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V O L . X X V N O. I X A P R I L 2 9 , 2 0 1 9 76 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 Community Care Partnership of Maine in Bangor hired Kim Alexander as director of quality and Kate Chambers as execu- tive assistant and project coordinator. Alexander has 18 years of experience as a registered nurse and most recently served as vice president of physician services at Mayo Regional Hospital while Chambers was a senior executive assistant at Emera Maine. CourseStorm, a tech startup in Orono, hired Brady Charron as software engi- neer, Monique Bouchard as content marketing writer, Ashleigh Briggs as customer success lead and Adam Shortsleeves as customer success specialist. Ocean's Edge Realty in Bucksport hired Emily Wascholl as sales agent. e city of Portland hired Heather Brown as assistant city manager. Brown was previously director of management and strategic initiatives and acting deputy chief of staff for the Office of the Commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Maryland. Care & Comfort, a behavioral health, home health and veterans ser- vices agency in Waterville, hired Michelle Dixon as director of nursing. RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland hired Rachel Moyse as an associate broker. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Ocean's Edge Realty in Bucksport promoted Kim LaPlant to sales agent. LaPlant was previously administra- tive assistant. Skowhegan Savings Bank promoted David Cyr to presi- dent. Cyr, who was previously execu- tive vice president and has been with the bank since 2005, will also assume the role of CEO upon the retirement of John Witherspoon, president and CEO, at the end of the year. Geiger, a promo- tional prod- ucts distributor in Lewiston, promoted Jo-an Lantz to CEO. University of Maine System in Augusta announced that Rebecca Wyke will continue to lead the University of Maine at Augusta as president. In June 2017, Wyke was appointed to a fixed, three-year term. The Maine Community Foundation in Ellsworth pro- moted Hannah Whalen to director of philanthropy and donor services. Whalen was previously a senior foundation officer. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Gov. Janet Mills reappointed Jason Oney, Morten Arntzen and Arthur Watson Jr. to the Maine Maritime Academy board of trustees and nominated Mary Shea as student trustee. Oney is president and CEO of Strategic Maintenance Solutions Inc., Arntzen is executive chairman of Team Tankers International and senior ship- ping industry advisory for Macquarie Bank, Watson works at Watson Enterprises Inc. while Shea is a senior at the academy. RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland said Rachel Reed, co- owner, vice presi- dent and COO, was voted as a new member of the Board of Directors of the Falmouth/Cumberland Community Chamber of Commerce. At its annual meeting, Bath Savings Institution elected Matthew Newman, David Herring and Rebecca Shepherd as new corporators and elected Kevin Burns, Erik Hayward, Glenn Hutchinson, Esther Pappas, William Racine, Sandra Morrell Rooney and John Voorhees as trustees. Skowhegan Savings elected Benjamin Marcus to its board of directors. Marcus is managing director of Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland. e bank also elected five new corporators: Brian Bernatchez, managing director and finan- cial advisor of Golden Pond Wealth Management; Lisa Landry, human resources director of Redington Fairview General Hospital; Jacques Santucci, president and manag- ing partner of Opus Ventures and Consulting Group; Karl Strand, president and general manager of Sugarloaf; and Brad Stokes, owner of Ocuossoc Grocery and manager of Morton Furbish Insurance. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Maine Tourism Association in Hallowell announced that Ed Palmer and Tom Palmer are this year's inductees into its Hall of Fame. Ed Palmer is gen- eral manager of the Portland Marriott Sable Oaks while Tom Palmer is regional sales manager and partner for Lafayette Hotels. Sophia Rosendo of Tranzon Auction Properties in Portland completed her training at the Certified Auctioneers Institute, a program developed by the National Auctioneers Association. Community Health Options in Lewiston received the Psychologically Healthy Workplace Honors from the American Psychological Association. e award is the organization's high- est national workplace recognition and is given for outstanding efforts to foster employee health and well-being while enhancing organizational per- formance. Portland Symphony Orchestra was also recognized. Skowhegan Savings named Shelly Lowell its "President's Award" winner for outstanding per- formance and her commitment to her customers. Lowell, a community banker in the Franklin County region, has 25 years of experi- ence in retail and commercial banking assisting customers with their mort- gage and business financing needs. Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor and Bangor Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Each of our enews letters are based on our commitment to deliver news that is, well, really news! You'll get the most important business and real estate news delivered daily, plus local events, surveys and statistics. Sign up now to get free email newsletters S I G N U P TO DAY AT W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z / E N E W S Shelly Lowell Hannah Whalen Rachel Reed David Cyr Jo-an Lantz Michelle Dixon

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