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V O L . X X V I I I N O. V I I I A P R I L 1 8 , 2 0 2 2 24 [ N E W H I R E S ] Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies, a life sciences technology company in Scarborough, hired Erin Cunningham as human resources director, John Yin as eastern U.S. sales manager, David Jacobs as manufacturing technician, Robert Hicks as field service engineer and Sandra Falton as senior bookkeeper. Norway Savings Bank hired Jackie Curtis as vice president, human resources. Curtis has 20 years of human resources experience in the banking and health industries. OPRC, a renewable energy company in Portland, hired Kaelin Chancey as mechanical engineer, Kathryn Sellers Reynolds as regulatory affairs manager, Liam Pillsbury as an ocean engineer, Marie Webb as manager of manufac- turing and logistics, Morgan Welton as grant and technical writer and Ryan Cardinal as project manager. Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington hired Jeffrey Lynds as a family medi- cine physician at Franklin Health Farmington Family Practice. Most recently, Lynds pro- vided full-spectrum family medicine for all ages at Swift River Family Medicine in Rumford. Maine Association of Nonprofits in Portland hired Eleanor Nazar as pro- gram coordinator. Nazar was most recently with the city of Portland's Public Health Department. Maine Realty Advisors in Portland hired Amanda Melnick as an advisor. Carden Kennels in Bangor hired Alexandra Michel as kennel manager. Aquarius Property Management in Portland hired Amber Maurais as resi- dential property manager. The Portland Housing Authority hired Sarah Dodge as director of finance. Dodge was previ- ously with the Maine Office of the State Auditor, where she was an audit manager. Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor hired Christopher Paradis as a member of its Procurement Technical Assistance Center. Paradis was pre- viously with Maine's Community College System. Volk Paxit, a contract packaging com- pany in Sanford, hired Corey Laplume as sales operations executive. Laplume was formerly employed by Volk Packaging Corp. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Bar Harbor Bank & Trust promoted Chelsea Sawyer to vice president, branch relation- ship manager in Ellsworth. Sawyer was previously assistant vice president, branch rela- tionship manager. Norway Savings Bank promoted Richelle Wallace to executive vice president, senior resources officer; Missy Babineau to regional vice president retail and commercial deposit officer and cash management manager; Frank Farrell to vice president, systems administrator and mainframe manager; Joe Leland to vice president, market manager and mortgage loan officer for Freeport and Falmouth; Karry Kane to assistant vice president, mortgage loan officer; Erin Mowery to assistant vice presi- dent, business intelligence analyst II; Michelle Luce to Fryeburg branch manager and mortgage loan officer; and Heather Taylor to market man- ager and mortgage loan officer for Kennebunk and Saco. Franklin Savings Bank in Farmington promoted Katie Deming to Farmington branch manager, Jennifer Merrill to commercial loan officer in Rumford and Seth Noonkester to assistant branch manager in Rangeley. The Sisters of the Presentation of Mary promoted Michelle VanDeven to director of the Marie Joseph Spiritual Center in Biddeford. VanDeven was previously bookkeeper and IT administrator. Carden Kennels in Bangor promoted Connor Bowman to head of doggie daycare and day school programs and Rachael Mills to head groomer. Bangor Savings Bank promoted Lannie Moffatt to COO and Kim Pope to chief banking officer. Moffatt was most recently as chief experience officer, executive vice president while Pope was director of consumer banking, senior vice president. Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution promoted Stephanie Emery to assis- tant branch manager in Biddeford, Devyn Butler to customer relationship officer, Emily Dubois and Tony LeBlanc to retail loan officers, Casey Dunham to customer relationship officer in Biddeford and Elaine Tito to officer, accounting team lead. The County Federal Credit Union in Presque Isle promoted Dennis Rogeski to retail services manager, Northern Region. Rogeski was most recently manager of the credit union's indirect department in Caribou. The Episcopal Diocese of Maine pro- moted Katie Clark to canon for com- munications. Clark was previously director of communications. Great Diamond Partners, a wealth man- agement firm in Portland, promoted Helen Andreoli to president. Andreoli was previously CFO. Systems Engineering, a managed IT and security services firm in Portland, promoted Erik Thomas to director of advisory services. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Fork Food Lab in Portland added Penny Jordan, Hema Narayanan and Lynne Wilkie to its board of direc- tors. Jordan is a fourth-genera- tion farmer in Cape Elizabeth, Narayanan is founder of Epicurious Foods and Wilkie is a sales executive with career experience in the food and beverage industry. AARP Maine State Director Noël Bonam was confirmed to the Maine State Housing Authority's board of commissioners by the Maine Senate Labor and Housing Committee. e board's primary role is to oversee the development and administra- tion of several state and federal housing-related programs for the people of Maine. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs and Maine Outdoor Brands announced the participants in its inaugural MCE Compass training program. Participants include Armanda Davis, Experience Maine; Mark Rodrigue, Rogue Life Maine; Samantha Andrews, Blissed Outside; Louis Zeppieri, Northern Echo Custom Sewing; Stephanie Noyes, 360Sleeves; Brian Fish, Maine Casual LLC; Christopher Paine, Daily Fly Fishing; Lindsay Currier, Still Peaking; Mish Sommers, Happier Outside; Eldon Loblein, GameTiks; Mark Ferguson, Brant & Cochran; Amanda Hatley, She Summits Co.; Lisa Montogomery, Penobscot Consulting Services; Norman Patry, Summer Feet Cycling and Walking Adventures; Cathy Streifel, Pyxie LLC; Phinney Baxter White, Governor Baxter; Paul Sannicandro, dba Moose Woods Guide Service LLC; Brenden Westin, DuraBike; and Sara Hammond. 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. Jeffrey Lynds Amanda Melnick Chelsea Sawyer John Yin David Jacobs Dennis Rogeski Robert Hicks Erin Cunningham Erik Thomas Sarah Dodge Jackie Curtis Michelle VanDeven

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