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V O L . X X I N O. X I I I J U N E 2 9 , 2 0 1 5 28 U S I N E S S M A I N E I N S H O R T N E W S WO R T H Y P E O P L E A N D P E R F O R M A N C E S PeoplesChoice Credit Union in Saco hired Dan Dallaire as mortgage loan originator for its Sanford and Wells locations. Dallaire was previously at Saco's Harbor View Lending, where he was operations manager and a spe- cialist in FHA 203(k) loans. Burns & McDonnell, an engineering design fi rm in Portland, added to its transmission and distribution group by hiring Katy Baragar as a staff civil engineer, Mike Healey and Joel Plunkett as assistant electrical engineers and Thomas Martin as a senior electrical engineer. e fi rm also hired Nancy Johnson-Smith as an assistant electrical detailer. The University of Maine at Farmington hired Scott Hoisington as alpine operations coordinator and ski coach. Hoisington was previously a faculty member at the university and head coach of the school's ski and snowboard teams. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] The Maine Winter Sports Center in Caribou promoted Mike Smith to COO and Justin Fereshetian to head coach of the center's cross-country program. Smith was previously pro- gram director while Fereshetian was an assistant coach. Portland Public Schools promoted Dawn Kenniston to principal of Hall Elementary School, Abdullahi Ahmed to assistant principal at Deering High School, Jake Giessman to assistant principal at Lyman Moore Middle School and Ted Hummel to teacher leader at Reiche Elementary School. The Northern and Eastern Chapter of the American Red Cross in Maine promoted Caroline King to executive director. King most recently served as a major gifts offi cer for the state. The Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce promoted Maureen Aube to vice president of operations, Deborah Carroll to director of events and member services and Jennifer Ziebart to director of marketing and communications. Connectivity Point Design & Installation, a network cabling and technol- ogy integrator in Auburn, promoted Tom Aube to senior director of e Connectivity Group, Roy Chamberlain to regional manager, Karl Sandmann to manager and estimator/project man- ager, Todd Brown and Bob Lamb to esti- mators/project managers and Dennis Masse to national project coordinator. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Machias Savings Bank elected Zachary Means and LuAnn Ballesteros as direc- tors of the Machias Bancorp MHC and its subsidiaries. Means is vice president at Means Wealth Management in Bangor and Ballesteros is the director of government relations at The Jackson Laboratory. Helen Breña, CEO of the YMCA of Southern Maine in Portland, was selected to serve on the board of directors of YMCA of the USA. Maine Credit Union League elected Joann Bisson, Scott Chretien and Vicki Stuart to its board of directors. Bisson is president and CEO of Trademark FCU, Chretien is president and CEO of York County FCU and Stuart is president and CEO of Central Maine FCU. Daina Hill was elected to serve as a director of both Bar Harbor Bank & Trust and its parent company, Bar Harbor Bankshares. Hill is the owner of the Inn at Sunrise Point in Lincolnville. The Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce elected Lee Hews, owner of Current Publishing in Westbrook, and Dean Gilbert, branch manager of Mortgage Network in Freeport, as directors. The Bangor Region Leadership Institute announced Lee Anne Boutaugh, Machias To apply to be a Fit Friendly Worksite or to simply learn more, visit startwalkingnow.org or call the American Heart Association in Maine at (800) 937-0944 These worksites have been recognized by the American Heart Association for meeting criteria for employee fitness. Apply today. It's free! Next deadline: November 1, 2015 *Also received the Worksite Innovation Award. This is the day to tell your employees to get moving. Take a walk. Or a couple of laps around their cubicles. Today you devise a scheme to have your employees take the stairs instead of the elevator. Anything to get them active. Because companies that promote healthy habits at the office have more productive employees and save on healthcare costs. Become one. This is the day to get your employees healthy. Visit startwalkingnow.org and click on "In the Workplace" or call (800) 937-0944. Because companies that promote healthy habits at the office have more productive employees and save on healthcare costs. Become one. This is the day to get your employees healthy. Visit startwalkingnow.org and click on "In the Workplace" or call (800) 937-0944. Join these other Fit Friendly Worksites AdvancePierre Foods Atlantic Great Dane Austin Associates, Certified Public Accountants Central Maine Medical Center City of Auburn Community Concepts, Inc. Evergreen Subaru Holden Agency Huhtamaki MaineHealth MEMIC Mercy Hospital New England Rehabilitation Hospital of Portland North East Mobile Health Services Olympia Sports Peoples Choice Credit Union Proctor & Gamble Tambrands Schooner Estates St. Joseph's College of Maine St. Mary's Health System Staff Management Office Southworth Products* Sure Winner Foods The Dingley Press, LLC Tyler Technologies WEX Gold Level Bancroft Contracting Corp. Diversified Business Communications* Duratherm Window Corp. Hunting Dearborn, Inc. Idexx Laboratories MaineGeneral Health Maine Machine Products Norway Savings Bank Occupational Medical Consulting, LLC Platinum Level Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Caroline King Joann Bisson Scott Chretien Zachary Means LuAnn Ballesteros Vicki Stuart

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