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V O L . X X X I I N O. X I V J U N E 2 9 , 2 0 2 6 24 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. [ N E W H I R E S ] SVN the Masiello Group, a commercial real estate firm in Bedford, N.H., hired Lindsey Ayre as an associate advisor in its South Portland office. Portside Real Estate Group in Falmouth hired Jordan Wielgoszinski as an agent. Keller Williams Realty Maine in Portland added Robert Baldacci, Nick Gallant, Promis Bryant and Kathleen Foden to the brokerage. Legacy Properties Sotheby's International Realty, a luxury real estate firm, hired Stacy Salvo as a real estate professional in Portland. Diversified, an events and digital media company in Portland, hired Jenna Drapkin as corporate vice president of customer experience, Dawn Giovanniello as corporate vice president of product, David Hill as corporate vice president of content and digital strategy, Ken Roden as corporate vice president of delivery and go-to-market and Steve Valero as corpo- rate vice president of technology. Norway Savings Bank hired Bridget Bailey as senior relationship administrator in the Norway Savings Asset Management Group. MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital hired Hannah Blasius as an adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner at its Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Rockport practice. The First Amendment Museum in Augusta hired Alison Sucy as executive director. Sucy was founder and CEO of istle Ridge LLC, a real estate development company. R.M. Davis, a private wealth management firm in Portland, hired Carter Allen as a client relationship associate, Tori Brooks as estate associate, Nick DeBlois as finance manager, Melissa Heffernan as associate compliance officer, Beverly Gava as chief people officer and Sian O'Malley Hahn as trust officer. United Insurance hired Samuel Seekins as an account execu- tive in Augusta. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust hired Greg Vigue an assistant vice president, middle market portfolio manager in Portland. Most recently, Vigue was a commercial credit analyst at TD Bank. The Maine Community College System hired Susan Rogers as president of Central Maine Community College in Auburn, effective Aug. 10. Rogers is currently a vice president at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The Maine Bankers Association in Westbrook hired Aaron Stetter as presi- dent, effective July 6. Stetter is currently executive vice presi- dent of affiliate and volunteer relations for the Independent Community Bankers of America. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] Diversified, an events and digital media company in Portland, pro- moted David Kuntz to chief technol- ogy and digital officer and leader of its newly created global technol- ogy and digital office. Kuntz was previously senior vice president of technology and product in the com- pany's primary care/medical division. In addition, the company promoted Christina Henderson to vice president, endurance portfolio; Heather Johnson to vice president, tech portfolio; Meg Kilmurry to vice president, business communities portfolio; Dave Fournier to vice president, technology and security; Lewis Okun to vice presi- dent, transformation and business intelligence; Brenna Hensley to vice president, seafood events; and Jess Woods to vice president, finance and accounting. The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals in Windham promoted Kerrie Leclair to execu- tive director. Previously, Leclair was assistant director. Constant AI, a Portland-based financial technol- ogy services pro- vider, promoted Lisa Cote from controller to CFO. Strategic Talent Management in Brunswick promoted Alyssa Curit to director of client services. Heart of Ellsworth promoted Chesnee Barney to assistant director. Barney was previously marketing and events coordinator. CORE, a commercial real estate firm in Portland, promoted Charlie Hippler to associate vice president. Previously, Hippler was an associate broker. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Keller Williams Realty Maine in Portland said Rick Dow, broker, was selected as the 2026 Keller Williams New England regional cultural ambassador and will serve as the market center's 2026 cultural ambassador. The University of Maine System board of trust- ees elected Roger Katz as chair and Elise Baldacci as vice chair. 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