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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 J U LY 1 0 , 2 0 2 3 [ N E W H I R E S ] Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford hired Kathryn Cope as COO and Joy Moody as associate chief nurs- ing officer. Cope was previously vice presi- dent of operations and critical care at Maine Medical Center while Moody was nursing vice president at Maine Medical Center. Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland hired Tammie Hutchin- son as a family nurse practitioner, Angela Meyer as a board-cer- tified physician and Jamei Murphy as an advanced practice reg- istered nurse at Northern Light Mercy Wound and Hyperbaric Medicine. Southworth Interna- tional Group Inc., the Portland-based par- ent company of several manufacturers of ergo- nomic vertical posi- tioning equipment, hired Tina Turgelsky as chief people officer. St.Germain, an envi- r o n m e n t a l , EH S compliance and engi- neering firm in West- brook, hired Joe Clay- ton as an environ- mental scientist. Pre- viously, Clayton was a lab technician with Abbott Laboratories. Consumers for Affordable Health Care, a non- profit health advocacy organization in Augusta, hired Ceilidh Shea as policy advo- cate and Ann Correia as communications coordinator. Bowdoin College in Brunswick hired Jacque- line Reese as ombuds. Reese was previously associate director of student access services at Emory University in Atlanta. The Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Port- land hired Glenn Prickett as president and CEO. Prickett most recently served as president and CEO of the World Envi- ronment Center, a Washington, D.C.- based nonprofit. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Spinnaker Trust, a bank in Portland chartered as a non-depository trust company, pro- moted Eben Jose to vice president, client advisor, director of private markets. Jose was most recently vice president, director of fixed income and alternatives. Norway Savings Bank promoted Elizabeth Gemme to personal banker in Windham. Gemme was previously a customer rela- tions representative in Naples. The Healthcare Purchaser Alliance in Fal- mouth promoted Trevor Putnoky to presi- dent and CEO. Putnoky was previously membership and communications director. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust promoted Kris- ten Manson to branch relationship manager in Waterville. Saco & Biddeford Sav- ings Institution promoted Joe Reardon to retail banking manager. Reardon was previously branch manager in Old Orchard Beach. Southern Maine Com- m u n i t y C o l l ege i n South Portland pro- moted Tiffanie Bent- ley to interim presi- dent, effective August 1. Bentley was previ- ously dean of administration. The Maine Credit Union League in West- brook promoted Cris Wescott as interim president and CEO. Wescott currently serves as CFO. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Crystal Landry, CEO of Penobscot Valley Hos- pital in Lincoln, was named chair of the Maine Hospital Association board of direc- tors. e association also added Marie Vien- neau, president of Northern Light CA Dean and Northern Light Mayo hospitals; Tricia Costi- gan, president of Northern Light Inland Hos- pital; Charlie Therrien, president of Northern Light Mercy Hospital; Randy Clark, president of Northern Light Sebasticook Hospital; and Patrick Taylor, president and CEO of York Hospital, as board members. Spinnaker Trust, a bank in Portland chartered as a non-depository trust company, added Blaine Grimes, chief ventures officer for Gulf of Maine Research Insti- tute in Portland, to its board of directors. Machias Savings Bank announced several new corporators including Nate Bateman, vice president, Bateman Partners and Phoe- nix Management; Jesse McCue, owner, Maine Real Estate Management LLC and 3 Point Cleaning LLC; Chris Carson, owner, Hampden Electrical; Annie Collins, senior vice president of human resources, Cross Insurance Agency; Allison Economy, attorney, Rudman Winchell; Michele Francis, Acadia Lending Group; Alex Ingraham, president, Pingree Associates Inc.; Luke McCannell, vice president and co-owner, Bangor Motorsports and Bangor Tractor and Equipment; Renee O'Donald, O'Donalds Con- crete and Lead Mountain Properties; Heather Rose, loan originator and partner, Acadia Lending Group; and Doug Solman, owner and president, Maine Distributors. Bath Savings elected Kevin Burns as vice chair of its board of trustees. Burns was a founder of Quality Con- tainers of New England. Waynflete, a private school in Portland, added Jonathan Culley, James Higgins, Cricket King and James Reese to its board of trust- ees for three-year terms. Culley is manag- ing partner for Redfern Properties, Higgins is a co-founder and president of Chenmark, King owns a design firm specializing in residential projects and Reese is associate dean of students for international student programs at Bates College. Bernstein Shur, a law firm in Portland, announced that Jim Merrill, Joel Moser and Peter Van Hemel were elected by their col- leagues to serve as members of the firm's board of directors. Merrill is a shareholder and managing partner of the firm's New Hampshire office, Moser is a shareholder and co-chair of the firm's environmental and energy practice group and Van Hemel is a shareholder and co-chair of the firm's real estate practice group. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Bar Harbor Bank & Trust named Jennifer Seekins and Elizabeth Smith its "Chair- man's Award" winners and Morgan Forni, Sean McIntyre, Colleen Paquette, Crystal Richards and Beckie Thibodeau its "Emerg- ing Leader Award" recipients during the bank's annual Chairman's Dinner and Celebration. Seekins is senior vice president treasury service sales; Smith, senior vice president, managed asset group manager; Forni, branch relation- ship manager in Southwest Harbor; McIntyre, vice president, regional rela- tionship manager for the Upper Val- ley of New Hampshire and Vermont; Paquette, assistant vice president, branch relationship manager in Andover, Brad- ford and Newbury, N.H.; Richards, vice president, regional relationship manager for Downeast Maine; and ibodeau, assistant vice president human resources operations manager. Pierce Atwood, a law firm in Portland, said that Gavin McCarthy, partner and litigation practice chair, was named a "Client Ser- vice All-Star" by BTI Consulting Group. To be included on this list, a top legal decision maker must inde- pendently recognize an attorney, without prompt or suggestion. Northern Light CA Dean Hospital in Green- ville was recognized by the National Rural Health Association with a "Top 20 Award for Quality" in the Chartis Center for Rural Health scores for quality. Gettin' By, a poverty training program cre- ated by Maine-based epidemiologist Linda Riddell, received national accreditation from the Commission for Case Manager Certification, the organization that certi- fies case managers and disability manage- ment specialists. Joanne Campbell, exec- utive vice president of enterprise risk man- agement and chief risk officer for Camden National Bank, received the "2023 American Bankers Association's Distinguished Ser- vice Award for Risk." ERA Dawson Bradford Co. REALTORS in Ban- gor announced that The Rock Team, consist- ing of Michelle Weatherbee, Pauline Rock, Kim Meagher Shelley, Angie Allen and Ira Kramer, was one of four nominees for the "Jim Jackson Memorial Service Award for Customer Satisfaction" recognizing the top agent, team or company in all of ERA Real Estate for customer service. 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. Ann Correia Eben Jose Angela Meyer Kristen Manson Ceilidh Shea Tiffanie Bentley Joe Clayton Joy Moody Blaine Grimes Jamei Murphy Kevin Burns Kathryn Cope Tammie Hutchinson Tina Turgelsky Gavin McCarthy Joanne Campbell

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