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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 27 D E C E M B E R 1 , 2 0 2 5 [ N E W H I R E S ] The Downeast Salmon Federation in Columbia Falls hired Carla Ganiel as chief of staff. Bangor Savings Bank hired Linda Elliott as a mort- gage loan officer in Ellsworth. Previously, Elliott was a loan officer at Maine Savings Federal Credit Union. Keller Williams Realty hired Sabra Lindsay hired brand and communi- cations specialist. RE/MAX Shoreline in Portland hired Matt Narowetz as an agent specializ- ing in commercial real estate. The Portland Museum of Art hired Louisa Donelson as director of programming and events and Margaret McDonnell as director of leadership giving. Donelson most recently served as a producer for the Maine Outdoor Film Festival while McDonnell was leader- ship gift officer at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. CORE, commercial real estate bro- kers in Portland, hired Stephanie Albert as general counsel and Brady Saunders, Clay Hardy, Seamus Henry, Bennett Joseph and Roan Hopkins as members of its brokerage sales and leasing team. WEX Inc., a financial technology service provider in Portland, hired Sandy Kuohn as chief people officer. Kuohn most recently served as chief human resources officer at City National Bank, a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada. E2Tech hired Orion Breen as execu- tive director. Fisher Phillips, an international labor and employment law firm representing employers with an office in Portland, hired Russell Ford as a partner. Russell, who will be part of the firm's immigra- tion practice group and higher education team, was previously a co-founder of FordMurray, a boutique immigration-law firm in Portland. LifeFlight Foundation hired Matt Mullen as director of leadership giv- ing. Mullen was previously phi- lanthropy officer and associate director at the University of Maine Foundation. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Kennebunk Charter Oak Capital Management in Kennebunk promoted Sarah Serling to CEO. Serling was pre- viously partner and senior financial advisor. Pierce Atwood LLP, a law firm in Portland, pro- moted Margaret Smith to chair of its Maine real estate practice group. Maine State Credit Union in August promoted Adelia Batey-Kee to man- ager, business intelligence and Kiley Connor to assistant controller. InterMed PA, a physician-owned primary care and specialty practice, promoted Scott Cathcart, Sarah Kim and Shashi Panozzo to shareholders. 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. Let us help you write your next chapter. For the life you choose. At Norway Savings Asset Management Group, it's not necessarily the size of your nest egg we care about — it's the story behind it. Your planning decisions are a reflection of your values and your future. They're about the choices you've made to get here, and your vision for what comes next. We take the responsibility of protecting your financial future incredibly seriously. We make sure your story lives on. 207.482.7920 norwaysavings.bank N ot F DIC I n su red • N o B a n k G ua ra ntee • M ay Lose Va lue Linda Elliott Adelia Batey-Kee Matt Mullen Kiley Connor Margaret Smith Sarah Serling

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