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V O L . X X I I N O. X X V I N OV E M B E R 1 4 , 2 0 1 6 30 [ N E W H I R E S ] OCEANAIR Inc., a freight forwarder and independent service provider, hired Susan Bell to handle pricing and customer service coordination in Falmouth. Bell is a licensed customs house broker with more than 25 years of logistics and regulatory compliance experience. Woodard & Curran, an integrated engineering, science and operations company in Portland, hired Phyllis Brunner as president of consult- ing. Brunner was previously west regional manager and a senior con- sultant at Brown and Caldwell. Macpage LLC, an accounting firm in South Portland, hired Nicholas Crosman as a tax senior associate. Down East Enterprise Inc., a multimedia company in Camden, hired Hannah Clark as circulation assistant and production representative and Sarah Stebbins as a special projects editor and Ben Williamson as photography director for Down East magazine. Clark is a 2016 graduate of Regent University in Virginia, Stebbins was a freelance writer and Williamson was a contributing photographer for the magazine. Strategic Talent Management, a con- sulting firm in Brunswick, hired Susan MacArthur as vice president. MacArthur was previously a busi- ness and event management con- sultant as well as the first executive director for the Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. Diversified Communications, an international media com- pany in Portland, hired Melissa Vigue as a customer ser- vice representative and Emily Koncz as a project manager. Vigue was previously with gymNation in Kennebunk while Koncz was with iBec Creative in Portland. SailMaine in Portland hired Michael McAllister as interim executive director. McAllister was previously a sailing coach at Columbia University. Cardente Real Estate in Portland hired Cheri Bonawitz as a full ser- vice commercial broker. Bonawitz was previously an associate broker with KW Commercial. The Animal Welfare Society, a companion animal shelter and community animal resource in West Kennebunk, hired Kevin Ward as director of com- munity programs. Previously, Ward was a regional director with Community Partners Inc. Creative Office Pavilion in Portland hired Lauren Dunn as account manager and Phoebe Borden and Sarah Dinkel as account coordinators. Albin, Randall & Bennett, an accounting firm in Portland, hired Alyssa Kurtz Hemingway as manager. Hemingway was CFO of Linda Bean's Perfect Maine and Maine Lobster. Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and consulting firm in Portland, hired Dustin Kaubris, Christopher Long, Mikenzi Merrill, Michael Trahan and Jena Williams as staff members in the audit practice and Danielle Hansen, Kelsey Livermore, Connor Smart and Mikala Varela as staff members in the tax practice. Penobscot Community Health Care in Bangor hired Nicole Smith- Sandilands as a member of the medical staff at Helen Hunt Health Center in Old Town. Smith- Sandilands, whose practice centers on all aspects of high-quality medical care, including patient physicals, acute visits, and health care maintenance, will also provide services at Community Care & Geriatrics. 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. Ben Williamson Michael McAllister Phyllis Brunner Sarah Stebbins Hannah Clark Nicole Smith-Sandilands Susan MacArthur New name for us… More options for you Norton Insurance • Financial is now HUB International At Norton Insurance • Financial we've always focused on your business needs. That means providing a broad palette of risk solutions, excellent coverage value and an eye for opportunities to better serve our clients. That's why we've become a HUB International company. Joining with HUB International New England brings together our marketplace expertise with HUB's highly regarded risk assessment professionals to create one of the strongest, most diversified insurance brokerages in North America. We're still the same people you've come to know and trust, providing the exceptional level of personal service you deserve. But we now have more options to offer you than ever before. So as far as our relationships are concerned, nothing has changed...except our name. And our ability to serve you better. Maine offices: Cumberland Foreside - Brunswick - Winthrop New Hampshire: Portsmouth 800-777-5244 • hubinternational.com

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