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V O L . X X V N O. X M AY 1 3 , 2 0 1 9 30 [ N E W H I R E S ] Northeast Bank in Lewiston hired Rachel Edwards as banking center manager in Poland. Edwards was previ- ously client service supervisor at Androscoggin Bank in Lewiston. Golden Pond Wealth Management in Waterville hired Katie Brann as a client service associate. Brann was previously an investor services representative at Stone Coast Fund Services in Portland. Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor hired Mike Elliott as economic development director for the Katahdin region. Elliott was previously process improvement consultant at Northern Light Health. Maine Realty Advisors in Portland hired James Steinberg as construction man- ager. Steinberg is the former owner of JS Construction and ORA Properties. Androscoggin Bank in Lewiston hired Karen Hayden as executive vice president, chief funding and client relationship officer. Hayden was executive vice presi- dent for treasury management, govern- ment banking and commercial deposits at People's United Bank. OTELCO, a wireline telecommunications company, hired Thomas Conley as a sales account executive in New Gloucester and Gary Moran as a senior voice and data network engineer in Portland. Clark Insurance in Portland hired Jessica Meierdirk and Benjamin Holden as account managers in its busi- ness insurance department, Courtney Rague as an account manager with the employee benefits team and Connor Rague as an account analyst in its per- sonal insurance department Bridging the Gap, a social services organization in Augusta, hired Nicole Sciascia as operations and service manager to oversee the daily operation of its Addie's Attic Clothing Bank and Everyday Basic Essentials Hygiene Pantry. Camden National Bank hired Geoffrey Grayson as senior vice president, retail regional man- ager for its southern market from York to Bath. Grayson most recently was vice president at Century Bank and Trust in Boston. Rudman Winchell, a law firm in Bangor, hired Sarah Barr to practice with the Maine Elder Law Firm in the areas of estate planning, long-term care planning and asset protection, guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, estate, trust and probate administration and special needs planning. Barr previously practiced as an appellate litigator in Providence, R.I., representing veterans with disabilities. e board of trust- ees of the Susan L. Curtis Foundation in Portland hired Kathryn Pierce as executive direc- tor. Pierce most recently was a pro- gram officer with the Maine Health Access Foundation. Southern Maine Agency on Aging in Scarborough hired Megan Walton as CEO, effective August 5. Walton most recently was COO at Amara, a Seattle nonprofit that works with chil- dren in foster care and their families. The Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership in Augusta hired Charlotte Russell as operations and market- ing coordinator. Previously, Russell was merchandising manager for High Mowing Organic Seeds Co. in Wolcott, Vt. 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. Gary Moran Megan Walton Sarah Barr Geoffrey Grayson Kathryn Pierce Rachel Edwards Thomas Conley

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