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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 35 J U LY 2 2 , 2 0 2 4 [ N E W H I R E S ] Bar Harbor Bank & Trust hired Nichole England as assis- tant vice president, branch relation- ship manager in Brunswick. England was previously a multi-site assistant banking center man- ager for the Camden National Bank. e town of Madawaska hired Eldon Daigle as public works director and Jason Cyr as deputy director. Gideon Asen LLC, a medical malprac- tice law firm in Portland, hired Rosie Wennberg as an attorney. Maine Conservation Voters and Maine Conservation Alliance in Augusta hired Cathy Breen as director of government affairs, Lucy Hochschartner as climate and clean energy director and Nick Janzen as partnerships director. Greater Portland Landmarks hired Kate Lemos McHale as executive director. Lemos McHale was previously direc- tor of research at the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. The Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle hired Amanda Hatch as deputy director. Previ- ously, Hatch was chief program and impact officer at YWCA Central Maine. Dead River Co., a propane and heat- ing oil provider in South Portland, hired Sean Venden as vice presi- dent and general counsel. Venden most recently was senior director and corporate counsel for Covetrus. Atlantic Federal Credit Union in South Portland hired Ashlee Goodwin as branch manager in Sanford. Goodwin was previ- ously with Northeast Credit Union. The Maine Arts Commission in Augusta hired Amy Hausmann as executive director. Hausmann, who is currently director of Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, N.Y., will join the organi- zation in August. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] SCORE Maine pro- moted Jonathan Trumper to state district direc- tor. Trumper was previously chapter chair in Southern Maine. Dead River Co., a propane and heating oil provider in South Portland, promoted Tim Smith to director of risk manage- ment. Smith was previously general manager of Dunbar Water, a division of the company. Franklin Savings Bank in Farmington pro- moted Mariah Labbe to consumer loan officer in Jay. Wright-Ryan Construction in Portland promoted Alan Sparn to president. Sparn was previously chief operating officer. PSL Services/STRIVE a nonprofit in South Portland promoted Peter Brown to execu- tive director, effective in July 2025 when Lori Sanville, the current executive direc- tor, retires. Brown is currently associate director. In addition, Whitney Wildes was promoted to associate director. Wildes was STRIVE program 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. Quality coverage is everything. Business • Employee Benefits • Bonding • Home • Auto At United Insurance, our team is here to apply their knowledge and experience to help your business avoid getting burned by uncovered claims. UnitedInsurance.net Ashlee Goodwin Kate Lemos McHale Amanda Hatch Jonathan Trumper Nichole England Eldon Daigle Sean Venden Jason Cyr Mariah Labbe

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