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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 39 A P R I L 6 , 2 0 2 6 [ N E W H I R E S ] One Longfellow Square, a nonprofit music venue in Portland, hired Doug Welch as director of advancement. Welch has more than 25 years of nonprofit leader- ship experience, including 17 years as executive director of the Maine Island Trail Association. Opus Consulting in Portland hired James Kepler as a consultant. Kepler was previ- ously with Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope. Fisher Phillips, a law firm in Portland, hired Sara Hellstedt as an attorney in the firm's higher educa- tion, K-12 education and workplace inves- tigations practices. Hellstedt was previ- ously a senior director at Aleta Law. Marshall Communications, a marketing and public relations firm in Portland, hired Elaine Theriault-Currier as tourism account executive. Previously, eriault- Currier was founder of Pen Name. Sheridan Construction in Fairfield hired Josh Kervin as re-roof and maintenance division manager. The Portland Housing Authority promoted Leah Bruns to executive director. Bruns had been serving as interim executive director since July 2025. Developers Collabora- tive in Portland hired Eric Boucher CFO and COO. Boucher most recently served as executive vice president and chief finance and opera- tions officer at Avesta Housing. Rinck Advertising in Lewiston hired Liz Romano as account director. John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor hired Sally Maxwell as head of school, effective July 1. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] ProSearch, an employee-owned recruit- ment and staffing firm in Portland, promoted Dave Vasconcelos to presi- dent. Vasconcelos most recently served as director of client success. Patrons Oxford Insurance in Portland promoted Sonja Clark to assistant vice president, personal lines underwriting. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced updates to her senior leader- ship team for the remainder of the 119th Congress. Steve Abbott, previously chief of staff, will manage Collin's reelection campaign; Katie Brown, the Senator's legislative direc- tor and chief counsel, will serve as chief of staff; and Annie Clark, the Senator's former communications director, will return to serve as deputy chief of staff. UCU, a credit union in Bangor, pro- moted Shauna Baker to vice president of member experience and Martha Ward to senior vice president of tech- nology and digital experience. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] The TD Beach to Beacon 10K board of directors selected Laurie Mitchell as president and Margaret Angell as vice president. Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, added Michael-Corey Hinton, Joanna Brown Tourangeau and Elek Miller to its board of directors. Hinton is the co-chair of the firm's tribal nations practice group, Tourangeau is a mem- ber of the firm's environmental and natural resources practice group and Miller is board chair of Drummond Woodsum Enterprises, a subsidiary of the firm, and leads the firm's privacy and data security and artificial intel- ligence practice groups. 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. Eric Boucher James Kepler Josh Kervin Sara Hellstedt Elek Miller Michael-Corey Hinton SP ONSORED BY R EG IS TER AT MA IN EBI Z .BI Z /E VENT/BLOY T I C K E T S W I L L G O F A S T ! Celebrate this year's honorees on April 14! April 14, 5–7PM P O R T L A N D ' S O C E A N G AT E WAY 1 4 O C E A N G AT E WAY P I E R, P O R T L A N D Join us for an unforgettable evening as we honor the 2026 Mainebiz Business Leaders of the Year! Mingle with Maine's top business minds, toast to this year's honorees, and enjoy an evening of networking at this special reception and awards presentation. FRED FORSLEY JACQUELINE EDMONDSON KARA WILBUR JOSEPH JACKSON JEN MILLARD MICHAEL BOURQUE HEATHER PAQUETTE Katie Brown

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