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V O L . X X I I N O. V I M A R C H 2 1 , 2 0 1 6 40 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 the tax practice; Josie Hajdysz to senior accounting coordinator in the finance department; Greg Knight to senior in the health care consulting practice; Josh Lapierre to senior manager in the tax practice; and Stephanie Richio and Dianne Rodrigue to managers in the health care consulting practice. First National Bank and its par- ent company, The First Bancorp in Damariscotta, promoted Taylor Hatch to branch operations manager. Hatch was previously acting manager of the bank's phone center. Perkins Thompson, a law firm in Portland, elected Sara Moppin as a shareholder and director of the firm. Moppin practices in the areas of busi- ness transactions, commercial lending and regulatory matters. Community Credit Union in Lewiston promoted Leah Punch to loan servicer. Formerly, Punch was new accounts member representative. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Gelato Fiasco, an all-natural gelato and sorbetto manufacturer in Brunswick, announced that David Barber joined its board of directors. Barber was the presi- dent of Barber Foods in Portland prior to its sale to AdvancePierre in Cincinnati. Skelton Taintor & Abbott, a law firm in Auburn, said that Rebecca Webber was elected president of the Central Maine Human Resources Association and Jordan Payne was elected to the board of directors of Community Little Theatre in Auburn. Webber is a shareholder with the firm while Payne is an asso- ciate attorney. Good Shepherd Food Bank in Auburn added Robert Moore, John Nutting and William Williamson to its board of direc- tors. Moore is CFO of Goodwill Industries of Northern New England. Nutting is a former member of the Maine State Legislature. Williamson is Maine state president for Bank of America as well as the senior client manager in Bank of America's commercial banking group for northern New England. The Manufacturers Association of Maine in Portland announced appointments to its board of directors: chairman, Clint Strout, president of Client Performance Solutions; vice chairman, Robin Goodwin, CEO of Montalvo; treasurer, Holly Ferguson, principal of Albin, Randall, & Bennett; director, Andy Nichols, CEO of Elmet Technologies; and director, Elaine Scott, principal of Skyeboat Marketing. John Leonard, president and CEO of The MEMIC Group in Portland, was named to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's New England Advisory Council for a two-year term. e board provides insight into business and eco- nomic activity in the region to help the Fed in its decision-making processes. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] Daniel Bonner, COO for Spurwink, was recognized for 35 years of service. Bonner joined the nonprofit in Portland that provides behavioral health and edu- cational services for children, adults and families in 1981 as a direct care worker. Todd Reagin, an independent health and life insurance agent with Maine Medicare Options LLC, received an award from Martin's Point Generations Advantage as one of its top 10 per- forming producers in Medicare sup- plement sales for the state of Maine. Sophia Rosendo, buyer manager at Tranzon Auction Properties in Portland, received the designation as an Accredited Auctioneer Real Estate from the National Auctioneers Association's Education Institute. BerryDunn, an accounting and consult- ing firm in Portland, said the Maine Real Estate & Development Association recog- nized Jason Favreau as its 2016 Volunteer of the Year. Favreau is a principal in the firm's tax consulting and compli- ance group. e firm also announced Cheryl Bascomb, marketing director, was nominated for the Association for Accounting Marketing's Marketer of the Year Award. e Sussman House at Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport was awarded the LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ www.NonprofitMaine.org We help nonprofits help Maine. is employed by a Maine nonprofit Maine workers 7 1 in That's over 84,000 jobs in Maine Call us today! 207-854-2422 directpersonnel.net 1-800-639-8802 mainestaff.com A corporate division of Maine Staffing Group Providing solutions for diverse hiring needs for Maine companies • Finance/ accounting professionals • Skilled laborers • Flaggers • Administrative experts • Health Care professionals • Engineers Rebecca Webber Jordan Payne Leah Punch Taylor Hatch

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