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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 39 O C T O B E R 6 , 2 0 2 5 [ N E W H I R E S ] Northern Light Mercy Hospital in Portland hired Samuel Michel as a general sur- geon at Northern Light Mercy Surgery. Michel is certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. WellSort, a startup in Portland, hired Elissa Pike English in a contract role to support the com- pany's WellSort 2.0 project launch. English s a project management and marketing specialist. Atlantic Federal Credit Union in South Portland hired Nikki Wyman as a com- mercial relationship manager. Penobscot General Contractors in Falmouth hired Bill Birney as vice president of industrial and manufacturing markets. Birney was previously vice president of energy and industrial at Allnorth Consultants. Franklin Savings Bank in Farmington hired Holly Archer as vice president, mort- gage loan officer in Ellsworth. Norway Savings Bank hired Kyle Morrell as branch manager in South Portland. Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty, a luxury real estate company in Portland, hired Jeff and Kirstin Corman in its Camden office. Fontaine Family, an Auburn real estate brokerage, hired Sierra Gary as an agent in Auburn. Uprise Partners, a Portland-based provider of informa- tion technology and cybersecurity solutions, hired Marc Cash and Duncan Bruce as virtual chief information offi- cers to support client growth. Casco Bay Island Transit District, also known as Casco Bay Lines, hired Ben Dinsmore as general manager. McFarland-Johnson Inc., a 100% employee-owned planning, engineer- ing, technology, environmental and construction services firm in Freeport, hired Tim Merritt as principal bridge engineer in its transpor- tation division. Portland Symphony Orchestra hired Derek Beckvold as executive director. Previously, Beckvold was managing direc- tor at the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. American Heart Association in Portland hired Ashley Ricker as Maine's school engagement director. C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group com- pany in Bangor, hired Raminta Kaspare as regional sales manager, corporate parts and Guillermo Soto as regional sales man- ager for Latin America. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Sargent Corp., a 100% employee- owned general con- tractor in Orono, promoted Casey Flynn to controller. Flynn was previ- ously staff accountant. The Boulos Co., a commercial real estate brokerage in Portland, promoted Noah Stebbins to partner. 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. FOR MOR E IN FOR MATION A N D TO R EG IS TER G O TO MA IN EBI Z .BI Z / 40U 4025 Celebrate and network with the 2025 honorees Brick South at Thompson's Point, Portland Thursday, November 6 5:00 — 7:00pm Join Mainebiz for an award reception recognizing 40 outstanding young leaders who are shaking up Maine's business community and leading us into the future. S PONS OR ED BY Ashley Ricker Casey Flynn Holly Archer Derek Beckvold Kyle Morrell Elissa Pike English Nikki Wyman Sierra Gary Tim Merritt Guillermo Soto Raminta Kaspare Samuel Michel