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V O L . X X X I N O. X X V I N OV E M B E R 1 7 , 2 0 2 5 24 [ N E W H I R E S ] The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland hired Rowan Moody as chief advancement officer. Moody was previously deputy chief officer for patrons at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Verrill, a law firm in Portland, hired Brian Tafel as an associate, resi- dent in the firm's trial and litigation group. Keller Williams Realty Greater Portland hired Sabra Lindsay as brand and communications specialist. Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor hired Carmen Look as CFO. The Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project, a nonprofit dedicated exclusively to mobilizing pro bono attorneys to expand access to civil justice, hired Nell Brimmer as executive director. Brimmer was most recently with the Center for Reproductive Rights. Perkins Thompson, a law firm in Portland, hired Shea Watson and J. I. Aisha Simon as associates in the firm's litigation practice group. Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty, a luxury real estate company in Portland, hired Beth Goodman as a broker in Camden. Fontaine Family, an Auburn real estate brokerage, hired Renee Knox as an agent in Auburn. MillerAsen PA, a law firm in Portland, hired Julianne Hull as an attorney. Hull has 20 years of litigation and securi- ties law experience. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Avesta Housing, a nonprofit afford- able housing developer based in Portland, pro- moted Kate Cordaro to chief of staff. Gawron Turgeon Dillon Architects PC in Scarborough promoted Deirdre Pio to principal. Pio was previously an associate. Whitten Architects, a residential archi- tectural firm in Portland, promoted Will Fellis to senior associate. Fellis leads the firm's in-house IT. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Thomas College in Waterville added Jeff Gosselin to its board of trustees. Gosselin is senior vice president and director of commercial banking at Maine Community Bank. 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. Brian Tafel Rowan Moody Carmen Look Sabra Lindsay J. I. Aisha Simon Shea Watson Deirdre Pio Renee Knox Jeff Gosselin Kate Cordaro Mainebiz is my source for business news! They do a great job staying on top of the real issues and connecting me to the right people through Mainebiz events and forums. I love Mainebiz! — Margo Walsh CEO of MaineWorks INFORM. ENGAGE. CONNECT. ENGAGED AUDIENCE 85% of Mainebiz readers spend 15 minutes or more reading each issue 81% of Mainebiz subscribers are the #1 decision-makers at their business. 85% of Mainebiz readers are college graduates BASED BUSINESS PUBLICATION IN MAINE. WE ARE THE ONLY AUDITED, STATEWIDE, SUBSCRIPTION- A Look at Maine's Future Economy REGISTER WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17 F U L L C O N T E N T S O N PA G E 4 F O C U S S O U T H E R N M A I N E M U S H RO O M A N D C O N S T R U C T I O N P H O T O S / T I M G R E E N W AY P O R T S M O U T H N AVA L S H I P YA R D P H O T O S / J I M N E U G E R 12 Anchoring Kittery The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, a major employer in southern Maine, gears up for the future. 16 A real estate surge A shortage of existing homes has contractors scrambling to meet the demand for housing. 19 Ag's next wave? Mushroom growers are cultivating a variety of fungi to keep up with demand from chefs and consumers. Southern Maine builds on diverse industries S O U T H E R N M A I N E F O C U S Economy motion S O U T H E R N M A I N E F O C U S S TA R T S O N PA G E 1 1 » in $2.00 July 10, 2017 VO L . X X I I I N O. X V www.mainebiz.biz FOR ADVER TI S I NG OPPOR TU NI TI ES, EM AI L ADVERTISING@MAINEBIZ.BIZ

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