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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 31 M A R C H 2 3 , 2 0 2 0 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. Do your employees take pride in what you do? Find out. F O R I N F O R M AT I O N A N D TO A P P LY G O TO B E S T P L AC E S TO W O R K M E. C O M A N E M P L O Y E E E N G A G E M E N T P R O G R A M D E A D L I N E: M AY 29 Premier Sponsor: Brought to you by: [ N E W H I R E S ] The Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor hired Christopher Newell as execu- tive director and senior partner with Wabanaki Nations. Newell, a professional museum educator, was previously education supervisor for the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center. Miller Law & Mediation, a law firm in Portland, hired Alex Chaiken as partner. Chaiken, who focuses his prac- tice on probate and estate planning, was most recently with the law firm Hunter Chaiken. Defendify, a SMB cybersecurity startup in Portland, hired Wendy Bouton as head of business devel- opment and Jim Albright as head of marketing. Bouton was in business development and customer engage- ment at Covetrus while Albright led marketing strategies for the indus- trial connectivity segment of PTC. Criterium Engineers in Freeport hired Helen Watts as senior structural engineer. Watts previously ran her own structural engineering busi- ness, Helen Watts Engineering in Bowdoin. Brann & Isaacson, a law firm in Lewiston, hired Hannah Wurgaft as an associate. Wurgaft, whose practice focuses on labor and employment law, municipal law and litigation, most recently worked as an ethics AA/ EEO compliance officer at Bath Iron Works. Taylor McCormack and Frame, a law firm in Portland, hired Craig Nelson as part- ner. Nelson brings 40 years of experi- ence to the firm's Augusta office. The John T. Gorman Foundation in Portland hired Lily Collins as adminis- trative assistant and receptionist and Lisa Margulies as program associate. Collins has a nonprofit background that includes conservation, sustain- able farming and food security while Margulies is an attorney who most recently worked as senior policy specialist for the Crime and Justice Institute at Community Resources for Justice. Maine Association of Nonprofits in Portland hired Marvin Tala as edu- cation and events manager. Tala was previously with University of Maine Cooperative Extension and is an AmeriCorps VISTA alum. Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden hired Kellie Doolen as a scanning associ- ate and reception- ist. Doolen has 15 years of retail management and customer service experience. Benchmark Real Estate in Portland hired Shelly Warters, Rene Emilio Pena, Chris Shuping, Edith Smith, Troy Wilkins and Jourdan Willard as agents. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution promoted Eric Doyon to vice presi- dent, manager of business and loan services. Doyon was previously vice president and business credit depart- ment manager. The city of Auburn promoted Phillip Crowell Jr. to city manager. Crowell Alex Chaiken Christopher Newell Wendy Bouton Helen Watts Marvin Tala Kellie Doolen Eric Doyon Jim Albright

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