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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 27 M A R C H 6 , 2 0 2 3 [ N E W H I R E S ] RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland hired Carol Lavigne as an associate broker and Aaron Rouse as a realtor in its Maine and New Hampshire offices. Portland Trails hired Dana Totman as interim executive director. Totman is the former CEO of Avesta Housing. Jackson Laboratory, a nonprofit bio- medical research institution in Bar Harbor, hired Paul Flicek as its first chief data science officer. Flicek was most recently associate director at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory's European Bioinformatics Institute in Heidelberg, Germany. The Greater Portland Council of Governments hired Paul Johnson as senior economic development manager. Johnson was previously a Scarborough town councilor as well as a teacher at Cheverus High School and founder of Tulu Salon and Spa in Biddeford. GHM Agency in Waterville hired Melissa Davenport as an account manager with its business insurance team. Gardner Real Estate Group in Portland hired Erin Watson as a sales agent. The Maine State Chamber of Commerce hired Julia Munsey as president. Munsey was membership and cor- porate development director for the Maine International Trade Center. Genesis Community Loan Fund, a com- munity development financial institu- tion in Brunswick, hired Elyse Tipton as communications director and Gigi Guyton-Thompson as a loan officer and portfolio manager. KeyBank in Portland hired Tom Womersley as senior middle market relation- ship manager on its Maine commer- cial banking team. Womersley was previously senior vice president within Jefferies' leveraged finance group. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Systems Engineering Inc., a Portland- based provider of managed IT and security services, promoted Eric Tennyson to CFO. Dream Local Digital in omaston promoted Kasey Welch Ahlquist to chief marketing officer, Amber Anderson to COO, Alexx Chase to digital production manager, Mary Allen to assistant digital production manager and Kaye Nisbet to digital marketing manager. Curtis Thaxter, a law firm in Portland, promoted Richard Olson to manag- ing member and Emily Crowley to member. Olson provides counsel to businesses and entrepreneurs on a wide range of issues including sales and acquisitions, disputes, real estate and restructuring while Crowley's practice focuses on business litigation and counseling small and mid-sized businesses on a variety of employ- ment issues. UScellular promoted Cody Vaughan to assistant manager in Brewer. Vaughan was previously a retail wireless con- sultant in Waterville. 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. Aaron Rouse Tom Womersley Carol Lavigne Cody Vaughan Erin Watson Melissa Davenport SP ONSORED BY FOLLOW U S @M AI NEBI Z #MBBLOY23 Meet and honor the 2022 Business Leaders of the Year! N OW N IN E N E W AWA R D CATEG OR IE S April 5, 5–7PM O C E A N G AT E WAY | 1 4 O C E A N G AT E WAY P I E R, P O R T L A N D Join us as we recognize outstanding performance and contributions by business leaders who set the standard of doing business in Maine. Tickets are available at mainebiz.biz/BLOY23

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