Mainebiz

V o l . X X I N o. I Ja N ua r y 1 2 , 2 0 1 5 26 [ n e w H i R e s ] Summit Natural Gas of Maine hired Mike Tanchuk as president and execu- tive vice president of Summit Utilities Inc. and Ryan Morris as an engineer. MaineHealth, an integrated delivery system of health care providers, hired Kate Guare as manager of marketing and communications. Guare was most recently a communications and research consultant for Crescendo Consulting Group. The Portland Museum of Art hired Diana Jocelyn Greenwold as curatorial fellow. Most recently, Greenwold was the Douglass Foundation Fellow in American Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Stantec in Scarborough hired Jim St. Laurent as senior project manager. BEK, an IT firm in Brunswick, hired Marc Smith as senior account manager and James Devon as tier 3 senior engineer. Lobster ME, a national restaurant chain head- quartered in Portland, hired Kristen Bailey as vice president of marketing and corporate development. Bailey was previously the former director of the Maine Lobster Promotion Council. Harriman, an architecture and engineering firm in Portland, hired William Gatchell as a senior architect. Norton Financial Services in Cumberland Foreside hired Peggy Stewart as marketing software specialist and Dan Sullivan as clerical assistant. United Way of Greater Portland hired Liz Cotter Schlax as president and CEO. Schlax was previously with John Deere. Patrons Oxford Insurance Co. in Auburn hired Steve Montecalvo as a claims adjuster trainee. Vreeland Marketing & Design in Yarmouth hired Sheldon Perkins as a senior account executive. Perkins was previously principal and strategist for Yes! Marketing Group. e town of Fort Fairfield hired Tim Goff as its marketing and economic director. Goff was previously with WCSH-TV in Portland. Eastern Maine Development Corp. in Bangor hired Kimberly Moore as a business services specialist for the statewide Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program. The Bernstein Shur Group, the public affairs and gov- ernment relations subsidiary of the Portland law firm Bernstein Shur, hired James Cote as a campaign consultant and lobbyist and Lizzy Reinholt as senior project manager. Cote previously led the No on Question 1 campaign while Reinholt was director of communications for U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud's 2014 campaign for governor. Midcoast Federal Credit Union in Bath hired Brannen Gee as vice president retail services and Neeley Stanton as assis- tant vice president human resources and training. Educate Maine, a business-led education advocacy organization in Portland, hired Edmund Cervone as executive director. Cervone is currently the director of operations at Denver Preschool Program in Denver, Colo. The Environmental Health Strategy Center, a public health nonprofit in Portland, hired Charlotte Mace as its sustainable economy program director. 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. Dan Sullivan Neeley Stanton Jim St. Laurent Tim Goff Brannen Gee Edmund Cervone Steve Montecalvo Mike Tanchuk PROTECTING WHAT MATTERS. 866-551-6377 | G www.northeast-security.com AT WORK OR AT HOME, WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED. INTRUSION SYSTEMS • FIRE SYSTEMS • VIDEO SURVEILLANCE LOW TEMPERATURE • MECHANICAL SYSTEM MONITORING HEAT, GAS & WATER DETECTION • AC FAILURE ACCESS CONTROL • OPEN/CLOSE REPORTING PANIC/HOLD-UP DEVICES & MORE! Smart Energy Idea #11 Install Control Systems www.aaaenergy.com Whether you run your business out of a single building or from facilities throughout New England, AAA Energy Service Co. can help you control energy costs and efficiency from the most convenient location of all — your smartphone or tablet. Our customers say it's the smartest energy decision they've made. For a FREE energy assessment, call 207-883-1473 or email us at info@aaaenergy.com Heating Air Conditioning Controls Refrigeration Maintenance

• Cover