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V O L . X X X I I N O. I JA N UA R Y 1 2 , 2 0 2 6 24 [ N E W H I R E S ] Norway Savings Bank hired Ryan Thompson as commercial loan officer vice president. The Friendly Toast, a brunch and bar spot headquartered in Portsmouth, N.H., with a location in Portland, hired Shawn Utke as CEO. Most recently, Utke served as CEO and senior advisor at Tatte Bakery & Café. Murray Plumb & Murray, a law firm in Portland, hired Meredith Cook as an attorney in the firm's litigation, education and employment law practices. Cook previously served as a judicial law clerk to the Judge Stacey D. Neumann of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Penobscot Community Health Care in Bangor hired Kendra Emery as chief medical officer, effective March 2026. Emery most recently was chief medical officer of the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization. Pine Harbor Advisors, a financial advisory firm in South Portland, hired Matt Welch as employer retirement plan service associate and Sadie Laperle as client engagement coordinator. Records Management Center & Shredding On Site in Bangor hired Michelle Eaton as inside sales coor- dinator. Eaton was previously a housing assistant at Penquis. The Central Maine Growth Council in Waterville hired Joshua Devou as economic development specialist and Jeff Frank as program manager of Dirigo Labs. The Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce hired Kelly McCormack as director of events and Thomas O'Boyle as director of advocacy. McCormack was previously with the Center for Grieving Children while O'Boyle was a news producer with WGME and WCSH. Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden hired Ashley Rackliff as a client service associate in the company's personal insurance division. NBT Bank in Portland hired Suzanne Cange as Maine retail market manager. Island Institute in Rockland hired Charlie French as chief community development officer. French previously led the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension's Community and Economic Development division. Bath Savings hired Justin Poulin as a commercial lender. R.M. Davis, a private wealth manage- ment firm in Portland, hired Bridget Bailey as a senior client relationship associate, Tori Brooks as an estate associ- ate, Nicklaus DeBlois as finance manager and Melissa Heffernan as an associate compliance officer. Bailey was previ- ously a relationship administrator at HM Payson & Co. Inc., Brooks was a relationship banker at M&T Bank, DeBlois was a senior tax manager at One River CPAs and Heffernan was controller at Dewey Community Inc. Hancock Lumber in Casco hired Curtis Pratt as safety direc- tor. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Consigli Construction Co. Inc. in Portland promoted Andy Miller to senior project manager. Miller was pre- viously project manager. Whitten Architects, a residential archi- tectural firm in Portland, promoted Adam Darter, Ian Parlin and Jesse Patkus to associate. Avesta Housing, a nonprofit affordable housing provider based in Portland, promoted Eric Boucher to execu- tive vice president, CFO and COO; Patrick Hess to vice president of real estate; and Jessica Moninski to senior director of organizational develop- ment. Boucher was previously senior vice president of finance and admin- istration, Hess was director of real estate development and Moninski was director of human resources. Berman & Simmons, a personal injury law firm in Lewiston, promoted Susan Faunce to managing director. Faunce, who has been with the firm for two decades, focuses her practice on medi- cal malpractice, wrongful death and other catastrophic injury cases. Pierce Atwood, a law firm in Portland, promoted Molly Putnam Liddell to managing partner. Since 2018, Liddell has been chair of the firm's trusts and estates practice group. SMRT Architects & Engineers pro- moted Ben Halleck, Bradley Baker and Lura Wade to principal. Halleck is a senior mechanical engineer and project manager in Portland, Baker is a senior architect and the sustain- ability leader in Portland and Wade is electrical engineering discipline leader in Bangor. Uprise Partners, a cybersecurity and IT managed services provider in Portland, promoted Tyler Dunlea to senior director of managed services. Previously, Dunlea was director of managed services. Kebo Valley Golf Club in Bar Harbor promoted Peiter DeVos to PGA professional/director of operations. DeVos is entering his 25 th year as the head golf professional at the course. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] The Maine Sports Commission named Linsey MacDougall as board chair. MacDougall is director of develop- ment and operations for the Maine Justice Foundation. New England Cancer Specialists elected Devon Evans as board president. Evans, a medical oncologist and hematolo- gist, has been with the organization since 2007. The American Heart Association named its Maine Woman of Impact nomi- nees including Mindy Beyer, acute coronary syndrome program manager, cardiovascular services, MaineHealth; Ella DiPietro, senior client service associate, Raymond James; Carolyn Lebeis, co-owner, C. Skin Co. Medical Aesthetics; and Ashley Lucas, strategic account consultant, large group sales, Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield. Bath Savings elected Jeff Zachau to its board of trustees. Zachau is CEO of Zachau Construction. High Peaks Alliance in Farmington named John Rogers as board president. Rogers has four decades of public service and extensive experience in outdoor recreation. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Maine State Credit Union in Augusta named Tucker Sharples and Michelle Haskell as its "President's Award" winners at the organization's annual employee banquet. Additional award winners included Jessica Rowe, "Social Responsibility Award;" Jason Cormier, "Leading Forward Award;" Ashley Dyer, 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. Ashley Rackliff Charlie French Justin Poulin Curtis Pratt Kelly McCormack Andy Miller Michelle Eaton Jeff Zachau Suzanne Cange Meredith Cook Ryan Thompson Thomas O'Boyle Jeff Frank Joshua Devou

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