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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 23 M AY 2 9 , 2 0 2 3 [ N E W H I R E S ] MaineGeneral Health in Augusta hired Nathan Howell as president and CEO. Howell, who is scheduled to start in his new role on July 1, currently serves as president of MaineHealth's Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford. Sargent Electric Co. in Lewiston hired Belinda Lapointe as office and purchasing manager, Erik Bjorkdahl as a project manager, Michael Colantoni as in-house 3D BIM modeler and prefabrication and kitting specialist and Jason Queen as a senior project manager. Lapointe was with International Paper, Bjorkdahl with B.H. Milliken Electrical Contractors, Colantoni with Final Draft Cad and Queen with E.S. Boulos. Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Waterville hired Bridget Campbell as marketing and membership direc- tor and Deborah Hellman as customer service specialist. Woodlands Senior Living in Waterville hired Leann Sebrey as COO. Sebrey, who has three decades of indus- try experience, was most recently chief clinical officer at Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice in Lewiston. Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce hired Patricia Keenan as executive director. Rinck Advertising in Lewiston hired Yany Avelar as UX/UI designer. MaineHealth in Portland hired Chris Thomson as chief medical and trans- formation officer. omson was vice president and physician executive with Centura Health in Denver. Brann & Isaacson, a law firm in Lewiston, hired Matt Pick and Adam Mooney as associate attorneys. Pick's practice focuses on state and local taxes while Mooney will focus primarily on corporate law, commer- cial transactions, trademark and copy- right matters and consumer privacy. The city of Portland hired Nancy Martin as business programs manager, Rowen McAllister as housing and community development program manager and Melissa Hue as director of the Office of Economic Opportunity. Pine State Trading Co., a wholesale bev- erage distributor in Gardiner, hired Sarah Stanley as executive director of finance. Stanley previously served as a division controller at Precision Cutting Technologies, a division of Alleghany Capital in Saco. Marcus Clegg, a law firm in Portland, hired Blair Johnson as an associate. Johnson, who will practice in the areas of litigation and land use upon passage of the Maine bar exam, previ- ously practiced with Christovich & Kearney in New Orleans. 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. Bridget Campbell Belinda Lapointe Leann Sebrey Deborah Hellman Jason Queen Michael Colantoni Patricia Keenan Erik Bjorkdahl Nathan Howell Yany Avelar R EGI ONAL S PONS OR S PR ES ENTI NG S PONS OR Make new connections with the Brewer business community HORS D'OEUVRES / CASH BAR / NETWORKING WITH AREA BUSINESS EXECUTIVES S PACE IS S PACE IS LIMITED LIMITED, BE S URE TO , BE S URE TO REGISTER! REGISTER! Please register ahead at mainebiz.biz/OTRBrewer23 BREWER T U E S DAY, J U N E 2 0 / 4 – 6 P M / M A S O N ' S B R E W I N G C O M PA N Y, 1 5 H A R D Y S T. , B R E W E R

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