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V O L . X X V N O. X V I I A U G U S T 5 , 2 0 1 9 38 [ N E W H I R E S ] Maine Financial Group, an affiliate of Katahdin Trust in Houlton, hired Blake Hamel as a commer- cial services officer in Scarborough. Blake was previously a staff accountant at Androscoggin Bank. The John T. Gorman Foundation in Portland hired Andrew Colvin as communications director, Alexis Mann as program associ- ate and Yvonne Dorrington as administration associ- ate. Colvin was previously deputy communications director in the office of U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, Mann was a senior research associate at the Institute on Assets and Social Policy at the Heller School for Public Policy and Management at Brandeis University and Dorrington was with the National Conference of Bar Examiners. Bangor Savings Bank hired Josh Precourt as vice president and relation- ship manager in Portland, Tom Bossie as mortgage loan officer in Cornish and Stephen Jordan as a regional sales manager in Portland. Maine Optometry hired Victoria Gagnon and Stephen Arsenault as practicing medical optometrists at its new loca- tion at 240 Main St. in Saco. Rudman Winchell, a law firm in Bangor, hired Paul Brown as a member of the firm's corporate, business and real estate law practice. Stroudwater Associates, a national health care consulting firm in Portland, hired Zachary Boser as consultant. Boser was director of finance at Cuba Memorial Hospital in Cuba, N.Y. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Maine Community Foundation in Ellsworth pro- moted Andrea Nemitz to commu- nications and mar- keting director. Stroudwater Associates, a national health care consulting firm in Portland, promoted Opal Greenway and Jonathan Pantenburg to principal. Greenway and Pantenburg were previously both senior consultants. Albin, Randall & Bennett, an account- ing firm in Portland, is pleased to announce several promotions. Karla Brannen has been promoted to senior tax manager. Alyssa Hemingway has been promoted to senior manager. Matthew Marcoullier has been promoted to manager. Sarah Balaban-Garber, Matthew Brand and Benjamin Lipton have been promoted to senior accountant. Nicholas Lagoditz and Dalton Meyers have been promoted to tax senior accountant, and Jennifer Lemay and Brittany Seekins have been promoted to assistant senior accountant. Camden National Bank promoted Christopher Rugullies to senior vice president, commercial banking officer. University Credit Union in Orono promoted Amanda Allen to branch manager at 15 Main St. in Orono. Allen was previously assistant branch manager at the branch. Sappi Limited, a global leader in dissolv- ing wood pulp as well as graphic, pack- aging and speciality papers, 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. Andrew Colvin Paul Brown Alexis Mann Stephen Jordan Blake Hamel Tom Bossie Andrea Nemitz Josh Precourt Yvonne Dorrington PRESEN T ING SP ONSORS Help recognize the 2019 honorees September 17 / 5:00–7:00 pm Halo at the Point, 10 Thompsons Point Rd., Portland REGISTER AT WWW.MAINEBIZ.BIZ/WTW FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #MBWTW19 Join us as we honor the 2019 Women to Watch, top-notch women executives whose daily work strengthens their organizations and, by extension, Maine's economy. K I M S WA N B E T S Y B I E M A N N M A RY A L L E N L I N D E M A N N L I Z C O T T E R S C H L A X

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