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V O L . X X X I I N O. I V F E B R UA R Y 2 3 , 2 0 2 6 24 [ N E W H I R E S ] J. Edward Knight Insurance in Boothbay Harbor hired William Pasternack as a member of its personal lines team in Rockland. Pasternack was previously an asso- ciate underwriter with Big Sky Underwriters in Montana. Dirigo Federal Credit Union in Lewiston hired Jahnna Steindl as branch manager in Scarborough. Midcoast Youth Center & Skatepark in Bath hired Macy Galvan as after- school program director. Galvan was most recently camp director for Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust. REMAX Shoreline in Portland hired Beth Rawson as a realtor and Pamela Ainsworth as an associate broker. Opus Consulting in Portland hired Danielle Couture as a new business specialist. Paquin & Carroll Insurance in Saco hired Andrew Shaw as account executive, commercial lines. Most recently, Shaw was vice president of business insurance at Clark Insurance in Portland. The Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville hired Steven Scraggs as CEO. Startup Maine hired Sarah Smith as executive director. Smith was previ- ously with VentureFuel, a business innovation consultancy. Atlantic Federal Credit Union in South Portland hired Lindsey Walker as a com- mercial relation- ship manager. Community Housing of Maine in Portland hired Kyra Walker as interim executive director. Walker previously served the organization as COO. The University of New England in Biddeford hired Abigail Henry as senior director for corporate and foundation rela- tions within the University's Office of Institutional Advancement. Henry most recently served as director of advancement at the Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design in Arundel. The Professional Logging Contractors of the Northeast in Augusta hired Michelle Tibbetts as marketing and digital content coordinator. Previously, Tibbetts was director of marketing for United Way of Kennebec Valley. Portside Real Estate Group in Falmouth hired Joey Giordano as a sales agent in its Portsmouth, N.H., office. Reveler Development in Portland hired Nick McCrillis as director of asset man- agement and general counsel. SMRT Architects & Engineers hired Ben Halleck as director of advanced man- ufacturing and Andrew Tyner as direc- tor of life sciences and nutrition. The city of Portland's Housing & Economic Development Department hired Heather Moretti as waterfront coordinator. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate the Masiello Group in Cape Elizabeth hired Tom Heany as regional sales director. Heany was previously with Keller Williams. Oxbow Brewing Co. hired Briana Warner as president. Previously, Warner was CEO of Atlantic Sea Farms. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Bath Savings announced several pro- motions including Shannon Anketell to vice president, Brunswick branch manager; Michelle Barker to regional vice president, Freeport branch manager; Casey Bedard to senior vice president, branch administra- tion; Katie Burak to assistant vice president, commercial credit officer; Tatiana Chipilova to executive vice president, finance; Justin Dionne to vice president, senior commercial lender; Andy Estes to assistant vice president, retail lending; Jennifer Frederick to regional vice president, Portland branch manager; Don Kerivan to executive vice president, audit; Evan Libby to executive vice president, risk management/opera- tions; Jenny Little to vice president, business banking; Sean Martin to senior vice president, senior trust investment officer; Jessica McConnell to vice president, Westbrook branch manager; James Perkolidis to senior vice president, commer- cial lending; Katie Spiridakis to vice president, marketing; Conor Sullivan to assistant vice president, facili- ties; Stephanie Wagg to senior vice president, administration; and Ryan Wing to executive vice president and chief technology officer. Brann & Isaacson, a law firm in Lewiston, pro- moted Hanna Wurgaft to partner. Wurgaft advises clients on labor and employment law, education and municipal law and litigation. The Maine Hospital Association in Augusta promoted Jeffrey Austin to president, effective March 1. Austin currently serves as vice president of government affairs and communications. Littler, an inter- national employ- ment and labor law practice represent- ing management with an office in Portland, promoted James Thelen to shareholder. elen is a labor and employment attorney with experience in private practice and higher education leadership. DeBlois Electric Inc. in Lewiston promoted Steve Morin to president. Morin most recently served as vice president of operations. Bath Area Family YMCA promoted Amy Vendt to CEO. Vendt had been serving as the organization's interim leader since July. Murray Plumb & Murray, a law firm in Portland, elected Nicholas Bernate, Micah Smart and Lauren Weliver as shareholders. Weliver was also named chair of the firm's trust and estate planning and administration practice group. In addition, Sean Turley was named chair of the firm's land use practice group. Cumberland County Federal Credit Union promoted Ryan Grund to presi- dent, effective July 1. Grund, cur- rently CFO, will succeed President and CEO Scott Harriman, who will step down at the end of 2026. Skowhegan Savings promoted Maggie Leone to assistant vice president and commercial lender. Leone previously served as the bank's small business portfolio relationship manager on the commercial lending team. Morgan Stanley announced several promotions in the firm's wealth man- agement office in Portland including Jane Stevens to associate vice presi- dent; Catherine Cleale to vice presi- dent; Griffin Gribbel and Tammy Weston to first vice president; Iain Eldredge to senior vice president; Stephen Roop to executive director; Andrew Thomas and Richard Rosu-Myles to managing director; and Frederick Caswell to mar- ket manager. 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. Abigail Henry Steven Scraggs Danielle Couture Hanna Wurgaft Lindsey Walker James Thelen Michelle Tibbetts Maggie Leone

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