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V O L . X X V I I I N O. X I I J U N E 1 3 , 2 0 2 2 24 [ N E W H I R E S ] Fontaine Family, an Auburn real estate firm, hired Luke Kelleher as a buyer agent. Spinnaker Trust, an employee-owned Maine bank chartered as a non-depository trust company in Portland, hired Casey McCormack as director of real estate. RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland hired Emily Taylor as an agent. United Way of Mid Coast Maine in Bath hired Nicole Evans as director of development. Evans was previ- ously executive director of the Central and Mid Coast Maine Chapter of the American Red Cross. Hope Acts, a non- profit in Portland that provides hous- ing, English classes and other resources to new Mainers, hired Serge Asumani as asylum seeker program assistant. Balsam Realty in Freeport hired Jonas Werner as a Realtor. Werner previously owned Azure Café. DFD Russell Medical Centers in Bridgton hired Jennifer Michaud as a board-certified family nurse prac- titioner, Trisha Gushue as a board-certi- fied primary care physician and Bridget Ross-Fitzgibbons as a board-certified adult-gerontology nurse practitioner. Michaud was with Hometown Health Center in Dexter, Gushue with Poland Community Health Center and Ross- Fitzgibbons with Genesis Physician Services in North Conway, N.H. Colby College in Waterville hired Julie Wood as vice president and chief human resources officer. Wood, who is sched- uled to start her new role in September, is currently chief people officer at Crowe LLP, an accounting, consulting and technology firm. Sheridan Construction in Fairfield hired Stephen Csenergy as a project engineer for its design and build team. The Maine Department of Economic & Com- munity Development's Office of Business Development hired Ben Sturtevant as large business development manager. Sturtevant was previously manager of real estate and marketing at Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority. Maine Community Bank in Westbrook hired William Wood as vice president, branch manager of the Westbrook divi- sion of its' Biddeford Savings branch and Ryan Wing as senior vice president, chief information officer. Haley Ward Inc., an employee-owned professional engineering, environmental and surveying consulting firm in Bangor, hired Paul Monyok as a project engineer, Joel Rogers as a structural engi- neer, Katy King as an interior designer, Lynn Peirce as an accounting manager and Heddie Samuelson as an environ- mental field technician in Bangor; Jason Bernier as a plumbing design professional, Lisa Beeler as a business development manager and Bill Lynch as a designer in Saco; Chris Williams as a project engineer in Lewiston; and Anatoly Gregor as a senior electrical engi- neer in Waterville. The John T. Gorman Foundation in Portland hired Jennifer Rice as executive assistant. Rice was previously a paralegal at Pierce Atwood LLP. Piper Shores, a lifecare retirement commu- nity in Scarborough, hired Philip Jean as CEO. Jean was most recently executive director at Seabrook Village, a continuing care retirement community in New Jersey. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Geiger, a promotional products distrib- utor in Lewiston, promoted Michael French to web development manager and Johnathan Plummer to creative lead in the corporate programs department. The John T. Gorman Foundation in Portland promoted Jennifer Beck to vice president of programs. Beck was previously senior program associate. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust promoted Mark Giordano to senior vice president, enterprise architect. Giordano was previously senior project manager. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] MMG Insurance Co. in Presque Isle added Deborah Jordan and Deanna Sherman to its board of directors. Jordan is busi- ness advisor/sole proprietor of Camden Consulting while Sherman is the retiring president and CEO of Dead River Co. Verrill, a law firm in Portland, said attorney Elizabeth Connellan Smith was elected to the board of governors of the College of Work- ers' Compensation Lawyers. e board 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. Emily Taylor Nicole Evans Jennifer Beck Jennifer Rice Philip Jean Johnathan Plummer Jonas Werner Ryan Wing Michael French William Wood Deborah Jordan Luke Kelleher Serge Asumani Mark Giordano Elizabeth Connellan Deanna Sherman Do you know a young business professional worthy of recognition? Mainebiz seeks to honor the young professional and rising stars of Maine's business community for its first NextUp: 40 Under Forty Awards. S PONS OR ED BY NOMINATE BY 8/19! MAINEBIZ .BIZ/NOMINATIONS

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