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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 35 M AY 1 6 , 2 0 2 2 [ N E W H I R E S ] Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville hired Katelyn Hood as cus- tomer service spe- cialist. Hood was previously payroll administrator for Kleinschmidt Associates Inc. Hospice of Southern Maine in Scarborough hired Nick Paquette as finance and health care operations direc- tor, Neil Cormier as an IT support special- ist, Kimberly Curless as events coordinator, Kimberley Dallaire as billing supervisor, Caitlin Cunningham and Annette Drouin as RN case managers, Elizabeth Leclaire and Sara Olmsted as social workers, Maria McCann as a bereavement sup- port counselor, Catherine Whinery as an infection control and prevention nurse, Carolyn Wesoloski as a registered nurse and Meagan York as a hospice aide. The Maine Municipal Association in Augusta hired Peter Osborne as direc- tor of educational services. Osborne was most recently associate director of career exploration and pre-law advis- ing at the Bates Center for Purposeful Work at Bates College in Lewiston. Dirigo Labs, a startup accelerator in Waterville, hired Jake Conterato as proj- ects and innovation network coordinator. Previously, Conterato was the project coor- dinator at Tortoise Labs, an incubator based in central Maine where entrepre- neurs go from idea to working prototype. Fontaine Family, an Auburn real estate firm, hired Michael Bourget in Auburn and Megan Bingman in Scarborough. The Greater Bangor Convention and Visitors Bureau hired Gretchen Chauncey as executive director. Chauncey most recently served as general manager of the Terramor Outdoor Resort in Bar Harbor. The U.S. Small Business Administration hired Tim Hobbs as deputy district direc- tor of the Maine District Office. Hobbs was previously state director for USDA Rural Development in Maine, where he oversaw various business and economic development programs. Maine Realty Advisors in Portland hired Asher Chappell as vice president. Chappell previ- ously co-founded and served as COO of Unified Parking Partners, a full-service parking man- agement and leasing company. PM Construction Co. in Saco hired Taylor Benay as marketing manager. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] The Maine Municipal Association in Augusta promoted Alicia Gaudet to assistant director of educational ser- vices and conventions. Gaudet was previously manager of educational services. Medical Mutual Insurance Co. of Maine in Portland promoted Holly Bulger to CFO. Bulger previously held the position of controller. Sebago Technics, an engineering and land development consulting firm in South Portland, promoted several employees within its project delivery team including Brandon Blake and Paul Ostrowski to engineering design man- agers; Caitlyn Abbott to project deliv- ery manager; Rebecca Gabryszewski to senior team leader; Henry Hess, Aaron Hunter and Chris Taylor to team leaders; and Kendra Ramsell, Shelly Stacey and Brad Van Damm to team leads. PM Construction Co. in Saco promoted Nick Cormier to business development manager. Cormier was previously a project coordinator. 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. Asher Chappell Michael Bourget Jake Conterato Katelyn Hood Megan Bingman JOIN MDF'S MAINE DOWNTOWN CENTER IN CELEBRATING EVERYDAY HEROES DOING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWNS. FOR INFO ON JOINING THE MAINE DOWNTOWN CENTER NETWORK VISIT: 2021 Downtown Hero: Heather Pouliot — Augusta Downtown Alliance 2021 Downtown Project: Friends of Woodfords Corner — Traffic Calming Demonstration Project 2021 Downtown Innovation: Rockland Main Street — Youth Engagement & Collaboration MDF.ORG/PROGRAM-PARTNERSHIP/MAINE-DOWNTOWN-CENTER Congratulations to Our 2021 Annual Awardees! NETWORKING IS BACK! MAY 18, 2022 4:30-6:30 PM @ AURA

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