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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 37 M AY 1 8 , 2 0 2 6 [ N E W H I R E S ] e Frances Perkins Center in Newcastle hired Kate Webber as its first curator. Portside Real Estate Group in Falmouth hired Giselle Caridi as an associate broker in its Kennebunk office. Maine Audubon in Falmouth hired Judy Camuso as president. Camuso was com- missioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. VIP Tires & Service in Auburn hired Cooper Babcock as chief administrative officer and Roy Donlon as general counsel and chief risk officer. ATX Advisory Services, a software and data consulting firm in Biddeford, hired Kelli Rooney as COO. Seven Islands Land Co. in Bangor hired Eric Pawlowski as CFO. Most recently, Pawlowski served as director of property management accounting at Manulife Investment Management. CU Insurance Solutions in Westbrook hired Emily Jamison as training specialist for member lending. Paris Farmers Union, a family-owned retailer of farm, garden, pet and hard- ware based in Oxford, hired Keith Turley as COO. After a transition period, effective July 1, 2026, Turley will transi- tion to the role of CEO. Indigo Arts Alliance, a nonprofit and arts incubator in Portland, hired Mia Bogyo as deputy executive director. Bogyo was previously the educa- tion director at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland. e Boothbay Region YMCA hired Megan Benvenuto as CEO. Benvenuto most recently served as group vice president of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta. United Insurance in Portland hired Whitney Smith as employee benefits account executive in Bangor and Samantha Richardson as director of strategic accounts in Portland. e New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association in South Portland hired Tim Smith as opera- tions manager. Smith was previously in training and workforce development at Woodfords Family Services. MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital hired Monika Gulyas as a certified nurse mid- wife at its Obstetrics and Gynecology Rockport practice. Gulyas was with MaineHealth Obstetrics and Gynecology Damariscotta. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] VIP Tires & Service in Auburn promoted Gary MacCausland to chief store operations officer. MacCausland was previously senior vice president of operations. OceanView at Falmouth, a retire- ment community in Falmouth, pro- moted Ryan Koenig to activities and events director. Koenig was fitness 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. INFORM. ENGAGE. CONNECT. ENGAGED AUDIENCE 78% of Mainebiz readers spend 15 minutes or more reading each issue 77% of Mainebiz subscribers are the #1 decision-makers at their business. 82% of Mainebiz readers are college graduates BASED BUSINESS PUBLICATION IN MAINE. WE ARE THE ONLY AUDITED, STATEWIDE, SUBSCRIPTION- FOR ADVER TI S I NG OPPOR TU NI TI ES, EM AI L ADVERTISING@MAINEBIZ.BIZ Mainebiz highlights the innovation happening all over Maine. I constantly find new companies to be inspired by, and I love seeing fellow Maine businesses growing and thriving. — Becky McKinnell Founder & CEO, iBec Creative and Wildwood Oyster Co. Samantha Richardson Gary MacCausland Emily Jamison Tim Smith Kate Webber Whitney Smith Ryan Koenig Cooper Babcock Roy Donlon

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