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V O L . X X I I I N O. X M AY 1 , 2 0 1 7 24 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 Jamie Broadbent, a licensed architect, to leader of the fi rm's restaurants sec- tor. Both Stauff er and Broadbent were previously associates. The MEMIC Group, a workers' compensa- tion specialist in Portland, promoted Karen Schwartz to vice president, under- writing compliance. Schwartz was previously director of compliance. CEI Capital Management LLC, an inves- tor of New Market Tax Credits in Portland, promoted Aimee Cates to investment offi cer and Elizabeth Chenevert to asset and relationship manager. Cates previously was asset and relationship manager while Chenevert was a compliance assistant. Harriman, a design and engineering fi rm in Portland, promoted Mark Ouellette to associ- ate. Since joining the fi rm in 2006, Ouellette has worked extensively on the design of municipal and offi ce projects. Geiger, a promotional products distributor in Lewiston, promoted Christine Carrion, Jamie Catarnichi, Vicky Cooper, Tracey Despres, Kristen Flaherty, Noel Kaiser and Jenn Vegtel to key cus- tomer specialists. [ A P P O I N T M E N T S ] Drummond Woodsum, a law fi rm in Portland, announced Adrianne Fouts was elected to its board of directors and that Benjamin Marcus and Aaron Pratt were re- elected to its board. Fouts concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial litigation, appellate matters and higher education law. Marcus is the fi rm's managing director. Pratt represents businesses, health care organizations, investment funds, investors and Indian tribes in a wide range of corporate, part- nership and commercial matters. Skowhegan Savings Bank announced Richard Anzelc Jr. was named as the incoming chairman of its board of directors and Joshua Broder, CEO of Tilson Technologies in Portland, was elected to the board. In addi- tion, Skowhegan Savings elected four corporators: Heather Johnson, execu- tive director of the Somerset Economic Development Council; John Beaupre, Tombeau Enterprises; Lindsay Skilling, CEO of Gifford's Ice Cream; and Ed Goff, owner of Butler's Car Wash and Fast Eddie's Car Wash. Waterville Creates!, an arts and cultural organization in Waterville, elected Jim LaLiberty as vice president of its board of directors and Elizabeth Finch as a member of its board. LaLiberty is an attorney at Jabar, LaLiberty & Dubord LLC while Finch is the Lunder curator of American art at the Colby College Museum of Art. Tim Nightingale, executive vice presi- dent and senior loan offi cer at Camden National Bank, was recently confi rmed by the Maine Legislature to the commercial lender seat on the Finance Authority of Maine board of directors. Scarborough Land Trust appointed Seth Hanson to its board of direc- tors. Hanson is business development manager at mWave Industries. Eric Meyer, presi- dent and CEO of Spurwink, a non- profi t in Portland that provides behavioral health and educational services for children, adults and families, was appointed to Maine's 21st Century Economy and Workforce Task Force. Meyer will be one of 16 members, including elected offi cials and busi- ness and education leaders, represent- ing the interests of Maine business that employ fewer than 1,000 workers. OUT Maine, a rural LGBTQ youth support organization in Rockland, elected Rev. Ralph Moore Jr. and Rev. Holly Morrison to its board of directors each for a three-year term. Moore is an ethics teacher at the Watershed School in Camden and Morrison serves as pastor of Phippsburg Congregational Church, a designated open and affi rm- ing church with a commitment to welcoming LGBTQ people. Event Schedule Registration | Exhibits: 12:00 — 1:00 PM Program: 1:00 — 5:00 PM Networking: 5:00 — 6:00 PM For more information and to register, visit www.mereda.org Attendees will learn: • Gain insight into the near future of community conversations about development, learn how to get more people to think more globally about development, and what it means for the real estate industry more broadly. • About some of the roadblocks and some of the successful strategies to navigate the land use and zoning regulations to successfully get to a "YIMBY". Some of those strategies include understanding the interplay between a city's comprehensive plan and zoning codes, and which land use tools are also legal implements for a successful project review. • About the economic impact of development on a community, from a tax, employment, as well as quality of life standpoint. MEREDA's 2017 Annual Real Estate Spring Conference: "YIMBY"ism: YES in my Backyard — Why Development is Good May 18, 1–5 PM Double Tree by Hilton, South Portland This Course has been Approved for 3.00 Hours of Broker, Appraiser, Legal & Architect Continuing Education Credits. This event will offer a big picture perspective of how development is good for our future, and the rationale around smart growth devel- opment. MEREDA is pleased to welcome Jesse Kanson-Benanav — a Boston-area pioneer in the YIMBY movement who has been instrumental as a leader on the frontlines of this potential sea change in the conversation about development — for a discussion about its present status and implications for the future. His perspective will be augmented by a panel of local professionals who will anchor this national trend in local context. E V E N T S P O N S O R S BUY TICKETS: 207.774.0465 www.portlandstage.org 25A Forest Ave, Portland, ME Jamie Hogan 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. Mark Ouellette Aaron Pratt Eric Meyer Adrianne Fouts Benjamin Marcus Tim Nightingale

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