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V O L . X X X N O. X X S E P T E M B E R 2 , 2 0 2 4 28 [ N E W H I R E S ] Evergreen Credit Union hired Erin Jones as assistant vice president, branch manager in South Portland. InterMed in Portland hired Sadie Carter, Todd Severson and Jeanine Ward as board-certified emergency medi- cine physicians at its Urgent Care in South Portland. HM Payson, a Portland financial advis- ing firm, hired Colin Greening as a portfolio manager in the firm's financial planning and investment groups and Camille White as a relationship man- ager in the firm's financial planning group. Greening was previously with Chenmark Holdings while White was with Reveler Development. The John T. Gorman Foundation in Portland hired Jean Cousins as program associate. Cousins was previously a con- sultant developing community schools. Heart of Maine United Way in Bangor hired Jessica Ward as vice president of philan- thropy and donor engagement. The Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design in Arundel hired John Caron as president. Caron has 25 years of experience in higher education serving in a range of senior leadership roles at institutions including Johns Hopkins University, Northeastern University, Brown University and Excelsior University. FocusMaine in Portland hired Joanna Benoit as finance, grants and administration manager. Benoit was most recently with Maine's Office of Behavioral Health. MaineHealth Franklin Hospital in Farmington hired Kyle Curtis as an anes- thesiologist. Most recently Curtis was with the U.S. Army at Womack Army Medical Center in Fort Liberty, N.C. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine in Auburn named its new executive committee including Scott Maker, WoodworthMaker LLC, chair; Kate Rush, Androscoggin Bank, vice chair; Peter Richardson, treasurer; and Mary Wright, secretary. e organization also added Phil Licari, entrepreneur-in-residence, Roux Institute; Whitney Gould-Cookson, clinical dietitian, Northern Light Mayo Hospital; Chris Bonacci, vice president, marketing, Ethos|VONT; Susan Norton, executive vice president/chief admin- istrative officer, First National Bank; and Christine Cummings, executive direc- tor, Maine Grocers & Food Producers Association, to its board. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Maine State Credit Union in Augusta was recognized as one of the best credit unions in Maine for the third consecu- tive year by Forbes and Statista Inc. The Maine Press Association announced that Naomi Schalit, John Christie and Larry Mahoney will be inducted into its Hall of Fame. Schalit and Christie founded the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting while Mahoney has been the face of sports at the Bangor Daily News for more than 50 years. Synergy Workforce Solutions, in partner- ship with the Manufacturers Association Newsworthy people and performances I N S H O R T Celebrate and network with the 2024 honorees Brick South at Thompson's Point, Portland November 7 / 5:00 — 7:00pm Join us for the 3rd annual award reception recognizing 40 outstanding young leaders who are shaking up Maine's business community and leading us into the future. FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER GO TO MAINEBIZ.BIZ/40U4024 Thank you to all those who submitted nominations for this year's awards. Honorees will be announced in the October 7 edition of Mainebiz. S PONS OR ED BY Erin Jones Jeanine Ward Joanna Benoit Jeanine Ward John Caron Kyle Curtis Todd Severson Jean Cousins Sadie Carter

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