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V O L . X X V I I N O. X X V N OV E M B E R 1 5 , 2 0 2 1 24 [ N E W H I R E S ] BGA Financial, a financial services company in Port- land, hired Jake Knop as a client services associate. Yokogawa Fluid Imag- ing Technologies, a life sciences technol- ogy company in Scarborough, hired Sigrid Kuebler as marketing director, Eric Gottlieb as engineering director, Austin Daniels as applications scientist and Thomas Parker as manufacturing engi- neering technician. Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland hired Eliot DeSilva as medical director of hospital medicine; Abigail Sedenka at Northern Light Mercy Ear, Nose, and Throat Care; and Ryan Trosper at Northern Light Mercy Pain Center. Previously, DeSilva was medical director for quality and patient safety at Exeter Hospital in Exeter, N.H.; Sedenka was a clinical audiologist with InterMed PA in Portland; and Trosper was a full-time provider in family medi- cine at Greater Portland Health and a per diem provider for Northern Light Mercy Walk-In Care. St.Germain, a specialized environmental, EHS compliance and engineering firm in Westbrook, hired Camden McFadden as an environmental field technician and Christina Walls as office administrator. Preti Flaherty, a law firm in Portland, hired Ethan Johnson as an associate in the firm's environmental practice group. Johnson joined the firm following a clerkship at the Yellowstone County District Court in Billings, Mont. Gorham Savings Bank hired Brian Robin- son as senior vice president, director of human resources. Robinson was most recently director of talent strategy and deputy Title IX coordinator at Bow- doin College. Lake Stewards of Maine, a nonprofit in Auburn, hired Adam Zemans as executive director. Zemans is an environmental and not-for-profit lawyer. Maine Community Foundation in Ells- worth hired Taylor Mace as senior com- munications and marketing specialist. Mace was previously community engage- ment coordinator for Island Readers & Writers in Southwest Harbor and a reporter at the Mount Desert Islander and the Ellsworth American. Thompson Financial Group in Presque Isle hired E.J. Huck as CFO. Huck was previ- ously deputy director at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Limestone. Fontaine Family, an Auburn real estate firm, hired LeAnn McNally as a sales agent in Auburn. Norway Savings Bank hired Jay Kiel as vice president, mortgage loan officer in Bethel. Kiel has 30 years of banking experience. RE/MAX Shoreline hired Savannah Fields as office manager in Port- land. Fields was formerly donor events and steward- ship coordinator at the Portland Museum of Art. Berman & Simmons, a law firm in Lew- iston, hired Charles Hehmeyer as a medi- cal malpractice and personal injury attorney. Hehm- eyer, who has 30 years of experience, was previously a partner at Raynes Lawn Hehmeyer in Philadelphia. CourseStorm, a software firm in Orono, hired Nicole Lyons as marketing manager and Tricia Cooke as an account executive in its sales department. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Norway Savings Bank promoted Mike Grass to vice president, market manager in Bethel. Grass, who has been with the bank for five years, will also oversee the Norway and South Paris branches. Central Maine Power in Augusta pro- moted Peter Cohen to vice president of regulatory issues. Cohen, a 17-year veteran of the company's regulatory staff, was most recently senior director of regulatory. Merrill Lynch in Portland promoted April Ylvisaker Tardiff to resident director. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Pierce Atwood Trusts & Estates partner Barbara Wheaton was appointed chair of the Pro- fessional Ethics Commission of the Maine Board of Bar Overseers. e commission serves to render formal and informal writ- ten advisory opinions to the court, board, grievance commission, bar counsel and members of the Maine bar involving the interpretation and application of the Maine Rules of Professional Conduct. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Preti Flaherty, a law firm in Portland, said six of its Maine-based attorneys were named "2021 New England Super Lawyers" and nine of its Maine-based attorneys were named "2021 New Eng- land Rising Stars." The Institute for Family-Owned Business in Portland presented its annual awarded during its 21st Maine Family Business Awards gala. Winners included: Horch Roofing, Warren, "Cumberland Crossing by OceanView Environmental Leader- ship Award;" Springworks Farm, Lisbon, "People's United Bank Innovation and Technology Award;" Origin, Farming- ton, "e Holiday Inn by the Bay First Generation Award;" Dolphin Marina and Restaurant, Harpswell, "Chalmers Insur- ance Group Customer Service Award;" Volk Packaging Corp., Biddeford, "e Shep Lee Community Service Award;" Smiling Hill Farm, Westbrook, "Maddy Corson Small Business Award;" Zachau Construction, Freeport, "Renys Large Business of the Year;" Harry Fraser, presi- dent, H.G. Fraser Group LLC, "BerryDunn Lifetime Achievement Award;" and Puri- tan Medical Products Co. LLC, Guilford, "National Service Award." Bar Harbor Bankshares, the parent company of Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, announced that it was recognized as one of "America's Best Banks" in the small bank category for Maine by Newsweek. The Maine Development Foundation in Hallowell named its 2021 Champion Award winners. e "2021 Champion of Education and Workforce Devel- opment" award went to Strengthen LA; "2021 Champion of Rural Economic Development," Andy Hamilton, eco- nomic development attorney at Eaton Peabody and a member of the FOR/ Maine Coalition Steering Committee; "2021 William F. King, Jr., Downtown Champion Award," Greg Paxton, retired executive director of Maine Preservation; "2021 ICL Distinguished Alum Award," Shenna Bellows, Maine Secretary of State and a member of ICL's Xi Class; "2021 Kenneth M. Curtis Leadership Award," Kevin Hancock, chairman and CEO of Hancock Lumber and a member of Lead- ership Maine's Lambda Class; and "2021 President's Award," Maine Develop- ment Foundation staff. RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland said Stephen Peck was recognized by RE/ MAX LLC as the No. 3 "Individual RE/MAX Agent in Maine" and Peter Hawkes as the No. 4 "Individual RE/ MAX Agent in Maine" in August. In addition, the Portland Maine Living Team was recognized as the No. 4 "RE/MAX Team in Maine" in August. 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. Tricia Cooke LeAnn McNally Taylor Mace Nicole Lyons Savannah Fields Jake Knop Charles Hehmeyer Camden McFadden Abigail Sedenka Barbara Wheaton Ryan Trosper Eliot DeSilva Brian Robinson Christina Walls

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