18 years leading the organiza- tion's communications, public relations and government affairs programs. Portland Museum of Art hired Christian Adame as Peggy L. Osher director of learning and inter- pretation. Adame was most recently assistant education director at the Phoenix Art Museum. Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach Transit Committee, doing business as Shuttlebus- Zoom, hired Craig Pendleton as fleet man- ager. Pendleton was formerly execu- tive director of the Biddeford+Saco Chamber of Commerce+Industry. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust hired Beth Wood as vice president, compli- ance manager in Topsham. Wood was previously compliance officer at Dirigo Federal Credit Union. Midcoast Federal Credit Union in Freeport hired Christina Carter as senior vice pres- ident, retail services and Andrew Mockler as marketing manager. Consumer Title in Bangor hired Blake Dyer as sales and marketing manager. Dyer was previously a relationship banker at Camden National Bank. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor promoted Joshua McIntyre to director of lending and investments. McIntyre, who previously worked with municipal leaders and business executives to facilitate large-scale business development projects, will continue his work as liaison with Acadia Capital Management, an affiliate Community Development Entity of the organization. Town & Country Federal Credit Union in Scarborough pro- moted Linda Halleran to community outreach manager. Halleran was previ- ously public relations and communications manager. Katahdin Trust in Houlton promoted Melissa Dahlgren to branch manager and retail services officer in Fort Fairfield. Dahlgren was previ- ously a customer service representative in Caribou. OTELCO, a wireline telecommunications company in New Gloucester, promoted Ian Brasslett to sales engineer in the company's Bangor office. Brasslett was a member of the tech support team and over the course of his career has moved 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. Beth Wood Holly Pepin Sharon Little Linda Halleran Christian Adame Jon Paradise Melissa Dahlgren MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT FOR MAINE Engineering | Environmental | Consulting | Construction | Management Augusta | Ellsworth | Scarborough | South Portland | @TRC_Companies | www.trcsolutions.com | "TRC's emphasis on training and personal development has given me the skills to be both an effective team player and a project leader." Kendra Wolfel Sr. Electrical Engineer "While solving tough project challenges for our clients, TRC has helped me gain new technical and leadership skills." Brendan Paradis Substation Engineer

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