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V O L . X X X I N O. X X V I I I D E C E M B E R 1 5 , 2 0 2 5 24 [ N E W H I R E S ] The Finance Authority of Maine in Augusta hired Charlotte Mace as direc- tor of business. Mace previously was director of the Office of Business Development at the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. NBT Bank in Portland hired Danielle Violette as treasury management sales officer and Jonathan Crasnick as com- mercial banking relationship manager for Maine. Brann & Isaacson, a Lewiston-based law firm, hired David Joyce as a litigation partner in its Portland office. Joyce joins the firm after two decades of federal prosecutorial experience, most recently as an assistant U.S. attorney. Norway Savings Bank hired Jessica Scamman as com- mercial loan officer vice president. The University of New England in Biddeford hired Dawn Stoyanoff as chief information officer. Stoyanoff most recently served as assistant vice president for enter- prise applications and services at the University of Chicago. Freedom Realty in Saco hired Leonard Berube as an associ- ate broker. Machias Savings Bank hired Tara Perruzzi as a senior vice president for commer- cial banking in southern Maine. Lynch Group, a fam- ily-owned holding company in Bangor managing several businesses in trans- portation, logistics, data management and commercial real estate, hired Andrew Lohman as marketing and creative coordinator. Lohman was previously marketing and community relations manager at UCP of Maine. Maine State Credit Union in Augusta hired Mark O'Donal as vice president and commer- cial banker for Rockland and the midcoast. Previously, O'Donal was with Camden National Bank. Animal Welfare Society in Kennebunk hired Heidi Marston as executive director. Most recently, Marston served as director of pet placement initiatives for PetSmart Charities. Hancock Lumber in Casco hired Tim Bonenfant as general manager in Saco. Bonenfant has 23 years of retail man- agement experi- ence. N S Giles, a concrete construction company in Bangor, hired Lauren Evans as human resource director. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Whitten Architects in Portland pro- moted Adam Darter, Ian Parlin and Jesse Patkus to associate. 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. Learn more about how Efficiency Maine can help lower your energy costs at efficiencymaine.com/at-work. Higher Efficiency Means Lower Costs We have incentives that can help your business reduce your costs now, and later. The Commercial and Industrial Prescriptive Initiatives Program offers incentives for Maine businesses, non-profits, multifamily buildings, schools, and municipalities. High-efficiency equipment can deliver long-term cost savings and improved reliability. Efficiency Maine can help make the switch more affordable with incentives exclusive to commercial and industrial sectors. Andrew Lohman Jessica Scamman Charlotte Mace Leonard Berube Danielle Violette Mark O'Donal Jonathan Crasnick Tim Bonenfant

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