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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 35 A U G U S T 8 , 2 0 1 6 [ N E W H I R E S ] NAI The Dunham Group, a real estate fi rm in Portland, hired Andrew LeBlanc as a broker. LeBlanc was pre- viously associate director at Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. in Boston. Tidestone Solutions, an accounting soft- ware and consulting fi rm in Portland, hired Samantha Linnell as a techni- cal project manager. Linnell was previ- ously a project manager at Winxnet. MaineHealth, a health care provider in Portland, hired Joan Boomsma as chief medical offi cer. Boomsma is currently the chief medical offi cer with Atlantic Medical Group of Morristown, N.J., will join MaineHealth in September. Dawson, Smith, Purvis and Bassett, an accounting fi rm in Portland, hired Andrew Slattery. Thomas College in Waterville hired Gail Rioux as an assistant professor of crim- inal justice and Natalie West as assis- tant professor of sport management. Down East magazine in Camden hired Mike O'Leary as senior designer and Will Grunewald as assistant editor. O'Leary, an award-winning art direc- tor, most recently was with Madavor Media while Grunewald was with Washingtonian magazine. Bangor Savings Bank hired James Gehrke as vice president and senior commercial banking relation- ship manager for the commercial banking group. Gehrke was previously a business banking team leader at Machias Savings Bank. The Central Lincoln County YMCA hired Leslie Gomes as director of membership and marketing. Most recently, Gomes was manager of copy operations for the corporate catalog, retail and e-commerce channels for L.L.Bean. The ACLU of Maine in Portland hired Jamesa Drake as a staff attorney. Previously Drake ran her own appel- late practice, Drake Law LLC. Kennebec Pediatrics in Augusta hired pediatrician Gerard Rubin. Rubin was previously a general pediatrician at CCS Pediatrics in Lewiston, where he also served as medical director for school-based health programs. New Beginnings, a nonprofi t in Lewiston that serves runaways and homeless youth, hired Chris Bicknell as executive director. Bicknell was previ- ously director of access and intake with the Opportunity Alliance in Portland. Malone Commercial Brokers in Portland hired Lucille Holt-Sottery as vice presi- dent of operations and business devel- opment. Previously, Holt-Sottery was the founder of Collaborations, a busi- ness and career development company. Yes on 1, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol, hired Alysia Melnick as political director and Jordan DeCoster as fi eld director. Melnick previously served as legal counsel and senior policy advisor for the Offi ce of the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives while DeCoster most recently served as fi eld director for the No on 1 campaign to Save Maine's Bear Hunt. The Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport hired Steve Sicinski as executive chef. Sicinski was previ- ously with the Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth. Sunday River Resort in Newry hired Matt Erickson as snow sports school director. Erickson brings 35 years of experience in the ski industry to the role and previously served as a Professional Ski Instructor of America examiner. Creative Offi ce Pavilion in Portland hired Allison Chamberlain as project execu- tive; Shannon Ireland and Jim Murray as project managers; and Nick Burkhardt as designer in its interior construction department. e fi rm also hired Nicole MacDonald as marketing administrator. R.H. White Companies, a construction services and utility management fi rm in Auburn, hired Dan Saad as director, special projects and strategic initiatives. Saad was previously regional president at Liberty Utilities in New Hampshire. Clark Insurance in Portland hired Nicholas Jobin as an associate account manager in the Business Insurance Services Department, Dana Hayward as an account analyst, Tammy Spaulding as an account manager in the Personal Insurance Department and Heather Clark as an account analyst in the Personal Insurance Department. Dougherty Project Management in Bangor hired Rhonda Hamel as senior project manager. Most recently Hamel was vice president proj- ect manager/security offi cer for Androscoggin Bank. Kennebunk Savings hired Thomas Zuke as senior vice presi- dent and CFO. Chalmers Insurance Group in Gorham hired Ethan Johnson as a commercial lines account execu- tive. Johnson was previously an account executive at Norton Insurance. Central Maine Healthcare in Lewiston hired Jeff Brickman as presi- dent and CEO. Brickman was with Centura Health in Englewood, Colo., where he served as group presi- dent, Mountains and North Denver Operating Group, as well as presi- dent/CEO of St. Anthony Hospital. Hobbs Funeral Home in South Portland hired Randall Hobbs as a full time licensed funeral director. Diversifi ed Communications, an interna- tional media company in Portland, hired Loren Lachapelle and Bethany Gilpatrick as marketing coordinators and Kat McDonald as a conference coordinator. Lachapelle was previously with CIEE in Portland, Gilpatrick with Oakhurst Dairy in Portland and McDonald with IDEXX Laboratories in Westbrook. BerryDunn, an accounting and consult- ing fi rm in Portland, hired Mike Jurnak as practice leader of the fi rm's com- mercial business practice group. Cheverus High School in Portland hired Randolph Shaw as vice president of institutional advancement. Shaw was previously the associate vice presi- dent for college advancement at Bates College in Lewiston. [ P R O M O T I O N S ] University of Maine at August promoted Mark Tardif to executive director of strategic marketing and public aff airs for both the university and University College, a unit of the University of Maine at Augusta with eight centers in communities across Maine. Most recently Tardif served as director of marketing and communications for University College. The University of New England in Biddeford promoted Jane Carreiro to dean of the UNE College of Osteopathic Medicine. Carreiro had been serving as director of graduate and continu- ing medical education and as profes- sor and chair of the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at university. Maine State Credit Union in Augusta promoted Christina Marquis to card services representa- tive. Marquis was previously a teller at the main offi ce in Augusta. Nancy Marshall Communications in Augusta promoted Jessica Donahue to account supervisor. Verrill Dana, a law fi rm in Portland, promoted Misti Munster to counsel in its Portland offi ce. Munster, who joined the fi rm as an associate in 2009, is a member of the fi rm's Employee Benefi ts and Executive Compensation Group. MMG Insurance Co. in Presque Isle promoted John Herweh to vice presi- dent and director of human resources. 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. Andrew LeBlanc Jeff Brickman Samantha Linnell Mike O'Leary Thomas Zuke Gerard Rubin James Gehrke Steve Sicinski Randolph Shaw Will Grunewald Christina Marquis Jessica Donahue

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