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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 25 JA N UA R Y 2 3 , 2 0 1 7 Damariscotta. Keene was previously training and education manager. The Lewiston Auburn Economic Growth Council promoted Stephanie Lewis to interim president. Lewis was previ- ously vice-president and CFO. Kennebunkport Resort Collection promoted Justin Grimes to direc- tor of operations, Kristen Caouette to general manager of Hidden Pond, Emily Nelson to hotel manager of The Tides Beach Club and Morgan Campbell to hotel manager of the Kennebunkport Inn. Grimes most recently served as general manager of Hidden Pond and e Tides Beach Club, Caouette was assistant general manager, Nelson was front desk manager of Hidden Pond and Campbell was innkeeper. Rudman Winchell, Counselors at Law in Bangor announced Allison Economy was elected as a partner. Economy focuses her practice on litigation and creditors' rights matters. Sabre Yachts Corp. in Raymond pro- moted Aaron Crawford to president and COO and Glenn Campbell to head of engineering. Crawford was previously COO while Campbell was a member of the firm's engineering department. Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice in Lewiston promoted Angela Richards to director of transitional care, Steve Doyon to director of administrative services and Ann Perkins to manager of compliance and risk. Richards and Doyon also joined the organiza- tion's senior management team while Perkins joined its management team. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] The Maine Arts Commission in Augusta selected five artists to join its teaching artist roster including Bridget Matros, visual arts and music; Brigitte Paulus, dance and theater; Jeffrey Weinberger, music; Kimberly Bentley, visual arts; and Rachel Robbins, literary arts. Ronald Blum was elected presi- dent of the New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Blum, who will serve a two-year term, is medical director of Twin Rivers Paper Co. in Madawaska, Mt. Heights Health Care Facility in Patten and Tate & Lyle in Houlton. Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick elected Marie Barbieri, Reginald Elwell and Melissa Knutson to its board of trustees. Barbieri is a former profes- sor, Elwell is retired from the forest products industry and Knutson is vice president and commercial loan officer at Androscoggin Bank in Brunswick. The Environmental & Energy Technology Council of Maine elected Erik Clapp, James Graves and John Rooks to its board of directors. Clapp is princi- pal and senior geologist at Sevee & Maher Engineers, Graves is professor and dean of the College of Science, Technology & Health at University of Southern Maine and Rooks is CEO at Rapport. e organization also approved board extensions for John Carroll, director of corporate com- munications at AVANGRID; Phil Coupe, managing partner and co-founder, ReVision Energy; Thomas Eschner, senior project manager in environmental services; and Michael Stoddard, execu- tive director, Efficiency Maine Trust. Maine Center for Creativity in Portland elected Jessica Cook and Anthony Struzziero to its board of directors. Cook is virtual payments imple- mentation manager at WEX Inc. and Struzziero is account manager – New England for Prism. Bristol Seafood said Peter Handy was elected to the National Fisheries Institute board of directors for 2017. Handy is president and CEO of the seafood processor and distributor in Portland. Members of Americans for the Arts, an organization for advancing the arts and arts education in America, elected Argy Nestor as a member of its advisory council for Arts Education. Nestor is director of arts education for the Maine Arts Commission. Hospice of Southern Maine in Kennebunkport elected Chris Coon and Nathan Wilson to its board of directors. Coon is vice president of finance for Maine Medical Center and Wilson is vice president of quality and patient safety at Southern Maine Healthcare Internal Medicine. [ A C H I E V E M E N T S ] The Maine Public Relations Council recently presented its annual awards. John Lamb, corporate communications specialist at InterMed PA, was awarded the 2016 Edward L. Bernays Award. Jessica Grondin, communications direc- tor for the city of Portland, was presented with the "2016 Rising Star Award." Jillian Kanter, communications coordi- nator for Verrill Dana, won the "2016 President's Award." Roger Goodoak, founder of the Maine Homeless Veterans Alliance, was named the recipient of the "2016 Midge Vreeland Public Service Award." Spurwink Services, a Portland-based nonprofit that provides behavioral health and educational services for children, adults and families, received a "2016 Psychologically Healthy Workplace"award from the Maine Psychological Association. e award pro- gram recognizes organizations that make a commitment to workplace well-being and create a psychologically healthy work environment for employees. Verrill Dana, a law firm in Portland, received a Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project "Pro Bono Award" for donat- ing the most hours on Volunteer Lawyers Project cases of any law firm in Maine through 2015-16. More than 35 of the firm's lawyers participated in projects. e firm also announced that environmental attorneys Juliet Browne, Scott Anderson and Gordon Smith each authored chapters of the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education book, "A Practical Guide to Land Use in Maine." e guide covers topics rang- ing from licensing and permitting to wind energy and shoreland zoning. In addition, the firm said attorney Jonathan Dunitz was inducted as an American Bar Foundation Fellow, which represents only 1% of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. Brett Shifrin, a math teacher at Gould Academy in Bethel, was named the 2016 recipient of the Maine Jump$tart Coalition Financial Educator of the Year Award. Shifin created a course for students called "Math of Financial Matters," which is designed to pro- vide students with a better under- standing of financial literacy as they enter the adult world. Drummond Woodsum, a law firm in Portland, said 18 of its attorneys were named to the "New England Super Lawyers" list and another 13 ranked among "New England's Rising Stars." In addition, Melissa Hewey was ranked as one of the "Top 100 New England Super Lawyers" and one of the "Top 50 Women Super Lawyers." Albin, Randall & Bennett, an accounting firm in Portland, announced that Cheri Walker was the recipient of a Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants' "Women to Watch Award." Walker is managing partner of the firm. The city of Auburn earned the "Safety and Health Award for Public Employers" from the Maine Department of Labor in recognition of its safety achievement program. Hospice of Southern Maine in Kennebunkport honored Daniel Hayes with its "Pope Leadership Award" for visionary leadership, commitment to advancing the work of hospice and to supporting the mission of the hospice. Hayes, a former president of New England Cancer Specialists, was instrumental in the formation of the organization. Gary Eckmann, owner and operator of the Bangor and Brewer McDonald's, received the "Ronald Award" at the McDonald's Boston-region operator association fall meeting. e award is given to those who have made outstanding contri- butions to the restaurant brand and its local community and customers. Eckmann has won the award four times during his 53 years with the franchise. e Maine Public Relations Council recently presented its 2016 Golden Arrow Awards. Nancy Marshall Communications in Augusta was awarded "Best in Show" for its "Organizational Identity Campaign" as well as two golds and a silver. Other winners included Rinck, seven golds and three silvers; GarrandPartners, two golds and a sil- ver; Fluent IMC, two golds; Broadreach Public Relations, gold and two silvers; Mainehousing, Kevin Brusie Photography, Camden National Bank, Portland Water District, Maine Department of Labor, one gold each; Burgess Advertising & Marketing, three silvers; Maine Community Foundation and Portland Museum of Art, two silvers each; and Friends of Casco Bay and Industrium, one silver each. The Penobscot Energy Recovery Co., a waste-to energy facility in Orrington, was presented the Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence for its suc- cessful effort to achieve zero discharge of wastewater into the Penobscot River. Maine's LIFE 101 (Learning, Indepen- dence, Fun, Employment) program was recognized with the Northeast Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visu- ally Impaired team award. Catholic Charities Maine is one of the three local agencies who collaborated on the pro- gram, which benefits blind and visually impaired individuals in the Northeast. Allison Economy Looking for exciting business events? Go to mainebiz.biz/calendar to view and post events. @ Ronald Blum

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