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V O L . X X V N O. X I X S E P T E M B E R 2 , 2 0 1 9 38 [ N E W H I R E S ] WordLab, a communications apprenticeship program started by Linda Varrell of Broadreach Public Relations in Portland, hired as cli- ent associates Katherine Hulit, Brian Lee, Kyle Walton, Glendon Zernicke, Sacha Kiesman, Scott Michael and Lauren Whitney. Bernstein Shur, a law firm in Portland, hired Bryce Morrison as a member of the firm's business law and tax law practice groups where he will focus on all manner of business and tax matters, such as corporation, LLC and partner- ship setup, subsidiaries and branch offices setup for foreign companies doing business in the U.S. Franklin Health Orthopedics in Farmington added Raymond White and Lincoln Avery as orthopedic sur- geons through a service partner- ship with Maine Medical Partners Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. White specializes in orthopedic trauma and fracture care while Avery provides treatment for a wide variety of orthopedic and sports-related injuries. Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park hired Sarah Hooper as educa- tion specialist. Hooper was previ- ously a teacher and leader of the science department at the Bosque School in Albuquerque, N.M. OTLECO, a wireline telecommunica- tions company in New Gloucester, hired Robert Boyorak and Mark Houde as technical support techni- cians in Bangor. Great Works Internet in Biddeford hired Christopher Caiazzo as direc- tor of customer operations. Caiazzo is also a member of the 129th Legislature, representing Scarborough. Maine Medical Partners in Portland announced several new hires including Melanie Rand as a mem- ber of the weight and wellness program at Maine Medical Center; Crystal Fox, Benjamina Razsa and Raymond Klein joined Maine Medical Partners in hospital medicine; Amy Buczkowski, Maine Medical Partners, pediatric hospi- tal medicine; Richard Royal, Maine Medical Partners, surgical care, in the division of surgical oncology; Rena Paris, Maine Medical Center, department of psychiatry; Brock Libby, Maine Medical Partners, South Portland Pediatrics; and Jason Moran, Maine Medical Partners, medical oncology. White Pine Programs, a nature- based youth lead- ership organiza- tion in York, hired Heather Campbell as executive direc- tor. Campbell, who served on the organization's board, was previously director of North American marketing at Bottomline Technologies. The Diocese of Portland hired Denis Lafreniere Jr. as director of its office of property management. Lafreniere also serves as the busi- ness coordinator of the Portland Peninsula and Island Parishes. First National Bank and its parent com- pany, First Bancorp in Damariscotta, hired Sarah Dubay as business devel- opment officer in Ellsworth and James Ouellette as staff accountant in Damariscotta. Diversified Communications, an inter- national media company in Portland, hired Dana Guth as sales and market- ing coordinator and Nicole Mathuin as analytics coordinator. Guth previously worked at Trident Booksellers & Café in Boston, while Mathuin was with CIEE in Portland. 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. Bryce Morrison Sarah Dubay Heather Campbell James Ouellette The Office of Business Development is Improving Maine's Business Climate One Company at a Time " DECD and its partners have meaningfully impacted Flowfold's business. With grant funding, MTI helped us build out our new headquarters, while MITC helped us to further develop our growing international market in Japan." – James Morin, COO & President of Sales, Flowfold STARTING A BUSINESS? 1-800-872-3838 maine.gov/businessanswers The Office of Business Development is at your service. Let us connect you to the right resources: maine.gov/decd/home | facebook.com/MaineDECD | linkedin.com/company/mainedecd Martha Bentley MANAGER OF SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT Martha.M.Bentley@maine.gov

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