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V O L . X X V I N O. X X I X D E C E M B E R 1 4 , 2 0 2 0 24 [ N E W H I R E S ] Northern Light Cancer Care in Brewer hired Shruti Bhandari, Hilal Hachem, Yelena Patsiornik and Sriman Swarup as oncolo- gists/hematologists. Bhandari has a clin- ical interest in solid tumors with a focus on gastroenterological cancer, melanoma and neuro-oncology; Hachem in breast and gynecologic cancers, solid cancers, as well as both malignant and benign hematologic disorders; Patsiornik in breast and thoracic oncology; and Swarup in thoracic oncology, benign hematology, chronic lymphocytic leu- kemia, myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative neoplasms. RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland hired Jenn Lacey and Sierra Curtis as agents in the Portland office. Sebago Technics, an engineering consult- ing firm in South Portland, hired Amy Bell Segal as senior landscape architect. Segal was previously with TJD&A. Skelton Taintor & Abbott, a law firm in Auburn, hired Reeve Wood as of counsel, focus- ing on title work and real estate transactions. Most recently, Wood was legal counsel at Maine Farmland Trust. The city of Auburn hired Glen Holmes as director of business and com- munity development and Jay Brenchick as director of economic development. Holmes was previ- ously president of Community Concepts Finance Corp. while Brenchick was president and CEO of Franklin Southampton Economic Development Inc. Lynam Real Estate in Bar Harbor hired Chris Watkins as a licensed agent on its real estate team. Androscoggin Bank in Lewiston hired Angie Snow as branch man- ager for its Sabattus Street location in Lewiston and Sharon Goes as branch manager for its Subaru Drive location in Auburn. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] The city of Auburn promoted Eric Cousens to direc- tor of planning and permitting. Cousens was previ- ously deputy direc- tor of ECD. Town & Country FCU in Scarborough promoted Jon Paradise to senior vice president of communications, marketing and community out- reach. Paradise previously served as vice president of public relations and communications. Clark Insurance in Portland promoted Kelly St. Onge to personal insurance department coordi- nator. St. Onge was previously senior account manager. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] General Dynamics Bath Iron Works said it received the "Pro Patria" award from the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve for making sure its employees who serve in the National Guard or Reserves have the support they need in the work they do for the military. e company also announced that it was the recipient of the "Platinum Medallion" from the U.S. Department of Labor for its efforts to recruit and hire veterans and facilitate their transition into shipbuilding. Pierce Atwood, a law firm in Portland, said it received "National Tier 1" rec- ognition for mass tort litigation/class actions — defendants for the fifth straight year from U.S. News — Best Lawyers in 2021. e firm also received four "National Tier 2" and one "National Tier 3" practice rankings and as well as 74 metropolitan rankings. The Maine Arts Commission selected Dianne Ballon, Gabriel Frey, Sarah Haskell, Jocelyn Lee, Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Michael O. and Tim Whitten as recipients of its "2021 Fellowship" awards. Atlantic Federal Credit Union in South Portland announced Tina Nop as the recipient of the "2020 Entrepreneurial Empowerment Scholarship." e schol- arship was created by the Fork Food Lab to address the racial-economic gap that inhibits Black, Indigenous and people of color from starting food businesses in Maine. Nop has plans to start a food truck business called Sok Sabai. e Animal Welfare Society in Kennebunk said it was awarded the highest rank- ing by Charity Navigator for the eighth consecutive year. e organization received four out four stars indicating it demonstrates strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency while executing its mission with responsible governance and com- mitment to best practices. Geiger, a promotional products distribu- tor in Lewiston, presented its quarterly "Geiger Star Awards." Recipients included Evan Smith, web architect in IT; Patrick Travers, account specialist in Farmers' Almanac; Stephanie Childs, administrative support specialist in office services; Wendy Walsh, program- mer analyst in IT; and the Product Safety Team consisting of Kim Beaudin, director of vendor relations, Nat Bullock, product responsibility and global services man- ager, and David Geiger, general counsel and risk management manager. The Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants recently held its "Accolades & Accentuating Resilience" event virtu- ally. As part of the event, Karla Brannen of Brannen CPA Services was named "e Startup Standout;" John Chandler, BerryDunn, and Pete Dufour, Dufour Tax Group, were both named "e Forward inker;" Tracy Harding, BerryDunn, was selected "e Wise Sage;" Julia Henze, director of finance for the town of Brunswick, was named "e Municipal Superhero;" Jeffrey Hubert, Wipfli, was selected as "e Giver;" Nathaniel Marcet, Baker Newman Noyes, was "e Engaging Educator;" Kelly Pelletier, Baker Newman Noyes, was named "e Rising Star;" and Matthew Tardiff, J.S. McCarthy Printers, was chosen as "e Soaring Flyer." Katahdin Trust named Craig Staples, vice president commercial services offi- cer in Presque Isle, as its "Top of the Mountain Commitment to Community Award" winner as part of its annual employee appreciation event. In addi- tion, Susan White in Houlton was recognized for 30 years of service; Janet Saucier and Kevin Plourde, 25 years; Peggy Smith, Bonnie Foster and Lorraine Guiggey, 20 years; Joseph Porter, Tannis Lundin, Lindsay Corey, Janet Doak and Staples, 15 years; Danelle Weston, Emily Bulley, Samuel Clockedile, Jeremy MacArthur, Julie Kaelin, Wendy Clark and Lesia Grooms, 10 years; and Kati Deane-Grant, Clarissa Crandall, Monica Campbell, Diane Hewett, Kelly Emery, Jasmine Rockwell, Kelsey Charette and Tabitha Corey, five years. e American Heart Association announced that six Maine organiza- tions received recognition for taking steps to build a culture of health and invest in the health of their work- force as part of the 2020 results of the American Heart Association Workplace Health Achievement Index. IDEXX and Kennebunk Savings were recognized 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. Amy Bell Segal Hilal Hachem Sharon Goes Angie Snow Jay Brenchick Sriman Swarup Chris Watkins Jenn Lacey Yelena Patsiornik Shruti Bhandari Glen Holmes Reeve Wood Sierra Curtis Eric Cousens Kelly St. Onge Jon Paradise

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