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V O L . X X V I I I N O. X I M AY 3 0 , 2 0 2 2 24 [ N E W H I R E S ] Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor hired Amy Collinsworth as direc- tor of Katahdin Region economic development. Collinsworth was previ- ously a project coordinator for General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. MedRhythms Inc., a digital therapeu- tics company in Portland, hired Elvir Mujanovic as vice president of finance and Katharine Nason as senior talent acquisition specialist. Mujanovic was previously vice president of finance and administration at Malta Inc., a grid-scale energy storage company, while Nason was most recently with Simon-Kucher & Partners, a global consulting firm. Atlantic Federal Credit Union Insurance in South Portland hired Stacey Chenevert as president/CEO. Chenevert was pre- viously senior vice president of retail at Atlantic Federal Credit Union and an advisor to the insurance agency. General Dynamics hired Charles Krugh as president of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. Krugh was previ- ously vice president for supplier opera- tional support at Gulfstream Aerospace. Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty, a luxury real estate company in Portland, hired Randy Miller as a real estate professional in Damariscotta and Alan DiStasio as a real estate professional in New Hampshire. Miller was previ- ously president and owner of Newcastle Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram-Viper while DiStasio was CEO of Four Seasons Sotheby's International Realty. Maine Maritime Museum in Bath hired Catherine Cyr as exhibition coor- dinator. Cyr previ- ously was involved in all areas of museum operation at Pejepscot History Center. Simons Architects in Portland hired Ellen Jordan as office manager, Nathan Gabel as marketing coordinator and Amelia Golini as staff architect. The Maine Bankers Association in Westbrook hired Josh Steirman as director of govern- ment relations. Most recently, Steirman served as vice president and senior credit officer at Gorham Savings Bank. UScellular hired Roderick Pinkney as store manager in Brewer. The Onion Foundation, a charitable organi- zation founded in 2014 by Maine technology entrepreneur Frederick "Fritz" Onion and his wife Susan Onion, hired Diana Morris as exec- utive director. Morris previously served as a strategic advisor to the Baltimore- based Nova Institute for Health. Burgess Advertising & Marketing in Falmouth hired Tyler Cadorette as an account manager. Cadorette most recently was a cus- tomer/client liaison at Unum Insurance Co. Green Tree Events in Saco hired Linda Ruth as events coordinator. Ruth was most recently with Martin's Point Health Care. Camden National Bank hired Christopher Hutchinson as senior vice president, corporate control- ler. Previously, Hutchinson served as director of corpo- rate accounting at WEX Inc. Maine State Credit Union in Augusta hired Ariel Carron as a marketing specialist, Nichole Lee as branch man- ager in Waterville, Jason Hilt as vice president of finance and Chris Kovacs as vice president of commercial lending for the Portland market. Carron was previously at Downeast Toyota, Lee at Camden National Bank, Hilt at Lisbon Community Federal Credit Union and Kovacs at Bank of America. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Whitten Architects, a residential architec- tural firm in Portland, promoted Tom Lane and Will Fellis to its leadership team. Lane and Fellis are associates with the firm. Gorham Savings Bank promoted Julie Brooks to chief risk officer. Brooks, who has 30 years of banking experi- ence, most recently served as senior vice president, senior risk officer. Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park promoted Shannon O'Brien to science engagement coordi- nator. O'Brien was previously science engagement assistant. Catholic Charities Maine in Portland pro- moted Jessika Morin to medical director of its Behavioral Health Network. Morin, a Board-certified practitioner of family medicine, was most recently the resi- dential medical physician and medical director of the substance use disorder program at the organization's St. Francis Recovery Center in Auburn. UScellular pro- moted Steven Nash to sales manager in Ellsworth. Nash was previously an assistant manager in Brewer. Maine Community College System in Augusta promoted Liz Russell to presi- dent of Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor. Russell is currently vice presi- dent of academic affairs at the college. The University of Maine System appointed Joseph McDonnell as interim president of the University of Maine at Farmington for a two-year term that begins July 1. McDonnell currently is a professor of policy, planning and management in the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine. The Boulos Co. in Portland promoted Micki Francombe to vice president of administrative operations. Francombe most recently served as assistant office manager while serving her brokerage team in an administrative capacity. Geiger, a promotional products distrib- utor in Lewiston, promoted Alicia Doyle to senior talent acquisition specialist in the human resources department, Nicole Ross to digital advertising strate- gist in Crestline and Tara Villanueva to national service director in the Total Care Service department. Diversified Communications, an international media company in Portland, promoted Christina Henderson to event director. Henderson most recently served as event manager. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Skowhegan Savings elected Sam Hight to its board of directors. Hight is the dealer principal of Hight Ford in Skowhegan and Hight Chevrolet in Farmington, part of the Hight Family of Dealerships. In addition, the bank added Alicia Bell, vice president and owner, Northern Lights Maine; Kristina Cannon, executive director, Main Street Skowhegan; Liz Fontaine, owner, Lakehome Group Real Estate; Suresh Gali, managing member, New Gen Hospitality Management; and Trampus King, town manager, town of Dexter, as corporators. Downtown Ellsworth, a community revital- ization group, nominated Maggie Iannuzzi and Timothy Tunney as members at large on the Heart of Ellsworth board of direc- tors. Iannuzzi is co-owner of Precipice Coffee while Tunney is a commercial loan officer at Franklin Savings Bank. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Acadia National Park awarded three fellowships as part of Second Century Stewardship, an initiative of the National Park Service, Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park and the National 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. Linda Ruth Christopher Hutchinson Roderick Pinkney Charles Krugh Stacey Chenevert Josh Steirman Tyler Cadorette Christina Henderson Shannon O'Brien Julie Brooks Liz Russell Steven Nash Catherine Cyr

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