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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 F E B R UA R Y 2 0 , 2 0 2 3 Kennebec Savings Bank in Augusta promoted Michelle Richardson to senior vice president and senior residential lender. Simons Architects in Portland promoted Julia Tate to partner and principal. Norway Savings Bank promoted Bobbie-Jo Chase to vice president, deposit operations manager; Karry Kane to vice president, mortgage loan officer of the Mid Coast Market; Tina Merritt to vice president, SharePoint administrator and project management officer; Brittany Robidoux to vice president, trust officer; Kaela Delan to assistant vice president, customer care center assistant manager; Michelle Luce to assistant vice presi- dent, Fryeburg branch manager; Jacob Ouellette to assistant vice president, investment officer; Heather Taylor to assistant vice president, market man- ager, Kennebunk/Saco; and Michelle Wickham to assistant vice president, trust operations officer. Sutherland Weston Marketing Communications in Bangor pro- moted Jessica Ward to senior account manager. Ward was a content writer and junior account manager. Maine Family Federal Credit Union in Lewiston promoted Shantel Fournier to assistant vice president of mort- gages and member business lending. Fournier was previously mortgage loan originator. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution added Jim Godbout to its board of directors. Godbout owns and operates Provencher Oil and Jim Godbout Plumbing and Heating in Biddeford. Murray Plumb & Murray, a law firm in Portland, said Stacey Neumann was appointed as an at-large representative and a voting member of the United States Sentencing Commission's Practitioners Advisory Group. Neumann is a partner at the firm and chair of its criminal/white collar defense and employment practice groups. Gov. Janet Mills nominated Meg Garratt- Reed as executive director of the Office of Affordable Health Care. Garratt-Reed's nomination is subject to review by the Legislature's Health Coverage, Insurance, and Financial Services Committee and confirmation by the Maine State Senate. e gov- ernor also nominated Carlos Mello to serve as CEO of the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) and Blue Keim, managing director, Westbrook Facility, Sappi North America, for a second term on the FAME board of direc- tors. Both nominations are subject to review by the Maine Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Innovation, Development, Economic Advancement and Business and con- firmation by the Maine State Senate. Katahdin Bankshares Corp., par- ent company of Katahdin Trust Co. in Houlton, added Benjamin Carlisle and Julie Libby to its board of direc- tors. Carlisle is president of Prentiss & Carlisle, a forest resource and timber- land management firm in Bangor, while Libby is retired from the asset management industry. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] AvaSure, a national acute virtual care and patient safety monitoring firm, recognized MaineHealth with its "Safety Net Award" for the organiza- tion's improved patient safety through fall prevention and increased nursing job satisfaction through its AvaSure's TeleSitter program. The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce announced its annual "Kenney Awards" winners. Ingrid Stanchfield was named "Business Person of the Year;" Kennebec Savings Bank, "Large Business of the Year;" Pickle's Potions, "Small Business of the Year;" American Awards, "President's Circe Award;" Chris Vallee, "Community Service" award; and Matt James, "Cynergy Professional Award." Julia Tate Jessica Ward Michelle Richardson Shantel Fournier Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ MAINEBI Z .BI Z/BLOY23 SUBMIT A NOMINATION BY FEBRUARY 28! SP ONSORED BY Nominate a Maine leader for outstanding performance! N OW N IN E N E W AWA R D CATEG OR IE S If you know a leader that falls under one of these categories, please nominate them: CEO of the Year Entrepreneur of the Year Volunteer of the Year Industry Leader of the Year Innovator of the Year Nonprofit Leader of the Year Sustainability Leader of the Year New Mainer of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award