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V O L . X X X I N O. X V I I A U G U S T 1 1 , 2 0 2 5 30 [ N E W H I R E S ] The Finance Authority of Maine in Augusta hired Meredith Whitfield as chief communications officer. Whitfield was previously director of financial operations and chief of staff to the vice president and CFO at Colby College. Kennebec Savings Bank hired Stevan Stromsky as vice president and senior relation- ship manager in Portland. Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden hired Kristin Alley as an account man- ager in its busi- ness insurance division. Brann & Isaacson, a law firm in Lewiston, hired Joseph Caissie as an associate in the firm's state taxation practice. Caissie spent the past 10 years working in various capacities for the Alaskan state government. Atlantic Federal Credit Union in South Portland hired Dereck Archer as branch manager in Topsham and Gabe Michelson as retail services manager in Saco and Westbrook. Gideon Asen, a law firm in Auburn specializing in medical malpractice and personal injury claims, hired Joe Foltz as director of its case intake, evaluation and core case unit. Uprise Partners, a cybersecurity and IT managed services provider in Portland, hired Jon Zawrotny as vice president of strategic services and Deb McCann as vice president of finance and business intelligence. Zawrotny was previously senior manager of account management services at Dell Technologies while McCann was director of business intelligence, finance at Blue Mantis. The Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast in August hired Maggie Rideout as certification coordinator. Most recently, Rideout was subcontractor onboarding specialist and risk coordinator for Tilson Technologies. Sprague Operating Resources LLC, a provider of energy and mate- rial handling services across the Northeast including Portland, hired Karl Schmidt as co-president. Schmidt was previously with Hartree Partners LP, Sprague's par- ent company. U.S. Small Business Administration named Peter Steele as regional administrator for the New England region. Steele most recently served as senior manager of corporate communications for Boston-based Sappi North America, which has Maine paper mills in Skowhegan and Westbrook and offices in Portland. Steele worked as a com- munications specialist for former Gov. Paul LePage. 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. FOLLOW U S @M AI NEBI Z #MBOWB25 KATIE SHOREY MARYNA SHULIAKOUSKAYA SOO PARKHURST TOREY PENROD-CAMBRA KELLY FLAGG SHANNON HAINES KATIE RICHARDS Join us for an evening of inspiration as we honor remarkable women making a difference in Maine's business community. Network with fellow professionals, enjoy delicious food and drinks, and celebrate the 2025 honorees. MAINEBIZ .BIZ/OWB25 REGIS TER TODAY Wednesday, September 10 5:00 – 7:00pm Halo At The Point, 20 Van Aken Way, Portland S PONS OR ED BY Dereck Archer Maggie Rideout Gabe Michelson Stevan Stromsky Joe Foltz Kristin Alley