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V O L . X X V N O. I I I F E B R UA R Y 4 , 2 0 1 9 28 [ N E W H I R E S ] CES Inc., a firm of engineers, environ- mental scientists and land surveyors in Brewer, hired Dylan Miller as a project professional in the firm's engi- neering division in Saco. Northeast Bank in Portland hired Cheryl Brandt as vice presi- dent, retail market manager and Johanna Lloyd as mortgage loan officer. Brandt was previously senior vice president and executive recruit- ing consultant with Pemberton & Associates while Lloyd was assistant vice president, retail lending officer at Mechanic Savings Bank in Auburn. BerryDunn, an accounting and consult- ing firm in Portland, announced several new hires. In its administrative group Jeremy Newton Davenport was hired as a systems administrator, Pamela Juergens as receptionist and Becky Morton as administrative assistant and Menglu Cai was hired as senior in the audit and accounting group. In the firm's consult- ing group, Cindy Belcher, Kirsten Bickford, Rachel Moss Capper, Michele Addison Mosher and Michelle Unterschutz were hired as senior consultants; Melanie Boothe, Jessica Dill, Annie Messinger, Danni Glo Ricks and Courtney Rombow as staff consultants; Yang Ji as manager and Molly Young as business development specialist. In the tax group, Benjamin Chase and Michael Pappavasiliou were hired as tax specialists and Michael Mastroianni as senior manager. Simon Property Group, a global retail real estate company, hired Matthew Volpe as area operations director overseeing all operational functions, projects, construction and contracted services at Kittery Premium Outlets. Most recently, Volpe was a regional facilities manager for CBRE. Bergen & Parkinson, a law firm in Kennebunk, hired Danielle Quinlan as an associate attorney focusing on civil litigation and employment law. Quinlan previously worked as an associate in the Law Office of Guy Loranger in Old Orchard Beach. Final Draft CAD LLC, a Portland consulting firm that specializes in building infor- mation modeling (BIM) and computer- aided design (CAD), hired Mark Taylor as an IT/BIM technology manager in support of emerging virtual reality, augmented reality and UAV/drone solutions. Taylor was previously with OneVision Resources and Apple Corp. Phi Builders + Architects in Rockport hired Charles Frattini as director of gen- eral contracting. Frattini has 30 years of experience in commercial and residential construction in the New York City. Penobscot Community Health Care in Bangor hired Sandra Ewer as a women's health nurse practitioner. Ewer has 20 years of nursing experi- ence in the greater Bangor region. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust hired Erinn Rossignol as branch relationship man- ager in Topsham. Rossignol was previously human resources manager at Hyde School in Bath. Waterville Creates!, an arts and cultural organization in Waterville, hired Bethany Savage as development director, Phoebe Sanborn as administrative assistant and Tamara Casoria as marketing coordina- tor. Savage was previously with Island Institute and owns Bethany Savage Fine Art, Sanborn was with Metropolitan Valuation Services in New York City and Casoria is a marketing management major at omas College. CD&M, an advertising agency in Portland, hired Bethany Lavoie as account director and Kevin Smith as media coor- dinator. Lavoie previously worked for Pierce Promotions while Smith was with Alternative Strategies. OTELCO, a telecommunications provider New Gloucester, hired Michael Lynch as a sales account executive and Casey McDougal as a sales support representa- tive in Bangor. Lynch was previously a retail sales specialist for Time Warner Cable while McDougal was a cus- tomer service representative with Hartt Transportation Systems. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Loon Echo Land Trust in Bridgton pro- moted Matt Markot to executive director. Markot most recently worked for the organization supporting its stewardship and conservation easement programs, in addition to organizing the 2018 Loon Echo Trek. He also worked as a part- time consultant through Sebago Clean Waters to support both Loon Echo and Western Foothills Land Trusts with its conservation efforts. Kennebunk Land Trust promoted Sarah Stanley to director. Stanley, who is a registered recreational Maine guide, was previously the organization's develop- ment and administrative manager. Jackson Laboratory, an independent, non- profit biomedical research institution in Bar Harbor, promoted Thomas Ellis to chief human resources officer. Ellis was previously director of total rewards and human resources systems. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine promoted Denise McDonough to president of the organization's com- mercial business in Maine. McDonough was regional vice president of sales for the New Hampshire commercial plan. U.S. Sen. Angus King promoted Kathleen Connery Dawe to chief of staff, Jack Faherty to Maine press secretary and Marge Kilkelly as a regional representa- tive in King's state offices represent- ing Androscoggin County. OTELCO, a telecommunications provider New Gloucester, promoted Margaret Lowry Brown to senior director of cus- tomer operations. Lowry Brown most recently was director of sales support and service delivery. Additionally, Rebecca Ingalls was promoted to sales account executive and Adam Gross to sales support representative in the company's Bangor office. Stroudwater Associates, a national health care consulting firm in Portland, promoted Jeffrey Sommer to manag- ing director. Previously, Sommer was the leader of the firm's affiliations and partnerships and capital planning and access service lines. Additionally, Gail Belt was promoted to administrator and Heidi Larson to senior consultant. Belt was previously assistant administrator while Larson is a family physician with 20 years of clinical experience. Skelton Taintor & Abbott, a law firm in Auburn, pro- moted Jim Pross to shareholder. Pross's practice areas include workers' compensa- tion law, commercial real estate, municipal and government law and social security disability. Bernstein Shur, a law firm in Portland, promoted Helen Coburn, Meredith Eilers, Christina Ferrari, Talesha Saint-Marc and Jack Woodcock to shareholders. Coburn is a member of the firm's business law practice group and co-chair of the group's private capital team, Eilers the litigation and dispute resolution and construction law practice groups, Ferrari the litigation and dispute resolution, business, and health care practice groups, Saint-Marc the labor and employment practice group and Woodcock the litigation and dispute resolution practice group. Berman and Simmons, a law firm in Lewiston, promoted Travis Brennan and Dov Sacks to partner. Brennan represents clients in claims involving medical mal- practice, personal injury and defective products while Sacks represents clients in medical malpractice and personal injury and has developed a specialty practice in Maritime Law. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust promoted Jayme DeMers to vice president, retail deliv- ery and strategic initiatives and Carissa Look to vice president, quality assurance manager. DeMers was an assistant vice president while Look was quality assur- ance department manager. Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park in Winter Harbor promoted 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. Bethany Lavoie Dylan Miller Erinn Rossignol Sandra Ewer Cheryl Brandt Danielle Quinlan Jim Pross Kevin Smith Travis Brennan Dov Sacks Carissa Look Jayme DeMers

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