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director of MDI Bioscience, a new
initiative focused on using non-mam-
malian models in early drug discovery
and development.
The Maine Community
Foundation in
Ellsworth hired
Deborah Ellwood as
president and CEO.
Ellwood previously
led CFLeads, the
country's network
of community foundations, working
together to increase their effectiveness
and impact.
Northern Light
Surgery and Trauma
in Bangor hired
Avian Chang as
surgeon. Chang
specializes in the
management of
patients with
multi-system traumatic injuries,
those who need emergency general
surgical services and the manage-
ment of critically ill surgical patients
in the ICU.
Burgess Advertising & Marketing in
Falmouth hired Leigh Davidson Miller
as digital and media strategy director
and Charlie Clement as brand strategist
and creative director.
Coastal Enterprises Inc. in Brunswick
hired Isalita Seixas as a junior
accountant and Lara Decker as fund
accountant with the firm's account-
ing team. Seixas was most recently
the bookkeeping specialist for e
Healing Community Medco LLC
in Lewiston while Decker was
parks and recreation director for the
town of Bristol.
The Maine State Society for the
Protection of Animals in South
Windham hired Manuela Arundel as
advancement director. Arundel was
previously development director with
Frannie Peabody Center.
Synergent, a credit
union solutions
and technology
firm in Westbrook,
hired Tyler Hudson
as vice presi-
dent of software
delivery. Hudson
most recently served as senior vice
president of operations and digital
services at HRCU.
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Avian Chang
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