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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 J U LY 1 4 , 2 0 2 5 [ N E W H I R E S ] Keller Williams Realty Maine hired Kelsey Ames, Katie Folsom, Corey Harvey, Javier Soto, Susan Maney, Trisha Musser, Stephen Parkhurst, Erica Berube, Krista Staples, Madison Friend, Brian Bonney, Katherine Hart, Timothy Poulson, Susan Carl and Sharlene Ferrari as agents. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust hired Jason House as senior vice president, middle market relationship manager. House was previously a regional vice president at TD Bank. United Insurance hired Victoria Palmer as receptionist/administrative support in Farmington and Brian Weidner as commer- cial lines account manager in Portland. Verrill, a law firm in Portland, hired several attorneys who will practice out of the firm's new Bangor office. Karen Holyoke and Nathaniel Putnam were hired as partners and Alexandra Stanley as an associate in the private clients and fiduciary services group; Casey Olesen and Sarah Reinhart as partners in the real estate group; Matthew Raynes as partner in the labor and employment group as well as lead in the firm's new immigra- tion group; Michael Hodgins as partner in the construction group; and Edward Feibel as counsel in the employee ben- efits and executive compensation group. Maine's First Ship in Bath hired Alicia Witham as executive direc- tor. Most recently, Witham was executive director at the Carpenter's Boat Shop. Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty, a luxury real estate firm in Portland, hired Tina Allen as a real estate profes- sional in Northeast Harbor. The Boulos Co., a commercial real estate firm in Portland, hired Tim Macrae as commercial real estate analyst. Back Cove Financial, an independent wealth management firm in Falmouth, hired Shannon Norris and Sherry Sullivan as client service administrators. Colby College in Waterville hired David Watts as director of the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence. Watts was previ- ously vice president for the IBM Z Platform and is a nationally recognized leader in emerging technology and arti- ficial intelligence. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Synergent, a Westbrook-based service bureau for credit unions nationwide, pro- moted Tyler Hudson to president. Hudson was previously executive vice president. Acadia Federal Credit Union in Fort Kent promoted Joey Cannan to president and CEO. Cannan previously served as executive vice president. Maine Savings Federal Credit Union in Hampden pro- moted Bill Pelkey to senior vice presi- dent of facilities. Northern Light Home Care and Hospice in Presque Isle promoted Anthony Pastore to senior physician executive and vice president. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] The Maine Hospital Association in Augusta elected Steven Littleson as chair of its board of directors. Littleson is president and CEO of Central Maine Healthcare in Lewiston. Rounding out the execu- tive committee are Nate Howell, CEO of MaineGeneral Medical Center, board chair-elect; Patrick Taylor, CEO of York Hospital, treasurer; and Randy Clark, presi- dent of Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital, secretary. e at-large board members include Steve Diaz, chief medi- cal officer, MaineGeneral Health; Stephany Jacques, president, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital; Greg LaFrancois, presi- dent, St. Joseph Hospital; Andy Mueller, CEO, MaineHealth; Andrea Patstone, coastal regional president, MaineHealth; Bob Peterson, CEO, Millinocket Regional Hospital; Charlie Therrien, president, Northern Light Mercy Hospital; and Marie Vienneau, president, Northern Light C.A. Dean Hospital and Northern Light Mayo Hospital. The Finance Authority of Maine in Augusta added Hon. Joseph Perry, state treasurer; Commissioner Michael Duguay, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development; Simon Ferland, director of data systems - student financial services, University of Maine System; and Michael Foley, chief growth officer, senior vice president of support services, Five County Credit Union. Perry and Duguay serve ex-officio by virtue of their state offices, while Ferland and Foley were nominated by Gov. Janet Mills and con- firmed by the Legislature. Camp Sunshine, a nonprofit in Casco serv- ing children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, added Tamara StClaire, chief business transformation officer and president of primary care delivery services at MaineHealth, to its board of directors. WinterKids, a nonprofit in Westbrook supporting children's health and outdoor winter learning, added Marnie Grumbach, Brean Witmer and Brent Vanni to its board of directors. Grumbach is founder of Fluent IMC, Witmer is director of research and evaluation at the Great Schools Partnership and Vanni is product development manager at L.L.Bean. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] e Greater Portland Board of Real- tors awarded "Realtor of the Year" to Glenna Irvine of Chamberlain Realty, "Spirit Award Winner" to Steve Ham- mond of North Star Realty, "Affiliate of the Year" to Chelsea Torrey of Acadia Lending Group, "YPN Excellence Award" to Tia Morrell of Landing Real Estate and the "Leanne Barschdorf Nichols Vision- ary Leadership Award" to Paul McKee of Keller Williams Realty Maine. Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty in Portland said that RealTrends recognized 25 of its top performing agents in its "2025 America's Best Real Estate Professionals" state rankings. In addition, Linda MacDonald Associates and Heather Shields were listed as the top two small teams by volume in Maine. Maine Savings Federal Credit Union in Hampden said it was included on the Forbes list of "America's Best-In-State Credit Unions 2025." CORE, a commercial real estate broker in Portland, said Andre Rossignol received a "New England Real Estate Journal Ones to Watch/Rising Stars" spotlight award and Josh Soley received the annual "CoStar Power Broker" award for 2024. Malone Commercial Brokers in Portland announced that Mark Malone, vice presi- dent and principal, was named a "2024 Top Office Leasing Broker Award" win- ner and that the firm captured a "2024 Top Sales Firm" award from CoStar, an online listing database. Maine Hospital Association in Augusta announced that Karin Cole, a surgical oncologist at Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland, was named the "Maine Hospital Association 2025 Caregiver of the Year." KidsPeace, a private charity based in Schnecksville, Pa. with numerous Maine locations dedicated to serving the behavioral and mental health needs of children, families and communi- ties, said that it captured three "Gold Awards" at the 42nd Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards as well as a "Silver Award" and a "Bronze Award" at the Telly Awards, a national competition for video and television productions. Great Falls Construction in Gorham said that Aaron Bourassa, senior project manager, is celebrating his 20 th anni- versary with the company. Bourassa has led nearly 300 projects of all scopes and sizes in that time. 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. Alicia Witham Brian Weidner Jason House Victoria Palmer Anthony Pastore Hon. Joseph Perry Bill Pelkey Michael Duguay Joey Cannan Michael Foley Karin Cole Simon Ferland Tina Allen Sherry Sullivan Shannon Norris

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