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V O L . X X X N O. I V F E B R UA R Y 1 9 , 2 0 2 4 24 [ N E W H I R E S ] Varney Agency, an insurance firm in Bangor, hired Vuthi Roeun as division leader for its New Jersey and New York City team. The city of Bangor hired Jennifer Gunder- man as director of Bangor Public Health & Community Services. Gunderman was previously director of the Maine Area Health Education Center. OceanView at Fal- mouth, a retirement community, hired Aleks Kazimierczak as director of assisted living for Falmouth House and Legacy Memory Care. Kazimierczak was nurse manager at Falmouth House Assisted Living. Defend Our Health, a nonprofit public health and social justice organization in Portland, hired Emily Carey Perez de Alejo as president and CEO. Carey Perez de Alejo has 15 years of experience in envi- ronmental public health. Penobscot General Contractors in Fal- mouth hired Lawton Powell as senior proj- ect manager. Powell has 10 years of industry experience. Northern Light Primary Care, Hampden hired Lara Kirkpatrick as a certified menopause society clinical practitioner. Androscoggin Bank in Lewiston hired Christine Bishop as vice president, gov- ernment banking services officer. Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Port- land hired David Lloyd Ghiorse as a phy- sician assistant and Leana Maria Thomas as a board-certified adult gerontol- ogy primary care nurse practitioner at Northern Light Mercy Cardiovascular Care. Ghiorse was previously with Martin's Point Health Care while omas was with Wentworth Douglass Health Partners in Dover, N.H. Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce in Water- ville hired Jamie Feyler as customer service/bookkeeper. Ecomaine in Port- land hired Jamie Garvin as director of communications and public affairs. Volk Packaging Corp. in Biddeford hired Joe Curesky as COO. Curesky was formerly with Westrock, South- ern Container and Weyerhaeuser. Hancock Lumber in Casco hired Anna Russo as chief people officer. Aroma Joe's, a Scarborough-based cof- fee shop chain, hired Courtney Cheever as director of operations. Starboard Leadership Consulting, an affili- ate of Bangor law firm Rudman Winchell, hired Paul Howe as vice president. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Penobscot General Contractors in Fal- mouth promoted Joe Campbell to direc- tor of preconstruction and Michelle Gaboury to senior project manager. Competitive Energy Services LLC, a private energy consulting firm in Portland, promoted Matthew Gamache to COO and Eben Perkins to chief strategy officer. Gamache was previously vice president, analytics and operations while Perkins was vice president, consulting. Norway Savings Bank promoted Darci Hamm to executive vice president, COO; Talley Estes to assistant vice president, commercial administration team lead; Beth Garza to assistant vice president, loan operations servicing assistant man- ager; Jessica Lilly and Christine McMann to vice president, applications analyst III; Corey McEntyre to assistant vice president, software engineer III; Kerry Millett to vice president, facilities and purchas- ing manager; Duncan Mixer to assistant vice president, commercial lender; Dylan Mooney to vice president, senior invest- ment and treasury officer; Jennifer Piper to vice president, compliance and risk officer; Brian Siebert to vice president, commercial loan officer; and Shannon Smith to assistant vice president, CRM and marketing database specialist. The Dunham Group in Portland pro- moted Sam LeGeyt to partner. LeGeyt, who specializes in the industrial, office and investment markets, is a broker with the firm. Husson University in Bangor promoted Lynne Coy-Ogan to president, effective July 1. Coy-Ogan is currently senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. New Dimensions Federal Credit Union in Waterville promoted Tanya Verzoni to vice president of human resources and talent development. Verzoni was director of financial education and staff development. Verrill, a law firm in Portland, promoted Danielle Starr to partner. Starr is a member of the firm's family law practice group. Maine State Credit Union in Augusta pro- moted Lavetta Denson to vice president, regional retail manager; Jennifer Chipman to vice president, new business develop- ment manager; Hillary Jackson to branch manager in Rockland; and Michele Lyons to branch manager in Waterville. Albin, Randall & Bennett, an accounting and business advisory firm in Portland, promoted John Hadwen and Benjamin Lord to principals. Hadwen special- izes in tax consulting, planning and compliance for businesses and owner- ship groups while Lord specializes in providing consulting, tax and account- ing services to clients in the construc- tion, real estate development, manufac- turing and distribution industries. Spinnaker Trust, a financial planning firm in Portland, promoted Caitlin DiMillo to principal. DiMillo was senior vice presi- dent and client advisor. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] The Institute for Family-Owned Business in Portland elected new board offi- cers: Joe Capozza, Capozza Floor Covering Center, as chair; Dottier Chalmers Cutter, Chalmers Insurance Group, as past chair; Deirdre Wadsworth, Hardypond Construc- tion, as vice chair; and Jeff Messer, Messer Truck Equipment, as secretary. New board members include Mike Anderson, Malone Commercial Brokers; Gary Bergeron, the Breakwater Group at Morgan Stanley; and Chris Wasileski, Sea Cost Management Co. Additionally, Lindsay Skilling of Gifford's Ice Cream moved from the organization's board to its advisory board. e Independent Community Bank- ers of America in Washington, D.C., announced that Craig Garofalo, executive vice presi- dent and COO of Kennebec Savings Bank, was elected to its Federal Delegate Board. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Funtown Splashtown USA in Saco announced that its Whispering Pines Haunted Hotel was named one of the "Top 10 Best New eme Park Attrac- tions" in the 2023 USA Today's 10 Best Reader Choice Travel Awards. Anchour, a branding and marketing agency in Lewiston, said it was No. 3 on Ad Age's "Best Places to Work 2024" list for marketing agencies in the U.S. Champion the Cure Challenge announced its 2024 Honorees including Gillian Rose, honorary chair; Betsy Vickery, vice president, W.S. Emerson Co. in Brewer, "Terry Fox Award;" the Stone Doctors, 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. Aleks Kazimierczak Danielle Starr Craig Garofalo Jamie Garvin Matthew Gamache David Lloyd Ghiorse Eben Perkins Lawton Powell Sam LeGeyt Joe Curesky Joe Campbell Leana Maria Thomas Jamie Feyler Michelle Gaboury

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