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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 47 J U N E 1 , 2 0 1 5 company for more than 28 years, was previously vice president of transmis- sion. e company also announced that Gerry Chasse, formerly president and COO, will oversee an eff ort to develop smart grid technology; he will remain as vice chairman of the board. Kim Wadleigh was promoted to vice president of the smart grid strategy, reporting to Chasse. Wadleigh was formerly vice president of operations. The First in Damariscotta promoted Tammy Serrano to branch supervisor in Wiscasset and Ann Greenleaf to assis- tant branch manager in Damariscotta. Serrano was previously branch supervi- sor in Boothbay Harbor while Greenleaf was branch supervisor in Wiscasset. U.S. Department of Homeland Security promoted Daniel Hiebert to chief patrol agent of U.S. Border Patrol in Maine. Previously, Hiebert was deputy chief patrol agent of the Border Patrol's Buff alo Sector in Buff alo, N.Y. Perry, Fitts, Boulette & Fitton, an accounting fi rm in Bath, promoted Jessica Marin to senior accountant. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Sheena Bunnell, University of Maine at Farmington professor of business economics, was selected as a guberna- torial appointee to the fi ve-member Maine Consensus Economic Forecasting Commission. is independent group of economists is charged with forecasting Maine's economy and advising the Gov. Paul LePage and the state Legislature. e board of direc- tors of the Crisis & Counseling Centers in Augusta elected Kim Lane as the board's new president. Lane has spent more than 30 years in the fi eld of mental health and addiction, most recently as an assistant professor of mental health and human services at the University of Maine at Augusta and care manager clinician at MaineGeneral Health. Wright-Pierce, a water, wastewater and infrastructure engineering fi rm in Portland, announced that Christopher Pierce was elected to its board of directors. Pierce is a senior project manager in the company's wastewater group. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] The University of New England in Biddeford was ranked No. 1 among Maine universities and colleges for its ability to increase students' career earn- ings, according to "Beyond College Rankings," a report published by the Brookings Institution. e report graded more than 7,000 two- and four-year schools on their impact on graduates' economic earnings using three mark- ers: mid-career earnings, student-loan repayment and occupational earnings. Zoe Weil, president and co-founder of the Institute for Humane Education in Surry, was awarded an honorary doc- torate by Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind., for her commitment to creating a better world through humane education. Verrill Dana, a law fi rm in Portland, announced attorney Rita Heimes recently presented at the RSA Conference, the world's largest information secu- rity conference, held in San Francisco. Heimes is a member of the fi rm's intel- lectual property and technology group and leads the fi rm's information security and cybersecurity practice. e fi rm was also ranked as a "leading brand builder," according to the recently released BTI Brand Elite 2015: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms and earned notable recognition in BTI's 2015 BTI Client Service A-Team report. e American Network of Community Options and Resources named Caitlin Peterson as its 2015 Direct Support Professional of the Join PROPEL for a night of food, drink, music and FUN as we recognize entrepreneurship and business innovation in Greater Portland. entreverge Awards Thursday, June 11, 2015 5:30 - 8:30 pm The Abromson Center, USM 6 TH ANNUAL Thank you to our entreverge sponsors. Etiquette Solutions • Higher Performing People • Hot 104.7 iBec Creative • J.S. McCarthy Printers • Katie Vaillancourt • KeyBank • Mainely SEO • Might & Main • Voss Consulting Group • Wells Fargo Advisors REGISTER TODAY: propelportland.org/entreverge www.NonprofitMaine.org We help nonprofits help Maine. from the work of Maine nonprofits 100% benefit of Maine people 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. Ann Greenleaf Tammy Serrano Christopher Pierce Kim Lane Rita Heimes Zoe Weil

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