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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 35 N OV E M B E R 2 9 , 2 0 2 1 [ N E W H I R E S ] The Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce hired Tawni Whitney as executive direc- tor. Whitney is the founder of Freeport Friends, an organiza- tion to help families in Freeport who are facing crisis and support Freeport seniors age in place. Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington hired Linda Cota as a physi- cian at Franklin Health Livermore Falls Family Practice, Kristen Mazoki as a doctor at Franklin Health Behavioral Services and Leslie White as clinical dietitian. Verrill, a law firm in Portland, hired Martin Topol as of a member of its litiga- tion and trial group. Topol represents corporate and indi- vidual clients across the spectrum of civil and criminal mat- ters at all stages of litigation, from case initiation through trial and appeal. The Office of the Secretary of State hired Jerome Bennett as deputy secretary of state for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Bennett was previously grants financial manager at Preble Street. Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ in Portland hired Adam MacDonald as executive director. MacDonald most recently served as marketing director for Portland Downtown. The Mitchell Institute, a nonprofit founded by former U.S. Sen. George J. Mitchell with the goal of improving college outcomes for Maine students, hired Jared Cash as president and CEO, effec- tive Jan. 1. Cash is currently vice presi- dent for enrollment and marketing at the University of Southern Maine. Skowhegan Savings hired Tara Russell as a vice president and commercial lender. Russell has 23 years of financial and cus- tomer service industries experience. The Dempsey Center in Lewiston hired Cara Valentino as CEO and president. Valentino, who is a certified executive coach and organizational development consultant, most recently was direc- tor of consulting at the Clearing in Washington D.C. MedRhythms, a Portland-based digital health startup, hired Sabrina Taylor as head of clinical trials. Taylor previously served as director of clinical studies for the Brain and Spinal Injury Center at the University of California-San Francisco, based at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty in Portland hired Renee Burch as a Realtor. Prior to entering the real estate profession, Burch founded and oper- ated a speech and language pathology practice in London, England. Fontaine Family, an Auburn real estate firm, hired Dawn Dubuc as a sales agent. Piper Shores, a nonprofit lifecare retirement commu- nity in Scarborough, hired Corey Seigel as director of food and nutrition. Seigel most recently served as executive chef at Meadow Ridge in Redding, Conn. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Geiger, a promotional products com- pany in Lewiston, promoted Joline Janosco-Rider to key customer special- ist floater in Total Care Service, 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. Adam MacDonald Leslie White Dawn Dubuc Martin Topol Kristen Mazoki Tawni Whitney Linda Cota Joline Janosco-Rider FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AVAILABLE FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY PROJECTS IN MAINE'S HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY: • Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) • LED lighting • Refrigeration projects FIND OUT MORE AT EFFICIENCYMAINE.COM/AT-WORK/HOSPITALITY

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