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V O L . X X I X N O. X X V I N OV E M B E R 1 3 , 2 0 2 3 24 [ N E W H I R E S ] Keller Williams Realty in Portland hired Jessica Strating as assistant market center administrator and Diane Jenkins as a broker assistant. Constant, a Portland-based SaaS company specializing in con- sumer loan servic- ing, loss mitigation automation and member self-service for credit unions, hired Lisa Cote as controller. Cote previously served as controller at ACA Foreside Group. Spinnaker Trust, a financial services firm in Portland, hired Zachary Smolkin as vice president and chief trust officer. Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington hired Amanda Robbins as a dietician. The Portland Symphony Orchestra hired McKenzie Blanchard as director of learning and community impact, Lucas Goodman as music librarian, Liz Shapiro as production manager and Michelle Zichella as major gifts and corporate officer. Maine Commercial Realty in Bangor hired Bev Uhlenhake as managing broker. Uhlenhake has 19 years of com- mercial real estate experience. Haley Ward Inc., a technical consult- ing firm in Bangor, announced several new hires. In Bangor, the firm hired Alexander Vadney as a civil project engi- neer in the municipal infrastructure service line; Wendell Harriman II and Kenneth Nguyen as senior project engi- neers in the building design service line; Scott Christiansen as a structural engineer in the building design ser- vice line; Wil Combs as a designer in the building design service line; and Chelsea Getchell as proposal coordina- tor. In Waterville, the firm hired Ames Quimby as a project manager in the municipal infrastructure service line. In Saco, the firm hired Scott Kibler as a senior project engineer in the build- ing design service line, Peter Merrill as a CAD drafter/designer in the land development service line and Simeon Willey as a mechanical engineer in the building design service line. In Portland, the firm hired Savy Kuch and Jessica Seeley as BIM/CAD techni- cians in its BIM service line. Franklin Health Primary Care in Farmington hired John Franson as a primary care provider. Franson most recently provided care at Caribou Memorial Hospital in Soda Springs, Idaho. The Portland Parks Conservancy hired Jack Phillips as executive direc- tor. Most recently, Phillips served as director of advancement for the Maine Island Trail Association. The University of Maine at Farmington hired Erica Thompson as director of the UMF Sweatt-Winter Child Care and Early Education Center. ompson previously worked as an educator and child care provider at the Community Concepts Head Start and Early Learning Centers in Farmington and Wilton. The city of Bangor hired Jose Saavedra as Bangor International Airport director. Saavedra was director of industry pro- grams for the American Association of Airport Executives in Alexandria, Va. Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden hired Randi Morse as an account manager in its benefits division. Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce hired Gordon Page as interim president and CEO. Page previously served the organization in the same role in 2022. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Spinnaker Trust, a financial services firm in Portland, promoted Caitlin DiMillo to senior vice president and client advisor. Franklin Savings Bank promoted Rachel Desroches to customer ser- vice and assistant branch manager in Rumford. New Dimensions Federal Credit Union in Waterville promoted Michael Grenier to execu- tive vice president. Grenier was previ- ously COO. Town & Country Federal Credit Union in Scarborough promoted Heidi Olson to vice president of member engage- ment, digital services and payments and Jennifer Johnson to vice president of accounting and finance. Olson was member relationship manager and Johnson was accounting manager. Haley Ward Inc., a technical consult- ing firm in Bangor, promoted Robert Harvey to municipal infrastructure service line director, Ted Stam to Northern New England building design regional manager and Jill Walsh to human resources director. 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. Amanda Robbins Heidi Olson John Franson Bev Uhlenhake Jennifer Johnson Jack Phillips Erica Thompson Michael Grenier Lisa Cote Gordon Page Rachel Desroches Randi Morse Home of York County's New Judicial Center

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