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V O L . X X I N O. X V J U LY 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 34 [ N E W H I R E S ] Central Maine Growth Council in Waterville hired Garvan Donegan as economic develop- ment specialist. GEI Consultants Inc., a geotechnical, environmental, water resources and ecological science and engineering firm in Portland, hired Sam Merrill as senior practice leader and Alexander Gray as adaptation specialist/GIS analyst. Merrill and Gray were previously with Catalysis Adaptation Partners. United Way of York County hired Chiara Ferrante as manager of resource devel- opment. Ferrante was previously a staff assistant and caseworker to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins. Waynflete School in Portland hired Rand Ardell as director of marketing and communications. Ardell was pre- viously a principal at Simmons Ardell. HeadInvest LLC, an investment advisory firm in Portland, hired Felicia Garant as vice president, client services. Garant was previously with Pierce Atwood LLP. Nancy Marshall Communications in Augusta hired John Van Pelt as digital marketing manager. Previously, Van Pelt was the principal user interface designer for Oracle Corp. Penobscot Community Health Care in Bangor announced that Nancy German joined the medi- cal staff of Jackman Community Health Center in Jackman. German's practice centers on all aspects of mental health care. Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and consulting firm in Portland, hired Megan Elliott as a staff member in the tax prac- tice, Christopher Lee as a staff member in the risk and business advisory practice and Justin St. John as a staff member in the audit practice. e firm also announced that Brad Coletta was hired as a staff member in the tax practice and Ashley Reynolds as a human resources specialist in the operations department in its Manchester, N.H., office. Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden hired Heidi Swiderek as a commercial lines account man- ager in the com- pany's Rockland office. Swiderek was previously senior underwriter in risk management services for the Maine Municipal Association. Michelle Raber State Farm Insurance Agency in Scarborough hired Carrie Dyer as an account representa- tive. Dyer was most recently at the Inn By the Sea in Cape Elizabeth. TD Bank in Falmouth hired Andrew Watt as senior vice president, senior change director in change management. Watt was previously president of Common Good Ventures in Portland. University of New England in Biddeford hired Kevin Swallow as men's ice hockey head coach. Swallow was previously with Nichols College in Dudley, Mass. Gawron Turgeon Architects in Scarborough hired Eric Rasmussen as an architectural designer. Rasmussen was previously an architectural designer at PDT Architects in Portland. Ocean Communities Federal Credit Union in Biddeford hired Karen Kelly as branch manager in Kennebunk. Kelly most was with Bank of America in Biddeford. Sewall, a consulting organization in Old Town specializing in natural resources, energy and infrastructure, hired Joshua O'Neill as natural resource 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. Carrie Dyer Eric Rasmussen Chiara Ferrante Garvan Donegan Heidi Swiderek Nancy German MAINE MARITIME MUSEUM Washington Street • Bath, Maine • -- www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org This is Maine. The rest is history. Grand Opening Celebration! Saturday, July 26, 2015 10 am to 2 pm Join us to celebrate the grand opening of Maine's largest lobstering exhibit! Be one of the first to experience the authentic story of Maine's most iconic fishery – from trap to table – in our 6,200-square-foot interactive exhibit. The family festivities will include demonstrations, games, boat cruises, food, fun, plus the soon-to-be world famous Lobstermobile! This event is FREE for children and Maine Lobsterman's Association members; adults pay lobster dock price per pound that day. Courtesy Bowdoin College Lobstering & the Maine Coast Exhibit Sponsors Bar Harbor Lobster Davis Family Foundation East Coast Seafood Greenhead Lobster Hamilton Marine Machias Savings Bank Maine Coast Maine Sea Grant Morton-Kelly Charitable Trust Media Sponsors Portland Press Herald WBLM WHOM

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