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V O L . X X X I N O. X I I I J U N E 1 6 , 2 0 2 5 24 [ N E W H I R E S ] Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty, a luxury real estate firm in Portland, hired Michael Hardy as a real estate profes- sional in Kennebunk. Lynch Group, a fam- ily-owned holding company in Bangor managing several businesses in trans- portation, logistics, data management and commercial real estate, hired Matt Borden as vice presi- dent of finance. Great Diamond Partners, a financial planner in Portland, hired Stephen Poulos as a senior financial advisor and Mark Doehla as a portfolio manager. Poulos was with HeadInvest while Doehla was at H.M. Payson. The city of Bangor hired Carollynn Lear as city manager. Lear was previously with the IRS in the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate. MaineHealth in Portland hired Alex Keuroghlian as chief of MaineHealth Behavioral Health and chair of psychi- atry at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center. Keuroghlian previously served as the Michele & Howard J. Kessler chair and director of the Division of Public and Community Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor hired Marcel Casasola and Fatjon Hoxha as pulmo- nologists. Both doctors specialize in caring for patients with lung, breath- ing and sleeping conditions. Avesta Housing in Portland hired Jennifer Hawkins as president and CEO. Hawkins most recently served as presi- dent and CEO of One Neighborhood Builders in Providence, R.I. Sebago Technics, a multi-disciplinary consulting firm in South Portland, hired Shannon Stone as director of employee experi- ence. Stone was senior HR business partner at HCA Healthcare in Portsmouth, N.H. KidsPeace, a private charity based in Schnecksville, Pa. with numerous Maine locations that is dedicated to serving the behav- ioral and mental health needs of children, families and communities, hired Ashley Calle as vice president of development and commu- nications. Calle was previously com- munications manager at Hackensack Meridian Health Foundation. The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs in Portland hired Eric Waters as CFO. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] VIP Tires & Service in Auburn promoted Melissa Lemont to service manager in Farmingdale. Lemont was previ- ously service man- ager II in Bath. The Maine Center for Entrepreneurs in Portland promoted Elissa Pike English to integrated marketing, systems and operations specialist. The city of Portland promoted Phil Doughty to IT director. Doughty was previously IT system administrator. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Piper Shores, a nonprofit life plan retirement commu- nity in Scarborough, said that Philip Jean, CEO, was elected to serve as secretary of the American College of Health Care Administrators. Saint Joseph's College of Maine in Standish added Bernice Bradin, Mark Duval, Margaret Hourigan, Alan Lapoint, Dan Marques, Nate Martell and Sally White to its board of trustees. Bradin is retired vice president and CFO of Lesley University; Duval is a business execu- tive; Hourigan is a retired educator and administrator; Lapoint is president and CEO of Strainrite Cos.; Marques is chief digital officer at Heydude; Martell is executive vice president, chief risk officer and general counsel at Machias Savings Bank; and White is principal and owner of SAW Consulting Services. The Maine Credit Union League and Synergent in Westbrook announced its 2025-26 board of directors: Joseph Gervais, chair, president and CEO of Midcoast Federal Credit Union; Jason Lindstrom, vice chair, president and CEO of Evergreen Credit Union; Christine Devine, secretary, president and CEO of KV Federal Credit Union; Julie Marquis, treasurer, president and CEO of Five County Credit Union; Ryan Ellsworth, president and CEO, the County Federal Credit Union; Jennifer Hogan, president and CEO, Community Credit Union; Luke Labbe, CEO, PeoplesChoice Credit Union; Kevin Partridge, president and CEO, Saco Valley Credit Union; and Mark Samson, president and CEO, Dirigo Federal Credit Union. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor and MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta were both recognized at the Platinum Level in the 2025 Gold Star Standards of Excellence program, part of the MaineHealth Center for Tobacco Independence's Breathe Easy Initiative, for efforts to prohibit smoking and tobacco use on campus and address- ing patient tobacco use. PR ES ENTI NG S PONS OR T H U R S D AY, J U LY 1 7 / 4 – 6 P M / L O C K W O O D H O T E L HORS D'OEUVRES / CASH BAR / NETWORKING WITH AREA BUSINESS EXECUTIVES S PACE IS S PACE IS L IMITED L IMITED, BE S URE TO , BE S URE TO R EG IS TER! R EG IS TER! Please register ahead at www.mainebiz.biz/OTRWaterville25 REGIONAL SP ONSORS WATERVILLE Ashley Calle Philip Jean Matt Borden Alex Keuroghlian Marcel Casasola Fatjon Hoxha Michael Hardy Melissa Lemont Jennifer Hawkins Shannon Stone 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.

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