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V O L . X X I N O. X X I S E P T E M B E R 2 1 , 2 0 1 5 32 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 most recently contact center team manager on the core and centralized resource teams in Auburn. Avesta Housing, a nonprofi t aff ord- able housing developer and property manager in Portland, promoted Nicole DiGeronimo to Avesta Neighborworks Home Ownership Center services manager. DiGeronimo was previously the agency's foreclosure prevention housing counselor. The Portland Symphony Orchestra pro- moted Carolyn Nishon to executive director. Nishon was previously gen- eral manger. SeniorsPlus, a Lewiston-based agency on aging, promoted four employees in EIM, the organization's homecare coor- dination division. Tabatha Caso was pro- moted to training and quality assurance manager in Bangor, Tracy Smith to pro- vider contracts supervisor, Tracy Wallace to care management supervisor in Bangor and Brianne Genschel to care management supervisor in Lewiston. Caso was EIM care management supervisor, Smith was provider contract coordinator and Wallace and Genschel were EIM care coordinators. The MEMIC Group, a workers' compen- sation specialist in Portland, pro- moted Rebecca LeClair to information technology director of application development. LeClair was previously director of IT operations. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland added Jill Peter to its board of directors. Peter is a senior vice president and chief risk offi cer for Kennebunk Savings Bank. Spinnaker Trust, non-depository trust company in Portland, elected James Delamater to its board of direc- tors. Delamater currently serves as partner with Delamater/Farris and president of Delamater Financial Consulting Group. e Board of Directors at Crisis & Counseling Centers in Augusta elected Rebecca Colwell, Christopher Massey and Isaac Witham as board mem- bers. Colwell recently retired from MaineGeneral Health, Massey serves as the support service commander for the Augusta Police Department and Witham is a general care coach for T-Mobile. Gary Fortier, a city councilor in Ellsworth, and Augusta City Manager William Bridgeo joined the 12-mem- ber executive committee at the Maine Municipal Association in Augusta. Rick Wolf was named vice chair of the newly formed Association of Independent Hospitality Professionals Association. Wolf, a for- mer owner and innkeeper at Captain Fairfi eld Inn in Kennebunkport, is a partner with The B&B Team. OHI, a nonprofi t in Hermon that pro- vides support and services to people with intellectual disabilities, autism and mental illness, elected Tim Lo and Rob Freese to its board of directors. Lo is self-employed in business develop- ment and marketing and Freese is a fi nancial advisor with Morgan Stanley. The Maine Center for Creativity in Portland announced new offi cers to its board of directors including presi- dent, Joe Porta, partner at CBRE|The Boulos Co.; vice president, Mary Noyes, entrepreneur; secretary, Michelle Martin, senior manager, customer sat- isfaction business support at L.L.Bean; and treasurer, Tom MacDonald, execu- tive vice president, risk management offi cer at Mechanics Savings Bank. e center also added Jeff Kline, founder of Darby Pop Publishing; Kimberly Simoneau, environmental, health and safety manager at Idexx Laboratories; and Jay Collins, vice president of cor- porate development at WEX Inc., to its board of directors. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Skelton Taintor & Abbott, a law fi rm in Auburn, announced that eight of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of e Best Lawyers in America. University of New England in Biddeford was listed third in Maine for Highest Starting Salary for Graduates Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Avita of Stroudwater, Bay Square at Yarmouth, Beach Glass Transitions, Black Bear Medical &Life Choice Hospice November 12th Gala to benefit the Alzheimer's Association brought to you in partnership by: makeamemorymaine@gmail.com To RSVP or get involved please contact us at Holiday inn by the bay 7:00 p.m. Take a moment to: Avita of Stroudwater, Bay Square at Yarmouth, Beach Glass Transitions, Black Bear Medical &Life Choice Hospice November 12th Gala to benefit the Alzheimer's Association brought to you in partnership by: makeamemorymaine@gmail.com To RSVP or get involved please contact us at RSVP and buy tickets at: https://www.facebook.com/takeamomentmakeamemory Gala Take a Moment, Make a Memory 11.12.15 Make a Memory: Dance. Laugh. Smile. Drink FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #MBNextList15 PRESEN T ING SP ONSORS Nominations have closed for this year's program, and Mainebiz is in the process of choosing honorees for our 2015 Neaxt List. We will select the honorees and profile them in our special Next List issue on October 5th. If you're a Mainebiz subscriber, you'll automatically receive this special issue. If not, make sure to order your copy. Be sure to get your copy! Find out who we've named in our 2015 Next List in the October 5 issue. To order, call 207.761.8379 x332 or email kansley@mainebiz.biz Gary Fortier Jill Peter James Delamater William Bridgeo

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